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Cupples & Leon, New York, 1913. HBDJ, 1913. 1st Edition THUS, Lists Thru This Title, Grey , Black & Red Pictorial Cloth of boy athlete with Red R on his Undershirt. Dustjacket VG- CONDITION, AS-IS, Book Condition: VG. Spine ends DJ small chips, 12mo . Letters on spine are black and they are dark Red on the front cover outlined in Black. 314 pages + ADS end with Baseball Joe Club Owner. This is the last title in the front list and in the ad in the back for The College Sports Series. . Bottom edge of cover has faded. The bottom corner on the back is rubbed through to the board. Text block ends have darkened. Owner's name and a date are stamped on the front fep. DJ: ends of spine panel and folds have small chips; ads in green ink on the reverse side; white areas (except for flaps) have darkened; 3 small stains along top edge of front panel; 2 rubbed spots on the lower end of the front fold. Juvenile. .Tom , Phil & Sid prove as good at Aquatic Sports as they are in Track, Gridiron & Diamond.…
Read More THE OFFICAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD. ( LONDON ). by OLYMPICS.: - 1951
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THE OFFICAL REPORT OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR THE XIV OLYMPIAD. ( LONDON ).
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The Eight-Oared Victors A Study of College Water Sports. In RARE Color DustJacket By Howard L. Hastings of 3 Boys in Track, Rowing & Baseball Attire with Running Track Below with White Fence, Eight 8 Oared, College Sports Series #6, Tom , Phil &
by Lester Chadwick, 4 Glossy B/W Plates, in RARE Color DustJacket By Howard L. Hastings, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, Blank Endpapers FOX Former OWNER STAMP & Date of 1928, B/W Frontispiece the Finish Line Was But a Hundred Feet Away of People on Water
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THE SPORTSMAN'S COOKERY BOOK.
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Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".
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THE FANTASTIC PLASTIC VOYAGE.
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Coward-McCann,, 1969. Ex-library. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book has tape residue on pastedowns; pocket removed from FFEP. The dust jacket is about fine. Subtitle: ACROSS THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH SURFERS AND A CAMERA. An uncommon surfing title.
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Showman: My Life Story (Signed by William A. Brady) Frances Marion's Copy
by William A. Brady
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E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of legendary American theater actor, Pulitzer Prize winning producer, filmmaker and renowned boxing promoter William A. Brady's autobiography, Showman, My Life Story. "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper verso by Brady to colleague and friend (and legend in her own right) Frances Marion thus: "To an old associate | Frances Marion | a "good fellow" if there | ever was one. With the | kindest regards of | William A. Brady | N.Y.C. St. Patrick's Day | 1940." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Marion's personal copy. Bound in 1/2 yellow linen over blue linen with black lettering to front and spine panels. Dust jacket with $3.00 price intact and photo of Brady to back panel. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, including a photo frontis. 278 pp. 8 7/8" x 6…
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The Education Of A Tennis Player
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The Eight-Oared Victors A Study of College Water Sports. In RARE Color DustJacket By Howard L. Hastings of 3 Boys in Track, Rowing & Baseball Attire with Running Track Below with White Fence, Eight 8 Oared, College Sports Series #6, Tom , Phil &
by Lester Chadwick, 4 Glossy B/W Plates, in RARE Color DustJacket By Howard L. Hastings, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, Blank Endpapers FOX Former OWNER STAMP & Date of 1928, B/W Frontispiece the Finish Line Was But a Hundred Feet Away of People on Water
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Cupples & Leon, New York, 1913. HBDJ, 1913. 1st Edition THUS, Lists Thru This Title, Grey , Black & Red Pictorial Cloth of boy athlete with Red R on his Undershirt. Dustjacket VG- CONDITION, AS-IS, Book Condition: VG. Spine ends DJ small chips, 12mo . Letters on spine are black and they are dark Red on the front cover outlined in Black. 314 pages + ADS end with Baseball Joe Club Owner. This is the last title in the front list and in the ad in the back for The College Sports Series. . Bottom edge of cover has faded. The bottom corner on the back is rubbed through to the board. Text block ends have darkened. Owner's name and a date are stamped on the front fep. DJ: ends of spine panel and folds have small chips; ads in green ink on the reverse side; white areas (except for flaps) have darkened; 3 small stains along top edge of front panel; 2 rubbed spots on the lower end of the front fold. Juvenile. .Tom , Phil & Sid prove as good at Aquatic Sports as they are in Track, Gridiron & Diamond.…
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Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".
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Coward-McCann,, 1969. Ex-library. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book has tape residue on pastedowns; pocket removed from FFEP. The dust jacket is about fine. Subtitle: ACROSS THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH SURFERS AND A CAMERA. An uncommon surfing title.
