ALLEN Kevin and DUFF Bob
Without Fear: Hockey's 50 Greatest Goaltenders
Chicago: Triumph Books 2002. Bound in 3/4 blue cloth panels with yellow spine with silver lettering has full color pictures of goalies throughout volume. The book is in near-fine condition. Dustjacket shows a 1/2" closed tear to bottom of spine on rear side with light bumping to spine ends and is in otherwise near-fine condition. 279 pgs. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Triumph Books Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 6000603 ISBN : 1572434848 9781572434844
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HOWE Gordie Foreword
Hockey's Best Shots: The Greatest NHL Photography of the Century
New York: DK ADULT 2001. Bound in glossy colored pictoral boards has colored pictures of subject matter throughout volume and is in near-fine condition as is the dustwrapper. 160 pgs. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. DK ADULT Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 6000604 ISBN : 0789480379 9780789480378
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RUCK Rob
Sandlot Seasons: Sport in Black Pittsburgh Sport and Society
Chicago: University of Illinois Press 1993. Bound in orange glossy wraps has black & white photos to middle of volume. Shows previous store sticker to rear panel a pen marking in a small "v" shape to half title page and light wear to extremes. 238 pgs. First Paperback. Soft Cover. VG/No Jacket. 9 1/2" X 6". University of Illinois Press Paperback
Referência livreiro : 6000608 ISBN : 0252063422 9780252063428
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DORWARD Jane Finnan
Dominionball: Baseball Above the 49th
OH: Society for American Baseball Research 2005. Bound is stiff paper wraps has a full color illustrated front panel and a sepia toned picture of New Brunswick League Champions of 1890 to rear panel. Has black & white photos throughout volume and is in near-fine condition. 124.pgs. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11" X 8 1/2". Society for American Baseball Research Paperback
Referência livreiro : 6000606 ISBN : 0910137994 9780910137997
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KLEIN Jeff Z. And REIF Karl Eric
The Coolest Guys on Ice
Atlanta Ga.: Turner Publishing Inc. 1996. Bound in glossy wraps has colored photos throughout volume and is near-fine condition. 159 pgs. First Ediiton. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 11" X 8 1/2". Turner Publishing, Inc. Paperback
Referência livreiro : 6000607 ISBN : 1570363625 9781570363627
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Bee Clair
Fence Busters
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 208 pp. The eleventh book in the Chip Hilton Sports Series. Lists to "Triple-Threat Trouble" on both the verso of the half title page and on the rear panel. A Very Good book with spots of discoloration to topstain in a Very Good jacket with few hints of edge wear. <br/><br/> Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Referência livreiro : 00006083
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De Gregorio George
Joe DiMaggio; An Informal Biography
New York: Stein and Day Publishers 1981. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 269 pp. Price of $14.95 on front flap of jacket. <br/><br/> Stein and Day Publishers hardcover
Referência livreiro : 00003633
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Hirsch James S.
Hurricane; The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2000. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 358 pp. Price of $25.00 on front flap of jacket. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
Referência livreiro : 00003038
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Butkus Dick; Billings Robert W.
