from David Kaye Books & Memorabilia

Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publ, 1957. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. very good in good dust jacket, in fresh archival cover; chipping/cracking to jacket edges,minor rubbing to board edges, underlining on a few pages else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing

Tucson: Midbar Press, 1979. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. near fine in vg jacket, in fresh archival cover; tiny chips/rubbing to jacket edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first edition

New York: Collier Books, 1988. First Edition Thus. Softcover. near fine in pictorial covers; very gentle soiling and one small bump to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in uncreased covers; first printing thus with the updated 1988 epilogue

Ohio: Stoneman Press, 1952. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. good in gilt-stamped blue cloth boards, no jacket as issued; fraying to board corners and spine ends, paper split on both hinges but boards still attached else a tight square unmarked copy; stated first edition 1952

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1986. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. near fine in fine dust jacket; short owner inscription on free front endpaper else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with complete number line

Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1994. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author on ffep to long-time Dodger broadcaster Ross Porter, an inside look at strikes, lockouts and holdouts in baseball; fine in fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; clean and bright, nearly as new; first printing with complete number line

New York: Random House, 1974. Later Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author on free front endpaper, very good in near fine price-clipped dust jacket in archival cover; some erosion to board edges (bug bites?), small stain on ffep else a tight square unmarked copy in clipped dust jacket; scarce signed; later printing

U.S.A: Masters-Graham Publ, 1962. First Edition ~1st Printing. Softcover. scarce important book on surfing, very good in staple-bound pictorial covers; gentle edgewear overall else a tight unmarked copy in stapled soft covers; first printing

Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1999. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author Swank on ffep to boxing/Hollywood manager Bob Case, near fine in near fine jacket; gentle creasing to jacket corners, one bumped board corner else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated second printing from a limited edition

New York: Sports Publ, 2015. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. fine in fine jacket; a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; nearly as new, appears unread; first printing with full number line

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1960. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. near fine in good dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; long taped tear across front of jacket else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with no later indications; author George Allen, assistant coach of the Chicago Bears when he wrote the book, went on to… Read more

New York: Brooks Bros, 1924. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. vg in gilt-stamped cloth boards, no jacket as issued; sunning to board edges, owner bookplate on ffep else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; first printing with no later indications

New York: Dell Publishing, 1967. First Edition ~1st Printing. Softcover. vg in pict covers; gentle crease to front cover from opening book else a tight square unmarked copy in sound binding; stated first printing

Illinois: Sports Publ, 2000. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. illustrated history of the vaunted baseball bat maker, near fine in fine jacket, in mylar cover; some gentle bumping to board edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing

San Francisco: Woodford Publ, 1994. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by author on half-title page, fine in fine jacket; a crisp square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; nearly as new, appears unread; stated first printing

London: Robson Books, 1991. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. bio of the renowned giant boxer, fine in near fine jacket, in mylar cover; small smudge to price on jacket flap else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; clean and bright, appears unread; first printing with no later signs

New York: The Macmillan Co, 1975. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. fine in near fine price-clipped jacket, in fresh mylar cover; a few tiny chips/tears to jacket edges else a tight square unmarked copy in clipped dust jacket; clean and bright, appears unread; stated first printing

Milwaukee: Classic Publ. Co, 1943. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. near fine in good jacket, in fresh mylar cover; one-inch chip at bottom of jacket spine, small chips to jacket corners, heavy toning to jacket spine else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated second printing

New York: Parker Publ, 1981. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. near fine in good jacket, in mylar cover; rubbing and light edgewear to jacket else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; first printing with no later signs

New York: Atheneum, 1975. First Edition ~1st Printing. Hardcover. near fine in near fine jacket; subtle stain across top of jacket back else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; text and jacket cover are clean and bright; stated first edition