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Peter G SPENCER
Three shades of green: the first century of the Devon Dumplings Cricket Club
Exeter 2001. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Fine Clean no inscriptions paperback. 168 pages. Illustrated. The title tells you nearly everything. Cricket. Devon Dumplings Club.<br /><br />S4 St Leonards Press paperback
Référence libraire : 655 ISBN : 095362871X 9780953628711
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TRIMINGHAM RW. R. W.
UNDER THE CALABASH TREE 150 YEARS OF THE ROYAL BERMUDA YACHT CLUB
Bermuda: Bermudian Publishing Ltd 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good . CLEAN. Blue Cloth. 256pp. 1996. First edition. 4to. large. A lovely clean tight fine copy in a very good Wrapper. Original publisher's blue cloth - gilt embossed to the spine and to the front board. Gold ribbon page-divder present. No inscriptions. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions. The jacket has not been clipped and has minimal shelf wear. A lovely clean tight near fine copy in a very good plus jacket. A very heavy book. <br /><br />S1 Bermudian Publishing Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : 660 ISBN : 9768143185 9789768143181
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Mick Cleary
Blacked Out: The Lions vs the All Blacks: The inside story of the Lions in New Zealand.
First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed by the author Mick Cleary and JASON LEONARD on the title page. Book edited by Ian Robertson. Fine Condition with Wrapper. Mick Cleary tells the inside story of an eventful six weeks in New Zealand as the Lions met the All Blacks reviving memories of the highs and lows of the tour. He discusses the management style of Sir Clive Woodward his strategy and his team selection. He examines the relationship between the tour management and the media and also the partnership between the referee and his touch judges in controlling infringements both on and off the ball. The outcome of the tour may have been a disappointment to Lions fans but the watching world witnessed an impressive resurgence in New Zealand rugby and some fine individual performances. Mick Cleary is the rugby union correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and has edited and written several rugby books. <br /><br />S4 Mainstream Publishing hardcover
Référence libraire : 675 ISBN : 1845960599 9781845960599
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Lightner Sam Jr.
ALL ELEVATIONS UNKNOWN: AN ADVENTURE IN THE HEART OF BORNEO.
New York: Broadway Books 2001. 239 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H. Map endpapers. "In the spring of 1999 armed with little more than a descriptiion from a book and a map labeled 'all elevations unknown' Sam Lightner and his German rock-climbing buddy Volker found themselves deep in the jungles of Borneo on a mission to climb a mountain that was only rumored to exist. They had only their climbing expertise to rely on and a copy of a little-known book titled 'World Within' written by Major Tom Harrisson a British World War II soldier who had been one of the first white men ever to explore the interior jungles of the island and interact with its native peoples. He had also constructed one of the most daring and unusual campaigns in military history: In 1945 he had been assigned the near-impossible mission of parachuting blindly into the thick Borneo rain forests to unite the feuding native tribes - who then had a grisly habit of cutting off heads - against the Japanese in order to reclaim the island for the Allies. A captivating utterly original combination of travel-adventure memoir and historical re-creation this book charts Lightner's exhilarating often harrowing quest to ascend the mountain Batu Lawi in the face of leeches vipers and sweat bees and to keep his team together in one of the earth's most treacherous uncharted pockets. Along the way he reconstructs a fascinating historical narrative that chronicles Tom Harrisson's adventures in Borneo during the war and illuminates an astonishing piece of forgotten World War II history. Rife with suspense and vivid detail the two intertwining tales open up the island of Borneo its people and its history in a powerful unforgettable way and take adventure writing to new heights - ultimately the remarkable story of two adventures separated by fifty years and united by one mountain." Dust jacket has some very light wrinkling along top edge minor rubbing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Broadway Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27728 ISBN : 0767907566 9780767907569
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Vincent Fay
WE WOULD HAVE PLAYED FOR NOTHING Baseball Stars of the 1950s and 1960s Talk about the Game They Loved
NY: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1416553428 . Baseball Oral History Project; Photographs; 9.37 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 336 pages . Simon & Schuster hardcover
Référence libraire : 37778 ISBN : 1416553428 9781416553427
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Fleischer Nat. Ed.