Stop-Action
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1972. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 158 pp. Price of $6.95 on front flap of dust jacket <br/><br/> E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc hardcover
Referência livreiro : 00002126
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Faldo Nick
LIFE SWINGS : The Autobiography
London United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing 2004. x 374pp. plus 3 x 8 page colour and b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean square. Spine firm gilt title there-on. Plain black boards very good. Leaves clean with the slightest hint of tanning only one leaf corner-creased. Illustrated loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn and indented. Foreword by Jack Nicklaus. "In this definitive autobiography Nick Faldo relives the excitement and drama of his sometimes turbulent career . . . a remarkably honest self-portrait by one of Britain's greatest sportsmen revealing him to be far removed from the character that Fleet Street has revelled in portraying." Book weight approx. 760g. . First Edition First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Headline Book Publishing Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 010360 ISBN : 0755311205 9780755311200
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Sasamori Junzo; Warner Gordon
Das ist Kendo : Die Japanische Fechtkunst
Charles E Tuttle Co. 1972. 146pp. Thin trade paperback VG slight crease on back cover text in German b&w photographs and line drawings Japanese martial arts instructions Das Ist Kendo : die japanische fechtkunst . Soft Cover. Very Good. Charles E Tuttle Co. Paperback
Referência livreiro : wb8065922 ISBN : 3878920253 9783878920250
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Grombach John V
Olympic Cavalcade of Sports
U.S.: Ballantine 161 1956. Square tight copy with light wear to covers from rubbing. "An introduction to the greatest athletic show on Earth- a history of the Olympic Games sport by sport. An indispensable guidebook to the 1956 Olympiad complete with records of all events in modern competition.". 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Ballantine 161 paperback
Referência livreiro : 6418
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O'Rourke Frank
The Team
NY: Barnes & Co. 1949. Bound in orange cloth stamped in green in great illustrated dust jacket that shows the "Quakers" - the team that is really the Phillies because the author was training with them to write this novel. Exceedingly scarce in the protected dust jacket -- due to the spartan materials used in the production. This one is near perfect. 237 pp. Previous owner's neat inscription to ffep. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good . Barnes & Co. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 5004804
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Colo Practicar La Lucha Libre
Mexico City: Gomez Gomez Hnos. Editores 64 pages. Stapled booklet. Fully illustrated with B&W photos. Text in Spanish. Cover lightly worn pages browned. Text clean no tears. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Gomez Gomez Hnos. Editores Paperback
Referência livreiro : 45032
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Atkinson Jay
Memoirs of a Rugby-Playing Man: Guts Glory and Blood in the World's Greatest Game
New York: Thomas Dunne Books St. Martin's Press 2012. First printing. Boldly inscribed to previous owner by the author signed simply "Jay" on the title page. A fine otherwise unmarked copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Thomas Dunne Books St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 011761 ISBN : 0312547692 9780312547691
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SCHOTT Arthur
70 Years with the Pelicans Signed
New Orleans: Art Schott 1992. Bound in stiff white wraps stamped in black. Signed by the author on the inside front cover and dated in the year of publication. 70 pp. Illustrated box scores etc. Exceedingly scarce -- no copies on OCLC. . Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Art Schott Paperback
Referência livreiro : 5004813
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D'Eliscu Francois
Hand to Hand Combat
AZ: Desert Pubns 1981. Bound in yellow and black illustrated wraps. A 51 pp. book on Hand to Hand combat with hundreds of illustrations. This is a serious book on how to "take down" an opponent. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. Desert Pubns Paperback
Referência livreiro : 5004792 ISBN : 0879474149 9780879474140
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Zimniuch Fran; Kalas Harry
Richie Ashburn Remembered
Champaign Il.: Sports Publishing LLC 2005. Bound in glossy illustrated boards with matching dust jacket. A 103 pp. appendices book on the Phillies center fielder. Scores of black and white photos. Quality Production. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Sports Publishing LLC Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 5006497 ISBN : 1582618976 9781582618975
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Mohr Charles E.; Poulson Thomas L.
