alec whitcher (15 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Fourth Edition. 232 pages, illustrated, sketches by Reg Carter.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's blue coloured cloth with white title lettering to spine in a Good Dust-Jacket,that has a couple of small chips to both head and tail of the spine.Not price clipped,with one previous inscription to the ffep.Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club. Soccer Calling by Alec E Whitcher Author of the Ace of Games. Foreword by Commander A B Campbell RD. Illustrated by Reg Carter. All profits from the sale of this book were donated originally to the funds of Brighton and Hove Albion FC. The soccer history covering most aspects of the game and behind the scenes events. Photographic illustrations and drawn illustrations highlight this entertaining book.No date 8vo 207pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. Cover is faded and wear to spine.Book about football history and the sport in Britain at the end of the Second World War. Includes profiles of players and clubs.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Reg Carter (illustrateur). 5th edition, wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, sides of spine worn, a few small holes on back edge, edges of covers a little grubby, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some wear to edges and corners of the first few pages, binding a little loose throughout.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint. War-time paper quality, light spotting to text block edge; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Football history, reminiscences and comment from a Director of Brighton and Hove Albion. 8vo. 232pp. Original blue boards, dust jacket chipped at spine and lightly edgeworn. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Hardback. Etat : Good Plus. Sketches by Reg Carter (illustrateur). Seventh Edition. NO JACKET. 1947 reprint. Hardback. 21.5x14cm. 232 pages. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. NO JACKET. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. Reg Carter (illustrateur). 2nd edition, dustjacket well worn and in poor condition, ripped entire length of spine, both halves creased, ripped and worn, some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, corners bumped and a little worn, top and bottom of spine bumped and a little worn, edges a little grubby / discoloured with age, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some light foxing to edges / fore edges.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 4th Edition. Football reminiscences, comment and humour published at the end of the war. The author was an amateur player and a Director of Brighton andHove Albion. 8vo. 147pp. Original blue boards, dust jacket with small piece missing from head of spine, and lightly edgeworn. From our large stock of football books and publications.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition, First Impression. Featuring Walter Hammond, Maurice Tate, Patsy Hendren, J.W.Morton, A.E.Knight, Don Welsh and Sam Cowen from the Worlds of Soccer, Cricket, Athletics and Boxing. 229pp illustrated in black and white. Ownership signature to the half title. Profits from the original sale of this book devoted to the Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Carter, Reg (illustrateur). First Edition. Bound in blue cloth, with black titles to spine, this 1948 First Edition is VG. 229pp with 32 Chapters: including: Sussex football, Cricket, Boxing, etc. Odd foxing otherwise VG.

Interesting and idiosyncratic musings on the game, with chapters on crowds, the off-side rule, Sir Frederick Wall, the 1944 Cup Final (south), war-time matches, club colours, and a section on each of the main "clubs of the South". The author was an amateur player and a Director of Brighton & Hove Albion. Fifth edition, first published 1944. 8vo. 145pp + [2] Portrait frontis (of the author), 3 plates, cartoons in the text by Reg Carter. Dust-wrapper, sl edgewear. A very good copy. [Seddon, A67].

General sports books with much on cricket, athletics, football and boxing, including features on Hammond, Tate, Hendren, Billy Wells etc. Much of interest on Sussex county cricket club and Brighton and Hove Albion F.C., to which the profits of the book will go. 8vo. 232pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed but still very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. A clean unmarked copy with no inscriptions, 147 clean, clear and bright pages with frontispiece of the Author and cartoons and sketches by, Reg. Carter. Original blue boards with white title on the front cover. Overall a well preserved copy. Usual toning and shelf wear should be expected. A very scarce copy!

Interesting and idiosyncratic musings on the game, with chapters on crowds, the off-side rule, Sir Frederick Wall, the 1944 Cup Final (south), war-time matches, club colours, and a section on each of the main "clubs of the South". The author was an amateur player and a Director of Brighton & Hove Albion. First edition. 8vo. 145pp + [2] Portrait frontis (of the author), 3 plates, cartoons in the text by Reg Carter. Owner's name and address to pastedown. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good condition. Presentation signed copy from the author, dated 1944. [Seddon, A67].