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CASEY AT THE BAT
by [BASEBALL] THAYER, Phineas
- Condition
- Used - Previous owner's name on half-title page in a child's hand; faint ink marks on endpapers; front hinge partly split but covers ti
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Published
- 1912
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$1,639.97
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on half-title page in a child's hand; faint ink marks on endpapers; front hinge partly split but covers tight. Boards quite nice with a 2-1/2" split along front spine edge and the bottom inch of the spine chipped with loss. Still Very Good for this… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,639.97
THE MICK
by MANTLE, Mickey (with GLUCK, Herb)
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- Used - Front endpaper neatly removed to allow easier display of the signature, otherwise Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with chips and
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$868.22
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper neatly removed to allow easier display of the signature, otherwise Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with chips and tears. Illustrated with photographs of the Hall of Famer. INSCRIBED "To Nick/Best wishes" and SIGNED by the star centerfielder on the half-title page.
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A$868.22
TOUCHDOWN!
by STAGG, Amos Alonzo & STOUT, Wesley Winans
- Condition
- Used - Owner inscription on the half-title page. Near Fine, lacking the scarce dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$1,929.38
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New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner inscription on the half-title page. Near Fine, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. Cloth. Illustrated with photographs. SIGNED on the front endpaper "Sincerely,/Amos Alonzo Stagg/December, 1927." A scarce early inscription before his writing became shaky by one of the most important figures in American sports. Stagg, the first to… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,929.38
PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES. A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage. Volume I, Nos. 1 - 26
by [BASEBALL] PORTER, William T
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- Used - Minor foxing, some pages browned, some unopened, lacking pages 69-72 and 81-84 (there is no baseball information on those pages)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1856-1857
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$7,717.50
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New York: [Wm. Porter & George Wilkes], 1856-1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing, some pages browned, some unopened, lacking pages 69-72 and 81-84 (there is no baseball information on those pages). Binding quite nice. Overall Near Fine. Folio (10-3/4" x 16") in the original cloth rebacked with a recent brown morocco leather spine, lettered in gilt, and corners;… Read more about this item Item Price
A$7,717.50
MY LIFE STORY
by LOUIS, Joe
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- Used - Fading and rubbing to the cloth with browning to the endpapers and a few other pages. Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with some
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1947)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$964.69
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New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Fading and rubbing to the cloth with browning to the endpapers and a few other pages. Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with some tears and chipping including a large chip at the top rear. SIGNED by the great boxer on a special page tipped-in by the publisher.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$964.69
THE ANNALS OF SPORTING AND FANCY GAZETTE; A MAGAZINE, ENTIRELY APPROPRIATED TO SPORTING SUBJECTS AND FANCY PURSUITS; Containing Every Thing Worthy of Remark on Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Cocking, Pugilism, Wrestling, Singlestick, Pedestrianism, Cricket, Billiards, Rowing, Sailing, Etc. Etc. Accompanied with Striking Representations of the Various Subjects
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- Used - Occasional light foxing or staining but contents generally clean. Attractive bookplate of Edward Motley Weld on the front pasted
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1822-1828
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$6,752.81
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London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1822-1828. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional light foxing or staining but contents generally clean. Attractive bookplate of Edward Motley Weld on the front pastedowns of all volumes. Three covers detached, rubbing to the raised bands. Very Good. Complete in 13 octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") volumes bound in later polished calf leather with gilt rules… Read more about this item Item Price
A$6,752.81
TIME PRESENT, TIME PAST: A MEMOIR
by BRADLEY, Bill
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$67.61
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the title page by the former basketball star and presidential candidate: For Don Penny--/with respect and/humble recognition of my/limitations/Bill." Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley speaks with affection about his small-town upbringing and traces the road he took through sports… Read more about this item Item Price
A$67.61
THE GAME OF BILLIARDS
by PHELAN, Michael
- Condition
- Used - Despite the missing portrait, a Fine, bright copy of this uncommon title
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Published
- 1863
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$1,447.03
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1863. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Despite the missing portrait, a Fine, bright copy of this uncommon title. Revised, Enlarged, and Richly Embellished with Engravings." Decorated cloth. First published in 1856, all editions of this early billiards book, the second American book on the game, are scarce. The author, Michael Phelan, also published the… Read more about this item Item Price
A$1,447.03
NOLAN RYAN. THE AUTHORIZED PICTORIAL HISTORY
by [RYAN, Nolan] BRIGGS, Jennifer et al
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper, lacking the slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1991)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$385.88
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Fort Worth, TX: The Summit Group, (1991). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper, lacking the slipcase. Folio (10" x 12-1/4") in blue boards and dustwrapper. Illustrated with many photographs, mostly color, of the Hall of Famer. A brief foreword by then Texas Rangers Managing General Partner George W. Bush. SIGNED by the all-time strikeout king (Ryan,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$385.88
THE JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES OF MR. JOHN JORROCKS
by SURTEES, Robert Smith
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- Used - A very small area on the front and on the back cover where the cloth has been peeled away. Very Good in somewhat worn, still qui
- Published
- 1932
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$86.90
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover. A very small area on the front and on the back cover where the cloth has been peeled away. Very Good in somewhat worn, still quite Good slipcase. Gordon Ross. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/4") bound with gilt design to covers and spine. Introduction by E. A. Newton. Designed by D.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$86.90
