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Slater, Tom
California central coast climbing : San Luis Obispo
Small red octavo, 74 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Out of Print. || Uncommon. || Rock climbing -- California -- San Luis Obispo.
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Filgueiras, Octavio Lixa
Traineiras = Seiners
Large black multicolored octavo, 132 pages, b&w illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. Only 20,000 copies. || In Portuguese and English. || Fishing boats -- Portugal.
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Rossberg, A.Shaun; Anderson, Jaymes T.
Kilimanjaro Prep Kit
White octavo, 90 p, b&w illus Out of print, Scarce. || No records found in WorldCat. || Survival, Kilimanjaro.
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Grange, Harold Edward
Zuppke of Illinois
Blue-cloth octavo in blue DJ, gilt to spine, football illus to front board, xvi pages, 179 pages, b&w frontispiece, plates, portraits 21 cm. Signed by author. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, small tear to front mylar. || Football, Zuppke, Robert C. (Robert Carl), 1879-1957, Sports, Biography.
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McCauley, Joseph
Ebbets Field : Brooklyn's baseball shrine
Light blue-white quarto, iv, 89 pages, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm Inscribed and signed by author. || Baseball fields and players -- New York (State) -- New York. || Contents: Charles Ebbets dream realized (1913) -- Uncle Robbie arrives-visionary dies (1914-1931) -- Depression & depressing times (1931-1937) -- A hard drinking, red headed Moses (1938-1942) -- War years & the Rickey revolution (1942-1948) -- Fans in the stands -- More than a ballpark (other events at Ebbets Field) -- Wait till next year-winning and heartbreaks (1948-1954) -- Favorite Dodger players -- Workers at Ebbets Field -- Players remember Ebbets Field -- Hot dog stories -- This is next year (1955) -- The last years (1956-1957) -- Fans and ballpark abandoned.
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Bourdon, Marc; Tasaka, Scott
Squamish select : a climber's guide to the sea to sky corridor : bouldering, sport climbing, select traditional climbs, select multi-pitch climbs
Large black duodecimo or small octavo; 232 p, b&w illus ; 19 cm. Rock climbing -- British Columbia -- Squamish Region -- Guidebooks.
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Hill, Jack (co-chairman and editor)
third annual Midland Empire Golden Gloves : Shrine Auditorium- February 12-13, 1954
Small yellow octavo or large duodecimo, 2-stapled binding, chapbook, unpaginated, approx. 11 p, b&w illus Boxing, Souvenir. || No records found in WorldCat. || Blank ranking names written in pencil.
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Fillion, Patrick.
A bicyclette
Paperback white quarto. 93 p. : chiefly colored illustrations ; 27 cm. Cyclisme -- Objets de collection. Bicyclettes -- Collectionneurs et collections. Courses cyclistes -- Bicycles. Cyclists. France.
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The Surfer's Journal Issue 26.4, August/September 2017
Paperback large quarto with blue spine. 125 pages. color illustrations. 28 cm. Surfing. Go Pro. People. Culture. Travel. Art. Photography
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Trak Supply
Trak Supply
Mail order catalog. "Track Supply was formulated after it was evident that the West Coast was in real need of a Sportsman's Mail Order House..."- back of front cover. || "Trak Supply- Largest West Coast Supplier For All Outdoor recreational Equipment- 'order by mail and save'!!!"-back cover || Hunting, shooting, reloading, blackpowder, archery, trapping, camping, backpacking, boating, swimming, fishing, soccer, tennis, football, baseball, basketball, lawn sports
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Berot, Marcellin
L'ÈpopÈe du ski aux PyrÈnÈes
Hardcover white folio. 128 pages : b/w illustrations ; 29 cm. Author inscribed on front free end paper. Includes christmas letter on separate paper. In French. || "Des premieres traces de skis au sommet de l'Aneto en avril 1904 aux quatre mousquetaires feminines des annees soixante en passant par l'irresistible Francois Vignole et les populaires trophees de "La Depeche", rien n'echappe a la plume de Marcellin Berot..."-back cover. || Skiing
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem ; McCarthy, Mignon
Kareem
Hardcover quarto in purple DJ. 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents: Prologue: Beginnings and endings -- Preseason: It's that time -- The season: Life in the salt mines" -- Second season: The home stretch. || Abstract: An autobiography of the seven-foot, two-inch Black basketball star whose life has been greatly influenced by his family, basketball, and the religion of Islam.