The Life of the Cave Our Living World of Nature
New York New York U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1956. Very Good Hardback No Dust Jacket. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. McGraw-Hill Book Co. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 090917-MT082
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Gleeson Geof
Judo Inside Out
Wakefield: Lepus Books 1983. binding tight usual library markings otherwise pages clean; dw in protective sleeve; photos 155p. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Vg-/Very Good. Ex-Academic Library. Lepus Books Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 66320 ISBN : 0860191001 9780860191001
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Wilder FL
English Sporting Prints
<p>UK: Thames & Hudson Ltd 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The attraction of sporting prints is immediate and lasting partly because of the stories they tell and partly because they often record specific and memorable events in the sporting world. But the best of them of which this book provides a rich selection are so beautifully executed that they justify there popularity on aesthetic grounds. This book is lavishly illustrated throughout with 95 full colour plates. The dj has a gouge on the rear panel which hasn't affected the rear board. The dj is also covered in a protective plastic. A good clean tight copy. PLEASE NOTE; International economy shipping is by sea and may take upto 90 days to arrive. .</p> Thames & Hudson Ltd hardcover
Referência livreiro : 03072 ISBN : 0500232059 9780500232057
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Behn Jack
'.45-70' Rifles: A Stackpole Classic Gun Book
Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books Undated. Light blue endpapers immaculate and tight textblock. No remainder marks. No wear to the binding. Gift quality copy! 137pp. including appendix and bibliography. A Stackpole Classic Gun Book;. Reprint. Glossy Illustrated Boards. Fine. Illus. by Photos. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Stackpole Books Paperback
Referência livreiro : SB7939 ISBN : 0811704467 9780811704465
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Connolly Harry
HEADING HOME:
New York: Rizzoli 1995. First printing. hardcover. Very Good /very good. Foreword by Cal Ripkin Jr. Introduction by Stephen King. Oblong 8vo. Orange cloth with white spine titles. Decorated end papers. 156 pages. Black and white photographic images. <br/><br/> Rizzoli hardcover
Referência livreiro : 1603 ISBN : 0847818896 9780847818891
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Dawson Andre with Tom Bird
Hawk: An Inspiring Story of Success at the Game of Life and Baseball
Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan 1994. Very Good with Very Good dustjacket Hardcover. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Zondervan Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 022232 ISBN : 0310490707 9780310490708
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MYERS DH. D. H.
THE LAST DAYS OF MR. PUNCH
NY: THE MCCALL PUB. CO. 1971. CLEAN COPY. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. VG/VG. THE MCCALL PUB. CO.
Referência livreiro : 007757 ISBN : 0841500924 9780841500921
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Mason Jerry editor
The American Sportsman Treasury
Knopf 1971. Some edge wear to jacket; price clipped. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. Illus. by Photographs. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Knopf Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 05031988 ISBN : 0394472969 9780394472966
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G Howard Gillelan
The Young Sportsman's Guide to Archery
Thomas Nelson and Sons 1962. A guide to archery a good clean copy internally but the bottom half of the front cover is badly faded. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Thomas Nelson and Sons Hardcover
Referência livreiro : 054824
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Egan John
The Vern Mikkelsen Story: The Original Power Forward
Minneapolis: Nodin Press 2006. Signed by Author on title page.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth foil titles on front board & spine xvi 184 pp 53 b & w illustrations mostly photos incl. frontis. index. A few faint spots on ffep else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Signed by Vern Mikkelson on the half-title. Mikkelson played for the Minneapolis Lakers during the years when the team dominated professional basketball. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. . Near Fine/Fine. 23� X 16 cm. Nodin Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPBK00004 ISBN : 1932472436 9781932472431
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Cox Lynne
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2004. Signed by Author on title page.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards foil titles on spine ix 323 1 pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Cox who set a world record swimming the English Channel while still in high school recounts it her years in training for it and some of her other extremely challenging swims: Cook Strait the Strait of Magellen the Bering Strait and a mile-long ship-to-shore swim to Antarctica. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16� cm. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPSW00001 ISBN : 0375415076 9780375415074
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Schwiebert Ernest
Death of a Riverkeeper
New York: E. P. Dutton 1980. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full pale grey cloth foil titles on spine ix 287 2 pp title page illustration & chapter headpieces by author. Small spot to bottom edge else fine. Price-clipped DJ browned at extremities slightly chipped at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. This sequel to Schwiebert's Remembrances of Rivers Past contains fifteen stories about fishing in streams all across the United States and a few in the British Isles. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 21� X 14� cm. E. P. Dutton Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPFS00003 ISBN : 0525089470 9780525089476
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Durant John & Otto Bettmann
Pictorial History of American Sports from Colonial Time to the Present
New York: A. S. Barnes & Co. 1952. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full cloth black wrapping around spine & covering about half of boards the rest being blue gilt titles on spine and large eagle device on front board top edge dyed blue pictorial endpapers viii 280 pp hundreds of drawings old prints and photos all from the Bettmann Archive reproduced in b & w index. Top edge faded. DJ heavily rubbed spine sunned rear flap nearly detached very large chip to rear panel smaller chips & tears elsewhere; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 4 lbs. . VG/Fair. 28� X 22 cm. A. S. Barnes & Co. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGN00004
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Woods Tiger
How I Play Golf
New York: Warner Books 2001. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards white titles on spine pictorial endpapers xiv 306 pp hundreds of color photos. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 5 lbs. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 28� X 23� cm. Warner Books Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGF00005 ISBN : 0446529311 9780446529310
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Bishop Schuyler Ed.
