18. Archer, Ian: We'll Support You Evermore

Published by Souvenir Press, London. 1976.

1st edition hardback in very good condition. The book is near fine but the dust wrapper is a little rubbed and chipped at the edges with a couple of closed tears and a very small chip lost at the rear bottom edge. There are no previous owner names or other marks. We'll Support You Evermore is a collection of reminiscences about the nation's favourite game. Hilarious tales of after-match celebrations and moving accounts of growing up playing football on the mean streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh rub shoulders with memories of superb victories, glorious defeats and drunken jaunts abroad. Together, these produce an entertaining portrait of Scottish supporters. Novelist Alan Sharp and Gordon Williams contribute essays, as do journalists Ian Archer, John Rafferty and Hugh Taylor among others. Each writes about his own personal recollections of the game: the Wembley Wizards, the Famous Five, Third Lanark, the Old Firm, Queen's Park, Hearts, Hibs, and many more. There's something here for every fitba'-daft reader.

1531. Ashurst, Benny and Peter Collins: Match Fishing with Benny Ashurst

Published by Ernest Benn, 1968

1st edition hardback rubbed and edge worn d/w good only. Book leaning, corners bumped else vg. Long out of print, this book, by an angling legend, is much sought after. Nationally famous match angler Benny Ashurst outlines the methods that have won him hundreds of contests on rivers, canals, still waters and Fenland drains. Ashurst has an unsurpassed knowledge of the techniques of match fishing and many of the methods now in popular use were initially his ideas.

1613. Ashurst, Kevin and Colin Graham: The Encyclopaedia of Pole Fishing

Published by Pelham Books, London. 1986

Hardback reprint. The book leans slightly otherwise very good in a very good dust wrapper. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. In 1982 Kevin Ashurst became the first British angler to win the World Championship using a pole and for the first time he tells of the background to his historic win... The authors describe in detail the pole method and how it works, the poles themselves and pole accessories. They also cover fully the methods required for pole fishing in still waters, canals and flowing rivers.

374. Bassindale, Jon with Richard Sale, Annette Jones & Kevin Bassindale: Holding The Heights: A Rock-Climbing Diary

Published by Constable & Company, London, 1987

1st edition hardback book in near fine condition, it has no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dustwrapper has not been price clipped and is in very good+ condition with general shelfwear. Top rock climbers describe their feelings of fear, frustration, awe, exhaustion and excitement. The authors are as follows, Jon and Annette both 22 years old and climbing since their teens, Richard is a research scientist and author of 10 walking guides eg:A Guide to the Cotswold Way, aGuide to the Cumbrian Way etc., mostly illustrated by his own photo's and kevin who is the father of Jon and an engineer. Too much of what is writen is about climbs not about the climbing, so this book aims to produce the experience and the reality of rock climbing as the climber knows it. A book for climbers of every grade, and even for the curious.

2355. Batten, David: An Introduction to Carp Fishing

Published by Crowood, Wiltshire. 1989

1st edition UK hardback. The book is near fine in condition without dust wrapper as issued. "David Batten has been catching big carp with consistent success since the early 1970's, he is well known for his pioneering use of tackle ...and methods, and here details the reasons for his success". Chapters include the species; fisheries; location and feeding habits; tackle; baits; methods and tactics; night fishing; handling and fish care.

2436. Beattie, Douglas: The Rivals Game: Inside the British Derby

Published by Know the Score Books, Studley. 2008

1st edition hardback in fine/as new condition. The dust wrapper is also fine and unclipped. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. Why do football supporters choose one club rather than the other in a city where intense, often deep-seated rivalries exist? What made the choice for them; family ties, politics, religion, race, gang membership? Or were the clubs just different in what they stood for on the field as much as off it? Douglas Beattie spent two years getting underneath the skin of mainland Britain's biggest derby rivalries.

1523. Bellu, Serge: Blue Blood: The History of Grand Prix Racing Cars in France

Published by Frederick Warne, London. 1979

1st edition hardback. Laminated picture boards without a dust wrapper as issued. There is a small nick at the top of the front hinge and a chip at the front bottom edge otherwise fine. Warne's Transport Library. This book gives a year-by-year account of the history of all the aspects of grand prix motor racing in France, the country that held the first Grand Prix race ever in 1906.

