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Kelsey, H. W. (Hugh Walter)
Test your card play -2 Master bridge series
80 p. ; 20 cm. In English. Master bridge series.
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Kelsey, H. W. (Hugh Walter)
Test your card play-4
80 p. ; 20 cm. In English. Series: Master bridge series.
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Kelsey, H. W. (Hugh Walter)
Deceptive plays in bridge
187 p. ; 22 cm. In English. Series: Contract bridge -- Psychological aspects.
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Reese, Terence
Bridge for ambitious players
143 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. In English. Master bridge series
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Bird, David,Klinger, Ron
The Rabbi's magic trick : more kosher bridge
128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. In English Series: Master bridge series; Contract bridge -- Humor. Jewish wit and humor.
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Campiglia, James ; Wells, Steve
The official U.S. casino chip price guide
Octavo in black paper wraps ; 400 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Signed and inscribed by one of the authors. "The long anticipated 4th Edition of The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide is competely revised with over 2100 chips illustrated, many never published before, with updated listings for hundreds more, including updated values, variations, and recently released casino chips" -- back cover. Gambling chips -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- Catalogs. Casinos. Signed by author
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Clark, Tom
Baseball
Large octavo in red and white illus paper wraps; 34 illus. (some color); 73 pages, 25 cm.
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Ortiz, Darwin
The Annotated Erdnase
Quarto in red boards in red dust jacket; illus.; 270 p., 29 cm. In only 13 libraries worldwide.
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Dixon, Chris
Ghost Wave The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
Octavo in gray boards in grey and black dust jacket (black spine); 256 p., 24 cm. Inscribed by author on free front end paper; Contents: The ghost wave -- Once upon an island -- Pawns to Bishop Rock -- The Kings of Abalonia -- Rogue waves -- Making the call -- At arm's length -- The prisoners -- On the shoulders of giants -- Mutiny on the Bounty -- Trifling with the Almighty
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Blinov, G. M.; Prok, I. S.
Soviet Youth on the start
Octavo in white boards; [192] pages : chiefly illustrations (some color, 1 folded); 23 cm. In English. // Very scarce; in only 7 libraries worldwide.
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Goss, Clint
The Road Rally Handbook The Complete Guide to Competing in Time-Speed-Distance Road Rallies
Quarto in red and offwhite glossy wraps (red spine); illus.; 368 p., 28 cm. **A larger book. Extra shipping charges may apply.**
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Foster, John Buckingham
Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide.
Duodecimo in white illus. wraps; illus.; approx. 424p., 18 cm. The Guide is 334p. and the separate Official Baseball Rules section is 90p. Year 1926 on the spine, 1929 on the cover.
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Northern California Golf Association
Northern California Golf Association 1969 Blue Book
Quarto in blue and green pictorial wraps; illus, maps, directory, ports.; 112 p., 29 cm. Includes advertisements.
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Shell Oil Company
A Gene Sarazen Tour of Shell's Wonderful World of Golf (1966 Edition)
Quarto in color pictorial staplebound wraps; 14 leaves; color ports.; 26 cm. Very scarce. "This book contains articles about the coures and photographs taken during the matches, as well as tips on techniques by the players."
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Lacoste, Jean RenÈ
Lacoste On Tennis
Octavo in green cloth boards; 263 p., frontispiece, plates, portraits, b/w illus. 21 cm. In English. || With an introduction by William T. Tilden, 2nd; contains the official rules of the United States Lawn Tennis Association.
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Fraser Dutton, Geoffrey
Swimming Free: On and Below the Surface of Lake, River and Sea
Octavo in blue boards in a blue and black pictorial dust jacket (black spine); illus. (some color); 154 p., 23 cm.
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Cross, W. K.; Scott, Richard (editor)
A Charlton Standard Catalogue Hockey Cards
Quarto in tan pictorial wrappers; Gordie Howe (Hockey Hall of Fame) on cover; 698 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Very scarce. **A larger, heavier book. Extra shipping charges may apply.** **Extra shipping may apply for international orders.**
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Hillary, Peter; Elder, John E.