THE 1953 RING RECORD BOOK AND BOXING ENCYCLOPEDIA
NY: The Ring Book Shop. Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Cloth cracked down entire rear hinge fold and partway down front hinge fold spine sunned but clear endpapers foxed ; Photographs and drawings . The Ring Book Shop hardcover
Référence libraire : 37603
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Tarkenton Elaine & Michael Rich
A WIFE'S GUIDE TO PRO FOOTBALL With Unscrambled Notes by Fran Tarkenton
NY: Viking. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0670765937 . Book: Minor dust along top edge; Dust Jacket: Two small closed tears ; Drawings; 7.50 X 4.70 X 0.50 inches . Viking hardcover
Référence libraire : 37626 ISBN : 0670765937 9780670765935
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Porter Mark
Winning Pitcher - A Win Hadley Sport Story
Simon and Schuster 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hard cover in good condition. Text block clean and tight. Former owner's name and a stamp on front fly leaf. Books shows aging and browning at edges. This is an ex-library book and card pocket has been removed from the back fly leaf. Dust jacket in near good condition showing two small tears at edges. Simon and Schuster hardcover
Référence libraire : 004937
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Clary Jack
American Classic - Army vs. Navy The First l00 Games Army Edition
Signature Publications Inc. 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. An American Classic. Army Edition. Bonded Black Leather Edition Hard cover in very good condition. Appears to never have been read. Contains colored pictures throughout. Has an orange ribbon marker. Book measures 11' X 8 1/2"" May require additional postage. Signature Publications, Inc. hardcover
Référence libraire : 000335 ISBN : 0965473252 9780965473255
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Ward Thomas Pat; Herbert Warren Wind; Charles Price; Peter Thomson; Derek Lawrenson
World Atlas of Golf
San Diego CA: Thunder Bay Press 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the book ""From golfing's birth on the coast of Scotland to the breathtaking courses of New Zealand this book underlines the sport as a global phenomenon. Seventy of the world's most important courses are illustrated and analyzed in detail. Their histories architecture the special challenges of certain holes and spectacular landscapes give the reader a real sense of being there."" Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Book has a purple hued pictorial cover with white lettering on front and on spine. Dust jacket in very good condition. Thunder Bay Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 000619 ISBN : 1571451668 9781571451668
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Nemec David and Saul Wisnia
100 Years of Major League Baseball - American and National Leagues 1901-2000
Lincolnwood IL: Publications International Ltd 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the book ""The year was 1901 and AL President Ban Johnson had declared his circuit a new major league one that would rival the 25-year-old National League. In the century's early years the leagues' leaders were at each other's throats. The AL raided stars from NL teams while the NL filed lawsuits and bribed its old players to come back. Finally in 1903 the AL and NL chiefs held a peace conference. The first World Series was played that fall and the leagues have coexisted happily--more or less--ever since."" <p> Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Dust jacket in very good condition showing very light rubbing at edges. Contains numberous black & white and colored photographs. First Edition per number line. Publications International, Ltd hardcover
Référence libraire : 004868 ISBN : 0785343954 9780785343950
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Paterno George
JOE PATERNO The Coach from Byzantium
Champagn IL: Sports Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1571671536 . P4; 9.10 X 6.10 X 0.90 inches; 220 pages . Sports Publishing hardcover
Référence libraire : 37096 ISBN : 1571671536 9781571671530
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Trueman Fred & Mosey Don
Fred Trueman : Talking Cricket With Friends Past & Present Inscribed & Signed by Fred Trueman
1997. ' To Mark Best wishes F.S. Trueman". Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. His book includes many of the author's untold stories of his meetings and encounters with legendary cricketers like Don Bradman Harold Larwood Walter Hammond and Gary Sobers as well as with fans of the game like John Major and Leslie Crowther. With hilarious cartoons by Ed McLachlan this is a book that combines nostalgia with a good ration of Fred's characteristic humour.182 pages. <br /><br />A1 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
Référence libraire : 569 ISBN : 0340696354 9780340696354
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Leonetti Mike. Forward by Frank Mahovlich.
THE GAME WE KNEW: HOCKEY IN THE SIXTIES.
Vancouver: Raincoast 1998. 118 pp 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "The 1960s was a decade of major transition for the National Hockey League. Bitter rivalries were the order of the day especially between Canada's two teams as the Leafs and the Canadiens accounted for nine of the decade's Stanley Cup winners. The league doubled in size as new teams in St. Louis Pittsburgh Minnesota Los Angeles Philadelphia and Oakland brought hockey to new fans throughout North America. Aging superstars like Maurice 'Rocket' Richard passed the torch to the next generation of stellar players such as Bobby Orr. Hall of Famers like Johnny Bower Dave Keon Bobby Hull Gordie Howe Jean Beliveau Terry Sawchuk and Glenn Hall were at their peak. Through it all innovative action photographer Harold Barkley was rinkside recording for posterity the greatest moments of hockey in the sixties. To his stunning colour photographs accomplished hockey writer Mike Leonetti adds intriguing fact-filled captions and comments. A treasure trove for dedicated hockey fans as well as newcomers to the game." Previous owner's place Christmas date and signature on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has very light edge wear some light creasing at top edge light rubbing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Harold Barkley photograpy. Raincoast Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27513 ISBN : 1551921987 9781551921983
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Michael Betzold and Ethan Casey
Queen of Diamonds: The Tiger Stadium Story
A&M Publishing Company Inc 1992. Hardcover. Very good/Acceptable. Dustjacket has one large tear on front some crinkling and one large rough spot on rear. Cover has light wear. Stated first edition. A&M Publishing Company, Inc hardcover
Référence libraire : 1355
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Del Rey Lester.
THE MYSTERIOUS SEA.