A Passion for Golf: The Best of Golf Writing
New York: St. Martin's Press 1998. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards foil titles on spine xviii 349 pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Foreword & article by Arnold Palmer introduction & article by John Garrity articles or book excerpts by Arnold Haultain A. W. Tillinghast Francis Ouimet Bobby Jones Elmer Osgood Cappers Gene Sarazen Edwin Bancroft Henderson Alex J. Morrison J. P. Marquand Sam Snead Richard Hooker Robert H. Boyle Walter Bingham Christopher Bram Michael Murphy Alistair Cooke Jeanne Schinto John Updike James Ellroy Bob Hope Thomas Boswell Betsy Rawls Rick Reilly Rhonda Glenn Tom Watson Marcia Chambers & Harvey Penick. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGF00004 ISBN : 0312190271 9780312190279
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Bennett Tiny
The Art of Angling
Scarborough Ontario: Prentice-Hall of Canada Ltd. 1970. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sage green boards foil titles on spine pictorial endpapers 288 pp 8 ff color plates many b & w photos & drawings in text glossary. Corners bumped a few small spots on edges. DJ tattered & chipped at extremities without loss of text; in Brodart archival cover. The author was outdoors editor for the Toronto Telegram. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 12 oz. First Edition. . VG/G. 26 X 17� cm. Prentice-Hall of Canada, Ltd. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPFS00002 ISBN : 0130471674 9780130471673
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Beck Fred & O. K. Barnes Ill. by Emax
73 Years in a Sand Trap
New York: A. A. Wyn Inc. 1949. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards beige cloth spine with green titles 160 pp 33 cartoons. Slight shelf wear owner's name on ffep. DJ tattered chipped torn 2 inch 5 cm chip to tail of spine & rear panel but otherwise substantially complete; in Brodart archival cover. Humorous golf anecdotes some of which may actually have happened. A sampling of golf terms as defined by the authors: "Lie-- the number of strokes entered on the score card. . Stroke-- what the dub has when he first pars a hole. . Par-- a term of affection used by Joe Kirkwood Jr. in referring to Joe Kirkwood Sr." Later editions incremented the number or years spent in the sand trap. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 8 oz. 7th ptg. . VG/G. 20� X 14 cm. A. A. Wyn, Inc. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGF00003
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Egan John
The Vern Mikkelsen Story: The Original Power Forward
Minneapolis: Nodin Press 2006. Signed by Author on title page.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth foil titles on front board & spine xvi 184 pp 53 b & w illustrations mostly photos incl. frontis. index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Mikkelson played for the Minneapolis Lakers during the years when the team dominated professional basketball. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. . Fine/Fine. 23� X 16 cm. Nodin Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPBK00003 ISBN : 1932472436 9781932472431
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Schumacher Michael
Mr. Basketball: George Mikan the Minneapolis Lakers and the Birth of the NBA
New York: Bloomsbury 2007. Signed by Author on title page.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards gilt titles on spine xiv 317 1 pp 4 ff b & w photo plates notes index. Top corner of front board bumped else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Author's inscription is accompanied by a cartoonish self-portrait. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 24 X 16� cm. Bloomsbury Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPBK00002 ISBN : 1596912138 9781596912137
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Schweikher Erich Ed.
