‎Sports‎

‎Richardson Joy signed‎

‎Joy for Living‎

‎Joy Dee Marketing Ltd 1996. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. A bright shiny clean copy. The spine is tight square flat and uncreased. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Autobiography of horsewoman Joy Richardson with much on her love affair with the American Quarter Horse especially with Hyline Gentry and his successes in international competition. Illustrated with photographs. Bound in the original yellow pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "Joy's beginning as daughter of a prominent horse loving farmer in England a fine education service in the WRNS 2 husbands a long standing affair penniless immigration to Canada culminated in her discovery of the American Quarter Horse and attaining outstanding success in spite of overwhelming odds.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Soft Cover. Fine condition. vi 268pp. Joy Dee Marketing Ltd Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 007885 ???????? : 0968124704 9780968124703

‎Feinman Jeffrey‎

‎The Baseball Trivia Quiz Book‎

‎New York: Ventura Associates Inc 1979. Near Fine condition. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. Flat uncreased spine. Pages are fresh and crisp probably never read. Trivia questions and answers arranged by subject into 8 chapters: first facts sluggers pitchers runners and fielders great managers and teams the World Series records and statistics the rule book. From the cover: "Hundreds of questions to test yourself and your friends about America's #1 pastime.". First Edition Paperback Original - PBO. Mass Market Paperback. Original pictorial wraps/No Dust Jacket as issued. 174pp. Ventura Associates, Inc Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 001716

‎Fox John Kevin; and Roger W. Laurilla; William L. Putnam; Earle R. Whipple editors‎

‎The Columbia Mountains of Canada Central : The American Alpine Club Climber's Guide Seventh Edition‎

‎New York: The AAC Press American Alpine Club 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's errata sheet laid-in. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. Seventh Edition Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 557pp. Pocket sized. . The AAC Press (American Alpine Club) Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 002403 ???????? : 0930410262 9780930410261

‎Collins Geraldine‎

‎The Brighton Story : Being the History of Paul Smiths Gabriels and Rainbow Lake‎

‎Saranac Lake New York:: The Chauncy Press 1986. A pristine never-read copy. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price-clipped 12.95. No chips. No tears. No creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This is a history of the town of Brighton and the surrounding area in New York State's Franklin County. The author was Brighton's town historian librarian of Paul Smith's College and Editor of the Franklin County Historical Review. In this book are the historical facts she gathered over a 30-year period. There are chapters on: Historical Background; Earliest Settlers; Communities of Brighton; Early Homes and Living; Old Time Guides fishing/hunting in the Adirondacks; Minutes of Town Meeting from 1859 & Jury Lists from 1861; War Records including service details for citizens who participated in the Civil War; Transportation; Mail Service; Telephone and Telegraph; Education; Churches; Resorts; Sanatoriums; Biographies; Old Time Tales; etc. Illustrated with maps and over 60 old photographs with captions. Endpapers feature a stagecoach photo from July 1884. Appendix of Cemetery Headstone Data for the Mountain View St. John's in the Wilderness & McCollom's cemeteries. List of School Teachers with their salaries. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original brown cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. New condition./New dust jacket. 8vo. x 204pp. The Chauncy Press Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 008014 ???????? : 0918517087 9780918517081

‎Veeck Bill; with Ed Linn‎

‎Veeck - As in Wreck : The Autobiography of Bill Veeck‎

‎New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1962. Near Fine condition in a Good dust jacket. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. Light browning to the endpapers. The jacket has several edge chips but is still bright and shiny. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped $4.95. Previous owner's signature on pastedown endpaper concealed by the jacket's front inner flap. No remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original black cloth lettered in bright red. Autobiography of a baseball maverick and gifted innovator who at various times owned the Cleveland Indians the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. Includes many hilarious anecdotes and captivating accounts of Veeck's legendary promotional gimmicks such as employing a midget to induce a base on balls. A delightful read said to be one of the all-time best books on baseball. Grobani 8-115. Shannon pp. 394-400 DIAMOND CLASSICS ESSAYS ON 100 OF THE BEST BASEBALL BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good dust jacket. 8vo. 380pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 008555