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Let's Dance! Magazine [9 issues] The Magazine of Folk and Square Dancing
Nine large quartos. 20-25 pages, b/w illustrations, 28 cm. Issues: February 1950 ; June 1951 ; August 1951 ; January 1952 ; July 1952 ; August 1953 ; January 1956 ; April 1956 ; May 1953
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Boulware, Jack (ed.)
The Nose
"The Nose is published bi-monthly"-publication page. || "Fifth anniversary Special!"-front cover. || Issue: May/June 1994 || Magazines, guns.
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Cook, Theodore Andrea
The sunlit hours a record of sport and life
Hardcover quarto in blue cloth boards and gilt title on spine. 3 preliminary leaves, ix-xviii pages, 1 leaf, 330 pages frontispiece, b/w illustrations, full page plates, portraits, facsimiles 24 cm Sports -- Great Britain. Memoir. Biography.
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Wright, Gordon
Learning to ride, hunt, and show
Hardcover oblong folio in off-white DJ. 124 pages : b/w illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm Illustrated by Sam Savitt. || "A thoroughly illustrated, step-by-step handbook for riders of all ages-from elementary to advanced horsemanship, written by the owner of Secor Farms Riding Club, a trainer of championship and Olympic riders." || Horsemanship. Horse shows.
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Griffith, Robert
Boys' useful pastimes Pleasant and profitable amusement for spare hours. Comprising chapters on the use and care of tools, and detailed instructions by means of which boys can make with their own hands, a large number of toys, household ornaments, scientific appliances...
Hardcover navy blue green octavo with gilt title to spine. 341 pages, b/w illustrations, 18 cm. With over 300 illustrations. By Prof. Robert Griffith. || DIY, recreation, downtime.
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Holzhauer, Jim
Afraid to Win at 30 to 1 Handicapping through negatives for "prositive results."
Spiral bound oblong octavo with brown spiral and mustard covers. 64 pages followed by 64 unnumbered pages of worksheets, tables, 23 cm x 14 cm Very scarce. || "A psychological expose of Turf Fans' 'hang ups' and what to do about them!"-front cover. || "The author, Jim Holzhauer, has won one out of seven bets placed on horses with average odds of 30 to 1. The minimum odds have been 14 to 1..."-back cover.
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Willcox, Sheila
The event horse
Hardcover quarto in color illustrated DJ. 159 pages, b/w illustrations 23 cm Event horses.
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Morin, Micheline (Veilhan, A. J.)
Everest from the first attempt to the final victory
Hardcover quarto 205 pages : 55 illustrations, (13 in color), maps ; 21 cm Asia -- Mount Everest. Sports. Mountain Climbing. Alpinisim
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Sarazen, Gene.
Gene Sarazen's Common sense golf tips
Hardcover octavo in red cloth boards. 104 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : 21 b/w illustrations, portrait ; 18 cm Golf. Grip, stance, and swing. Irons. Mashie. Mashie Niblick. Putting.
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The Colt .45 auto pistol
Paperback yellow quarto with browned spine. 98 pages : b/w illustrations ; 23 cm. Series: The combat bookshelf; || Colt firearms. Pistols -- Maintenance and repair.
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Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl ("Marco")
An introduction to polo
Green quarto, 151 pages, b&w illustrations, 26 cm. Sports and Recreation, History.
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Meyers, Jeff
Dallas Cowboys
Quarto in dark blue DJ, gilt to spine, 192 pages, b&w illustrations ; 26 cm. Football -- Biography. || Discusses the football history of the Dallas Cowboys, winners of Super Bowl VI in 1971, presents interviews with some of the outstanding players, and details some of their notable games. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Terzian, James P.