Philadelphia: Chilton 1961. 198 pp 8vo 8 1/4" H. Contents: Foreword: The Eternal Frontier; Water Water Everywhere Improbable Element / The Wild Waves / Time and Tide; The Ancient Challenge Lore and Legend / Bell Sub and Scuba / Mapping the Unknown; The Vasty Deeps Down to the Sea / The Great Abyss / Rift in Reality; The Waters of Life In the Beginning / Every Shape and Form / The Ultimate Adaptations; Bounty from the Sea Hydroponics Unlimited / Storehouse for Eternity / The Disconcerting Dolphin; Challenge for Tomorrow Ten Billion Plus / Treasure Trove / Project Mohole; Index. Light to heavy color fading at top and bottom edges of spine/boards and on spine; light edge wear; tiny foxint marks on edges of text block; one slight corner bump. Dust jacket is price clipped has light to moderate edge wear/wrinkling small edge tears with creases rubbing and soiling on rear panel; a few small scuffs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good-/Good-. Illus. by Jacket design by Leon Leiderman. Chilton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27445
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MacInnis Craig editor. Trent Frayne June Callwood Hugh MacLennan Sidney Katz Andy O'Brien Dink Carroll Milt Dunnell Ja
REMEMBERING THE ROCKET: A CELEBRATION.
Toronto: Stoddart 1998. 128 pp 7 3/4" H. B&w and colour photographs. "He has been called the 'greatest goal scorer in professional hockey history' not least for his astonishing feat of notching 50 goals in 50 games. Yet that alone hardly explains his legend. Maurice Richard not only ushered in hockey's modern era with his prolific scoring touch and fiery play he also came to symbolize the hopes and fears of an entire culture. Quebec in the 1940s and '50s wanted a hero and they found one in Richard - a fierce competitor a skilful artist and a proud warrior whose famous temper triggered one of the darkest events in Canadian sporting history - the Montreal riot of 1955. This look back at the greatest player to ever don the red white and blue includes some of the finest sportswriters of the era documenting Richard the hero and Richard the villain Richard the doting family man and Richard the aging hockey legend. Passionate about everything in life Richard raised the stakes for all of us who understand that hockey has always been more than just a game." Large gift insciption on free front endpaper; previous owner's name place and date on half-title page; 5" line indentation on rear board. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling 5" line indentatiom on rear panel two tiny light stains on inside surface. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good-. Stoddart Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27457 ISBN : 0773731288 9780773731288
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Gillelan G. Howard
COMPLETE BOOK OF THE BOW AND ARROW
Harrisburg PA: Stackpole Books. 1977. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0811704076 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. Bookplate. Previous owner's name; History gear rules skills the all inclusive reference for hunting fishing field and target archery; B&W Illustrations; 328 pages . Stackpole Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 77120 ISBN : 0811704076 9780811704076
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GOLF A Record Book For
San Diego: Havoc Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 157977105x . Pictorial boards Small quarto; No writing in book; Bottom corners quite bumped ; Color Photographs; 9.90 X 9.70 X 0.40 inches; 64 pages . Havoc Publishing hardcover
Référence libraire : 37042 ISBN : 157977105x 9781579771058
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CHRIS BONINGTON
EVEREST . The Hard Way : The first ascent of the South West Face. Signed by Doug Scott
1976. Hardback. Signed by Doug Scott. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Doug Scott - Photography illustrator. Second Impression. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards bottom front corners bumped slight rubbing at head / tail of spine. 239 slightly yellowing but clean tight and unmarked pages. Jacket has slight edgewear yellowing. Not price clipped. SIGNED BY DOUG SCOTT - fellow mountaineer and photographer who climbed the South West face with Bonington in 1975. Signed by Photographer. 238pp profuse b/w & colour illustrations decorated endpapers 10 x 7 1260g 1976. This is the story of the first ascent of the south west face of Everest told by Chris Bonington who with his team set out in August 1975 on their mountaineering adventure. This volume of autobiography from one of Britain's greatest mountaineers chronicles his four expeditions to the world's highest peak. He tells of his fascination with the highest point on earth and why it meant so much to him to finally to stand there on the summit. VERY GOOD BOOK AND PROTECTED WRAPPER. <br /><br />Z7 Hodder and Stoughton,. hardcover
Référence libraire : 6 ISBN : 0340208333 9780340208335
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Norman Croucher
Legless but Smiling. an autobiography. Signed Copy
Norman Croucher c2000. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Illustrated paper-covered boards 8vo 9¼ by 6 inches vi 368pp 20pp colour photos. First edition signed by author. The autobiography of the legless mountaineer. Fine. Signed by Author. on title page. <br /><br />Z6 Norman Croucher hardcover
Référence libraire : 92 ISBN : 0948385340 9780948385346
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Giles Bill with Doug Myers
POURING SIX BEERS AT A TIME And Other Stories from a Lifetime in Baseball
Chicago: Triumph Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. Second Printing. Hardcover. 9781572439313 . Photographs; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.40 inches; 336 pages . Triumph Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 36865 ISBN : 1572439319 9781572439313
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Michael Bute
The Olympian . The story of a Wearside Boxer. Bob Bute /Tony Jeffries . DOUBLE SIGNED
Sunderland 2008: First edition. Hardback. Fine / fine. The Olympian . The story of a Wearside Boxer. Bob Bute /Tony Jeffries . DOUBLE SIGNED . FINE BOOK - . Signed by Author and Tony Jeffries. .This is the story of boxing coach Bobby Bute and how he help fulfil Champion boxer Tony Jeffries' childhood . Written by Bobby's brother Michael . Inscribed Best Wishes from signed Michael Bute. and Tony Jeffries. <br /><br />Y2 Bute Publictions, Sunderland, hardcover
Référence libraire : 119 ISBN : 0953111415 9780953111411
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Devon County Ladies Golf Association. 1900 -2000
Devon County Ladies Golf Association 2000: First edition. Hardback. Fine. Privately published by the Devon County Ladies Golf Association. 182 pages. No inscriptions Illustrated. RARE. Fine . <br /><br />Z6 Devon County Ladies Golf Association hardcover
Référence libraire : 114
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Chris Bonnington & Charles Clarke.