Cycling's Greatest Misadventures
Solana Beach CA: Casagrande Press 2007. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue pictorial wraps white titles on black spine 254 2 pp. Collects articles and photos by 26 contributors including an 18 pp "Bike Crash Photo Gallery." Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 8 oz. Trade Paperback. Fine/No dj. 23 X 15 cm. Casagrande Press Paperback
Referência livreiro : SPCY00003 ISBN : 0976951622 9780976951629
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Stuhldreher Mary A.
Many a Saturday Afternoon
New York: David McKay Company Inc. 1964. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth black titles on spine v 233 pp. DJ rubbed; in Brodart archival cover. Mrs. Stuhldreher writes about her life with Harry Stuhldreher one of the Four Horsemen at Notre Dame in the 1920s a quarterback described by Knut Rockne as "the brainiest field general he ever coached" and later a football coach for Villanova and the University of Wisconsin. A journalist as well as a famous coach's wife Mrs. Stuhldreher tells an engaging and readable story. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 8 oz. First Edition. . Fine/VG. 21 X 14� cm. David McKay Company, Inc. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPFB00003
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Jones Robert T. Jr. & O. B. Keeler
Down the Fairway
n. p.: Ailsa Inc. 1985. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter beige cloth green cloth-covered boards gilt titles & dec. on front board black titles & dec. on spine vii 239 6 pp 11 ff b & w photo plates. A few small spots to fore-edge else fine. Attractive and well-produced facsimile of the original 1927 edition with a new forward by Herbert Warren Wind and a new afterword by Francis M. Bird. Bobby Jones wrote this book just after he had become the first golfer to win the U. S. and British Open Championships in the same year. Part One is a golfing autobiography while Part Two describes Jones's method of play. Shipping weight 2 lbs. Reprint. . Near Fine/No dj. 22� X 15 cm. Ailsa, Inc. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGF00002 ISBN : 0940889005 9780940889002
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Barton George A.
My Lifetime in Sports
Minneapolis: The Olympic Press 1957. Inscribed by author on recto of ffep.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth gilt titles on front board & spine ix 340 pp 16 ff b & w photo plates index. Three small water spots on rear board else fine. DJ has two 1-cm tears light rubbing & browning to extremities; in Brodart archival cover. Barton was a sports writer for Minneapolis newspapers for 53 years having retired just before this autobiography was published. He also was involved in boxing first as a boxer and later as a referee. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. . VG/VG. 22� X 14� cm. The Olympic Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGN00003
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Crandall Lathan A. Ill. by Louis Rhead
Days in the Open
New York & Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company 1914. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green cloth gilt titles black & gilt decorations leaping fish in circle on front cover top edge gilt pictorial endpapers 270 pp 8 ff b & w photo plates many b & w drawings. Some water spotting to boards else very good. Stories of days spent fishing collected over a lifetime. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. . G/No dj. 21� X 14� cm. Fleming H. Revell Company Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPFS00001
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Angell Roger
Let Me Finish
Orlando et al.: Harcourt Inc. 2006. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards black titles on spine vii 302 1 pp. DJ shows light rubbing to rear panel else fine; in Brodart archival cover. We've filed this under baseball because that is what Roger Angell usually writes about but this is actually more of a memoir a wide ranging series of essays about everything from his boyhood to the perfect Martini. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 21� X 15 cm. Harcourt, Inc. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPBB00005 ISBN : 0151013500 9780151013500
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Hall Marty with Pam Penfold
One Stride Ahead: An Expert's Guide to Cross-Country Skiing
Tulsa: Winchester Press 1981. Inscribed by author on recto of ffep.; WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards black titles on spine xiii 242 pp many b & w photos glossary bibliography index. Light bumping & sunning to top edges of boards else fine. DJ has a 3 mm tear to front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Author's inscription is signed & dated May 82. Marty Hall coach to U. S. Olympians and the national team shows you how to meet the challenges of endurance altitude and fast downhill runs. Contents: cross-country racing; off-season training; winter training; cross-country equipment; racing technique; the racing season; waxing; the challenge. Shipping weight 3 lbs. International 2 lbs. 4 oz. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 26 X 18� cm. Winchester Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPSK00001 ISBN : 0876913311 9780876913314
