‎Sports‎

‎Burgess Adrian and Alan‎

‎The Burgess Book of Lies‎

‎Cloudcap 1994. Stated first edition. Inscribed by Adrian Burgess on title page. A tight clean copy with mild spine lean. NF/NF. 463pp. Jacket now in a new mylar cover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Cloudcap Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 060047 ISBN : 0938567381 9780938567387

‎Burgess Graham‎

‎Chess Highlights of the 20th Century‎

‎London: Gambit Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket; Top corners bumped. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1901983218 . Pictorial hardcover. Symbols and bibliography. Year by year summary of world and chess history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages . Gambit Publications hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 43945 ISBN : 1901983218 9781901983210

‎Burgess Robert F‎

‎Handbook of Trailer Sailing‎

‎NY: Dodd Mead & Co. 1984. Trade Paperback. Good . Dodd, Mead & Co. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 14561 ISBN : 039608303X 9780396083030

‎Burgess Wise David/Moss Stirling foreword‎

‎The Ultimate Race Car‎

‎NY: DK Publishing 1999. 1st American printing. VG/Good dust jacket bottom 1 inch of dust jacket spine missing. 168 p. color/bw photos glossary index 4to; DK Publishing hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 64544 ISBN : 0789441829 9780789441829

‎Burian Evan; Kurt D. Zwikl fwd.‎

‎Ancient Rivals and Thanksgiving Day Football INSCRIBED‎

‎Emmaus PA: Self-Published 2004. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. INSCRIBED. Stiff color illus. wraps. Slight wear to corners nearly as issued. vi170 pp. illus. Inscribed by author inside front cover full signature personalized. Self-Published Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 047055 ISBN : 0971342520 9780971342521

‎Burian Evan; Kurt D. Zwikl fwd.‎

‎Ancient Rivals and Thanksgiving Day Football‎

‎Emmaus PA: Self-Published 2004. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. As issued. vi170 pp. illus. Self-Published Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 024665 ISBN : 0971342520 9780971342521

‎Burian Evan‎

‎Football Legends of Pennsylvania: Presenting the Great Players Coaches and Teams of Pennsylvania INSCRIBED‎

‎Emmaus PA: Self-Published 2001. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. SIGNED. Color illus. stiff paper wraps perfect-bound. Essentially as issued. Generic inscription on first page of text: "Always best wishes! / Evan Burian." vi170 pp. illus. w/ b&w photographs. Self-Published Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : SBS92 ISBN : 0971342504 9780971342507

‎Burke Dennis R.; Griffeth Bill‎

‎Treating Martial Arts Injuries‎

‎Ohara Publications. Very Good. 1981. Trade Paperback. 089750075X Generously illustrated throughout! Pages are clean and tight. Bookstore's stamped address appears on the inside of the rear cover. . Ohara Publications paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 6006113 ISBN : 089750075X 9780897500753

‎Burke Dr. Edgar‎

‎American Dry Flies and How to Tie Them‎

‎New York: Privately Printed for the Anglers' Club by the Derrydale Press 1931. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece. 25 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original blue printed boards. Spine professionally repaired. In custom quarter dark blue morocco clamshell box with two red title labels gilt rules and elaborate blind stamping over marbled boards and blue cloth. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece. 25 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING. Frazier notes the book's "extreme" fragility and notes that it is "hard to find in fine unchipped condition." Laid-in is TLS from "Knolly Brook"-Aug. 23 1950 regarding Burke's move to a new house in Norfolk Ct. his illness that forced his retirement and the end of his "fishing" days. Signed in hand addressed envelope WITH TWO GOUACHES OF FLIES SIGNED "YOURS SINCERELY EDGAR BURKE M.D." on the front pastedown. Signed by John H. Foster on flyleaf. Siegel 46; Frazier B-24-a; Bruns B-299 Privately Printed for the Anglers' Club [by the Derrydale Press] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 228749

‎Burke Dr. Edgar‎

‎Canada Geese" and: "The Vanguard‎

‎New York: Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe 1944. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. Some light foxing at margins but attractive overall. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. A striking image of three geese in flight over water against a snowy horizon--a vivid picture of Canada geese in their native element and one of the last prints to be issued by the Press. "The Vanguard" was published by Frank Lowe A childhood companion and lifelong friend of Derrydale Press proprietor Eugene Connett Dr. Burke 1889-1950 illustrated three Derrydale books and provided front cover vignettes for seven more. He was a versatile fisherman and fly-tyer wildfowler and upland gunner as well as being a physician surgeon and an artist of distinguished ability and reputation. Ordeman 2005 pp. 37 104; Siegel p. 192-3 Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 261184

‎Burke Dr. Edgar‎

‎American Dry Flies and How to Tie Them‎

‎New York: Privately Printed for the Anglers' Club by the Derrydale Press 1931. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece. 25 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original blue printed boards. Spine professionally repaired. In custom quarter dark blue morocco clamshell box with two red title labels gilt rules and elaborate blind stamping over marbled boards and blue cloth. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece. 25 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. INSCRIBED WITH DRAWING. Frazier notes the book's "extreme" fragility and notes that it is "hard to find in fine unchipped condition."<br/><br/>Laid-in is TLS from "Knolly Brook"-Aug. 23 1950 regarding Burke's move to a new house in Norfolk Ct. his illness that forced his retirement and the end of his "fishing" days. Signed in hand addressed envelope<br/><br/>WITH TWO GOUACHES OF FLIES SIGNED "YOURS SINCERELY EDGAR BURKE M.D." on the front pastedown. Signed by John H. Foster on flyleaf. Siegel 46; Frazier B-24-a; Bruns B-299 Privately Printed for the Anglers' Club [by the Derrydale Press] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 228749

‎Burke Dr. Edgar‎

‎Canada Geese" and: "The Vanguard‎

‎New York: Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe 1944. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. Some light foxing at margins but attractive overall. Edition of 250 copies. Aquating etchings hand-colored signed in pencil at lower right. With the Colorist's Model for "Canada Geese" from a trimmed proof; and an uncolored copy of "The Vanguard" signed by the artist. 1 vols. Plate size 21-1/2 x 17 inches. A striking image of three geese in flight over water against a snowy horizon--a vivid picture of Canada geese in their native element and one of the last prints to be issued by the Press.<br/>"The Vanguard" was published by Frank Lowe<br/>A childhood companion and lifelong friend of Derrydale Press proprietor Eugene Connett Dr. Burke 1889-1950 illustrated three Derrydale books and provided front cover vignettes for seven more. He was a versatile fisherman and fly-tyer wildfowler and upland gunner as well as being a physician surgeon and an artist of distinguished ability and reputation. Ordeman 2005 pp. 37 104; Siegel p. 192-3 Published by The Derrydale Press; Frank Lowe unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 261184

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Color Patterns for Decoys Mallards Pintails Blackduck Green-Winged Teal; Canada Goose Brant Widgeons Surf Scooters American Scooters; Broadbills Redheads Canvasbacks Goldeneyes‎

‎N.p. 1940. Published in Duck Shooting along the Atlantic Tidewater 1947 as plates at pp. 256 262 266; and again in Duck Decoys 1953 as frontispiece and plates at pp. 38 86. Three large acrylic paintings on canvas board each showing the design of 8 duck decoys side views for a total of 24 figures in all. Signed in pencil on back of one painting "Edgar Burke MD Jersey City N.J. Medical Center". 1 vols. Each about 14-3/4 x 13 inches. Framed. Fine. Published in Duck Shooting along the Atlantic Tidewater 1947 as plates at pp. 256 262 266; and again in Duck Decoys 1953 as frontispiece and plates at pp. 38 86. Three large acrylic paintings on canvas board each showing the design of 8 duck decoys side views for a total of 24 figures in all. Signed in pencil on back of one painting "Edgar Burke MD Jersey City N.J. Medical Center". 1 vols. Each about 14-3/4 x 13 inches. Burke's Decoy Paintings for Connett's Duck Shooting. Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner an expert angler and fly tier he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929 and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett. These paintings from the late 1940s represent Burke's finest work in an area where he was an acknowledged master. They were published in Connett's Duck Shooting along the Atlantic Tidewater 1947 as plates at pp. 256 262 266 illustrating the chapter Burke wrote. Connett used the plates again in honor of his friend in Duck Decoys 1953 as frontispiece and plates at pp. 38 86. Highly decorative sporting art with the finest provenance. Provenance: Eugene V. Connett 3rd; his son Eugene V. Connett IV. Literature: Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater 1947 plates at pp. 256 262 266; and again in Duck Decoys 1953 frontispiece and plates at pp. 38 86 unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 242612