1524. Bowden, Gregory Houston: Morgan: First and Last of the Real Sports Cars

Published by Wilton House Gentry, London. 1974

Hardback reprint of the 1972 1st edition. There is a very slight bow to the boards otherwise very good without any previous owner names or other marks. The dust wrapper shows signs of sun fading in places but is generally very good and is not clipped. The first fully comprehensive and authoritative history of the Morgan.

1525. Bowler, Dave: Three Lions on the Shirt: 100 Years of Playing for England

Published by Victor Gollancz, 1999

Hardback, a fine 1st edition in a very good unclipped d/w. The jacket is slightly rubbed on the back panel. From Stanley Matthews to Michael Owen, all the icons of the English game have worn the famous white shirt. This is a history of the England team throughout the 20th century, featuring interviews with over 50 players and managers, both past and present. Essential reading for any committed England fan.

1526. Brander, Michael: A Concise Guide to Game Shooting

Published by Sportsman's Press, 1988

Hardback, revised edition, fine in a fine dust wrapper. Not only has Michael Brander covered the practical elements of shooting and the shotgun, but there are sections on game and game behaviour; shoot management; gundogs and their training; the laws on shooting; and many other ancillary matters such as ferreting and trapping. This very useful book, originally published in 1965, has been revised and updated.

1527. Brown, Philip & Tony Jackson: The Shooting Times & Country Magazine Bedside Book

Published by Andre Deutsch, 1975

1st edition hardback, price clipped d/w sunned to spine, book near fine. A nice collection of sporting articles by the heroes of my youth; BB, Arthur Cadman, Jack Ivester Lloyd, Colin Willock, Alan Savory, Frank Sawyer, Turnstone, Dan Russell and many more.

1528. Carmichel, Jim: The Modern Rifle

Published by Winchester Press, 1975

1st edition hardback in very good+ condition, there are no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper (very good condition), has rubbing to the edges especially corners & spine and is in a protective cover. High performance rifles used by hunting and target shooters, development and design of specific features of various makers, models and types. Firearms, guns, rifles. Comprehensive guide to rifled sporting arms. Much interesting technical detail on construction, barrel-making etc. Black and white photos throughout.

2354. Chapman, Lee: More Than a Match: A Player's Story

Published by Stanley Paul, London. 1992

1st edition UK hardback. Boldly signed by the author/player at the title page without inscription otherwise the book is fine in condition as is the un-clipped dust wrapper. A massively popular and highly regarded goal scorer at Leeds United and elsewhere during his career. A naturally gifted writer, Lee provides a genuine insight into the world of top-class football - a world that fascinates many but remains closed to all but a few. Much more than simply the story of one of the great centre forwards, Lee describes life behind the glamour and hype. Humorous, honest, and often surprising.

2262. Clarke, Brian: On Fishing

Published by Collins, London. 2007

1st edition hardback. The book is fine in condition. The dust wrapper too is fine and unclipped. Brian Clarke is one of Britain's best-known fly-fishermen - and one of the world's most widely-read angling authors. His monthly column for The Times has become an institution. His widely-ranging, penetrating and often provocative articles for that newspaper and for The Sunday Times have been required reading for serious fishermen for over 30 years. This collection of 71 articles and new essays distils the author's lifetime experience. The ground he covers is immense: fish and how they behave, tackle and how to choose and use it, fly-fishing tactics and strategies, angling history and literature, issues and personalities, environmental threats and the future. The whole book carries the authority of Brian's pioneering work in the sport - and of his groundbreaking studies of trout behaviour, especially. It is informative, thought-provoking, entertaining and beautifully written. 'On Fishing' will help anyone who fishes for anything to understand more, to think more and to catch more. It will draw even non-anglers down into the world under water - and to the fascinations that fishermen find there.

Published by Yellow Jersey Press, London. 2010

UK hardback 1st edition, 1st impression. Both book and unclipped dust wrapper are in fine/as new condition. There are no previous owner names or other marks. Anthony Clavane loves Leeds - certainly the football club, but also the city, and the tribes that make it. Now that he is an exile in the South, his frequent pilgrimages to the stadium speak for themselves. But he no less loves the rarely-glimpsed back-streets of his youth; and even has a feel for the long-gone slums where his ancestors once settled. Leeds is his promised land; idealised and unreachable, yet still it defines him. This is a book about football. It's about unconditional love for a club, even when it doesn't always seem to love you back. But it is also a book about much more than that.

