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New York: Lyons Press, 1997. vii, 131pp, index, glossary, bw ills. Or pictorial card covers. Moderate edge wear. Guide to the fundamentals of surfing with step-by-step instructions for the complete beginner. Covers traditional surfing, bodyboarding and body surfing.. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: New Holland, 1998. viii, 104pp, index, bw ills, maps. Or card covers. Small bump at top right corner. Step-by-step guide through the basics of surfing from getting the right board and preparing for your first wave, to developing the techniques used by pros. Learn to get the most out of surfing by being able to predict swells and discover… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 2004. xvi, 214pp, index, sources, appendices, bw ills. Very slight signs of edge wear to card covers. Presents a vivid picture of the original Olympics of Ancient Greece.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1984. 176pp, num col photographs. Or grey cloth in jacket. Some toning and foxing to endpapers.Jacket toned at edges with short tear at top of spine. Superb photographs accompany an informative text. Excellent reference for the hunter and fisherman.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Gardner, George W. (photographer). 4to.

Kilmore, Vic.: Bob Cain, 1990. HEAVY. 359pp, index, num bw & col ills. Or laminated pictorial boards. Very slight rubbing to covers. History of Australia's Miracle Mile- the premier trotting race in the country. The race was sponsored for several years by Coca Cola and the Coke logo appears on the rear cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to.

New York: Athena Press, 1966. xii, 169pp, 44 bw ills + frontis. Or red cloth in jacket. Jacket spine faded, minor edge wear with several short tears. From the basic elements of the bull fight to the most subtle details, this book traces the development of the matador's technique, with many examples from the art of such immortals as Manolete,… Read more about this item

Melbourne: The Hawthorn Press., 1975. 210pp, index, appendices, bw ills. Or black cloth in pictorial jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, light rubbing. History of yachting and yacht racing on Port Phillip Bay and the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1997. 512pp, index, notes, bw ills. Or brown papered boards with jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Biography of the first black man to play in major league baseball. Robinson was born in the rural south, the son of a sharecropper, was raised in southern California. He played in the Negro national League, and… Read more about this item

Charleston, SC.: Arcadia Publications, 2007. 128pp, hundreds bw photographs. Pictorial card covers. As new. Research indicates that surfing came to Califorinia in 1907-it may have reached San Diego as early as 1910. This book produces hundreds of photographs of San Diego's little known surfing past.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

London: Philip Allan, 1931. xii, 144pp, bw ills. Or pictorial papered boards with blue cloth spine. Endpapers show moderate toning, very slight rubbing at edges. A superior copy of this scarce manual for ship-board games and pastimes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Las Vegas, NV: Gamblers Book Club, 1980. 219pp, bw ills. Minor rubbing and toning to card covers, margin notes at 'tabulated data' section. 60 year veteran of craps analyses just how dice perform in cycles and why most systems are unsuccessful. Complete with analysations of how dice should perform in theory, compared to actual performances during 40 hours of observations… Read more about this item

Rutland, Va.: Charles E. Tuttle, 1998. 158pp, index, num bw photographs. Slight thumb soiling to fore-edge. Introduction to Shoto-kan karate which explains and illustrates two of the major kata with warm up exercises, stances, blocking techniques, and kicking techniques leading to the study and practice of the 2 kata- Bassai No. 1 and Takki No. 1. . Sixth Printing. Trade… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO: Paladin Press., 1981. x, 153pp, bw ills. Or black appered boards in jacket. Prev owners bookplate on front pastedown, very slight edge wear to jacket. Examines the arts of the Ninja and Ninjitsu.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1972. xv,136pp, bw ills. Original brown & black patterned cloth with brown leather spine. Very slight rubbing at corners and spine extremeties. Lacks the laid in signed etching. Signed and but not numbered (/1950) on limitation page (colophon) by the artist (Randy Jones). These writings were originally printed in the early 1800s. Here are collected several… Read more about this item

Somerset, UK: Haynes, 2003. 178pp, index, num bw & col ills. Or black cloth in pictorial jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket. Excellent coverage of Michael Schumacher's Formula One career. This edition has been updated to include the entire 2003 season in detail. Each of his 70 Grand Prix wins is described and photographed.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.… Read more about this item

Stamford, CT: Ailsa, 1985. 132pp, bw ills. Or fawn cloth. A few light rubs to cloth. Volume in the Classics of Golf series.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1971. xx, 351pp, index, bibliography, appendices, 2 colour plates, 38 bw plates, 69 bw text ills, 34 tables. Or red cloth in pictorial jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket with two very short repaired tears to top edge, price clipped. Minor toning to endpapers. Fairly technical work dealing with all aspects of the biology and management… Read more about this item

Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books, 2005. 112pp, num bw & col ills. As new. This volume tours the world looking at how the unique lifestyle sport of surfing has evolved over its thousand year history and showcases surfing hotspots and boardriders. Includes interviews with Gerry Lopez, Gave Davies, Mark Occhilupo, Kelly Slater, Layne Beachley, Flavio Padaratz and mroe.. First… Read more about this item

Guilford, CT: Falcon Guide, 2005. xii, 269pp, num bw ills, maps. Or pictorial boards. Slight bump to bottom rear. The best of California surf spots from classic surf spots to lesser known waves from the Oregon border to the Mexican border. Includes complete write-ups on 100 spots, plus key info on a further 100; best tide height, swell direction and… Read more about this item

Rutland, Va.: Charles E. Tuttle, 1991. 145pp, bw ills. Slight edge wear, remnant of old price sticker on rear cover. Examines karate as self-defense, sport and philosophy. Shows how karate can bring health, self-confidence and physical & mental discipline; and demonstrates the role it could play in reducing street crime and delinquency.. Second Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo.