Sports Illustrated Editors
Golf
NY: Crescent Books 1997. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Has DJ -- Four Decades of Sports Illustrated's finest writing on the Game of Golf. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Crescent Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : FG 1078-12
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Sports Illustrated Editors
Sports Illustrated Book of Gaited Riding
Philadelphia PA: J B Lippincott Co 1962. Illustrated & 1st. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank Mullins. J B Lippincott Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : FG 660-4
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Sports Illustrated Editors
Book of Dog Training
Philadelphia PA: J B Lippincott Co 1959 1959. Hard Cover. Good/Good. First Edition. 1st Edition and illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Philadelphia, PA: J B Lippincott Co, 1959 Hardcover
Bookseller reference : FG 761-11
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Innes Miranda
Ethnic Style from Mexico to the Mediterranean
London United Kingdom: Conran Octopus Limited 1991. This is a study of ethnic interiors from all parts of the world. The book examines the important elements of different ethnic decorative styles and with the use of photographs of genuine interiors it shows how each particular style can be reproduced in the home. It includes a list of suppliers. Paperback. Item is a little warped with a shelfworn cover; the rear of cover has a few faint creases and a small chip on the lower edge. Pages are clean; text and images are clear. . paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Conran Octopus, Limited Paperback
Bookseller reference : 036698 ISBN : 1850298246 9781850298243
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Autumn Glory: Baseball's First World Series Masur Louis P
Very Good. Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub Date of Publication: 2003 Binding: hardcover with DJ Condition: Very Good Description: Black dot on top edge. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14303 ISBN : 0809027631 9780809027637
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The book of sports trophies Brian Wynne and Jerry Cotter Wynne
Very Good. Publisher: Cornwall Books 1984 Date of Publication: 1984 Hard Cover with DJ Very Good/Good. Dust jacket some wear on edge. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002726 ISBN : 0845347462 9780845347461
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Daugherty Paul
Fair Game
Hardcover. Fine. Publisher: Wilmington OH U.S.A.: Orange Frazer Press 1999 Date of Publication: 1999 Binding: hardcover with DJ Condition: As New Description: 1882203585 Inscription Signed by Author hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002125 ISBN : 1882203585 9781882203581
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Zimmerman John Mark Kauffman and Neil Leifer
John Zimmerman & Mark Kauffman with a Special Section by Neil Leifer: Photographing Sports: Capturing the Excitement of People in Action.
<p>New York: Alskog / Thomas Y. Crowell Company Inc. 1975. First edition / First printing. Black boards. Fine in a price-clipped about fine dust jacket. Masters of Contemporary Photography Series.</p> Alskog / Thomas Y. Crowell Company, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 17517 ISBN : 069000785X 9780690007855
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Murphy Dale with Chris Patton & intro. by Furman Bisher
Ask Dale Murphy: Advice to Young Baseball Players by the All-Star Centerfielder of the Atlanta Braves inscribed
<p>Chapel Hill/Dallas: Algonquin/Taylor 1987 1st ed. INSCRIBED boldly on half-title p. "Best wishes to ///! Dale Murphy." 102pp. illustrated. paperback sm 4to: near Fine some age browning to edges; else a nice crisp copy Includes over four dozen photos of Murph from youth to the Bigs. A very nice inscribed copy by one of Major League baseball's class acts.</p> Chapel Hill/Dallas: Algonquin/Taylor paperback
Bookseller reference : 5656 ISBN : 0912697598 9780912697598
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Durham Joel Jr.