Tibet's Secret Mountain : The Triumph of Sepu Kangri
1999. First edition. Hardback. Fine / Near Fine 1999. Signed on title page by Chris Bonnington. Cloth. 48 colour plates. 7 maps 2 b&w illustrations. This book lends a glimpse through the eyes of the team's survivors of the enigma of why anyone should leave home for the Goddess Mother of the World. Wrapper not price cut and is in fine condition. <br /><br />Z4 Weidenfeld and Nicolson, hardcover
Référence libraire : 220 ISBN : 0297819844 9780297819844
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Alex Fynn : Kevin Whitcher
ARSENAL : The Making of a Modern Superclub. Triple Signed : Alan Smith and the 2 Authors
2008. First edition. Hardback. . Very Good / Very Good. Very scarce Triple Signed copy of this hardback. Very Good book. very slightly tanned pages. Very Good wrapper. No inscriptions other than those by authors and Alan Smith. Bestselling seminal biography of Arsenal FC. Arsenal looks in detail at the club's transformation into a global superpower under the stewardship of their French manager. Inscribed and signed by Alan Smith and Kevin Whitcher. Signed by Alex Fynn. All on first title page. <br /><br />Y1 Vision Sports. hardcover
Référence libraire : 372 ISBN : 1905326203 9781905326204
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Paul Nicholls
Paul Nicholls : Lucky Break: The Autobiography
2009. First edition. Hardback. . Very Good / Fine. 1st edition in un clipped d/w ; Foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson; pp 294; illustrated with colour and b & w photos; Signed on title page - 'Best Wishes Paul Nicholls'. Excellent copy. Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls is the former jockey who began training in 1991. Gradually he built up a reputation as one of the most astute and successful trainers in the business with a special knack for getting it right on the big occasions. His depth of resources meant that on a unique occasion at Wincanton in January 2006 he became the first trainer ever to have six winners on a card. But it is for his role as the trainer of horses such as See More Business Kauto Star and Denman all of them Cheltenham Gold Cup winners that he is best known. In this revealing and honest memoir Champion Trainer Nicholls explains how he got to the top of his sport and provides a fascinating insight into his methods and to the horses jockeys and owners that have helped him achieve so much. Packed with insider stories that all race fans will love. <br /><br />Z4 Orion hardcover
Référence libraire : 280 ISBN : 1409104923 9781409104926
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McCarthy John and Sandi Toksvig
Island Race An Improbable Voyage Round The Coast Of Britain. Double author signed
1995. First edition. Hardback. Fine / very good . signed page. Tom Owen Edmunds illustrator. First Edition . 8vo - over 6 ¾" - 9¾" Tall. This is a fine copy of this book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket - no tears.This copy is not price clipped and has been SIGNED by both McCarthy and Toksvig on the Title Page. Lovely clean copy internally with no leaning or rolling to the spine.This is a rare double signed copywell illustrated throughout in colour 240pp First Edition. Signed by Authors. <br /><br />Z9 BBC Books. hardcover
Référence libraire : 489 ISBN : 056337053X 9780563370536
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Golesworthy Maurice; Dykes Garth; Wilson Alex
Exeter City - A Complete Record 1904-1990
1990. Hardback. Very good. Hardback. The complete history and record of the Grecians from their earliest days when pupils from St Sidwell's School in Exeter started played soccer at the end of the 19th century. 384pp. Profusely illustrated. No dust wrapper . Exeter City Football Club. History. Very Good Book. No Wrapper. One Inscription. <br /><br />Z3 Breedon Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 365 ISBN : 0907969682 9780907969686
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DLCGA
Dorset Ladies County Golf Association 1911 - 2011
Dorset Ladies County Golf Association 2011. First edition Softcover. Fine. Soft cover. . No Jacket. . 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A beautifully produced book as the souvenir centenary edition giving the history and development of ladies golf in Dorset. Lots of great old photos articles and personalities. <br /><br />B1 Dorset Ladies County Golf Association paperback
Référence libraire : 374
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Riddle Andy : Signed by Author and 2 Ex Plymouth Players : Govan : Anderson
Plymouth Argyle : Snakes & Ladders : Promotions & Relegations 1930-2004/
2004. First edition. Hardback. Fine/fine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on Title Page. Signed and Inscribed by ALEX GOVAN and Peter Anderson on fep. Both of these are ex Plymouth Placers. " Best wishes Peter Andersen: Unreadable short description by Govan Clear Signature. VERY RARE COMBINATION. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A hardback book with both book and jacket in fine condition promotions & Relegations 1930 to 2004. <br />Please Look at Photos.<br />B3 Desert Island Books hardcover
Référence libraire : 290 ISBN : 1874287821 9781874287827
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Peterson Harold
THE MAN WHO INVENTED BASEBALL
NY: Scribners. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0684131854 . Dust Jacket: Tiny tear at top of spine ; Photographs drawings and old engravings; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 197 pages . Scribners hardcover
Référence libraire : 36703 ISBN : 0684131854 9780684131856
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Shaughnessy Dan & Stan Grossfeld
FENWAY A Biography in Words and Pictures
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395945569 . Quarto; 11 X 8.80 X 0.80 inches; 144 pages . Houghton Mifflin hardcover
Référence libraire : 36667 ISBN : 0395945569 9780395945568
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Gunter Ann C.; Bower Virginia L.; Simmons Doreen.
