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réf. 1013450930.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1549140167.GaudioCD. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1993réf. 14858London: J. A. Allen & Co. Ltd. New. 1993. Reprint; Softcover. 0851312225 . Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Extensively illustrated with b/w photos and diagrams/drawings. Originally published in 1975; this reprint is from 1993. ".this book a permanent record of the craft of saddle making. Using only hand tools and traditional methods he demonstrates step-by-step how a saddle is made without recourse to machinery of any kind. The text is clearly written throughout and complemented with both photos and line illustrations showing the various stages of manufacture." A well made saddle comfortable for horse and rider make riding a joy for both the rider and the horse. A poorly made and ill-fitting one can create misery and a multitude of problems besides causing permanent damage to the horse. Fascinating look at a craft that has in many respects changed little over the centuries. ; B&W Illustrations; 5 3/4 x 8 1/4; 80 pages . J. A. Allen & Co. , Ltd. paperback
2002réf. 96741Austin TX: Liquid Paper Press 2002. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo wrappers. Fine copy. Only two copies listed on OCLC. Liquid Paper Press unknown
réf. 03210447.20D3Paperback. Very Good. A new unread book showing only light cover wear. paperback
2010réf. DADAX3838362136LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 2010-06-08. paperback. New. 5.91x0.67x8.66. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing paperback
réf. 3838362136.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 101369760X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 29464787like new. unknown
réf. 178623842X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2001réf. 1-0802437419Moody Pub 2001. Hardcover. New. new edition edition. 568 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. Moody Pub hardcover
1888réf. 176492Glasgow: Oatts & Runciman 1888. A beautifully illustrated yachting monograph First and only edition of this handsome visual record this copy in the scarcer publisher's morocco binding it is usually found in blue cloth. The Royal Clyde Yacht Club founded in 1856 was the biggest in Britain at the end of the 19th century and Clyde yachts were world famous as pioneers of the relatively new sport of yacht racing. "It will be seen that for the most part the period dealt with is that lying between the beginning of 1880 and the end of 1887. Four boats built prior to 1880 have been given a place in our book - namely the Cyprus Madge Neva and Viril - because they were amongst the most notable of the boasts which ushered in the type so popular in after years" Preface. The fine chromolithographs reproduce a series of watercolours by Henry Shields RBA 1859-1935 showing famous yachts or "white wings". Three of them were America's Cup challengers: the Genesta 1884 Galatea 1886 and Thistle 1887. Folio. Chromolithograph frontispiece bound after list of plates us usual and 31 mounted chromolithographic plates small sketches of Clyde Regatta incidents in the text. Publisher's dark purplish red hard-grain morocco bevelled boards smooth spine covers with four blind rules at head and foot front cover with gilt yacht vignette back cover with blind ornamental cartouche French Curl pattern marbled endpapers original dark red cloth inner hinges gilt edges. Ownership inscription on title page verso of one S. C. Graham Robertson dated June 1888; possibly the Graham Robertson who was Marine Surveyor to the Government of Bengal and in 1894 elected a member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects. A few shallow scratches and abrasions to covers more noticeably to back cover some skilful recolouring of leather at extremities scattered foxing. A very good copy. hardcover
1888réf. h1121Glasgow: Oatts & Runciman. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed with edge-wear. Sporadic foxing. 1888. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 510mm x 390mm 20" x 15". 64pp plates. 32 colour plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Oatts & Runciman hardcover
