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360 BRILLIANT AND INSTRUCTIVE END GAMES Signed by Fox and Geller

360 BRILLIANT AND INSTRUCTIVE END GAMES Signed by Fox and Geller

by Troizky, A.A.

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New York: Dover, 1968. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First Dover edition. 8vo., decorated wrappers, pp192. Introduction by Fred Reinfeld. Well illustrated throughout. From the distinguished library of Maurice Fox, several times Canadian Chess Champion, with his signature and date on the ffe and with gift inscription to Fox from his friend Louis Geller - both men were active members in the Montreal, "En Passant" Chess Club in the 20's & 30's.
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AIRBORNE

AIRBORNE

by Buckley, William F.

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New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Buckley. William F. AIRBORNE. New York: Macmillan, 1977. 8vo., 252pp. Black & white photo illustration throughout plus 8 color plates. Blue cloth with orange & white titles. plus 8 color plates. Author Barnaby Conrad's comment that "Airborne is a book about sailing the way Moby Dick is a book about whaling" A fine example in a neatly price-clipped dustwrapper.
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ALEXANDER ALEKHINE. Inscribed 1954 by Alexander Kotov

ALEXANDER ALEKHINE. Inscribed 1954 by Alexander Kotov

by Kotov, Alexander

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Moscow: 1953. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Presentation Copy of the first edition in Russian. 8vo., pp.456. Publisher's grey cloth covered boards stamped in gilt & black. Heavily illustrated with game diagrams. A very good copy without dustwrapper. Inscribed in 1954 by Alexander Kotov. From the distinguished library of Maurice Fox, several times Canadian Chess Champion, with his signature & date on the ffe. Custom cut stiff mylar jacket.
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THE ANGLER'S BOOK OF CANADIAN FISHES. Preface by J.R. Dymond. Foreword by Gregory Clark. Illustrated by Gordon Fairbairn

by Wooding, F.H.

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Toronto: Collins, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo., pp. 303. Illustrations in Color & Black & White. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper showing minimal use.
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DON DUNPHY AT RINGSIDE. Signed

DON DUNPHY AT RINGSIDE. Signed

by Dunphy, Don

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New York: Henry Holt, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First edition. 8vo. A fine copy in dustwrapper. 8vo., xiv, 289pp. SIGNED by Dunphy on the title page. Can ya beat that? An excellent copy.
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THE FENCEPOST CHRONICLES. Signed
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THE FENCEPOST CHRONICLES. Signed

by Kinsella, W.P.

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Don Mills: Totem Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by the author on the half-title. A bright, fresh copy in pictorial stiff card wrappers, as issued. 8vo. 190 pp.
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THE FIGHT: AN ESSAY
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THE FIGHT: AN ESSAY

by Hazlitt, William

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Woodstock, VT: Elm Tree Press, 1929. 1st Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Signed. Hazlitt, William. THE FIGHT: AN ESSAY. Woodstock, VT: Elm Tree Press, 1929. Sm. 8vo., 30pp. A lovely reprint of an 1822 essay by noted critic William Hazlitt, comissioned by Marjorie Barlow with an introduction by Robert H. Davis, #345 of 1000 copies. Publisher's blue paper covered boards with paper title pasted on spine. A fine copy [a hint of foxing to the endpapers], lovely colour frontispiece depicting a boxing match. The edition signed by Marjorie Barlow on title page verso. A very nice example in a near fine dustwrapper with tiny loss at the head & heel of the spine.
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A FISHERMAN'S SUMMER IN CANADA. Inscribed

A FISHERMAN'S SUMMER IN CANADA. Inscribed

by Aflalo, Frederick G.

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London: Witherby & Co, 1911. First Edition.. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Aflalo, Frederick G. A FISHERMAN'S SUMMER IN CANADA. Inscribed. London: Witherby & Co., 1911. 8vo., 147pp. Publisher's gilt-stamped burgundy cloth, 24 black & white photo plates. Neatly inscribed in black ink on the front free endpaper: "J.K.L. Ross esq. from / the author, in pleasant / memory of hours spent / with Mrs. Ross & him / on land & water - / Easter, 1911"A three-month angling tour of Eastern Canada including a canoe trip on the Miramichi, with salmon & grilse fishing, & a month at Cape Breton Island in an attempt to land one of the big tunny or tuna. Fishing in New Brunswick, the Northern Atlantic, Nova Scotia, & the Great Lakes by a leading British sportsman.
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HUNTS WITH JORROCKS From Handley Cross by Robert Surtees. With illustrations by G. Denholm Armour
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HUNTS WITH JORROCKS From Handley Cross by Robert Surtees. With illustrations by G. Denholm Armour

by Surtees, Robert

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Toronto: The Musson Company, 1908. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Canadian illustrated edition. 4to., 215pp. Gilt decorated & lettered red cloth. A touch of rubbing else a lovely near fine copy, the gilt sharp & fresh, the covers & spine bright. Frontispiece & 24 colour illustrated plates tipped-in, all prin ted tissue guards present & in excellent condition.
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LAUGHING IN THE HILLS

LAUGHING IN THE HILLS

by Barich, Bill

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New York: The Viking Press, (1980), 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Barich, Bill. LAUGHING IN THE HILLS. New York: The Viking Press, (1980). First edition. Author's superb First Book about horse racing & track life. 8vo. A fine copy in like neatly price-clipped dustwrapper.
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A PLEA FOR SANITY IN THOTOUGHBRED RACING. Inscribed

A PLEA FOR SANITY IN THOTOUGHBRED RACING. Inscribed

by Vickers, Captain Reginald J., M.C.