ASIAN ART. VOLUME IV NUMBER I. WINTER 1991: GAMES.
New York: Oxford University Press / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Smithsonian Institution. 1991. 72 pp 11" H. Colour and b&w photographs reproductions. Contents: The Art of Playing; Art from Wisdom: The Invention of Chess and Backgammon; Polo in Tang China: Sport and Art; The Strong Men of the Sacred Circle. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - a few soft wrinkles on covers tiny dint on front cover. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oxford University Press / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Paperback
Référence libraire : 27142
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Ansell Mike Colonel Sir. Foreword By HRH. The Prince Philip. H. R.
SOLDIER ON: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
London: Peter Davies 1973. 180 pp large 8vo 9 1/2" H. Inscribed on half title page: "G_____ A_____ Best wishes Mike Ansell Oct. 14th 1973". B&w plates. "In June 1940 when Colonel Mike had just been awarded the D.S.O. and was the youngest Commanding Officer in the Army disaster struck: he was blinded in a hail of bullets at St Valery. The way he has overcome this handicap and other more heartbreaking losses is the inspiring theme of this book. For Colonel Mike has never failed to 'soldier on' in the face of adversities that would have broken lesser men. Whether catching salmon on the Torridge in Devon creating the beautiful garden at his home near Bideford planning a new show-jumping course with his specially designed magnetic board attending St Dunstan's reunions or sitting in his study typing this book to everything he does Colonel Mike bring his own unique brand of enthusiasm and professionalism - just as he did before the war when for example he organised the famous Trick Ride for his regiment the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and show-jumped for England. Chairman of the British Show-Jumping Association and of the British Horse Society for some twenty-five years and now President of the British Equestrian Federation he has done more than any other single man to make Britain one of the leading equestrian nations in the world and to stimulate the ever-growing interest in riding as a competitive and leisure sport." Publishers' promotional material laid-in. Scattered tiny foxing marks on top third of both boards and on edges of text bkock light wear at corners. Dust jacket has bee price-clipped heavy creases at top corner of rear flap-fold tiny foxing marks on top inside edge some light edge wear/wrinkling small closed tear on front hinge small repair at top edge - archivally taped. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/Good. Peter Davies Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27028
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The American Alpine Club
Accidents in American Mountaineering: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Safety Committee of the American Alpine Club 1960
The American Alpine Club 1960. Paperback. Good. No dustjacket as issued. Cover has light wear with fading along the edges. The American Alpine Club paperback
Référence libraire : 1318
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Mowat Farley
ORDEAL BY ICE.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart 1960. 364 pp large 8vo 9 1/4" H. Map endpapers. INSCRIBED ON HALF TITLE PAGE: "POUR LE MADAME! FARLEY MOWAT 1960". "Read of the voyages of the intrepid Martin Frobisher who found a fortune in fool's gold; of Henry Hudson's tragic end in a bay which bears his name; of Jens Munk's living nightmare which lasted a full winter and which ended with the death of 61 of his 63-man crew; of Captain Thomas James trapped in the ice and forced to sink his ship to survive; of James Knight's unsuccessful attempt to find that elusive chimera the North West Passage; of Captain William Scoresby and the whalers who again and again braved the ice so that the ladies of England could be properly corseted; of John Ross who was held prisoner by the ice for four winters; of the mysterious disappearance of the Franklin Expedition and the horrifying discoveries made by his would-be rescuers; and of Charles Hall who lived as an Eskimo and showed that white men could survive in the Arctic. In this book Farley Mowat takes us on a vicarious journey through the full saga of Arctic exploration from the time of Pytheas to the present day." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine tiny bump at bottom corner of rear cover light browning to edges of text block small jagged tear with crease at top of page 159/160 - archivally taped. Dust jacket has chips and edge tears with creases; light to moderate edge wear edge wrinkling and rubbing; light fading to spine colour; 3" tear on front flap-fold; minoe soiling; protected in a mylar sleeve. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. McClelland & Stewart Hardcover
Référence libraire : 26096
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Heal SC. S. C.