In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge
Octavo in blue boards in blue dust jacket; illus.; 341 pp., 24 cm Inscribed by Peter Hillary on title page; Abstract: "A reflective memoir by a world-famous explorer delves into the astonishing adventures of his career, including his trips to the Himalayas, the Andes, the Arctic, and an almost fatal trip to the South Pole."
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Cheshire, Horace F. (editor)
The Hastings chess tournament, 1895; Containing the authorised account of the 230 games played Aug.-Sept. 1895, with annotations by Pillsbury [and others] and biographical sketches of the chess masters.
Octavo in blue cloth with gilt titles to spine; illus.; 370 pp., 22 cm. In English || "An unabridged republication of the work first published by G. P. Putnam Son's in 1896."
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Grandmaster Edmar Mednis
Practical Rook Endings
Octavo in light greenish tan wrappers; illus.; 71 p., 22 cm.
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Vanhouse, Norman
BSA Competition History
Quarto in black cloth in red dust jacket; 345 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm In English. Scarce in 9 libraries world wide. "No other British motorcycle manufacturer produced a greater variety of models and achieved the same degree of success for so long. The author has gone to great lengths to bring home this forceful fact, and in doing so, leads the reader to the inevitable conclusion that collectivly in trials, scrambles, motocross and road racing, BSA was one of the most successful in world motorcycle sport. In British events alone, BSA riders won no less than 60 national titles..." --front flap of DJ.
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Fox, Theron; Boles, Don
How To Make Money With Carnival Games
Octavo in red, yellow and green wrappers (blank, yellow spine); 142 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm In English.
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Fujisankei Communications ; Sumo Tomo no Kai (Japan) ; Kokusai Bunka Kokan Kyokai (Japan)
Grand sumo tournament : the official tour of Japan's national sport
Quarot in gold and black ornamented wrapsp 56 pages : illustrations & photos (numerous full-color photos of participating sumo wrestlers, both portraiture and action photos.) ; 30 cm. With three blue and black four-page programs of same event laid in. In English with some Japanese. Scarce. "Japan Sumo Association [and] the Society for International Cultural Exchange present ..."/ Program and guide to a tournament held at Madison Square Garden, New York, June 14-16, 1984." || Sumo Wrestling, Sports.
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Revere, Lawrence
Playing Blackjack As A Business: A Professional Player's Approach to the Game of "21" A Textbook on Blackjack
Octavo in yellow cloth in black illustrated dust jacket; diagrams (some color); 178 pp., 22 cm. In English. Revised edition
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Chess Review
Chess Review ; The Picture Chess Magazine [28 issues]
28 issues of the magazine, ranging from 1951 to1966, with most issues for 1964. Heavily illustrated in b&w. 28 cm. Includes a single issue of Chess Life & Review (Feb., 1972) as well as a May 2014 issue of Chess Life.
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Venturi, Ken. Barkow, Al. Lupo, Dom
The Venturi system : with special material on shotmaking for the advanced golfer by Ken Venturi with Al Barkow ; illustrations by Dom Lupo ; special editorial consultant, Desmond Tolhurst.
Square-like large quarto in multi-color jacket; 123 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Golf. Golf technique.
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Gordon, Peter H. ; Waller, Sydney ; Weinman, Paul L. ; New York State Museum. ; Smithsonian Institution.; Traveling Exhibition Service.
Diamonds are forever : artists and writers on baseball edited by Peter H. Gordon with Sydney Waller and Paul Weinman ; introduction by Donald Hall.
Large quarto (small folio) in color illus white jacket; 166 pages : chiefly illustrations (many color) ; 31 cm. "From the exhibition organized by the New York State Museum in association with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service." "Published ... in association with Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and New York State Museum, Albany"--Title page verso. || Baseball -- Literary collections. American literature -- 20th century. Baseball in art. Baseball in art -- Exhibitions. American literature. Baseball in art. Baseball. Kunst. Literatur. Baseball. Kunst. Literatur. Baseball. Exhibition catalogs. Literary collections. 1900 - 1999.
