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1076 EXERCISES ON HORIZONTAL AND PARALLEL BARS, RINGS AND HORSE

Instructional book, with many diagrams. 8vo. 47pp. Cloth-covered boards, a little rubbed and creased. Two previous owner's names inside. Good condition.

£18.00

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL - A FUNDAMENTAL GUIDE TO THE GAME

A short brochure guide to Australian Rules Football - history, leading sides, rules, tactics etc. Fully illustrated. 8vo. 20pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£12.00

THE ELLIMAN A.A.A. (AILMENTS AND ACCIDENTS) BOOK - FIGHTING ACHES & PAINS CAMPAIGN EDITION

An instructional book to help people overcome injury and illness that may occur after such "Winter Pastimes as Football, Hockey, Cross-country Running ....".Essentially hints on massage, bandaging

£30.00

FITNESS AND INJURY IN SPORT - CARE, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT BY PHYSICAL MEANS

Sports book with many photographic illustrations. Introductory notes by Denis Compton amnd Bernard Joy. 8vo. 189pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£12.00

GYMNASTICS - A TEXT-BOOK OF THE GERMAN-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GYMNASTICS

Early fitness and gymnastics instructional edited by the Secretary of the Committee on Physical Training of the North American Gymnastic Union, focusing on exercises and technical methods aimed at school

£30.00

HAND-BOOK OF OUT-DOOR GAMES

As the introduction to this "Cassell’s Sixpenny Handbook" reads, "A good game of play is a capital thing for old and young". Gives instructions and rules for playing outdoors games including

£140.00

HUMAN KINETICS AND ANALYSING BODY MOVEMENTS

Medical analysis of human physical movement and the applications of this science to a range of sports. Line illustrations throughout. 8vo. 287pp. Dust-wrapper. Good condition.

£20.00

LAWNS, LINKS & SPORTSFIELDS

Volume on the designing, construction and maintenance of grounds for various sports; cricket, golf, tennis, football, bowls etc. 1st edition, small 8vo. ix, 78pp. including figures in-text throughout plus

£30.00

THE LAWS OF PIQUET ADOPTED BY THE PORTLAND CLUB WITH A TREATISE ON THE GAME

Rules of the late 15th century card game Piquet (also known as Cent) edited by Cavendish (psuedonym for Henry Jones) Author of Principles of Whist and works on billiards, lawn tennis and croquet. 1st edition.

£75.00

LOCH FISHING - IN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Offers guidance to successful loch fishing supported by the author's experiences and illustrations throughout. 8vo. 320pp. Cloth-covered boards. Very good condition. 

£20.00

THE MECHANICS OF SPORT

Subtitled: "An elementary instructional handbook for all sportsmen, emphasizing the factors governing ball control with particular reference to football, cricket, and golf." 8vo. 107pp + adverts. Dust-wrapper,

£5.00

MODERN OUT-DOOR AMUSEMENTS - INCLUDING SWIMMING, ARCHERY, PEDESTRIANISM, CRICKET, CROQUET, FOOTBALL, GOLF, ETC. ETC.

Illustrated Victorian guide to numerous sports and other pursuits, including a detailed cricket section. 8vo. 182pp. Printed fabric-covered boards. Staining, rubbing and scuffs to boards. Pages in fair

£45.00

MY BREATHING SYSTEM

A system for breathing techniques and aimed at athletes, speakers and singers. 7th edition. 8vo. A few underlined passages in the text. Original stiffened card covers. Good condition.

£14.00

THE OUT OF DOOR LIBRARY - ATHLETIC SPORTS (INCLUDING GOLF, TENNIS, CYCLING, SURFING ETC.)

Includes chapters on athletics, golf, lawn tennis, cycling, surf and surf-bathing and hunting in America. Authors include H.J. Whigham (US Open Golf Champion in 1896), Robert D Wrenn (US Open Tennis Champion

£35.00

PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULAR ACTIVITY

Standard scientific work analysing how muscles work in relation to sport and exercise, originally written by Edward Schneider and published in 1933 but largely re-written by the present author for later

£6.00

SKILL IN SPORT - THE ATTAINMENT OF PROFICIENCY

Scholarly analysis, with much for students and teachers. 8vo. 204pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£7.00

SMALL SIDE TEAM GAMES AND POTTED SPORTS

Sports book. Contains the rules of many sports, including small side versions of games like football, rugby and hockey. Others sports include badminton, stoolball, lacrosse, dodge ball, shinty etc. Paperback.

£5.00

SPORTS CONDITIONING

Conditioning, exercise and diet for sports. 1st edition. 8vo. A very good copy in dust wrapper.

£4.00

SPORTS FOR RECREATION AND HOW TO PLAY THEM

Multi-authored text book covering around 30 different sports and written by Sports Department Staff from the University of Michigan. 8vo. 467pp. Cloth-covered boards. Good condition. 

£7.00

SPORTS INJURIES - THEIR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT VOLS.1-3 (3 ITEMS)

Illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs, a medical guide to common sports injuries published across three volumes extracted from a larger work of 1986. 8vo. c200pp in total. Paperback. Very

£20.00

SYSTEMS AND CHANCES

Contains much useful information for gamblers, including the Martingale and Labouchere systems. Small 8vo. 95pp. Original green cloth-covered boards. Very good.

£12.00

TEAM GAMES FOR SCHOOLGIRLS - OR HOW TO WIN YOUR MATCHES

Sports book. A rare instructional book covering tennis, cricket, lacrosse, hockey, netball and athletics. Small 8vo. 80pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed but still very good. Dedicated, signed and dated

£20.00

TRAINING SIMPLIFIED - A GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH

A look at methods of training for a range of sports, including a chapter on how famous men train. 8vo. 105 + publisher's adverts. Original illustrated green boards. Very good condition. An extremely rare

£200.00

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