Published by Stanley Paul, London. 1960

UK hardback, 1st edition in very good condition. There are no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper spine is sunned; the edges are a bit worn and chipped but not clipped. The fascinating memoir of the former Blackburn Rovers FC and England Captain. A footballers football book.

1529. Cleare, John: The Collins Guide to Mountains and Mountaineering

Published by Collins, 1979

Hardback 1st edition. Very good book and d/w, slightly sun faded wrapper spine. A complete guide to the principal mountain ranges in the world. It gives a clear map and a brief description of each range's geography, special peculiarities, climbing history and best-known climbs, as well as its mountaineering potential.

263. Clifford, Kevin: with Len Arbery: Redmire Pool

Published by Beekay Publishers, Enfield, England. 1984

1st edition hardback in near fine condition. Very slight fading at the jacket spine otherwise fine and unclipped. THE book on what is undoubtedly the most famous water in carp fishing history. Absolutely essential reading for anyone with an interest in Redmire or the history of carp fishing in general. Contributions from Fred J. Taylor; Rod Hutchinson; Chris Yates; BB and of course the two authors themselves - Kevin Clifford and Len Arbery. Highly recommended and a carp fishing classic. Scarce.

1530. Coleman, Vernon: Thomas Winsden's Cricketing Almanack

Published by Severn House, 1983

1st edition hardback, very good in a very good dust wrapper. A humorous look at the sport of Cricket.

2278. Cope, Ken: Fishing Canals

Published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot. 1980

1st edition hardback. The book and dust wrapper are in very good condition. A slight bump to the top front board, there are no previous owner names or other marks. The dust wrapper is a little rubbed at the edges with a couple of small chips lost but unclipped. "Ken Cope knows all the principal canals from long experience. He opens his book with a brief history of the canal networks that will enhance the interest of their waters, and wrinkles that any canal angler needs to know, be it on technique, tackle, baits or the fish themselves. There is a chapter on canal match fishing and, of course, a long section on where to fish the major waterways for the best results." An invaluable reference work for all canal fishermen.

2339. Coulson, Marc (editor): A Carper's Dozen: Memorable Catches from 13 of the UK's Top Carp Anglers

Published by David Hall Publishing, Daventry, 2005

1st edition large format paperback. Near fine in condition. There are no previous owner names. A wonderful collection of carp fishing exploits by 13 of the country's leading carp catchers.

1635. Croucher, Norman: Tales of Many Mountains

Published by Amanda Press, London, 1989

1st edition UK trade paperback. Covers only very slightly rubbed at the edges and corners otherwise very good. Flat signed at the half title page by the author but there is also a previous owners gift inscription. Croucher triumphed over an accident at the age of 19 in which he lost both legs below the knees, to go on to fulfil his dreams of becoming a mountaineer who has climbed and led expeditions in almost all the major mountain ranges of the world. This story of courage, determination and achievement is one that will absorb, thrill and claim the admiration of everyone.

2226. Crow, Simon & Rob Hughes: Discover Carp Fishing: A Total Guide to Carp Fishing

Published by The Crowood Press, Marlborough. 2006

Paperback edition, reprint in fine condition. There are no previous owner names or marks. A truly in-depth look at how to fish for carp written by the 1996 World Carp Cup Champions, Discover Carp Fishing, is packed with information and advice on how to tackle even the most cunning of carp. Topics include: a detailed description of the carp itself and how to care for the species; best tackle to use; tactical considerations such as casting, plumbing and locating fish; different baits, including making your own boilie recipes, and baiting strategies; rigs and knots; river carping, big fish hunting and match fishing for carp. A superbly illustrated book, an encyclopaedia of carp fishing and the only guide the carp angler needs - you can't fail to learn from it!

1532. Deane, Charles: Isle of Man T.T.

Published by Patrick Stephens Limited, 1978

Paperback. 1st softbound edition. Very good in wrapper. The Tourist Trophy, the world's toughest series of motorcycle road races. The story of this classic event from its inception in 1907. With a foreword by Geoff Duke. Illustrated with photos & maps.

932. Dempsey, Jack with Jack Cuddy (editor): Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense

Published by Nicholas Kaye, London. 1950

1st edition hardback, with an unclipped dust wrapper, the jacket is a little worn with small tears to the edges and some small areas of loss. The spine is not faded and is now protected. The book is tight and clean. There is a previous owner gift inscription at the front end paper and slight damage to the top edge of a few pages, bumped. Distilled by Dempsey and Cuddy from nearly 400 pages of Dempsey's notes on fighting, this is a classic of boxing technique.

