Richard D. Bentley and Son, 1895. Hardcover. Recollections of life in the mail-coaching world. Handsomely rebound at some point in three-quarter vellum, ruled in gilt, over original sage-green boards. Contrasting olive spine label with gilt lettering. More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1900. Hardcover. This is the rather scarce large paper edition of this offering in the famous Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes -- copy 233 out of only 250 printed. 462 pp., including index. Handsome recent hree-quarter bound blue-black leather over pumpkin boards, with handsome..... More
London: Hurst Blackett Publishers, 1861. First Edition. Hardcover. Each of the three volumes in rich, full calf, ruled in gilt, decorated spines, with contrasting brown and red volume and title labels. Midnight blue endpapers, top edges bright gilt, and pastedowns bordered with gilt inside dentelles. Some rubbing, minor chipping and..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1902. Hardcover. Mild wear to board surfaces and edges. Untrimmed pages, some uncut. Spine leans. Spine caps gently folded under. Light acid transfer to endpapers. Vol. I, bump to front upper corner. 68 illustrations (one map) including frontispiece, The "Wonder," London and Shrewsbury Coach, J. Pollard..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1908. Hardy, Paul. Hardcover. Foxing to endpapers. Moderate scuffing and wear to both volumes. Sunning to spines, a few nudged corners. Pages untrimmed. Binding cloth is torn and frayed. Vol. II spine cloth is torn, showing an illustrated spine underneath with the letters TLL and painting..... More
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1876. Hardcover. Captain Malet's collected notes on The Road and all matters in "connexion therewith". The art and philosophy/theory of coaching, as well as sections on the coachmen, on accidents, on night work, on use of the whip, etc. Red cloth beveled boards, ruled in..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1945. Hardcover. STATED FIRST EDITION. Very mild shelfwear. Jacket price - clipped. Mild edgewear, now Mylar protected. 31 illustrations including, drawing of The Blue Anchor, Newbury, frontispiece. Map on rear endpapears. 200 pp with references. Clean, bright, tight. Five of the principal routes of New England's earlier..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1888. Hardcover. Previous owner's ex-libris to front paste-down endpaper. Sunning to spine. Spine lean. Two bumped corners. Mild wear to board edges. Tiny tears with some creasing to end caps. Small closed tear to front paste-down endpaper. Foxing to preliminary pages. A few pages still untrimmed..... More
London: John Murray, 1843. Second Edition. Hardcover. Nimrod. THE CHACE, THE TURF, AND THE ROAD. London: John Murray. Second edition in book form (originally published serially in The Quarterly Review). Smaller octavo, in full leather with tooled spine and boards; gilt stamped design and titling. 17 illustrations plus chapter head..... More
London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1900. Hardcover. One of the cornerstone books in any serious coaching and driving library. FIRST EDITION. Limited edition 1500 copies printed, most of which were said to have been destroyed by fire. Frontis plus 34 plates. Top edge gilt. 579 pp. Rebacked at some point, in..... More
Chelmsford, England: Tindal Press, 1937. Reprint. Hardcover. For Private Circulation. Previous owner's presentation label affixed to front paste - down endpaper. Light wear to extremities. Small bump to front top corner. Several small spots to title page. Foxing to text edges. Gilt lettering on spine, gilt crest on front of..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Printed for private circulation: Armorial bookplate on front pastedown indicates this is a presentation copy, given to ______ _____ "by the Master and Wardens of the Saddlers Company, Saddlers Hall, Cheapside, E.C., Jan 10, 1896." Sherwell, J. W. THE HISTORY OF..... More