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The Education Of A Tennis Player
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Signed by Rod Laver, "good luck, Rod Laver" on FEP. Written with the help of renowned colorful sports journalist and tennis broadcaster Bud Collins. Boards are in near fine condition, with very slight cocking. Dust jacket is near fine, no issues.
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CRICKET. The Badmington Library of Sports and Pastimes
by STEEL. A. G. & HON. R. H. LYTTELTON. ; Lang. A, Grace. W. G, Mithcell. R. A. H, and Gale. F. Contribute
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Longmans, Green and co. London. 1889. THIRD EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.6 inches). Frontis and ten full page mono plates, plus 52 smaller engravings throughout the text. A few pages with marks and spots but overall a very good copy in a fine early full leather binding, by Sotheran & Co, of full burgundy Morocco. Spine with raised bands, each ruled in gilt. The compartments fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative and ruled gilt borders to the boards. Decorative gilt roll to board edges and inner dentelles. Attractive floral gold and green endpapers. All edges gilt. Blue silk page marker. Some rubbing to edges but overall a very good copy. ---- Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper - A. E. Ledger Hill, perhaps a relative of the late nineteenth century Hampshire and England Cricketer A. J. Ledger Hill.
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Seagulls Hate Parsnips And Other Electrifying Revelations About The Delaware Shore
by Virginia Tanzer
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Lake Shore Press, 1978. Paperback. Good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has some wear, a rough area and bump in lower left front corner at hinge, a small tear on bottom rear edge, and a couple of ink marks on rear. Signed by the author, Virginia Tanzer, on half-title page.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Clean Old-Fashioned Hate : Game By Game History of Georgia-Georgia Tech Football
by Bill Cromartie
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Huntsville Alabama: The Strode Publisher, Inc., 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. F/NF/1st ed. Clean Old-Fashioned Hate is a complete history of the Georgia-Georgia Tech football rivalry. This book covers every game from 1893 to 1976. The book also includes a never-before compiled offical records section and the names of the almost 2000 players who participated. First hand accounts of the games by former players and coaches, and loads of pictures. This is the scarce First Edition. 360 pages. Book is clean and tightly bound, with clean white unmarked pages. Dust jacket has one small chip at tip of front top corner, and some light general shelfwear, but has excellent vibrant color, and is a very attractive in a mylar sleeve.
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Favre
by Favre, Brett; and Bonita Favre with Chris Havel, Mark Bowden, Terry Bradshaw, and Peter King [Contributors]
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New York : Rugged Land, LLC, 2004 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Bonita Favre: "Bonita Favre / #4's Mom." Includes DVD: "In Their Own Words: Brett Favre & Bonita Favre"; also included is the original flyer announcing the bookstore's event. Book and dust jacket in fine, as new condition.
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Pancho Segura's Championship Strategy; Hot to Play Winning Tennis
by Segura, Pancho and Heldman, Gladys
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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xii, 179pp. Tan and grey boards, unclipped dust jacket. Ex library, light rubbing to corners, text is clean, remnants of label removal on rear endpaper, dust jacket has been pasted to inside covers, light wear and small abrasion to lower spine of dust jacket, with slight loss. Excellent instructions by one of tennis's all-time greats.
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FOOTBALL POWERS OF THE SOUTH: Vanderbilt * Tennessee * Alabama * Georgia * Florida * FSU * Auburn * LSU * Texas * SMU * Arkansas * UNC
by Wells, Lawrence (Author / Editor)
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Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Fine. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#005237: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to LEW HARRIS of Vanderbilt University for his important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .
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FOOTBALL POWERS OF THE SOUTH: Vanderbilt * Tennessee * Alabama * Georgia * Florida * FSU * Auburn * LSU * Texas * SMU * Arkansas * UNC
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Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. New. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#007129: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to LEW HARRIS of Vanderbilt University for his important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .
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Adventure is My Business
by Russell Annabel
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FOOTBALL POWERS OF THE SOUTH: Texas * SMU * Arkansas * Alabama * Georgia * Florida * FSU * Auburn * LSU * Tennessee * Vanderbilt * UNC
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Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Fine. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#007650: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to JONES RAMSEY of University of Texas for his important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .
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FOOTBALL POWERS OF THE SOUTH: FSU * Alabama * Georgia * Florida * Auburn * LSU * Tennessee * Vanderbilt * UNC * Texas * SMU * Arkansas
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Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 198 pages: 11 x 11 in.: 3: Signed by Author: KB#007133: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR/EDITOR LAWRENCE WELLS on Title Page; Confirmed by him directly. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy has small tear at edge of back cover that was well repaired with archival tape; otherwise covers and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Contains over 600 historical photos, which record the twelve major college teams of the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, FSU, Georgia, LSU, SMU, Tennessee, Texas, UNC and Vanderbilt). Special Thanks were extended by the author to WAYNE HOGAN and LISA MORTON of Florida State University for their important help in obtaining the historical information and photos. .
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