Wargasm: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Prima 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Prima Paperback
Bookseller reference : 1203275 ISBN : 0761520368 9780761520368
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Scott McNeely
Ultimate Book of Sports
San Fransisco: Chronicle Books 2012. Second Impression. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Chronicle Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022004
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Alex W. Bealer; Charles McRaven
Art of Blacksmithing
Harpercollins 1984. Nice copy with dust jacket. Just minor shelfwear. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. Superior service: accurate descriptions prompt shipping and virtually all items carefully packed in boxes not envelopes . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Harpercollins Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 225992 ISBN : 0060152257 9780060152253
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Smith Janice and Roland Smith
ADVENTURING DOWN THE WATERWAY
NY: Vantage Press. Very Good. 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 0533109132; Paper Covers. Binding is almost as new. Name embossed on half-title page. Contents are almost as new with no writing or other entries on the text. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 1994. 243pp. Light green Paper Covers with black spine and front cover lettering and drawing of a sailboat on the front cover. BOATING. "A commercial pleasure cruise to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway inspired the Smiths a retired couple to have their own boat built and to undertake the cruise on their own. Just a sampling of the people and places they encountered is included in their delightful book. If you are not - yet - a boating enthusiast this book might change that. If you already belong to that happy fraternity you can commiserate and chuckle with the Smiths as their adentures perhaps remind you of some of your own or encourage you too to see adventure on America's great waterways. " . Vantage Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 45818 ISBN : 0533109132 9780533109135
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Ellam Patrick
YACHT CRUISING
NY: W. W. Norton. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1983. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0393032809; Binding is almost as new. Name on ffep. Very slight age-tanning of endpapers. Contents are almost as new with no writing or other entries on the text. Messy writing on the DJ's back panel; DJ is otherwise clean. Minor DJ wear espcieally the top/bottom of the DJ's spine. ; 8-1/2" Tall 233pp. Light blue boards medium blue cloth spine red spine lettering. Cprt. 1983. BOATING. "One of the world's most experienced sea adventurers includng single-handed passages has set down a wonderful collection of tricks lore shortcuts techniques and precautions that he has accumlated over the years. For the experienced yachtsman who would like to know more about the problems he may encounter - and how to deal with them - when he undertakes longer passages than he ever has before. " . 45 instructional b/w drawings. Index. . W. W. Norton hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45817 ISBN : 0393032809 9780393032802
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John Toshack
Gosh it's Tosh: Poems and Pictures
London: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd 1976. Very informative book on the football life of John Toshack 94 pages in clean condition but a little browned to edges of pages as usual due to quality of paper used in printing Many B/w photographs and illustrations all present as listed plus very informative text NO dustwrapper outer illustrated card covers are lightly browned and lightly rubbed on edges lettering slightly faded on spine. A presentable example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST . First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 � x 7� Inches. Card Covers. Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd Paperback
Bookseller reference : 008355 ISBN : 0715611984 9780715611982
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Ellis Griffith Odgen editor
Youth's Companion American Boy: Vol. 113 No. 10: October 1939
Detroit Michigan: The Sprague Publications Inc. 1939. Original publication; Usual age toning to the edges lightly folded corners and some wear to the edges staples are sound and secure. Inked out name along spine on front cover age toned covers usual shelf wear. 36pp. Full-color cover art by Charles LaSalle; Football; Aviation; "That Fellow Douglas" by John H. Crider on Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. . Stapled Wraps. Good. Illus. by Photographs/Pictures/Advertisements. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Magazine. The Sprague Publications, Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : SB12295
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Carew Rod; Pace Frank; & Keteyian Armen
Rod Carew's Art & Science of Hitting. 1st hardcover
<p>NY. Viking. 1986. HARDCOVER. Near Fine/VG dj. partly yellowed endpapers else book like new no writings. jacket foxed on reverse lightly scuffed else complete/clean no tears. 8vo. Illustrated in black & white: photographs. xii. 178pp. Tan paper & blue cloth over board covers. Not a remainder. First Edition. Endpapers partly yellowed else a clean/tight/crisp copy no writings. Jacket lightly scuffed foxed on reverse else complete/clean/crisp no tears.</p> Viking. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7072715 ISBN : 0670809055 9780670809059
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Halberstam David
The Teammates: A Portrait of Friendship
New York: Hyperion 2003. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good DJ. 12mo = 7-9". Sports-Baseball. Very good condition. White boards with a couple of tiny spotted stains. Light bumping at the spine and corners. Dust jacket is in very good condition with some light bumping at the edges and a few light scratches. Tells the story of Dominic DiMaggio Dick Flavin and Johnny Pesky driving to Florida to visit their old friend Ted Williams one last time in September 2001. Hyperion hardcover
Bookseller reference : NF47103
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Blyth Chay & Maureen Blyth
INNOCENT ABOARD
Hampshire England: Nautical Publishing. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 024550480X; Binding is almost as new. Name embossed on ffep & half-title page. There are tiny stains in the upper margin of pages 84 85 86 87 and frequent light pencil markings easily erased if they bother you . Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ with price and information intact. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 1970. 8" Tall 196pp. Medium green boards bright gold spine lettering. TRUE ADVENTURE / BOATING. Foreword by Sir Alec Rose. "Chay Blyth after only a few hours of instruction under sail set out from Hamble River on the south coast of England in a small family cruiser out into the English Channel and then onto the the Bay of Biscay past Madeira and into the Trade Winds down into the South Atlantic into the Roaring Forties arriving in East London at the Cape of Good Hope the southern most point of Africa a little over 3 months later. He then cablds his wife to join him for the long sail back home. For both of them it was a remarkable achievement and though their account is delightflly light-hearted often told in land language instead of sea terms this was no casual venture. " Frontispiece map. 4 pages of b/w photos. . Nautical Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45777 ISBN : 024550480X 9780245504808
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Bailey Anthony
THE COAST OF SUMMER Sailng New England Waters from Shelter Island to Cape Cod
NY: Harpercollins. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 0061180041; The white cloth spine has some very minor foxing spots otherwise Binding is clean sound and unworn. Very minor-to-minor edge foxing. Name city on ffep; Contents are almost as new with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ with price and information intact. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 1994. 8-1/2" Tall IX 357pp. Medium green boards white cloth spine metallic copper spine lettering. BOATING. "This is an account of a season sailing the waters between eastern Long Island and the tip of Cap Cod poking into deep harbors and shallow ponds anchoring off fashionable resorts and in remote coves encountering the rough and the smooth and exploring the present life of the coast while keeping a perceptive eye on the past. For the armchair sailor this book will be as gratifying as a full-sail breeze. To practical yachting enthusiasts it offers modestly but enticingly the fruits of much hard-won and not always heroic expeience. And for readers simply curious about the bays and the sounds the Cape and the islands including Shelter Gardiners Fishers Block Prudence the Elizabeths Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket THE COAST OF SUMMER provides dramatic dips into history and personal incursions into contemporary high-season life. " . Harpercollins hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45778 ISBN : 0061180041 9780061180040
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Woodward Stanley
Paper Tiger
NY: Atheneum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed jacket sunned and missing . piece from heel corners rounded. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Index. Author photo. Jacket art by H. Lawrence Hoffman. Library of Congress number 63-22037. Orange cloth binding. An old sports writer's reminiscences of people newspapers war and work. Paper Tiger which means a fierce protagonist of newspapers appeals to sports fans and those interested in the inside story of newspaper life. ; 294 pages . Atheneum hardcover
Bookseller reference : 30201
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Minnesota Fats
Minnesota Fats on Pool
Minnesota Fats Enterprises 1976. Light cover wear. Reprint Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus. Minnesota Fats Enterprises Paperback
Bookseller reference : 1203231
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Evans George Bird 1906 1998
Grouse along the Tramroad: Shooting over Four Generations of Old Hemlock Setters
Bruceton Mills: Old Hemlock 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x 182 pages. Fine. Bound in light brown leatherette with gilt-stamped title to spine and upper board dark brown endpapers silk ribbon bookmark. Black & white drawings. Sketches from the gun diaries of George Bird Evans who was one of the world's foremost authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. He perfected the Old Hemlock line of English Setters the descendants of which are much prized for their birding abilities. This is copy #73 of an edition of 1500 with an inscription signed and dated by Evans in year of publication at Old Hemlock--his estate in West Virginia. Signed by Author. Old Hemlock hardcover
Bookseller reference : 11616
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McKelvy John E. Jr.
