Sport and Sporting

New York: American Lawn Tennis 1922, 2nd edition. (Hardcover) 399pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Gilt decorated green cloth. Top edge gilt, frontispiece with facsimile signatures of William T. Tilden, 2nd and Wm.W. Johnston, numerous illustrations and plates. The head and foot of the spine and corners are lightly worn. With Opinions on Disputed Points of Technique from Many Expert Players. Edited by S. Wallis Merrihew. (Sports, Lawn Tennis, Tennis).

Australia, 1952. Card Menu (4 sides). Farewell Dinner to Members of the Rowing Section of the Australian Rowing Team at The Hermitage Sydney, Friday May 30, 1952. Given by Members of earlier Crews to have rowed at Henley on Thames. 27 handwritten signatures on Menu, including those of previous Australian Rowing crews. Menu also contains the signatures of 13 members of the Australian Olympic Rowing Team for the Helsinki Games. Notable signatures include Mervyn Wood, who was the flagbearer for Australia at the Games and who also won a Silver medal in the Mens Single Skulls Event. Also, signatures of David Anderson, Philip Cayzer, Ernest Chapman, Thomas Chessel, Mervyn Finlay, Robert Tinning and Geoffrey Williamson who were part of the Bronze medal winning Australian eights. Front of menu features handwritten name of W. J. Dixon (Bill) who was one of the hosts, having competed for Australia at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Card. Very… Read More

London: Chapman and Hall. Very Good. 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked with the original slightly age darkened spine over embossed red cloth. Pictorial frontispiece. Engraved illustrations. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. (xvi) 334pp +16 page list of publishers ads. Western Europe; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 334 pages .

London: John Mitchell, Sporting Review Office. Very Good. 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Half brown leather spine & corners over brown silk boards. 4 bands with lightly faded gilt lettering & decoration on spine. Marbled endpapers. VOLUME #5: [1 (title) , 483, 1]; engraved title, 6 engraved plates, 6 maps and several partial page engravings and drawings. VOLUME #6: [1 (title) , 484]; engraved title, 11 engraved plates (one hand-colored) ; 4 maps; 2 drawings of trophy cups and several partial page engravings and drawings. Text tight, clean & intact with tissue guarded plates, hinges just starting: covers firm. Light shelf wear. Both volumes have two prior owner's ink stamps on front endpaper: one belonging to industrialist "William K. Dick" of Islip, Long Island, NY. Sports, Hunting, Horses. ; B/W Engravings; 8vo; 967 pages .

"NEWCASTLE FISHERS' GARLANDS" - A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands for North Country Anglers, edited by Joseph Crawhall. 1864; George Rutland; Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom. The book is a compilation of content from past publications of "The Fisher's Garland" from 1820 to 1864. At the back of the book is a Memorial to Izaak Walton, best know as the author of "The Compleat Angler.""Dedicated to the Members of the Coquet-Dale Angling Club, with an earnest hope that the lines herein cast may perchance rise some stray Roxby or Doubleday of that honourable body, and induce an attempt to resume and continue the Newcastle Fishers' Garlands, so charmingly set forth by the spirits of a former generation."Condition:Some areas of bubbling under the cloth on the front cover; sharp corners; bright gilt lettering on the spine; light soiling to front and back covers. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Occasional foxing to a handful of random pages...otherwise, the pages are clean and white with no… Read More

Easton Press, 2004. Hardcover. Like New. Collectible Easton Press first limited edition, first printing of football Hall of Fame legend Paul Hornung's Golden Boy. Signed by Paul Hornung on limitation page. Copy #980 of 1500 issued. Bound in full tan leather with gilt decorations and all edges gilt. Silk moire endpapers. No bookplate. Includes laid-in 6" x 4" biography card, as issued. 291 pp. 9 1/2" x 6 1/2". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Page ribbon in original tucked position. Appears unread. No visible faults on gilt edges. A beautiful, flawless copy. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

SIGNED BY BOB COUSY AND CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA! Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Briefly inscribed as shown. Appears unread, boards look like new. Mild wear on jacket but still looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; Bk 3, signed by author.