réf. 54897Glasgow & London: Oatts & Runciman. 1888. FIRST EDITION. Large folio. 50 x 38 cm. Title preface index "frontispiece" mounted on verso of index and 31 lithographed plates mounted one per page as published each with accompanying leaf of descriptive text. Original publisher's navy blue pictorial cloth with gilt title and decorations to upper cover all edges gilt. Slight rubbing at extremities of binding a few finger smudges to margins of some pages. Generally a very nice clean copy. The Royal Clyde Yacht Club was the biggest in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century larger even than the Solent Yacht Club and Clyde yachts were world-famous as pioneers of the relatively new sport of yacht racing. This book reproduces in chromolithography a series of watercolours by Henry Shields RBA 1859-1935 showing famous yachts or "white wings" mostly built 1880-87 with four boats built prior to 1880 included as notable precursors of the Clyde yacht boatbuilding style. Three of them the "Genesta" "Galatea" and "Thistle" had made attempts to win the America's Cup. Glasgow & London: Oatts & Runciman. 1888 hardcover
1888réf. 53782Glasgow and London. 1888. A lovely depiction of the yacht 'Ina' from Famous Clyde Yachts 1880-87 by Oatts & Runciman. Lithograph from watercolour. Fine condition. Elegantly mounted in thick cream board with gilded bevels. Mounted Size: 44 x 37 cm. 17½ x 14½ inches. Size: 27 x 20 cm. unknown
1888réf. 53783Glasgow and London: 1888. A beautiful depiction of the yacht 'Olga' from Famous Clyde Yachts 1880-87 by Oatts & Runciman. Lithograph from watercolour. Fine condition. Elegantly mounted in thick cream board with gilded bevels. Mounted Size: 44 x 37 cm. Size: 27 x 20 cm. unknown
réf. 1780398050.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1888réf. 69459Glasgow & London. 1888. A beautiful depiction of the yacht 'Ulidia' from Famous Clyde Yachts 1880-87 by Oatts & Runciman. Mount size: 370 x 440 mm. Coloured lithograph. Fine condition. Elegantly mounted in thick cream board with gilded bevels. unknown
1888réf. 69458Glasgow & London. 1888. A beautiful depiction of the yacht 'Vril' from Famous Clyde Yachts 1880-87 by Oatts & Runciman. Mount size: 450 x 360 mm. Coloured lithograph. Fine condition. Elegantly mounted in thick cream board with gilded bevels. unknown
1889réf. 255692Chicago & NY: Rand McNally 1889. First Edition. Illustrated 339 1 12 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original crimson cloth. Some wear at head and tale of spine else VG. First Edition. Illustrated 339 1 12 ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Phillips p.343; Adams Herd 2060: "Scarce." ; Smith 9422 Rand McNally unknown books
1889réf. 57169Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company 1889. First edition. 8vo. 120 4 ads pp. Frontispiece and six plates portraits. Howes S-412. Graff 3759. Smith 9420. Eberstadt 114 693: "Contains in addition accounts of the atrocities perpetrated by Chief Joseph and his followers." While Howes and other bibliographies call for eight plates frontispiece plus 7 Graff and the OCLC description call for 7 frontispiece plus 6; we have handled several copies all with a total of seven plates as here. Original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Lacking front endpaper light marginal tideline through first 11 pages otherwise very good. Rand, McNally & Company unknown books
1899réf. 012558Chicago: Rand McNally 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good -. First edition 8vo brown cloth with antlered buck pictorial and titles stamped in gilt double-blind ruled front cover 339 14 page publisher's catalog in rear illustrated. Spine faded slight water stain to upper corners near spine that has very slightly warped covers not affecting rest of binding or text. Internals quite nice. Great reference/ reading copy. Rand McNally hardcover books
1889réf. 60848Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co 1889. First edition. 8vo. 339 pp. Illustrated from photographs and wood engravings plates vignettes and historiated initials; ad for two other Shields titles tipped in at the front endpaper. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to A.W. Hooper businessman and sportsman who served as President of the Tarpon Club in Port Aransas Texas in the early 1910s. Phillips p. 343. Heller 620: "The sporting adventures transpired in the Cascade Range in Oregon Washington and British Columbia the Rocky Mountains and the Texas Plains." Riling 1256. Bruns S-142. Fine bright copy. Original gilt-stamped decorated blue-green cloth floral endpapers. #7807. Rand, McNally & Co unknown books
1975réf. 51349Redding: George Shields 1975. First edition. 40 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Laid-in is a short holograph letter from Shields presenting this book of poems for review. [Redding: George Shields], unknown books
1890réf. 252105Chicago: Rand McNally 1890. First. hardcover. good. Plates and text Illustrations. 581pp. ad pages. 8vo original brown with gilt decoration corners bumped and lightly worn cloth lightly spotted and lightly soiled very light foxing to margins of plates foxing to first blank page margin of title page and last blank page. Chicago: Rand McNally 1890. First Edition Internally a tight bright copy. Rand, McNally unknown books