BROAD REACH Illustrations by Nancy McKelvy
Dedham MA: Pilot Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0963566806; Binding is clean sound and unworn. Contents are almost as new with no writing or other entries on the text. Minor top edge wear on the clean complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION 1991. Off-white cloth black spine lettering. BOATING. "The interesting story of John and Nancy McKelvy's circumnavigation of the North Atlantic beginning off Marion Massachusetts and ending a year later in Southwest Harbor Maine including adventures in Ireland Spain Portugal Madeira the Canaries the Windwards Leewards Virgins and Bahamas. Here also is a discussion on how to prepare and execute such a voyage with thoughts on fitting out choosing crew planning routes food sustaining financial credit in remote ports and a myriad of other details. " . Bibliography. Maps and dozens of b/w photos scattered throughout the text. . Pilot Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 45772 ISBN : 0963566806 9780963566805
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Golenbock Peter
Red Sox Nation
Chicago: Triumph Books 2005. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. 8vo = over 9". Baseball history told from the point of view of the players themselves the fans and the sportswriters of the day. Black linen boards red spine Several B/w photos. Includes Notes and Index. Triumph Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : NF47079 ISBN : 1572437448 9781572437449
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Longert Scott
Addie Joss: King of the Pitchers
Cleveland: Society for American Baseball Research 1998. 141 pp. . First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Society for American Baseball Research Paperback
Bookseller reference : 10655
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Abrahams Peter
The Fan
New York: Warner Books 1995. 338 pp. Baseball fiction. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Warner Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10648 ISBN : 0446518603 9780446518604
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Smith Curt
Storied Stadiums
New York: Carroll & Graff 2001. 593 pp. Dw has a closed tear to the rear panel. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Carroll & Graff Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10657 ISBN : 0786709480 9780786709489
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Mackay Smith Alexander MFH.; William W. Brainard fwd. M. F.
Foxhunting in North America: A Comprehensive Guide to Organized Foxhunting in the United States and Canada SIGNED
Millwood VA: American Foxhound Club/Alexander Mackay-Smith 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. SIGNED. Rust cloth lettered in gold foil. xix263 pp. Inscribed on front flyleaf by Jim Hendley d. 2017 former Joint Master of Foxhounds for Bull Run Hunt in Haymarket VA also signed by author Mackay-Smith on lower copyright page. American Foxhound Club/Alexander Mackay-Smith Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 047941
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Werber Bill and C. Paul Rogers III
Memories of a Ballplayer: Bill Werber and Baseball in the 1930s
William M. Werber and C. Paul Rogers III 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dark blue cloth lettered in gold foil. As issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued now in mylar. v250 pp. illus. 1st ed. Scarce. William M. Werber and C. Paul Rogers III Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 047922
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Crothers Tim & Sports Illustrated
Greatest Teams The Most Dominant Powerhouses in Sports
Time Life Education. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 1883013283 . Very good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. Good dust jacket with minor wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages . Time Life Education hardcover
Bookseller reference : 217 ISBN : 1883013283 9781883013288
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The Editors of Sports Illustrated
The Best of Sports Illustrated
Little Brown & Co T. Used - Good. Ships from Reno NV. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! Little Brown & Co (T) unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP88931387 ISBN : 0316808946 9780316808941
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Blaha Walter
Erfurt Bilder und Berichte: Eine Stadt vor 100 Jahren
Munchen: Buch Habel 1995. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. laminated boards not issued with a dust jacket; gift inscription on rear endpaper. <p>Illustrated with historical photographs and 28 color reproductions of paintings watercolors lithographs and maps. Text in German</p> <br/> <br/> Buch Habel hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28536
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Black Patti Carr foreword Roy Adinks photographs and Robin C. Dietrick text
I Am a Craftsman: 40 at 40: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi With 40 of Its Exhibiting Members
Ridgeland MS: Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi 2012. 1st . Hardcover. As New/As New. inscribed by photographer. <br/> <br/> Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28533 ISBN : 161703763X 9781617037634
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Spilhaus Athelstan F.
Weathercraft
New York: Viking 1951. First printing. "How to Make and Operate Your Own Weather Station" 64 pp. Illustrated with photographs and charts. A fine unmarked copy in a sound binding. The dust jacket has a 1" chip on the front panel and is edgeworn with several tears. The price $2.00 is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Viking Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012874
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Ruiz Laureano
The Spanish Soccer Coaching Bible: Volume 2 High School & Colllege
Spring City PA: Reedswain Publishing 2002. Foreword by Ivan Helguera Despite the name this book is in the English language. 8vo size trade paperback; 418 pages with some small black and white diagrams and photographs From back: "In this book Laureano Ruiz presents his training methods and philosophies for coaching high school and college players. Included are exercises for each level and invaluable advice from this master of the game." Among the players Ruiz has coached are: Ivan de la Pena Ivan Heiguera Hristo Stichkov and Johan Cruyff. In great condition with only edgewear and a half inch crease on front cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Reedswain Publishing Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004973 ISBN : 1591640229 9781591640226
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Ami Guichard and Douglas Armstrong
Automobile Year 1962-1963: No.10
Edita S. A. Lausanne 1962. Very Good Hardcover / Poor Dustjacket . 242 pages 9.5" x 12.5" edgewear on boards poor dustjacket with multiple tape repairs otherwise a clean and tight copy. Formula 1 coverage by Paul Frere. <br /><br /> Edita S. A., Lausanne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5681
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Ami Guichard and Gordon Wilkins editors
Automobile Year 1961-1962: No. 9
Edita S. A. Lausanne 1961 Very Good Hardcover / Poor Dustjacket . 215 pages 9.5" x 12.5" edgewear on boards very poor dustjacket with multiple tape repairs otherwise a clean and tight copy. Formula 1 coverage by Giovanni Lurani. <br /><br /> Edita S. A., Lausanne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5680
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Ami Guichard and Gordon Wilkins editors
Automobile Year 1960-1961: No. 8
Edita S. A. Lausanne 1960 Very Good Hardcover / Poor Dustjacket . 220 pages 9.5" x 12.5" edgewear on boards dustjacket with multiple tape repairs otherwise a clean and tight copy. Formula 1 coverage by Giovanni Lurani. <br /><br /> Edita S. A., Lausanne hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5679
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Bob Constanduros editor
Formula One: FIA World Championship 1988
Grid Publishing London 1988 Fine Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket. 241 pages 9.5" x 12.5". Forward by Bernie Ecclestone <br /><br /> Grid Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5775 ISBN : 0951191810 9780951191811
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Reichler Joe & Ben Olan
Baseball's Unforgettable Games
New York: Ronald Press Company 1960. 362 pages with black and white photographs. Foreword by Stan Musial. From jacket: "Here at last between two covers are 100 famous baseball games judged by two experts to be the most unforgettable in the long and colorful history of America's favorite sport." Contents include: Bobby Thomson; Johnny Vander; Lou Gehrig; Don Larsen; Ted Williams; Joe DiMaggio; Carl Hubbell; Babe Ruth; Mickey Mantle; Enos Slaughter; Bob Feller; Babe Herman; Harvey Haddix; Mickey Owen; Stan Musial; Dizzy & Paul Dean; Hank Greenberg; Carl Erskine; Pepper Martin; Fred Snodgrass; Floyd Giebell; Joe Medwick; Al Gionfriddo; more. Wear and tear chipping to jacket sunned spine. Green cloth covers underneath jacket have illustration on front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ronald Press Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004494
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Appel Martin & Burt Goldblatt
Baseball's Best: The Hall of Fame Gallery
New York: McGraw Hill 1980. Contains more than 500 photographs. Includes: Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Ty Cobb; Mickey Mantle; Joe DiMaggio; Casey Stengel; Yogi Berra; Jackie Robinson; Christy Mathewson; Roy Campanella; Honus Wagner; Satchel Paige; Roberto Clemente; Sandy Koufax; Dizzy Dean; Bob Feller; Rogers Hornsby; Whitey Ford; Ted Williams; Warren Spahn; Connie Mack; Josh Gibson; Ernie Banks more. 439 pages in terrific condition. Several small tears to jacket. Heavy volume extra shipping applies if not sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. McGraw Hill Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004498 ISBN : 0070021481 9780070021488
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Trimble Joe
Yogi Berra
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1965. 224 clean pages. Red borders all around. Color illustrated cover. Foreward by Casey Stengel. Section of glossy black and white photographs. Very light crease on covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002823
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Gillman Peter
Direttissima: The Eiger Assault
New York: Harper & Row 1966. 174 pages plus glossy black and white and color photographs. Light soil to jacket. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. First American. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harper & Row Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001999
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Chew Peter