Johnson Gorman Book Pub, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New - Unread Copy. Signed And Inscribed. Some Wear In The Corners. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - His Name Is William Dickenson Hunter, But To Generations Of Canadian Sports Fans He's Known Best As Wild Bill. Part Showman, Salesman, Rebel And Visionary, And 100 Per Cent Lover Of The Game Of Hockey, Bill Hunter Has Been Witness To, And Part Of, The Lore Of Canadian Sport For 65 Years. Bill Hunter Formed His First Team At Age 17 And Toured A Baseball Club Through Dust Bowl Saskatchewan Before He'd Even Finished High School. Since Then He's Owned Or Managed More Franchises Than There Are Teams In The Nhl -- From Ladies Softball To Junior Hockey To Pro Hockey To Big-Money Curling. And When He Couldn't Get Into The Leagues He Wanted, He Started His Own. The Western Hockey League -- The World's Biggest Junior League -- Would Never Have Happened If Bill… Read More

Boston: The Wheelman Company, 1885. First edition. Three-quarter leather. Very good. Thick quarto (6.5" x 9.75"), three quarter brown leather and brown pebbled cloth. Spine lettered in gilt. 767, (i) pp. Profusely illustrated with drawings and reproductions of illustrations and engravings. A little wear at the corners and some scuffing on the joints. Fron paste-down endpaper has a bookbinder's tag from J. Westwood Book-Binder Springfield, Mass. Very good, solid, clean copy. A miscellany of interesting articles including: Adirondack Forests;Winning & Keeping the America's Cup; Chicago Bicycle Club's 1200 Mile Tour; Across America on a Bicycle; Capt. Bourke's "With General Crook in the Sierra Madre"; Antelope on the Highlands of New Mexico; Harvard-Yale Boating Races; A Plea for Bar Harbor; Fishing, Bikinng, Rowing; Yachting; Tennis; Canoeing; Camping; Summer Days Along (Lake) Champlain; Women on Cycling. Much more.

Special Signed Edition with Printing on the Dust Jacket stating that and Kirk Herbstreit's Signature (No Inscription or Personalization) on a Special Signature Page. First Edition, First Printing with a Full Number Line. This Book is in Excellent, Like New Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Rubbing to the Surface but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Author's Signature, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1989. First Edition, stated. Hardcover in DJ. Oversize. NF in NF DJ. Interior is tight, bright, and clean. Previous owner's sticker (Eclipse Thoroughbred Lib) is affixed to lower front flyleaf; rear flyleaves have some waving running along spine. Minor abrasion to leather on spine edges. Else As New. DJ shows minor shelf and handling wear with light abrasion as well as three black streaks on rear and a small grouping of black spots on front. Overall, a gorgeous copy! Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

Perth, Western Australia: Headway International Publishing, 1991. NF in NF DJ. Ownership sticker on front flyleaf, else clean, bright, and without markings. Binding shows all four corners bumped with light abrasion; light abrasion to edges of boards. Binding tight. Unclipped DJ has 1/4" tear at rear fold and minor curling and creasing with light abrasion. Overall, a clean, solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

Well illustrated trade catalogues of this vintage are scarce and in this superior condition exceedingly so. Sociological insight into the male leisured classes and, increasingly, all Australians.

Bert Nelson, Publisher, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound volume of 1968 Track and Field News. Complete year of 18 issues with covers. Includes the track and field holy grail: the first national media appearance in print of mid-distance running legend Steve Prefontaine, then a junior at Marshall High School, in an article titled "Junior Prefontaine 4:13.8" and appearing in the April 1968 issue. Prefontaine also makes several appearances in results articles. Notably, 1968 fell into the heart of the Golden Era of mid-distance running and included such high profile runners as Jim Ryun (then considered the greatest mid-distance runner in history), Kip Keino (gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics), Marty Liquori, Dave Wottle, Ron Clarke, Billy Mills, Frank Murphy, and Frank Shorter, all of whom make numerous appearances in photos and in print in these issues - and of course many others. Also of note are O. J. Simpson photographed passing a baton in a relay race and Bob Beamon, who won the Mexico… Read More

Green leather binding. Gilt edging on both boards. Red title plates with gilt lettering and decoration on the spine.