New York Giants
Quarto in white DJ, 191 pages, b&w illustrations, 27 cm. Football -- Biography. || Series: Great teams' great years; A National Football League book. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Mendell, Brooks Irving
Protect yourself the secret of unarmed defense
Folio in orange DJ, 91 pages, b&w illustrations including portrait, 31 cm. Self-defense, Life skills, Martial Arts. || DJ protected in archival mylar.
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Murray, Arthur
How to become a good dancer
Quarto in black-yellow DJ, x, 205 pages, b&w illustrations including frontispiece (portrait), diagrams ; 28 cm. Ballroom dancing, Recreation. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Cummins, John
The hound and the hawk the art of medieval hunting
Blue multicolored octavo, olive green spine, 306 pages, approx. 32 unnumbered pages of b&w plates, b&w illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Introduction -- 'The moost resonable beest and beste knowynge of eny beest that evere God made' -- The hart -- Bow and stable -- The symbolism of the deer -- The buck, the roe, and three fringe activities -- The boar -- The hare -- The bear -- The uneatable (1): The wolf and the fox -- The uneatable (2): Otter, lynx and badger -- The unicorn -- Hunting music -- The huntsman -- Hawk species and social imagery -- The acquisition and trading of hawks -- The training and manning of hawks -- Food and medicine -- Flying the falcon -- The falconer's life -- The symbolism of falconry -- The lower courts of paradise. Hunting -- Europe -- History.
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Fox, Porter
Deep the story of skiing and the future of snow
Octavo in white DJ, black spine, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, chiefly b&w illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm. Signed by author. || Contents: Introduction: The powder life -- Part I: Chapter one. The road to Stevens -- Chapter two. A brief history -- Chapter three. The skiing life -- Chapter four. The great melt -- Chapter five. The man with the three first names -- Chapter six. The signal and the response -- Chapter seven. The beginning -- Chapter eight. The movement -- Chapter nine. On the road -- Part II: Chapter ten. The Beast -- Chapter eleven. A castle of many rivers -- Chapter twelve. La Meije -- Chapter thirteen. The controlling parameter -- Chapter fourteen. The carbon count -- Chapter fifteen. Energiewende -- Chapter sixteen. The age of humans -- Chapter seventeen. The yellow brick road -- Endnotes. Snow -- Environmental aspects, Climatic changes, Skis and skiing.
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Mollo, Victor; Gardener, Nico
Card playing technique or the art of being lucky
Large orange duodecimo or small octavo, 381 pages ; 19 cm. Card games, Sports and Recreation. || Lacking DJ.
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Gierach, John
Where the trout are all as long as your leg
Octavo in sky blue DJ, 83 pages, b&w illustrations ; 22 cm. Trout fishing -- Anecdotes.
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Desgraviers, Auguste Cl Leconte
Essai de vÈnerie ou L'art du valet de limier suivi d'un traitÈ sur les maladies des chiens et sur leurs remËdes; d'un vocabulaire pour l'intelligence des termes de chasse et de vÈnerie, et d'un Ètat des divers rendez-vous de chasse et placement des relais dans les forÍts qui avoisinent Paris.
White half-vellum octavo, brown marbled boards, gilt to spine, viii, 390 pages, 21 cm. In French. Scarce, || Hunting, Dogs. Veterinary Science. Animals, Domesticated Animals. Pets. Canine
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Bochy, Bruce
A book of walks
Orange-black duodecimo, black spine, pocket book, 102 pages, b&w illustrations, 16 cm. Signed by author. || Walking can do anyone good and Bruce Bochy knows that as well as anyone. As a Major League manager, he has one of the more stressful jobs imaginable. So what does he do to relax? He goes for long walks. Whenever possible, he takes long walks as a way to clear his head, calm his soul and give his body a workout. In this charming little volume, he shares his thoughts on walking in terms that can inspire everyone to get out more often for a good walk, a great way to stay fit and healthy through the forties and fifties and beyond. Along the way he provides glimpses into his life and character that will delight his many fans. --Publisher's description. Contents: A walk will do you good -- Taking my dog for a walk -- Back to the Pfister in Milwaukee after a tough road loss -- My wife and I, walking up the steps to Coit Tower -- Climing camelback to look down on the Arizona desert -- Walking from Ohio to Kentucky and back, over a historic suspension bridge -- In New York my wife and I spend hours in Central Park -- On my way to the ivy-covered walls: walking Chicago's lakefront trail -- My Everest: to the Golden Gate Bridge. Hiking, Trails.