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Virginia: Privately Printed, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Vickers, Captain Reginald J., M.C. A PLEA FOR SANITY IN THOTOUGHBRED RACING. Inscribed. Virginia: Privately Printed, 1962. Quarter brown cloth over beige cloth covered boards with yearling photo on the cover in about very good condition showing moderate use. 8vo., 55pp. Signed & dated by Vickers on the front free endpaper followed by another signature of N. Stalle date 1963 as well. Included is 1 1/3pg. ALS dated Aug. 29th 1963, The Plains / Fanquier County / Virginia USA / addressed to: Sir Wintringham Stable / Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15. [UK]. A chatty letter about "the spotsman owned thoroughbred fast becoming overruled by thoroughbred industrialists" & the readyness of three year olds to race with references to equine physiology. An interesting item. Contains a plea to eliminate early training of horses so that they are not broken down at an early age. Includes: They Deserve Better Treatment,… Read More
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RACING THROUGH PARADISE: A Pacific Passage

RACING THROUGH PARADISE: A Pacific Passage

by Buckley, William F.

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New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition. First Edition. William F. Buckley Jr. RACING THROUGH PARADISE: A Pacific Passage. New York: Random House, 1987. First Edition. 8vo., 344pp. with 20 maps & plans, 2 yacht plans & 90 black & white photos, plus 16 pages with 32 colour photos. Scrimshaw with passage engraved endpapers. This is Buckley's third book of his classic accounts of Sailing around the World. This 1985 cruise from Honolulu to Johnston Atoll, Majuro, Kosrae, Kapingamarangi on to Kavieng in New Ireland with earlier reminiscences of sailing in the Azores, Galapagos, Tahiti.
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SCORING The Art Of Hockey. Signed & with Drawing

SCORING The Art Of Hockey. Signed & with Drawing

by Hood, Hugh. Segal, Seymour

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N.p. [Toronto]: Oberon Press, (1979), 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Seymour Segal. Seymour Segal. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Hood, Hugh. Segal, Seymour. SCORING The Art Of Hockey. Signed. N.P. Oberon Press, (1979). First Edition Inscribed by Canadian artist Seymour Segal and embellished with a bold full-page drawing of a hockey player with a puck in his mouth on the title-page. Small 4to. Unpaginated. 60 pp. A fine copy in maroon cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine pictorial dustwrapper. A philosophical and metaphysical look at hockey and the sport's similarities to sex. Provocative text by Hugh Hood. 18 colour plates by Seymour Segal with an erotic theme.
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A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Signed

A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Signed

by McPhee, John

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1965], 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Inscribed Presentation Copy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1965). First Edition of John McPhee's first book profiling Bill Bradley, the finest basketball player Princeton had ever known, Inscribed by John McPhee on the title-page. "For David Flagg, with every best wish and hopes that you will be broadcasting games one day with a performer in them like this one - John McPhee / December 23, 1965". 8vo. 144 pp. + A 46 pp. portfolio of black and white photographs. A near fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper with some minimal use and a small triangular chip on the front panel. "Immensely well-written, inspiring without being preachy, and contains as well the clearest analyses of Bradley's moves, fakes, and shots that have appeared in… Read More
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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Volumes 1-1954 With Topps Cards
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SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Volumes 1-1954 With Topps Cards

by Sports Illustrated, editors

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Chicago: Time Inc, 1954. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. THE SCARCE FIRST ISSUE Of Sports Illustrated. 4to. Illustrated wrappers. The FIRST ISSUE, Volume 1, Number 1. August 16, 1954. Complete, with 6 pp. TOPPS baseball card fold-out ( Mays, Moon, Law, Snider, Turley, Jackie Robinson, Ted Williams, et al ).The cover photo according to the archives of Sports Illustrated is by "Mark Kauffman famously features future Hall of Fame third baseman Eddie Mathews at the plate for the Braves at Milwaukee's County Stadium...and the cover would be re-used six other times in SI's history. A Near Fine copy [neat crease on back cover].
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THE THRILL OF THE GRASS. Signed

by Kinsella, W. P.

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Markham: Peguin Canada, 1987. 1st Edition, Early Printing. Soft cover. 1st Edition, Early Printing. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, later impression Inscribed by the author on the title page. A fine bright, fresh copy in pictorial stiff card wrappers, as issued. 8vo. 196 pp.
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WIND FALL - THE END OF THE AFFAIR

WIND FALL - THE END OF THE AFFAIR

by Buckley, William F.

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New York: Random House, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. William F. Buckley Jr. WIND FALL - THE END OF THE AFFAIR. New York: Random House, 1992. First Edition. 8vo., A fine copy in like dustwrapper. Ronald Reagan wrote: "When Bill Buckley slows down, it is to a speed that leaves others in the dust - or in his wake. His new book is an eloquent, high-spirited, irresistible voyage into the later passages of life, a time when there is much smooth sailing and patches of real turbulence" - Charlton Heston wrote: "He's run a magazine and for mayor, written novels and commentary, played the harpsichord and Moses to modern conservatism, while keep a proper perspective between God and country, friends and family - the latest of his wonderfully readable sea sagas, also the best.
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