ACROSS FAR DISTANT HORIZONS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A CANADIAN MASTER MARINER.
Vancouver: Cordillera Publishing 1995. 311 pp large 8vo 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs drawings. "This book is based on the unpublished and private memoirs of Captain Trevor Whitla Bridges late of the Canadian and British Merchant navies and also of the British Royal Navy Reserve and the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve in which he held the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. The narrative proper is always in the first person singular as this closely follows the original text but in my periodic comments in sidebars on aspects of his career or circumstance of which he was a part I have invariably chosen to give him his appropriate navy or merchant navy rank at the time." From the Introduction. Contents: Introduction; An Anglo-Canadian Childhood; Training Ship Worcester; The Barque Invermay of Aberdeen; Bound for Vancouver; The Nitrate Coast; British India; Goodbye B.I.; Working for a Master's Ticket; Return to the Royal Line; 1914: "The Northern Patrol" Monitors and Troopships; Trampship Captain; At War Again; Appendix; Index. Light waviness to edges of text block minor wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top of spine minor rubbing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Cordillera Publishing Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27004 ISBN : 1895590132 9781895590135
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Fenton RS. R. S.
MERSEY ROVERS: THE COASTAL TRAMP SHIP OWNERS OF LIVERPOOL AND THE MERSEY.
Gravesend Kent: World Ship Society 1997. 344 pp large 8vo 9 7/8" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs b&w profiles on endpapers colour reproductions of flags & funnels. "In 'Mersey Rovers' will be found many of the owners of bulk-carrying steam and motor coasters which were primarily engaged in for want of a better word the tramp trades. All began their shipowning careers at Liverpool or another Mersey port; several migrating from Wales to do this others succumbing to the lure of Liverpool after a successful start at a minor port on the Mersey. Several important Liverpool owners covered in past or planned World Ship Society publications have been omitted including the Coe Kennaugh Monks and Monroe families. Also left out are owners of craft engaged largely in regular liner services and in river and estuarial trades. As the inclusions and exclusions are likely to become confusing all the local coastal shipowners of significance have been listed in the Miscellany section. The emphasis in this book is on steam and motor coasters and for reasons explained in 'Cambrian Coasters' sailing ships will not be found in the fleet lists although some are referred to in the histories. I have attempted to examine common strands in the histories of Mersey coasters and their owners and the Introductory Survey aims to place the ports trades owners and ships of the river in an historical and geographical context. Writing this I have tried to answer the question 'Why did the Mersey become such a centre for coastal shipowning'." From the Foreword. Light waviness to edges of text block book is lightly cocked slight wrinkle at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds some light wrinkling at top edge. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. World Ship Society Hardcover
Référence libraire : 26099 ISBN : 0905617843 9780905617848
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Bonsor NRP. N. R.
SOUTH ATLANTIC SEAWAY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE PASSENGER LINES AND LINERS FROM EUROPE TO BRAZIL URUGUAY AND ARGENTINA.
Jersey Channel Islands: Brookside Publications 1983. 525 pp large 8vo 9 3/8" H. Map endpapers b&w photographs. "The first comprehensive book devoted to the passenger lines and liners running from Europe to Brazil Uruguay and Argentina. Seventy-one lines have been deemed to merit a chapter and fleet list but it is a sad thought that only one of them the Costa Line is still running a multi-passenger service between the Old World and these countries of the New and even their sailings are not very frequent. The reason of course is that the steamship and motorship have been eclipsed by the aeroplane. This book contains about 150 illustrations of ships together with indexes of ships and lines a chronological list of ship losses and a list of the largest ships 14000 tons and over." Light waviness to edges of text block small slight bump at bottom corner of front board. Dust jacket has slight fading to spine color minor edge wrinkling. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Brookside Publications Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27014 ISBN : 0905824067 9780905824062
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Derham Roy arranged and edited by. Inscribed.
MAIDEN VOYAGES; TALES OF YOUNG SEAMEN. VINDI BOYS' FIRST TRIPS TO SEA.
