Search Results: Sporting from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

Millwood, Virginia: The American Foxhound Club, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 416 pages. Hardcover bound in red cloth. The binding shows moderate rubbing and wear, but the binding is a bit shaken. Inner hinges sound, but there is a little play in the binding. #490 of 1000 copies SIGNED by the author. Clean within. Illustrated.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to. 490 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a black and orange dust jacket. The jacket is worn and has several edge tears and some curling at the edges. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Text is unmarked but is musty. Thus, a reading or reference copy only. Illustrated with Photographs, Charts and Maps. First Edition with the Scribner's "A.

Fullerton, Caliif.: Rw Underground Pubns, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 162 pages. Soft cover bound in white wrappers. Light wear to the binding. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. A sound copy with clean text.

Norwalk, Connecticut : Easton Press. Leather Bound. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. Hardcover bound in brown leather with gold embossing. New in shrink wrap. The shrink wrap has some soiling about the edges, but the book is fine. Extensively illustrated.

Champaign IL: Sagamore Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 378 pages. Hardcover in a black dust jacket. The jacket has light to moderate wear. Some foxing to the inside of the jacket. Text is clean. INSCRIBED to another sports writer, Kevin Reid (who co-authored the autobiography of Cardinal's Enos Slaughter's "Country Hardball."). The inscription in this book reads, " Dec. 1996 / To Kevin Reid, my friend and especially Enos Slaughter's, a good writer and a good guy who ALSO think historical accuracy in sports is important too. Pleasant reading, especially Chapter 22 (page 164). Very best, Sincerely, Bob Broeg." Laid in loosely is also a note to Kevin Reid from the author, "Dear Kev.. thanks for the material. Happy birthday. The (?) same to dear "Borco." B.B.

N.p.: Garland Publications, 1988. Second Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 152 pages. Hardcover bound in burnt sienna cloth. The binding shows moderate rubbing and wear. The corners are a bit bumped. The top corner of the text block is a bit damped. A sound copy with unmarked text.

N.P.: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1967. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oblong small quarto. Unpaginated. Hardcover in white illustrated dust jacket. DJ is toned, has edge-wear and small tears. Rear cover has some soil marks and scuffs. Small damp spots. Text is clean.

Neshkoro, WI: Sportsbook Publishing Co., 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. 285 pages. Hardcover in white dust jacket. The jacket has very light wear and has been placed in a protective mylar sleeve. Red sticker on front jacket flap. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf, "To Bill Foxley from Greg Scott, Publisher" (and in a different hand), "All the best, Larry D. Names." A stamp as well as a card placed in the front of the book indicates this book is registered as number 1068. Text is clean and sound.

New York: Orange Judd Publishing Company Incorporated, 1941. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 256 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. The binding is worn and soiled from handling. Spine is darkened. Original owner's 1941 gift inscription from Santa on the front flyleaf. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and unmarked text.

New York: American Sports Publishing Co., 1926. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 229, (6) pages. Hardcover in blue cloth. Binding is scuffed, has foxing and smudges. Gilt title on front cover has dulled, with some of the gilt having been rubbed away. The boards are slightly bowed. Endpapers are advertisements. Text has light foxing. Illustrations throughout.

New York: Emerson Books, Inc., 1957. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo. Hardcover with a red and black dust jacket. Moderate wear to the jacket. A sound copy and clean within.

Huntsville, Alabama: Strode Pub, 1980. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo. 224 pages. Hardcover with a pale blue dust jacket. The jacket is worn, and the jacket headcap is torn and chipped. Book is rubbed and the interior is clean. Illustrated with black and white photos.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo. 210 pages. Hardcover with a colour pictorial dust jacket. The jacket shows some edge wear,. A .5 inch chip is missing from foot of DJ.Rest of the DJ has scuffs/rubbing. Patterned endpapers. A prior owner's name at the top of the dedication page. Light toning to text.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. Soft cover. Good. 8vo. 275 pages, indexed. Softcover with yellow illustrated wrappers. Binding is is lightly foxed, has some sticker residue at foot of spine. Front cover has a three inch long crease starting at the top edge. Text is toned but sound.

N.p.: Sporting Classics, 2008. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. 321, (2) pages. Brown hardcover with an image on the front cover in gilt. Light wear to the binding. All edges gilt. Lacks the slipcase; this version was issued without the dust jacket but is supposed to have a slipcase. Limited Edition. This copy is out of series. It is NOT numbered and is not signed. A folio measuring 12.25 inches tall by 9 3/8 inches wide. Illustrated.

Evanston, Illinois : Holtzman Press, Inc.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 346 pages. Burgundy and blue hardcover. Minimal wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges and clean text. A modern facsimile of a book originally published in 1938. Part of the "Sports Classics" series. No modern copyright date, but the front leaf notes Gallico's passing in 1974. Gallico's facsimile signature is at the top of the front leaf.

Indianapolis, Indiana: The National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2000. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. Quarto. 214 pages. Soft cover bound in white wrappers. The binding is moderately rubbed and worn with some toning to the outside covers. A sound copy with clean text. Contains some illustrations in black and white and a number of charts and graphs.

New York: Stackpole & Heck, 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to. 698 pages, indexed. First edition hardcover in black and yellow dust jacket. DJ is worn at edges, with chips missing at headcap of spine. Boards and inside front/rear covers are foxed. Prior owner's name written inside front cover. Pages show slight foxing but are otherwise sound.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1941. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo. 183 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a green and white dust jacket. The jacket is quite worn and there is an old tape repair the entire length of the front panel. The book itself is sound and clean.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 188 pages. The binding measures 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full brown leather with cover designs embossed in gilt. The binding has minimal wear. All edges of text block are gilt, have no scuffs. Peach silk moire endpapers. Tan ribbon bookmark. Text is clean. An attractive copy.