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THE ABC OF CROQUET…

Historical and instructional guide to croquet in the ABC series. Written by then Major, Arthur Mainwaring who in some 4 years time as Lt. Col. would be unsuccessfully court martialed for cowardice in allowing

£110.00

BEADLE'S DIME HANDBOOK OF CROQUET …

The classic Routledge rules and regs of croquet transposed to the U.S. ' Giving all the rules proposed by various American writers on the game' Paperback. 1st edition variant. 12mo. 28pp. frontis. diagrams

£150.00

CROQUET

The major work on croquet technique, with photographs by Harold Haines of Tarporley. Large 8vo. x + 195pp. 61 plates. Original pale green cloth, gilt title. Dust-wrapper, edges a little rubbed

£205.00

CROQUET - THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SPORT

Disbound chapter (pages 251-255) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Paperback. Very good condition.  

£12.00

CROQUET - THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE GAME

The standard issue revised text on croquet rules. Paperback. 1st edition (all points) small 8vo. 31pp. plus 8 pages of adverts to rear illustrations in text and plates throughout. Internally very good.

£170.00

CROQUET ... WITH THE REVISED LAWS OF 1902

A practical manual on the game, in the "All-England" series, first published in 1900. 16mo. [vi] + 88pp + [10]pp of advertisements. 4 plates and numerous diagrams through the text. Decorative green cloth

£95.00

A CROQUET ALPHABET: RHYMED AND PICTURED BY ...

With 26 beautiful, coloured chromolithographic plates of various aspects of croquet, each accompanied by a suitable ditty, "M", for example, comes with: " ... for the mallet of Lord Tollemache wielded;

£160.00

CROQUET ASSOCIATION GAZETTE 1904-1981 - FULL RUN IN GREEN HALF MOROCCO (27), & 4

Complete run of the 'Official Organ of the Croquet Association' from the Volume 1 Number 1, In April of 1904 at which stage 'Every member of the Croquet Association [is] entitled to to free delivery of

£2,000.00

CROQUET ASSOCIATION GAZETTE 1939-1981

Run of the 'Official Organ of the Croquet Association' from the Volume XXXVI Number 1 of 1939 to Issue number 164 of December 1981. 1st editions, folio format. Vols. Black and white photographs and illustrations.

£470.00

CROQUET HAND-BOOK

Croquet instructional from eleven times New Zealand champion and British Open champion, 1954. 1st UK edition. 8vo. 144pp. Diagrams in-text throughout. Internally clean and bright, in very good dust wrapper.

£30.00

THE CROQUET PLAYER

Classic Wellsian ghost story narrated by a croquet player. 1st US edition. 8vo. 98pp. Very good internally. Some wear to cloth covered boards, minor browning and very slight (1-3mm patches) fraying to

£40.00

CROQUET RULES AND REGULATIONS

Early Canadian set of rules and regulations for Croquet. Paperback. 1st edition. 32mo. 16pp. 1 diagram uncaptioned in-text. Internally good, leaves browned and edges slightly rubbed and chipped, 2 small

£45.00

CROQUET: A TREATISE, WITH NOTES AND COMMENTARIES

With a chapter on the origin of the game, although mainly an instructional work. Second American Edition. 8vo. 48pp. Engraved frontis. ("The Croquet Queen"), 2 plans. Original olive green sand-grained

£160.00

CROQUET: ITS IMPLEMENTS AND LAWS

A code of 12 numbered laws with lettered sub-clauses, which came to be called the 'Field code'. Paperback. 1st edition. 12mo. 16pp. diagrams and illustrations in-text throughout. Internally very good,

£290.00

CROQUET: ITS PRINCIPLES AND RULES

Early American set of rules and regulations for Croquet. 6th edition. vi, 70pp. plus 2 pages of adverts. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. Internally good with water staining to margins increasing

£110.00

CROQUET: REGULATIONS FOR PRIZE MEETING

Small section unbound taken from 'The Laws' [Drazin, A100d] Regulations for prize meetings Paperback, small 12mo. 8pp. Stapled. bright and clean, some marks to rear. Very good. [Drazin A100d]

£35.00

CROQUET: RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH INSTRUCTIONS

Pre-war American rules and regs. Paperback. 12mo. 16pp. in light grey paper wraps. Internally clean and bright, but book has been folded and retains mild vertical crease. Covers a little soiled and bumped,

£50.00

CROQUET: THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE GAME, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTS, ETC. ETC.

A detailed guide to the implements, laws and ground lay out used in croquet. Jacques was a major London dealer in all things croquet and the last ten pages are given over to advertising his wares. Second

£195.00

CROQUET: TWELVE HINTS TO BEGINNERS

2nd edition reprint of articles from the Croquet Association Gazette, the first edition being in 1929, the original title was Hints to Long-Bisquers but this was apparently changed on the recommendation

£25.00

THE GAME OF CROQUET

Obscure and early booklet, unattributable and undatable by Drazin, with no comparative copies in the holdings of the main university libraries. The copy at Oxford has the same title but only calls for

£240.00

THE GAME OF CROQUET, ITS LAWS AND REGULATIONS: WITH THE NEW LAWS OF CROQUET ...

This diminutive work includes the 1870 New Laws of Croquet as ratified at the conference of croquet players at the Charing Cross Hotel, London, in January 1870. It also includes chapters on the history

£140.00

THE GAME OF CROQUET: ITS APPOINTMENT AND LAWS

Early American croquet text. 1st edition. 31pp. plus frontispiece. Diagrams and illustrations in-text throughout. Internally very good. Mild stain to page fore-edges. Mild foxing. In variant colour paper

£180.00

HANDBOOK OF CROQUET

Variation edition of the early croquet handbook. Paperback. 32mo. 16pp. Decorative covers, paper. Uniformly browned. Mild rubbing to page edges and small amount of chipping to spine, else good. Variation

£60.00

HANDBOOK OF THE CROQUET ASSOCIATION: VARIOUS VOLUMES BETWEEN 1904 & 1981

Alongside the monthly Croquet Association Gazette, the Association published a yearly handbook from the early 1900's. More a reference guide than the Gazette the contents vary from year to year but generally

£1,300.00

HANDBOOK OF THE CROQUET ASSOCIATION:1964

£8.00

HOW TO PLAY CROQUET. WITH HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS…

Croquet instructional by 3 times open champion and founder and 1st secretary of the Croquet Association 1st edition. 12mo. 92pp. 4 pages adverts to rear. Illustrations, diagrams and photos in-text throughout.

£15.00

THE HURLINGHAM CLUB

History of the exclusive Fulham based sports club which has a long tradition of serving sports at high levels. Apart from hosting tennis, squash, swimming, golf, bowls and cricket, it has also served as

£14.00

THE LAWS OF ASSOCIATION CROQUET AND GOLF CROQUET

The 'New Laws' of croquet as agreed by the association with the agreement of Australia and New Zealand. Paperback. Stated 1st edition. Stapled booklet. 12mo. viii, 51pp. adverts to inside covers. Internally

£30.00

THE LAWS OF CROQUET

The Laws of Croquet, one of the early 'licensed' editions, includes a warning from the publisher, John Jacques for the public to beware of imitation J. Jacques croquet sets floating around at that time. Paperback,

£110.00

THE LAWS OF CROQUET AND REGULATIONS FOR PRIZE MEETINGS

Croquet Association approved laws and regulations. Paperback. 1914 edition. 12mo. ix, 41pp. plus adverts to rear. Yellow printed paper wraps. A poor copy, soiled, worn and stained, mainly from damp. Spine

£32.00

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