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Zacher, Larry
The Mind Intriguing Slang Teasers: A New Challenging Game That Uses Slang and Unusual Words
Duodecimo in grey wrappers in grey jacket; 193 p. Book of phrases and words and their meanings; scarce; Volume 1(unstated).
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Horowitz, I. A.
How To Win In The Chess Openings
Octavo in red cloth in red and white jacket; illus. (red spine); 199 pp., 21 cm. In English. Inscribed by author on ffep.
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Reinfeld, Fred
Second Book of Chess: The Nine Bad Moves (And how to avoid them)
Octavo in black cloth in orange and white dust jacket; illus.; 124 pp., 21 cm. In English.
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Mafud, Julio
SociologÌa Del F˙tbol
Octavo in off white and red wrappers; 151 pp., 21 cm. In Spanish. || Series: Nueva biblioteca de cultura social.
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Kissner, J.
Fabulous Folbot Holidays [signed]
Large octavo in color photo illus yellow wraps; 308 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. Numeours color and b&w photos throughout. Signed by Kissner on title page. Over 100 articles on various river trips throughout the US & Canada. Kayaking, Boating, Paddle Boats. Canoes and canoeing -- United States. Canoes and canoeing. Fishing. Camping. Travel. Rivers.
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Hochman, Louis
The complete archery book.
Small quarto in full color illus dust jacket; 143 pages illustrations 25 cm. The Do-it-yourself series. Does not appear to have much if any material on bow hunting. Very well illustrated with numerous b&w photos. Very detailed. || Sports. Archery. Bows and arrows. Target shooting.
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DiMaggio, Dom ; Gilbert, Bill
Real grass, real heroes : baseball's historic 1941 season [Signed] by Dom DiMaggio with Bill Gilbert ; introduction by Ted Williams.
Quarto in off white color-illus dust jacket; 240 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Signed by Dom Dimaggio on front free endpaper. || Baseball -- United States -- History. Baseball.
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Ishida, Akira; Davies, James
Attack and Defense
Duodecimo in red wrappers; illus.; 254 pp., 19 cm.; clean, bright, crisp copy with faintest edgewear to wrappers. In English. || Series: Elementary Go Series Vol. 5.
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Ogawa, Tomoko; Davies, James
The Endgame
Duodecimo in orange wrappers; illus.; 214 pp., 19 cm.; clean, bright, crisp copy. In English. || Series: Elementary Go Series, Vol. 6.; Second printing of Kiseido edition.
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Jacobs, Charles Richmond
The Gun Digest- Collector's Edition Volume 3
Quarto in tan cloth in color illustrated dust jacket of dog cozying up to a fire protected in mylar; jacket is moderately edgeworn with chips and tears; a large, closed tear to the middle of rear jacket (mylar will prevent further tears); moderate soiling to jacket; cloth has two light brown liquid stains to cover; o/w a solid, handsome, well-loved copy. The 3rd Annual Edition again establishes this famous gun book as the most complete, authoritative and comprehensive ever published. Nowhere else is it possible to obtain, in one handy volume, such a wealth of up-to-the-minute information on rifles, shotguns, handguns, ammunition and accessories. Every currently manufactured sporting arm is beautifully illustrated and fully described.
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Nakayama, Masatoshi
Karate kata: heian 5 Text and instructions by M. Nakayama. Demonstrated by Hirokazu Kanazawa.
Large octavo in blue and black illus wraps; 115 pages, chiefly b&w photo illustrations; 21 cm. Very fine. Official manual of the Japan Karate Assn.
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Nakayama, Masatoshi
Karate kata: heian 4 Text and instructions by M. Nakayama. Demonstrated by Hirokazu Kanazawa.
Large octavo in blue and black illus wraps; 104 pages, chiefly b&w photo illustrations; 21 cm. Very fine. Karate. Karate. Karate. "Official manual of the Japan Karate Assn."