‎O'Dowd Cathy; and Ian Woodall‎

‎Everest Free to Decide : The Story of the First South Africans to Reach the Highest Point on Earth‎

‎Wynberg Sandton Johannesburg South Africa: Zebra Press 1997. 17 cm wide by 24 cm tall. Bright copy. Occasional margin notes dispute certain statements and/or amplify aspects of the text. Based on the nature/content of these notes it appears the annotations were written by someone very familiar with this ascent possibly a member of the expedition or a close associate of someone who was. "Wand's" is written in ink on half title page. Illustrated with maps and 16 pages of full-color photos. Appendices. Includes an account of the tragic events that led to the death of Bruce Herrod the expedition's photographer. Herrod was one of 11 people to die on Everest in 1996 a climbing season of unusually bad weather. From the rear cover: "The full story of the South African climb has never been told until now. EVEREST FREE TO DECIDE is the fascinating and powerful account of the hardship joy and tragedy of the expedition. With the dramatic detail and insight that can only come from the climbers themselves we travel from base camp to the summit and down again in an unforgettable journey." Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. 303pp. . Zebra Press Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 003764 ???????? : 1868721019 9781868721016

‎Bjarkman Peter editor‎

‎Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Team Histories American League‎

‎Westport Connecticut:: Meckler 1991. As New condition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Fresh and crisp obviously never read. Illustrated with a few photos. Gives the history of each team including the pennants heroes goats owners ballparks triumphs and disasters. Includes bibliographical references. Original published price was $75.00. Volume 7 in the Baseball and American Society Series. A very attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in First Edition especially in As New collectible condition. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Original red cloth gilt/No Dust Jacket as issued. 8vo. viii 575pp. Meckler Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 001735 ???????? : 0887363733 9780887363733

‎Strawberry Darryl; with Don Gold‎

‎Hard Learnin'‎

‎New York: Berkley Books 1990. Near Fine condition previous owner's name. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. Flat spine. Autobiography of the slugging New York Mets outfielder 1983 National League Rookie of the Year and star of the 1986 World Series Champions. Appendix with career stats 1980-1989. From the cover: "Now - in his own words - the excitement the controversy the inspiring rise to glory� It's an amazing story that only Darryl himself could tell.". First Edition Paperback Original - PBO. Mass Market Paperback. Original pictorial wraps/No Dust Jacket as issued. 277pp. Berkley Books Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 001714 ???????? : 042512651X 9780425126516

‎Mettee Maurice F.; and Patrick E. O'Neil; J. Malcolm Pierson‎

‎Fishes of Alabama and the Mobile Basin‎

‎Birmingham Alabama: Oxmoor House 1996. 8.75" wide by 11" tall. Bright clean square tight copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Pages are fresh and crisp obviously never read. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of maps and photographs most in full-color. Glossary. Bibliography fills 24 pages. Index to Family and Species. Bound in the original glossy pictorial boards. This is a heavy oversized book. Please contact About Books for extra shipping charges if you are ordering by Priority Mail or International Mail. From the rear cover: "Alabama's abundant natural resources sustain one of the richest fish faunas in North America. Information in 9244 fish samples collected at 3716 stations from 1845 to 1995 are contained in this work making this the most complete volume ever published on Alabama fishes." . First Printing so stated. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No Dust Jacket as issued. Illus. by Scheidegger Karl J. . xi 820pp. . Oxmoor House Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 003570 ???????? : 0848714857 9780848714857

‎Farrell James T‎

‎My Baseball Diary A Famed American Author Recalls the Wonderful World of Baseball - Yesterday and Today‎

