Sport and Sporting

London: Jack, 1902:. Two volumes in one 1902 First Edition, 184 pages, gilt edges, 7 colour illustrations and 180 black & white liiustrations. Browning on endpapers, inscription, 9" x 11", fascinating book, lovely black cover. Postage & Packaging at cost. .

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

Putnam, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Previous owners inscriptions: Yes, by author. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket condition: Good, a few small marks. Published: 2000. 1st Edition: Yes. Pages: 320. Description: SIGNED by both authors to title page and 3 other signatures. This is an authoritative story of all the MGs prepared and entered by the MG Car Company and its successors in international competition from the 1920s to the late 1960s.

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 .

New York: H. H. Rosswell, National Police Gazette Corp.. Very Good. 1963-1964. First Edition. Softcover. 8 original issues, all with clean paper covers. VG condition. A few small edge tears. , Various contributors. 2- 1963 & 7- 1964. Front covers: Carroll Baker; Gina Lollobrigida; Richard Burton; Elizabeth Taylor; Rita Hayworth; Anita Ekberg. ; Photograph Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Chicago: the Hollister Press for the Mead Cycle Company, [early 20th-century]. 12 page advertising booklet, stapled self-wraps. Colour and two-tone chromolithographs. 2 horizontal creases from folding, some spotting and dulling to the cover. Very good condition. An attractive, early 20th-century advertising booklet for Crusader Bicycles by the Mead Cycle Company of Chicago. It includes two wonderful chromolithographs, including a double page spread depicting the Advance Model Crusader de Luxe for $19.85 and the Crusader Coaster-Brake Special for $17.80. The upper cover advertises their policies, including free shipping, a free 30 day trial, and five year guarantee, and there are also ads for a variety of accessories. "What more do you want in a wheel? What greater assurance could you ask in buying a bicycle? We are putting our priceless reputation behind these two latest Crusader Models and behind the unqualified statement that when you buy one you are making the best bicycle selection and the wisest… 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 IN PERSON BY BOB COUSY and briefly inscribed "Merry Xmas Dan" as shown. True 1st printing in unread condition; mild age toning to text. Looks terrific with a new mylar cover added to the dust jacket. Expedited shipping is welcome; Bk 5, 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

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.

James Hilton. Good-bye Mr. Chips. For your Holiday reading. Little, Brown 10th Impression Thus, 1934. USED. VG/Good Condition original white, red and green Holiday motif price-clipped dust jacket. 126 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. Written by James Hilton, author of "Lost Horizon".

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.

Barre, MA: Barre Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Slipcase is toned with owner name on . one side panel.. 1965. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. One of 1500 copies. Brown cloth with top edges and clear acetate jacket housed in printed cardboard slipcase. A collection of natural history and fishing stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages .

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.