1533. Doherty, J. Kenneth: Modern Track and Field

Hardback, 1st British edition. No d/w. Green boards covered in a clear laminate. Gilt titles on red panel at sun faded spine and top edge of boards also a little sunned. Generally very good. A useful guide and hand-book for any athlete or coach. The sports discussed are the sprints, the hurdles, endurance running and relay racing. The shot put, the discus throw, the javelin throw and the hammer throw. The running high jump, the pole vault, the running broad jump and the triple jump plus a whole lot more.

359. Douglas, James: Gundog Training

Published by David & Charles, London, 1985

Hardback in original dustwrapper. This is a second impression in near fine condition, the first having been published in 1983. The corners are sharp and the binding is tight. There are no previous owner names or marks. The dustwrapper is a little rubbed with a some surface marks but not faded or clipped however there is no price on the jacket. Douglas explains how to keep and train gundogs from puppyhood to maturity, covering all the demands made on shooting and working dogs from field trails and the formal grouse moor to harsh coastal fowling.

25. Drackett, Phil: Brabham: Story of a Racing Team

Published by Arthur Barker, London. 1985.

1st edition hardback in very good condition. The book leans very slightly and there is a nick and slight rubbing at the dust wrapper edges. There are no previous owner names or other marks and the jacket is not price clipped. A fully illustrated history of the Brabham marque.

1534. Erlandson, Keith: The Working Springer Spaniel

Published by Flycatcher, London. 1995

1st edition hardback in very good condition. There is a tidy previous owner's gift inscription and a previous seller's sticker at the front end paper. And the dust wrapper has been price clipped otherwise fine. The Working Springer Spaniel includes individual chapters on the origins of the Springer; obtaining a spaniel puppy; hip and eye tests; pre-training procedures; training equipment, dogging guns and ammunition; early obedience lessons; steadiness to dummies and introduction to retrieving; introducing the gun; retrieving real game; hunting and steadiness to game; a breakdown of game scent; dropping to shot; blind retrieves; jumping; water work; walking to heel; artificial lines; punishment; soft and hard mouths; the principles and practicalities of breeding; field trials in Britain, USA, Canada and Europe; the working cocker; woodcock and 'cocking' spaniels.

281. Evans, Godfrey: Behind The Stumps

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1951

1st edition hardback book is in very good+ condition, slight browning to pages/edges, rubbing to board edges, it has no previous owner names or inscriptions. The dustwrapper is in very good condition and has not been price clipped still retaining the 12/6 net price., there is rubbing to all edges especially the spine, browning to front of cover. The cricketing ''life and times'' of Godfrey Evans of Kent and England - one of the outstanding personalities in first class cricket today. His whole story from the beginning to the eve of the 1950-1951 Australian Tour.

Published by Breedon Books, Derby. 1987

1st edition hardback in very good condition. The dust wrapper is also very good in condition and not clipped. Breedon Books football club complete record series of books are probably the most comprehensive ever written. This one charts the Owls progress, cataloguing each League, Cup, European and Wartime match in detail, as well as covering the players and the events that have shaped the Wednesday story.

1590. Fison, R. Y.: Hockey Coaching: The Official Manual of the Hockey Association

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1966

Hardback 1st edition. Very good+ in a very good unclipped d/w which has a sun faded spine panel. Illustrated with line drawings, diagrams and charts. Covering fundamentals, skills, positional play and tactics, principles of attack and defence, essential tactics, coaching, training, fitness and aspects of the rules.

1535. Fitzgeorge-Parker, Tim: Jockeys of the Seventies

Published by Pelham Books, 1980

Hardback 1st edition. Very good+ book in a like unclipped d/w. Charts the careers of a selection of riders who dominated both the flat and jump scene of the 70s including many anecdotes along the way.

1536. Francis, Dick and John Welcome (editors): The Racing Man's Bedside Book

Published by Faber and Faber, 1969

Hardback reprint. Very good book and dust wrapper. A miscellany covering all aspects of racing, trainers, jockeys, the horses and the races.

248. Gibbinson, Jim: Carp Sense

Published by Beekay, England. 1992.

1st edition hardback in fine condition. The dust wrapper is very good being price clipped with some light surface marks and only very slight wear at the edges. A practical, commonsense guide to modern carp fishing.