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Magriel, Paul
Backgammon
Quarto in black DJ, color illus to front DJ, xii, 404 pages, b&w illustrations, only x's are green, 27 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Backgammon, Games, Sports and Recreation.
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Nureyev, Rudolf; Centre national du costume de scËne (France) ; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
Rudolf Nureyev a life in dance : costumes and photographs
White folio, red rear board, 159 pages, half b&w illustrations (half color), 31 cm. In French. Text in French and English. Out of print. || Contents: Ballets And Costumes -- Major Roles And Classical Ballets Of The Repertoire -- Nureyev's Choreography -- Rudolf's Travels Though The Dance World. Ballet dancers -- Russia (Federation) -- Exhibitions.
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Witter, Dean
Solo safari
Large tan quarto, green spine, 52 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates, chiefly color illustrations (some b&w), maps, 29 cm. Safaris -- Africa, East.
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Clark, Tom
Baseball
Large octavo in red and white illus paper wraps; 34 illus. (some color); 73 pages, 25 cm.
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Tegner, Bruce
Savate : French foot fighting
Large octavo in yellow and black photo-illus wraps; 125 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Martial arts, Boxing
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Tretyak, Vladislav
The Art of Goaltending
Quarto in red illus wraps; x, 142 pages : illustrations in color ; 29 cm Hockey -- Goalkeeping. Hockey -- Garde des buts. Hockey -- Goalkeeping. entraÓnement (sport) -- gardien de but -- hockey sur glace -- manuel "Translated from Russian"
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Klein, H. Arthur
Surfing by H. Arthur Klein. Diagrams by Robert D. Smith.
Quarto in pale blue illus stamped cloth boards and white photo illus jacket; 283 pages illustrations 27 cm An early in-depth look work at surfing. // Water sports. Oceans, Beaches, Waves, California, Hawaii, Malibu, Gnarl!
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Frison-Roche, Roger ; Jouty, Sylvain
A History of Mountain Climbing [by] Roger Frison-Roche and Sylvain Jouty ; translated from the French by Deke Dusinberre.
Folio in white jacket with colo photo illus; 335 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm; bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index. Contents: The Prehistory of Mountain Climbing -- To the Top of Mont Blanc, 1786 -- Scientific Mountaineering -- The Golden Age of Mountaineering -- Mountaineering without Guides, 1865-1914 -- Climbing between the Wars, 1918-1939 -- The French to the Fore, 1940-1960 -- Endgame? -- From One Range to Another -- Slaying the Giants -- Conquering Everest, 1953 -- The Development of Himalayan Mountaineering -- 50 Great Names in Mountaineering -- 100 Key Dates. / "Beginning with the first conquest of the Alps in the eighteenth century, the drive to scale the world's tallest peaks has inspired generations of amateur and professional climbers and explorers. In breathtaking illustrations and an exciting, accessible text, Roger Frison-Roche and Sylvain Jouty bring the history of mountain climbing vividly to life. Supplemented by biographies of fifty of the world's most celebrated mountain climbers and a detailed chronology, this. Thrilling chronicle of the triumphs and defeats that have marked the history of the sport will appeal to mountain-climbing enthusiasts and anyone who loves the great outdoors."óPublisher. / Mountaineering. Mountaineering expeditions. Mountaineering -- History. Mountaineering expeditions -- History. Alpinisme -- Histoire. ExpÈditions (Alpinisme) -- Histoire. ExpÈditions (Alpinisme) Mountaineering. Mountaineering expeditions. // **A large, heavy book. Weighs just over 4 lbs before packing. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**
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Jou, Tsung Hwa. Shapiro, Shoshana (ed.)