The Kentucky Derby: The First 100 Years
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1974. 303 glossy pages with numerous black and white photographs. Photo illustrated endpapers. Curl and fold to inside jacket flaps. Quarter inch tear on bottom front and top back cover. Bump to jacket at top of spine. Edgewear. Heavy volume. Extra shipping if sent by any method other than US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. First. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001689 ISBN : 0395184827 9780395184820
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Wissel Hal
Becoming a Basketball Player: Individual Drills
Springfield MA: Basketball World Inc. 1990. 119 pages illustrated throughout with black and white photographs by the author Contents include: Becoming a Player Principles of Learning Skills Ball Handling Shooting Offensive Moves Offensive Moves Off Dribble Defense Rebounding Progress Charts Edgewear crease and scratches on front cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Wissel Hal. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Private Press. Basketball World, Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001352
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Greenfield Jeff
The World's Greatest Team: a Portrait of the Boston Celtics 1957-69
New York: Random House 1976. 203 tanned pages plus section of glossy black and white photograph. Color jacket has photo on front cover; edgewear and some tiny areas with the laminate film on jacket is lifting; tiny tear to top of jacket spine. From jacket flap: "In thirteen seasons between 1957 and 1969 the Boston Celtics won the National Basketball Association championship eleven times an achievement never equaled.Red Auerback insisted that he team came first. Some of the Celtics became great stars - Cousy russell Havlicek. But many were specialists.Bill Sharman and Tom Heinsohn.Frank Ramsey was the first great "sixth man"; K.C. Jones and Tom Sanders were defensive heroes." These weren't just good teams; these were/are good men. It was a different era where the game wasn't a business where players loved the game respected the fans and didn't have their indiscretions splashed on supermarket tabloids. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001393 ISBN : 0394495608 9780394495606
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Gibbs John
Mise-en-Scene: Film Style and Interpretation
London: Wallflower 2002. 8vo trade paperback; 128 bright white pages with black and white photographs. From back: "This book explores and elucidates this fundamental concept in thinking about film. In uncovering the history of mise-en-scene within film such as Imitation of Life and Lone Star. John Gibbs makes the case for the importance of a sensitive understanding of film style and provides and introduction to the skills of close reading." We note intermittant yellow highlighting prior to page 42; edgewear; one creased page corner. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Wallflower Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001404 ISBN : 190336406x 9781903364062
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Loverro Thom
Home of the Game: The Story of Camden Yards
Dallas: Taylor Publishing 1999. First Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 256 pages including index plus a section of black and white photographs. Foreword by George F. Will From jacket flap: "When Baltimore's baseball palace Camden Yards opened on April 6 1992 baseball professional sports in general and the fate of American cities entered a new era. No one could have foreseen the impact the ballpark would have. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has since called Camden Yards he single most important change in the game in the past 25 years. The story of the Camden Yards ballpark is a drama of people as well as place. The cast of characters includes Larry Lucchino former Orioles president who had the vision to build a tradition old-fashioned ballpark. Peter Angelos the forceful and controversial Orioles owner. Cal Ripken and his unfailing quest to foster the best spirit of the game simply by being there; Eric Davis who found a private battle that became a public drama with a happy outcome; and .Davey Johnson who gamely fought some battles for the players and for himself - but in baseball on or off the field you don't always win." Bumped head and heel of spine edgewear to jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . First. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Taylor Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000803 ISBN : 0878332227 9780878332229
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Hamilton Donald E.
Hoosier Temples
St. Louis MO: G.B. Bradley Publishing Inc. 1994. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Horizontal 4to size paperback; 120 heavyweight glossy pages illustrated with black and white photographs. The back cover has a list of the 16 largest high school gymnasiums by seating capacity in the United States: 15 are located in Indiana. Contents include: Only in Indiana In the Beginning The Golden Age Fieldhouse of Dream Life After Basketball Covers have moderate wear edgewear curl to corners creased bottom corner and several scratches. There is a small stain to the top right of the inscription. The first few pages also have curled corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. G.B. Bradley Publishing, Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 000743 ISBN : 0943963370 9780943963372
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