Sports & Recreation from Pulp & Circumstance

New York: Vintage (Random House), 1987. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. This little classic is a "spellbinding account of a journey on foot from one end of California to the other". First published in 1964, this copy is a first printing of the 1987 mass market edition. Includes a 1981 Preface.… Read more about this item

Surrey, BC: Rocky Mountain Books, 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A true story of the love of adventure that celebrates the spirit of those who dare. Hardcover in textured marigold boards with gilt titling on the spine. Author's personalized inscription on ffep. Illustrated with photos in… Read more about this item

Montreal: Hermitage Country Club, 1961. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small octavo in blue cloth with gilt titling to the spine and the club's logo to the front cover. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with b&w photos. Quite a list of minor flaws, yet still a very good… Read more about this item

Bolinas, California: Shelter Publications Inc, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. Originally published in 1945, this trade paperback edition was first printed in 1992. This copy is a 2010 seventh printing. Includes more than 400 drawings. Index. Very Good plus: no markings, very little wear, but with a slight shelf slant.

Victoria, BC: Victoria Rugby Union, 1974. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Essentially a little yearbook in pamphlet form, about 6 7/8" x 4 1/2", with ads and photos, club profiles and past results. Staple bound. Illustrations in b&w. Not paginated. Minor wear. A spot of rust on… Read more about this item

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First published 1959. Smaller hardcover in blue boards with dark blue device to the front board and titling to the spine. This edition (No. 42 in the Mariner's Library) includes a 1960 postscript by the author. Illustrated with b&w photos… Read more about this item

Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Broad hardcover quarto, about 11 3/8" x 9 1/2", in textured yellow boards with blue titling to the front cover and the spine. Well illustrated: 190 total, 63 in colour. Includes a List of Winners, Bibliography, and an Index.… Read more about this item

Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo: 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy is a 2006 third printing. Includes a Select Bibliography and a combined Index and Glossary. Very Good: square and firmly bound, with only minor wear, but does contain pencil underling on two pages of… Read more about this item

Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine. Includes b&w illustrations. Nearly New, but for a bit of fading at the spine. Square and crisp, no markings.

San Rafael, California: New World Library, 1991. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two books sold together as one lot; ships with only a single shipping charge. (1) Seven Steps to Inner Power: A Martial Arts Master Reveals Her Secrets for Dynamic Living (ISBN # 0931432707). First New World Library trade paperback… Read more about this item

North Vancouver, BC: Whitecap, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. B&W illustrations. Glossary. Sources. Index. VG+: minor wear. No markings.

New York: Berkley, 1982. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Originally published 1980. Berkley trade paperback edition published 1982. Sixteenth printing thus. Near Fine: very mild wear. Square, tight, clean. Old price sticker on back cover. No markings.

Edmonton: Lone Pine, 1996. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Originally published 1989. Expanded second edition, 1996. First printing thus. Nice paper. Includes b&w illustrations and colour photos. Near fine: very mild exterior wear. Covers slightly curved away. Touch of fading to the… Read more about this item

New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. Originally published in 1943 by the US Naval Institute, this copy is from the second printing (1977) of the Arco edition. Includes drills and lesson plans. Illustrated in b&w. Index. VG: sturdy trade paperback, square and tight. Exterior wear includes some small… Read more about this item

Toronto: HarperCollins, 2014. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second printing of the trade paperback edition with only very minor wear. A "motivational tale of triumph over hardship" (Quill & Quire).

Toronto: Dundurn, 2012. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Glossy soft cover with just a very little bit of wear. Tight, square and clean. Illustrated.

Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in blue boards with gold titling on spine. VG+: square, clean and unmarked with minor wear only. Dust jacket clean and complete with a bit of wear. Front flap fits a bit loosely: … Read more about this item

Toronto: Random House Canada, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover first edition in blue boards with silver titling on the spine. Remainder mark on the bottom of the text block. Dust jacket also in nearly new condition with very minor wear. Unread. Illustrated… Read more about this item