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Abt Samuel
LeMond: The Incredible Comeback of an American Hero
New York: Random House 1990. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter red cloth grey paper-covered boards foil titles on spine red foil monogram on front board xi 206 1 pp map 4 ff b & w photo plates. Top edges of boards slightly faded else fine. DJ is price-clipped else fine; in Brodart archival cover. This is the story of LeMond's career as a professional cyclist with emphasis on his comeback to a surprise victory in the Tour de France in 1989 after a nearly-fatal hunting accident in 1987 and appendicitis in 1988. Shipping weight 2 lbs. International 1 lb. 12 oz. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm. Random House Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPCY00002 ISBN : 0394584767 9780394584768
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Grimsley Will & Julius D. Heldman
Tennis: Its History People and Events
Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc 1971. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Putty cloth black titles & dec. on spine green endpapers xi 380 pp 40 ff b & w photo plates index. Corners of front board bumped bottom corners of a few leaves creased endpapers fading to brown near edges. DJ has some edge wear & creasing top corner of front flap clipped but price is present on rear flap; in Brodart archival cover. Grimsley provides the history of tennis mostly in the 20th century and Heldman contributes the chapter on Styles of the Greats. Shipping weight 3 lbs. . VG/VG. 24 X 16� cm. Prentice-Hall, Inc Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPTN00001 ISBN : 0139033777 9780139033773
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Thornley Stew
Holy Cow! The Life and Times of Halsey Hall
Minneapolis: Nodin Press 1991. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth with title gilt-stamped title xi 246 pp 14 ff b & w photo plates bibliography index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Biography of the Minnesota sports writer and radio announcer who ended his career as the legendary color man for the Minnesota Twins baseball broadcasts. Shipping weight 2 lbs. . As New/As New. 23� X 16 cm. Nodin Press Hardcover
Referência livreiro : RGMN00003 ISBN : 0931714435 9780931714436
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Montague W. K
The Golf of our Fathers
Grand Rapids MN: Grand Rapids Herald-Review 1952. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth w/gold titles. 119 pp frontis 25 pp contain illustrations. It is difficult to tell from title page whether the publisher is Montague the Northland Country Club or the Grand Rapids Herald-Review which printed this limited edition. Rear board very lightly soiled and bumped along top edge gift inscription dated 1952 on recto of ffep else fine. Wrapped in Brodart archival cover to prevent soiling. History of golf in Scotland and the USA. Illustrations include historical photos Tom Morris Sr. & Jr. Harry Vardon evolution of swing from 1887 to 1950 paintings cartoons. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 27� X 20 cm. Grand Rapids Herald-Review Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPGF00001
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Vogelsinger Hubert
Winning Soccer Skills and Techniques
West Nyack NY: Parker Publishing Company Inc. 1970. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth foil titles on spine 286 pp numerous drawings & photos index. Corners rubbed & bumped. Written for the education of American soccer coaches this book is based not only upon the author's own experience as a player and coach but also upon a year of on-site study of training methods used by the world's most successful coaches. In particular Vogelsinger stresses that skills are more important than tactics and shows how to develop those skills. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 23� X 18 cm. Parker Publishing Company, Inc. Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPSC00001
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Gardner Martin Ed.
The Annotated Casey at the Bat
New York: Bramhall House 1967. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light brown cloth black titles on spine xvii 206 pp 10 ill. notes. Spine ends a bit rumpled smells moderately of tobacco. DJ badly sunned on spine and about top & back inch of front panel else just slightly worn fore-edges browned; in Brodart archival cover. Gardner gives the history of the poem and its author Ernest L. Thayer reprints the original and two revised versions and collects 25 other poems inspired by or parodying it. . Near Fine/VG-. 21 X 14 cm. Bramhall House Hardcover
Referência livreiro : SPBB00003
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