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Bready, James H.
The Home Team: From earliest times to last year's last out, here is how Baltimore did : a patriotic story
Quarto in orange wrappers; 104 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.; wrappers show very light signs of wear o/w are mostly clean and free of tears and creases; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight; a gently used copy; out of print. In English. || Baltimore Orioles (Baseball team)
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Lam, Gary; Koh, Andyz
Wing Chun dummy combat applications
1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.; CD is in perfect condition; no scratches; Abstract: Sifu Gary Lam trained with Wong Shun Leung for 15 years and served as the instructor as Wong's school for an additional 6 years. He was awarded Sifu of the year in 2006 and received an award from the World Ving Tsun Athletic Association Hall of Fame for his contributions to Wing Chun. In English. Abstract: "Sifu Gary Lam trained with Wong Shun Leung for 15 years and served as the instructor as Wong's school for an additional 6 years. He was awarded Sifu of the year in 2006 and received an award from the World Ving Tsun Athletic Association Hall of Fame for his contributions to Wing Chun."
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O'Neill, Jack
O'Neill: Celebrating 60 Years of Innovation
Quarto in black wrappers with silver titles and embossed illustration (silver metallic spine); 161 pages.; illustrated (some color); very light edgewear and crease to spine joint from opening cover; o/w a clean copy with clean, crisp, bright pages. In English.
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Chapel, Charles Edward
The Gun Collector's Handbook of Values
Small octavo in red cloth with black text; 220 pages frontispiece, 32 plates on 16 leaves 20 cm.; very good(+) copy; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; sunning to ffep outlining the opposite bookplate; soil from handling to cloth; soil from age; o/w cloth is free of fraying; boards are free of bumps; light dust soil to top edge of leaves; o/w pages are clean and free of marks and creases; a solid copy with tight, square binding. In English.
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Chess Review ; Horowitz, I. A. (ed., pub.)
Chess review : the picture chess magazine. Annual for 1969. Volume 26
Quarto in rustic blue cloth; twelve issues for 1959 bound as one hardcover cloth volume of 320p.
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Chiang, Y. C.
Thirty Basic Exercises ; Traditional Names of the Sixty-Four Movements of Tai Ji Quan and Nineteen Basic Principles by Y. C. Chiang [,] Master, Wen Wu School
Quarto-size (8 1/2 x 10 inches) pamphlet in red textured and printed wraps; 38p, b&w diagrams and photos. Text in English and Chinese. Very scarce. Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Tai chi
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Silvan, Jim
Okinawan karate : its teachers and their styles [Author inscribed]
Large octavo in glossy white jacket illus in color photo; xxviii, 117 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113). Inscribed and signed by author on front free endpaper in 1999. || Karate. Martial Arts. Okinawan School.
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Greenland, Hilary
The traditional archer's handbook : a practical guide
Octavo in pale green illus wraps; 113 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Index Contents: What type of bow? -- Ordering/selecting your bow -- The master eye -- Tuning -- Arrows -- Strings -- Care of your bow -- Making a primitive bow -- More historic bow designs -- Making a thumbring. || Archery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Archery -- Equipment and supplies. Bow and arrow. Archery. Archery -- Equipment and supplies. Bow and arrow.
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Rodriguez, "Chi Chi" Juan ; Fitt, Chuck
Chi Chi's power pack [inscribed]
Octavo in color photo illus pale blue wraps (black spine); 78 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Inscribed by Chi Chi Rodriguez as well as fellow pro golfer Sandra Post to one Alan. || Golf -- Pictorial works. Golf Technique and metho; Golf instruction.
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Waters, T. F. R.
History of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club
Octavo, gold (sunned) spine, blue cloth, gilt lettering; 101 pages illustrations (chielfy b&w photos); 20 cm Scarce
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Bickerstaffe, Pip
The Heritage of the Longbow
Teal Quarto, color photo illus; 168 p. : ill. ; . cm A practical guide to the manufacture and use of the longbow arrows and bow strings as used in traditional archery
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