The Tao of Tai-Chi Chuan (or Tai ji quan in Pinyin) : Way to Rejuvenation = [T'ai chi ch'uan chih tao] [by] Jou, Tsung Hwa. ; edited by Shoshana Shapiro.
Large octavo in white cloth backed boards illus in stampled red and gol titles and yin-yang symbol. xxiv, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Tai Chi; Martial Arts
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Robinson, Jackie
Baseball Has Done It
Octavo in white and red (spine) illus jacket; 216 pages ; 21 cm A lovely copy of the first edition. / Contents: The past -- The present -- The future. "Jackie Robinson's theme is that integration in baseball has proved that Americans can live together in peaceful competition. The theme is developed with a history of Negroes in baseball. Excerpts from their lives as players are given in their own words, by Larry Doby, for instance, and by Roy Campanella. Ball club managers, prominently Branch Rickey, tell why they hired Negroes and how the barriers were broken down."óPublisher. // African American athletes. Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African Americans -- Segregation. African American athletes. Baseball. Sportifs noirs amÈricains. Discrimination dans les sports -- …tats-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siËcle. African American athletes. Discrimination in sports. Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. Black Studies. Sports.
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Walsingham, Thomas de Grey ; Payne-Gallwey, Ralph
Shooting ; Moor and Marsh.
Small brown quarto in polished and illus cloth boards; 358 pages, illustrations, portrait, plates; index Handsomely produced. Spine, front board and half-titlestate that his volume is part of the Badminton Library sport series. Hunting, Sport, Guns, England, 19th Century
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Smith, Edmund Ware ; Ripley, Aiden Lassell (illus.)
The One-Eyed Poacher of Privilege by Edmund Ware Smith, illustrated by A. Lassell Ripley.
Quarto in red gilt stamped, illus cloth; xxv pages, 1 leaf, 187 pages frontispiece, plates 24 cm Limited Editon. Copy 667 of 750 (stated on copyright page). / Hunting. Fishing, Angling. Nature. Poaching. Authors, American -- Maine. …crivains amÈricains -- Maine. Authors, American.
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Conrad, Barnaby
The Cigar
Quarto in glossy black illus DJ; 131 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm ; bibliographical references (p. 129) and index. Lavishly illustrated with many excellent photos. Printed on coated stock. || Smoking ; Tobacco ; Cigars. Cigars -- History.
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AA.VV.
Giuochi e Sports.(Con 6 Disegni Originali di Mino Maccari).
Torino, RAI, s.d. (Ma Anni ’60 ca.) In 8°pp.150n.bross.orig.
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AA.VV.
Lo Stato Italiano e Le Olimpiadi di Roma.
Roma,Editalia s.d. ma 1960. In 4°pp.254nnumerose illustrazz.n.t. bross.orig.usurata.
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Norman Gardiner E.
Sports E Giuochi nella Grecia Antica. (Storia dell’ Atletica e dei Giuochi Greci dalle Origini al 393d.C.) (Vol.I°). (Gli Esercizi Atletici dei Greci). (Vol.II°). Traduzione di Clelia Pomara Fusco.
Napoli, Hermes. S.d. In 8°pp.XV+170n.;pp.XV+230n. bross.edit. (I Due Volumi)
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Digby, Reginald
Triumphs of Sport and Speed
Vintage children's book for boys "Based on actual incidents in the lives of well-known sports stars, these stories cover many branches of sport: ice hockey, football, cricket, boxing, speedway-racing, etc. The theme is the triumph of youthful talent and grit over odds" 125p.illus 8 coloured plates.Tight,and clean, but some wear to covers [Only 2 copies found in WorldCat] Book
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