Buckingham: Baron 2002. 211 pp 8vo 8 13/16" H. Number 528 of a limited edition. INSCRIBED ON LIMITATION PAGE "WITH BEST WISHES ROY DERHAM". B&w illustrations. "Twelve weeks with TS 'Vindicatrix' prepared young lads for a life at sea but not for the first trip - on liner coaster collier or cargo boat cruise ship tanker or tramp steamer. Often bullied invariably seasick; cold wet hungry and initially miserable most matured to become old hands - stewards cooks or sometimes Master. Others swore never to go to sea again and over four hundred lost their young lives for their country. Many became Distressed Seamen yet survived. Some were torpedoed sometimes more than once; some found themselves in prison camps. Others sailed to exotic places and met strange people. A few jumped ship and several fell overboard. Some were pushed. Most of them had strange experiences saw far flung lands and made lifetime friends. Many fell in love with the sea while some hated it but it earnt the respect of them all. Most express few regrets and all those in this book remember it well - that first trip as a graduate Vindi-boy untried uncertain and just a little afraid. This is the sum of the maiden voyages of over fifty Vindi-boys who learnt their trade with the old lady of Sharpness between 1939 and 1966." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - spine very slightly cocked very minor edge wear. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Baron Paperback
Référence libraire : 27011 ISBN : 0860236714 9780860236719
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Heaton PM. P. M.
BOOTH LINE.
Pontypool Gwent: P. M. Heaton 1987. 84 pp 8vo 8 1/2" H. Many b&w photographs map endpapers. "The Booth Line is one of Liverpool's smaller but nonetheless well known Liner shipping companies. They have been involved in the North Brazil and Amazon River trade for over 120 years and at one time were probably the major industrial body in the Rubber Boom of the Amazon Basin. This book concentrates more on the ships and trades of the Booths and does not deal with their many other interests over the years including hides construction and allied businesses." From the Introduction. Contents: Author; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Alfred and Charles Booth Their Origins and Early Careers; The Entry into Shipowning; The Booth Steamship Co. Ltd.; Amalgamation; The First World War; The Inter-War Years; The Second World War; Acquisition by the Vestey Group; Further Developments; Containerisation; Appendix 1 - Booth Line: Fleet List; Appendix 2 - Red Cross Line: Fleet List; Appendix 3 - Vessels Operated in North Brazil and the River Amazon; Appendix 4 - Vessels Operated in Portugal; Abbreviations. Book is lightly cocked small light bump at bottom of front hinge small crease at bottom of gutter of pages 55 to 58. Dust jacket has minor rubbing minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. P. M. Heaton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27008 ISBN : 0950771481 9780950771489
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Haws Duncan.
MERCHANT FLEETS: ROYAL MAIL LINE & NELSON LINE.
Crowborough Sussex : TCL Publications 1982. 128 pp 9 3/8" H. B&w profiles. "The fifth title in this unique series of reference books on world merchant fleets past and present is devoted to the Royal Mail & Nelson lines. Each section contains a chronology of the main events in the company's history an index of the ships plus the actual fleet list which includes detailed technical data and a brief history of each vessel. The books are all written by Duncan Haws and are copiously illustrated with his specially produced constant-scale profile drawings - the result of years of intensive research." Interior - book slightly cracked at half-title page - pages holding well otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wear fading to color on spine and at top edge of front cover very light fading at edges on rear cover light waviness to fore-edge of book. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. TCL Publications Paperback
Référence libraire : 27010 ISBN : 0946378002 9780946378005
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Young Ron.
THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SHIPWRECKS OF THE NORTH EAST COAST. VOLUME ONE 1740-1917.
Stroud Gloucestershire: Tempus 2000. 224 pp 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs silhouettes maps. "Sailors and adventurers have always known that every voyage at sea whether short or long is fraught with danger. Violent storms can wreck the most sturdy of ships or they can be attacked by pirates enemy fire or be blown up by a mine. Many vessels have succumbed to the treacherous waters around the British coast after a safe journey only to be wrecked at the mouth of the harbour with the loss of valuable cargoes passengers and crew. In this comprehensive volume covering the period from 1740 to 1917 Ron Young an experienced diver of many years catalogues the histories of the ships that have been stranded and wrecked along the north-east coast of England from Whitby to Berwick-upon-Tweed. He records the bravery of the lifeboat crews that have risked their lives to rescue the survivors including the heroic Grace Darling and the SS Forfarshire as well as assessing the potential of the wrecks as dive-sites." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - slight waviness to edges of book small soft crease at top corner of rear cover. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Tempus Paperback
Référence libraire : 27001 ISBN : 0752417495 9780752417493
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Waine Charles V.
STEAM COASTERS AND SHORT SEA TRADERS.
Albrighton: Waine Research Publications 1977. 152 pp 4to 12" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs b&w and colour plates drawings/profiles. Contents: Preface; Outline; Building Steam Coasters; The Engine Room; Early Steam Coasters; Clyde 'Puffers'; Short Raised Quarter Deck Coasters; Long Raised Quarter Deck Coasters; Larger Coasters with Long Raised Quarter Decks; Engines Amidships; The Thames Up-River Colliers; The Big Engines-Aft Coasters; Coastal Tankers; Owners & Trades; Index. Light edge wear to boards light waviness to edges of text block. Dust jacket has minor edge wrinkling light fading to color on spine slight fading to color on flap-folds and some edges mylar protector is self adhered at bottom inside edge and taped at top inside edge. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by Charles V. Waine. Waine Research Publications Hardcover
Référence libraire : 26098 ISBN : 0905184009 9780905184005
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Dunn Laurence.
MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD 1910-1929 IN COLOR.
New York: Macmillan 1975. 215 pp small 8vo 7 3/4" H. "The period covered by this volume was one of spectacular development and dramatic contrast. The First World War brought to an end a period of intense competition - competition reflected in a rapid increase in the size of individual liners. Later during the twenties a more restrained style emerged less lavishly appointed and more suited to a less-affluent world. The styles of these two eras separated by the anonymous camouflage-conscious years of the war were quite distinct the post-war years bringing in a range of new shapes and profiles in funnels and sterns." "A special feature is the 80 pages of color plates by the author which supply a unique coverage of details such as liveries funnel marks and houseflags." Light waviness to edges of text block light browning to edges of text pages. Dust jacket has light browning at edges some very light edge wrinkling very light rubbing a few tiny dints on panels two tiny perforations on front flap-fold several small light liquid marks on bottom inside edge of front panel. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Illus. by Laurence Dunn. Macmillan Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27012
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Heaton PM. P. M.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN SAINT LINE: HISTORY OF A WELSH SHIPPING VENTURE.
Pontypool Gwent: P. M. Heaton 1985. 125 pp 8vo 8 1/2" H. Many b&w photographs plus fold-out profile/general arrangement plans at rear. Contents: Author; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Richard George Meredith Street and the Barry Shipping Co. Ltd.; Group Captain George Buchanen Bailey DFC and the St. Quentin Shipping Co. Ltd.; The B. and S. Shipping Co. Ltd.; Lord Howard de Walden and Seaford and the South American Saint Line; The Second World War; The Immediate Post-War Period; The "St. Essylt" and "St. Thomas" - A Revolution in Cargo Liner Design; Further Expansion; The Closing Years; Appendix One - Fleet List; Appendix Two - Ships of the Houlder Line which were given South American Saint Line names; Appendix Three - Ships Managed on Behalf of the Ministry of War Transport; Appendix Four - Speeches Made on the Occasion of the Presentation of his Portrait to R.G.M. Street 8th April 1949. Book lightly cocked light waviness to fore-edge of some pages light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine minor bump at top edge of front board - two on the front edge small bump at top corner of nothe boards very small bump at top corner of pages 87 to end of book. Dust jacket has light browning on spine and slightly at edges moderate wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds some light wrinkling on rear panel. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. P. M. Heaton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27005 ISBN : 0950771449 9780950771441
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Derham Roy C.
VINDICATRIX: THE STORY OF A SHIP WITH THREE NAMES MANY LIVES AND SEVERAL ROLES FINALLY AS A TRAINING SHIP FOR 70000 BOYS.
Buckingham: Baron 2000. 145 pp large 8vo 9 13/16" H - glazed pictorial boards - no dust jacket as issued. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper: "With best wishes Roy Derham". Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs reproductions. Contents: Acknowledgements; Foreword by J.K. Rice-Oxley CBE; Introduction; Final Voyage; Ship 338 Arranmore; The Maiden City Line; Russell & Co. Shipbuilders; Maiden Voyage; Sailing On; Algoa Bay; Back to Sea; The Last Journey; Waltraute; Montevideo; On Submarine Service; In the Docks; Power and the Pool; School in Sharpness; Missions to Seamen; To be a Vindi-Boy; Appendices: Staff 1939-1966; Ship's fittings; Sources; Index. Small bump at corners of boards and at top/bottom of spine shallow bump on fore-edge of front board two very small shallow bumps at top edge of rear board light fading to color on spine and at top edge of front board. Inscribed By Author. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Baron Hardcover
Référence libraire : 27000 ISBN : 0860235181 9780860235187
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Ripken Jr. Cal & Bill Ripken & Larry Burke
PLAY BASEBALL THE RIPKEN WAY The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Fundamentals
NY: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 1400061229 . Book: Gift inscription; Photographs; 9.24 X 7.64 X 0.86 inches; 236 pages . Random House hardcover
Référence libraire : 36189 ISBN : 1400061229 9781400061228
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Barber Jim.
HOCKEY HEROES OF THE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE. LOOKING BACK SERIES.
St Catharines Ontario: Looking Back Press / Vanwell 2004. 128 pp 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "Looks back at five of the best players and most intriguing characters to have played Canada's favourite game. The stories of Reg Noble Jack Portland Ernie Fryer Donnie Westbrooke and Darryl Sly explore not only their skills on the ice but also their private lives and distinct personalities. It was their good fortune to grow up in the Collingwood Clearview Township and Wasaga Beach part of Ontario. This region - once best known for its shipbuilding - was also a hotbed of hockey in the early years of the twentieth century and has produced many top amateur teams and professional playersincluding one Hockey Hall of Famer." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing a few small scratches on front cover. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Looking Back Press / Vanwell Paperback
Référence libraire : 26026 ISBN : 1550689339 9781550689334
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