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1801ref. 9985London: Printed for the Author by C. Roworth 1801. First edition. 8vo 2 xlii 298 2pp. Engraved frontispiece and an engraved dedication leaf. 19th century half calf over marbled boards. Old ownership signature inked out on title. Scuffing bookplate removal and catalogue entry on front endpapers. Boards with rubbing. Very good. Nicely bound first edition of this scarce history on the development of English archery. Thomas Roberts was a member of the Toxophilite Society the oldest archery club in England. Printed for the Author by C. Roworth unknown
ref. 1099093783.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1971ref. 032794Montclair NJ: The Robin Hood Archery Company 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very good/none used illustrated stiff paper wraps 266pp. Interior clean no marks pages lightly toning binding tight. Shelf rubbing to wraps no chips or tears corners lightly bumped paper rubbed at the head and tail of the spine. The Robin Hood Archery Company paperback
1936ref. 128183New york, Barnes and Compagny, 1936. 23,5 x 16 cm. XI, 82 Seiten. Spterer Pappband mit montiertem Deckeltitel (sehr gut).
ref. RGW25982Hardcover. Engraved frontis. photographic plate. text illus.; 296pp; contents loose. 8vo later green leather front cover with tan leather central forme with diagonal lines and cruciform on intersections worn front joint split No Jacket issued hardcover
191788 Pages plus 24 pages of ads. Features: The Burning of the Prisoners in the Punishment Hut - Germany's Dastardly Crime, as told by Pedro Dominguez, a Spanish seaman and eye-witness of the tragedy ; The Six Skulls - Part III of a sequel to "In the Grip of the Hip Sings" (Chinese Secret Society /Tong story); The Mast-Shooters of Belgium - how quaint and novel archery contests were conducted in Belgium and Northern France - with great photos; The Unlucky Motor-Boat - the "Jean"; Queer Fixes; The Seaplane Patrol - our narrow escape in the North Sea; Historic Crimes and Mysteries; The Port Elizabeth "Spook" - a very unusual ghost story; Strange Stories of the War - how we rescued the Commander/How a Dog Outwitted the Germans/Into the Hand of a Woman (a story of the invasion of Lithuania); The Death-Room - solving the mystery of how three men died in the same room in the same house; Pumping a Great Sea Dry - Holland's gallant attempt to reclaim the Zuider Zee (with photos); An Underground City of Salt - near Cracow, in Galicia - article with photos; Railway Building in the Wilderness - Part III - Construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the second great transcontinental line to pierce the Canadian Rockies - article with photos; The World's Smallest Railway, The Grand Island Railway (text with photos); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this fascinating vintage issue. Book
1987Fine English Original imitation full leather bound. Demy 8vo. (22 x 15 cm). In English. [xvi], 224 p., b/w plates. Enlarged Third Edition. Turkish archery and the composite bow. A review of an old chapter in the chronicles of archery and a modern interpretation.
2010Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Large 4to. (34 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 248 p. Color and b/w ills. A study on sports in Turkish and Turkic world. Türk dünyasinda ortak sporlar.
2006Fine English Original bdg. HC. Cr. 8vo. (21 x 21 cm). Ills. In Turkish. 240 p. A precious study on Ottoman archery and archery chronicles of Sultan Mahmud. Türk okçulugu ve Sultan Mahmud'un ok günlügü.
1993ref. H21254Lyons MS: The Derrydale Press 1993. Hardcover. Fine. Not numbered but one of 1250 copies signed by Glenn St. Charles commissioner of "Legends of the Longbow" series. 8vo publisher's full dark green leather fine copy. Although not stated from the collection of Douglas Mauldin the publisher of the modern reincarnation of the Derrydale Press. The first volume is rare. The Derrydale Press hardcover
