Tityrus (40 results)

Mit Fototafeln. 302 S. Rekorde, Meisterschaften von 1911 aus allen Sportarten mit Betonung natürlich auf den Britischen Sport. Aber auch viel vom internationalen Sport. Weltweit antiquarisch kaum nachweisbar. Ein Exemplar von 1911 wird für 65 Dollar angeboten: Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 90 Illustr. Kt. im TB-Format. Umschlag fleckig. Am Rücken rissig. Innen in guter Erhaltung:

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 30th year of publication. 192pp. Covers spotted, hinge weak. From our large stock of cricket books and publications.

Condition: BUONO USATO. ITALIANO Copertina in cartoncino morbido illustrata come da foto presentante lievi segni di usura con quasi impercettibilmente ingiallimento dovuto al tempo dei bordi. Pagine in buono stato di conservazione anche se già lette e sfogliate. Volume a cura di VIVA dossier numero "2" della serie "ambiente". Numero pagine 108.

Condition: Gut. Leinen Originalleinwand mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel und blindgeprägter Deckelvignette, leicht berieben. Der Kopfschnitt ist verstaubt, Seit- und Fußschnitt sind gedunkelt, der Fußschnitt ist unbeschnitten. Die Seiten sind leicht gedunkelt, ansonsten sauber und gut. Beide fliegenden Vorsätze mit Leimschatten, hinten mit kleinem Randschaden von Säure-/Leimfraß. Part I: Cricket. Part II: Story of association football. Mit einem Frontispiz und 23 Fototafeln. Sprache / Language: en IX + 303 Seiten. ca. 22,5 x 14,5 cm.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A tidy copy with no major faults, small ink X to page 167, ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 256 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 34th year of issue. A very good copy with minor creasing.

Paperback. Printed pages: 158. Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. First printing. Original card wraps. Wear and slight loss to spine but securely bound. Loss to lower corner of front cover, crease to upper corner. Pages browned and slightly brittle, corners a little dog-eared. Light stain to outer margin of pages 137 to 146, text is otherwise clean throughout. Lower corner of first two pages have been reinforced with a small piece of archival tape to verso. Printing flaw to lower corner of p93/94 (Preston North End) has resulted in some loss of text. Complete with the frontis team photo of Aston Villa, League Champions 1895-1896. Numerous woodcut portraits (of players and team management) within the text. An important and notoriously fragile football title. Includes early histories of 16 clubs: Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Bury, Derby County, Everton, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Stoke, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. A good solid example and very scarce thus. Overall condition is Good Plus. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.35; USA £15.00; Oceania £16.00; Rest of World £16.00. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 4 x 6.25 inches (10.5 x 16 cm).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 38th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, a very good clean copy with very good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 35th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, covers and spine a little spotted, overall a very good clean copy. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. London, Chapman and Hall, 1926. Octavo, xii, 303 pages plus 23 plates and a frontispiece. Original green cloth sunned on the spine and extremities; covers slightly rubbed and marked; top edge darkened; flyleaves offset; a very good copy. With the ownership signature of Ernest H.M. Baillie, the sportswriter 'BAIL', who possessed an exceptional cricket library (see the MCG website). Includes Australia v England, 1893-1909. Also with the stamps (pocket, card and cancellation datestamp) of the Melbourne Cricket Club library. Catton also writes of the early days of Association Football (ie, soccer), and of Preston North End and Nottingham.

Reminiscences of the journalist, J.A.H. Catton, who often wrote under the pseudonym 'Tityrus'. Covers both football and cricket, including accounts of England v. Australia, 1893-1909. "One of the classics of the era", Seddon. Large 8vo. ix + 303pp. Frontispiece, 23 plates. Original green cloth with embossed figure to front cover and gilt title to spine. Very good condition. [Seddon, A51].

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 37th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light wear but overall a very good copy with good spine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 36th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light spotting to cover but overall a very good copy with very good spine.

37th year of issue for this long-running annual that. lasted from 1887 to 1945-46, at which point it was incorporated into the Sunday Chronicle Football Annual. Paperback. 12mo. 272pp. Original printed wrappers, a little rubbed with some splitting a chipping to spine. Handwritten date to front. The first 30 or so pages are very brittle with the first 6 leaves now separated. No text is lost, but would need handling with care. A fair copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 25th year of issue covering all codes. 12mo. 224pp. Original front wrapper only (detached), staple bleed, otherwise very good with good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 27th year of publication for this annual covering the 1912-1913 season and covering both the Association and Rugby codes. Original front wrapper only with old owner's name, lacking back wrapper. Head and foot of spine missing, internally good with light edge wear. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Facsimile edition of one of the key books on early professional books. As Catton states in his introduction: "the object of this little book is to tell in simple language, and with such detail as the official records obtainable and limited space will allow, the history of the most powerful clubs in the League to-day". Between the season of 1888-89 and 1896-97 21 clubs appeared in the First Division of the Football League. This work covers only the 16 clubs in the top flight for the 1896-97 season, with each chapter dedicated to one club offering a history of its formation and a line drawing of its leading personality. Paperback. 8vo. Very good condition.

35th year of issue for this long-running annual that lasted from 1887 to 1945-46, at which point it was incorporated into the Sunday Chronicle Football Annual. Paperback. 12mo. 256pp. Original printed wrappers, rubbed and creased. Spine chipped. Internal hinges of front cover and first few pages are neatly strengthened. Corner knocked off front cover. A fair/good copy - good internally.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 33rd year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, a very good clean copy with excellent spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 23rd year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, covers and spine have been coated in clear plastic, otherwise a very good clean copy with good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 25th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, a very good clean copy with very good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 24th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, a very good clean copy with very good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 22nd year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light spotting to cover, tape repair to top of spine and covers, otherwise a good clean copy with good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 21st year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light spotting to cover but overall a very good clean copy with very good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 19th year of issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light spotting to cover but overall a very good clean copy with very good spine. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 20th year of issue covering all codes. 12mo. 224pp. Original card wrappers, rubbed and worn at margins. Spine worn at ends but present. Contents, first few pages sl. dog-eared, otherwise very good. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Pp [10] 215 with 8 plates (7 individual portraits and 1 team photo). Publisher's pictorial cloth showing a footballer running after the ball. Spine slightly faded, very minor repair to cloth at edge of spine. Cover is bright and clean. A little scattered spotting, lacks front free endpaper. Firm and tight, VG. ***An important early book on the game. Catton was editor of the Athletic News Football Annual for many years.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 31st year, very scarce wartime issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light wear but overall very good. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 29th year, very scarce wartime issue covering all codes. Original pictorial wrappers, light wear but overall very good. Signed on the front cover by J.A. Brierley, co-author of the 50th anniversary history of The Football League. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pp 159 [1] with frontis of the Aston Villa team. Yellow card covers printed in red. Slight marks to inside edge of last page, light soiling to cover, VG. *** The history of Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Bury, Derby County, Everton, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Stoke, Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, with line drawings of players and officials. The most important of the 19th century football books, and only published in this format. In almost every case this was the first substantial printed history of the club concerned, and the information has been widely used by later writers. Very scarce, particularly in collectable condition.