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Ducks on the winter ice: 7 in the foreground 9 in the background 2 in flight overhead‎

‎N.p. 1920. Watercolor on paper signed and dated by the artist "E. Burke - 1920" lower right. 9-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Matted framed and glazed. Watercolor on paper signed and dated by the artist "E. Burke - 1920" lower right. 9-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 230787

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Turnstone‎

‎Great South Beach Long Island N.Y. 1911. Watercolor on paper signed "Edgar Burke" lower right and dated July 27th 1911 in pencil upper right title in pencil "Turnstone AS. Great South Beach L.I. July 26th 1911". 1 vols. Image 8 x 6-1/2 inches. Glazed and framed. Watercolor on paper signed "Edgar Burke" lower right and dated July 27th 1911 in pencil upper right title in pencil "Turnstone AS. Great South Beach L.I. July 26th 1911". 1 vols. Image 8 x 6-1/2 inches. Early Original Watercolor by Edgar Burke. A fine early watercolor drawing of the Turnstone an American shore bird by sportsman artist and physician Edgar Burke Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner an expert angler and fly tier he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929 and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett. Burke also illustrated Connett's Duck Decoys. How to Make Them How to Paint Them How to Rig Them Van Nostrand 1953. Siegel et al The Derrydale Press A Bibliography pp. 192-3. Provenance: Eugene V. Connett 3rd; his son Eugene V. Connett IV unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 243577

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Blackpoll Warbler‎

‎n.p. 1914. Watercolor on paper signed "Edgar Burke" lower right with title and date 10-17-14 in pencil upper left. 1 vols. Image 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches glazed and framed. Watercolor on paper signed "Edgar Burke" lower right with title and date 10-17-14 in pencil upper left. 1 vols. Image 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches glazed and framed. Early Original Warbler Watercolor by Edgar Burke. The bird an adult male sits on a branch facing left. An early work done while the artist was studying medicine; rendered in meticulous detail it is extremely decorative.<br/><br/>Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner and expert angler and fly tyer he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929 and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett--a relationship that paid large dividends for readers of the Press. Siegel et al The Derrydale Press A Bibliography pp. 192-3 unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 52937

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Duck Decoys Mallard Blue Winged Teal Pintail‎

‎N.p. 1940. Two small acrylic paintings on canvas board finished studies each showing the design of duck decoys with top and side views with a detail of a head 10 figures in all. 2 vols. Each about 8 x 10 inches. Framed and glazed. Identified in a Connett family hand "Painted by Dr. Edgar Burke". Fine. Two small acrylic paintings on canvas board finished studies each showing the design of duck decoys with top and side views with a detail of a head 10 figures in all. 2 vols. Each about 8 x 10 inches. Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner an expert angler and fly tier he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929 and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. <br/><br/>He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett - a relationship that paid large dividends for readers of the Press and of Connett's later works to which Burke contributed illustrations or text.<br/><br/>Fine decorative paintings on a subject Burke had mastered: he wrote and illustrated the chapter on decoy making in Duck Shooting along the Atlantic Tidewater 1948. Provenance: Eugene V. Connett 3rd; Eugene V. Connett IV unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 242624

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Gouache of male and female mallard ducks flying over marshland sky and clouds in the distance‎

‎New York: The Derrydale Press 1929. First edition. Signed lower left "Edgar Burke 1927". The drake is the original painting of the illustration for "The Mallard" section of Connett's Feathered Game from a Sporting Journal. 1 vols. Image 10 x 7 inches matted and framed to 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Fine condition. First edition. Signed lower left "Edgar Burke 1927". The drake is the original painting of the illustration for "The Mallard" section of Connett's Feathered Game from a Sporting Journal. 1 vols. Image 10 x 7 inches matted and framed to 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches overall. Original Gouache of Mallards by Burke for Derrydale's Feathered Game. Edgar Burke MD 1889-1950 successfully combined the vocation of medicine he was a member of the American College of Physicians and Surgeons and the avocation of sport. He was an enthusiastic wildfowler and upland gunner and expert angler and fly tyer he designed the flies "Doctor Burke" and "Family Secret" and was interested in pigeon racing and cock fighting it was he in the Jersey City cock-fights of the 1930s who sewed up the wounds of the injured birds. He was also a celebrated sporting artist illustrating two Derrydale Press classics Feathered Game 1929--such as the example offered here--and Upland Game Bird Shooting in America 1930 and producing front cover vignettes for seven more including Grouse Feathers and De Shootinest Gent'man. He was notes Siegel a childhood companion and lifetime friend of Derrydale proprietor Eugene Connett--a relationship that paid large dividends for readers of the Press.<br/><br/>A UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL DUCK GOUACHE FOR THE DERRYDALE PRESS CLASSIC "FEATHERED GAME" Siegel pp. 192-3 and No. 24 The Derrydale Press unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 214600

‎Burke Edgar‎

‎Wigeon‎

‎Oil on board. Signed "Edgar Burke" lower left. 6-1/2 x 8 inches Image. Framed. Oil on board. Signed "Edgar Burke" lower left. 6-1/2 x 8 inches Image. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 300197

‎BURKE Jackie C‎

‎Equal to the Challenge: Pioneering Women of Horse Sports‎

‎NY: Howell Book House. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 087605727X . First printing. Remainder mark on top edge else about fine in a fine dust jacket. . Howell Book House hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 25214 ISBN : 087605727X 9780876057278

‎BURKE JACK‎

‎The Natural Way To Better Golf‎

‎Bantam Books New York: 1955. Softcover. Reading copy. You can master the five key shots of golf . . . the drive the full iron the pitch the chip and the put the easy way. Whether you're a beginner or a champion Jack Burke can help you improve your game. "Jack Burke puts golf on a common-sense basis. His book reads the way a golf pro talks. It doesn't clutter up the reader's mind with a lot of impractical theories. What's more Jack doesn't teach you how to hit the ball and then leave you stranded on the lesson tee. He steers you around the course showing you what clubs to use and what shots to play." - Byron Nelson Bantam Books, New York: 1955 paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 63850X1

‎Burke Jim‎

‎Joe Willie : The Story of Joe Namath‎

‎New York 1975: Belmont Tower Books VG Edgewear creases remainder mark browning/NO DUST JACKET. 207 pages. Illustrated with photographs. BT 50904. Expanded condition report/scan on request. Edition Not Stated. Mass Market Paperback. Belmont Tower Books Paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 018160

‎Burke Matthew with Heads Ian‎

‎MATTHEW BURKE : A Rugby Life‎

‎Sydney N.S.W. Australia: Macmillan 2005. xx 387pp. plus 1 x 16 page colour and b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean square. Spine firm white title there-on. Plain black boards very good. Leaves clean. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket has a soft crease to rear panel minor rubbing. A Rugby Life celebrates a great sporting career. It is the inspirational tale of Burkey - the man the peerless footballer and the supreme role model. Includes Foreword by George Gregan 29 chapters Statistics and records of Matthew Burke. Book weight approx 800g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good /Very Good . 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Macmillan Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 011448 ISBN : 1405036710 9781405036719

‎Burke Monte‎

‎4TH AND GOAL One Man's Quest to Recapture His Dream‎

‎NY: Grand Central Publishing. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9781455514045 . Dust Jacket: Tiny tear at top of spine ; Photographs; 9.10 X 6 X 1.20 inches; 288 pages . Grand Central Publishing hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 39681 ISBN : 1455514047 9781455514045

‎Burke Ph.D. Edmund R‎

‎Optimal Muscle Performance and Recovery: Using the Revolutionary R4 System to Repair and Replenish Muscles for Peak Performance Revised and Expanded Second Edition‎

‎Avery 2003 304 pages 15x23x2cm. 2003. Broché. 304 pages.‎

‎Etat correct qq rousseurs dans les plats intérieurs couverture défraîchie‎

Bookseller reference : 100064623