‎New York: A. S. Barnes and Company 1957. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Square and tight. Grobani 27-25. Shannon pp. 268-271 DIAMOND CLASSICS ESSAYS ON 100 OF THE BEST BASEBALL BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED. Branch pp. 129-131. From the Dust Jacket: "Farrell's memories of ball games stretch back to the year 1911 when he saw the no-hit game Big Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox hurled against the Boston Red Sox. The book contains a number of different types of stories reminiscences and descriptions of various aspects of the game. Farrell reveals what the dreams of baseball were to a boy passionately devoted to the game and how these dreams have changed into the continuing interest and enthusiasm of the mature man; there are biographies of and interviews with players past and present; the last interview given by Buck Weaver is recorded here; a description of baseball schools; an account of the author's journey to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown with his young son and many more baseball memorabilia.". 1st ed No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Original tan cloth/DJ flaps laid- in price$3.75. 8vo. xi 276pp. A. S. Barnes and Company Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 001663

‎O'Donoghue Brian‎

‎Honest Dogs : A Story of Triumph and Regret from the World's Toughest Sled Dog Race‎

‎Kenmore Washington: Epicenter Press 1999. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright shiny clean square tight copy. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Flat uncreased spine. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with many maps and photographs. True story of the author's last place finish in the Yukon Quest a brutal 1000-mile dog sled race between Fairbanks Alaska and Whitehorse Yukon Territory. Documents with wry humor his strategies dreams and disappointments. Much on the personalities and antics of the furry athletes that pulled his sled. From the rear cover: "It's been six years since the newspaper reporter mushed to a last place finish in the Iditarod Sled Dog Race. Yearning to challenge himself anew he enters the Yukon Quest a far more brutal 1000-mile run through the mountainous wilds along the upper Yukon River between Whitehorse Yukon Territory and Fairbanks Alaska. With wry humor and diminishing expectations O'Donoghue shares the trail with Khan Hobbes Scrimshaw Cyclone and ten other excitable Alaska huskies plus a diverse collection of rival racers and resident bush rats. The mushers' strategies dreams and disappointments; the antics of their furry athletes; the drama of the race; and the unworldly wilderness venue add texture to this punishing personal journey.". Second printing. Trade Paperback. Fine condition. 336pp. Epicenter Press Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 005431 ???????? : 094539778X 9780945397786

‎Hamilton W. T. William Thomas; Bill Hamilton; b. 1822; edited by E. T. Sieber‎

‎My Sixty Years on the Plains : Trapping Trading and Indian Fighting‎

‎Alexandria Virginia: Time Life Books 1982. A gorgeous pristine copy. No previous owner's name. No remainder marks. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. Fresh and crisp obviously never read. Handsomely bound in full brown leatherette that is gilt stamped and embossed with a longhorn design. With a silk ribbon marker built-in. All edges gilt. Attractive marbled endpapers. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. Illustrated with 8 plates 6 by Charles M. Russell. See: Howes H139; Final Edition H140. Autobiography of a man who learned the fur trade from Bill Williams. Laid-in is the publisher's introductory letter which says in part: "There is no better guide to the lives and achievements of fur trappers / mountain men than William Thomas Hamilton's MY SIXTY YEARS ON THE PLAINS. The book not only details the trappers' work their relations with Indians. it also reveals the occupations the plainsmen and mountain men turned to when trapping failed starting in the 1840s." Among these jobs were leading hunting parties guiding scientific expeditions and parties of settlers; looking for gold fighting Indians scouting for the Army. Hamilton tried them all. Here is his story. . Facsimile reprint of 1905 edition. Hard Cover. As New condition./No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by Charles M. Russell. 8vo. 244pp. Time Life Books Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 003213 ???????? : 0809440296 9780809440290

‎DiMaggio Dom; and Bill Gilbert; Introduction by Ted Williams‎

‎Real Grass Real Heroes : Baseball's Historic 1941 Season‎

‎New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. 1990. Near Fine condition in bright shiny Near Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. "First printing: June 1990" is so stated on the copyright page. A compilation of personal recollections by Boston Red Sox star centerfielder Dom DiMaggio of Bob Feller Bill Dickey Johnny Mize Enos Slaughter Johnny Vander Meer etc. From the Dust Jacket: "In this warm and vivid remembrance of a year that was immortalized by a bumper crop of dramatic events that will never be equaled: Dom's brother 'Joltin' Joe' hit in 56 consecutive games his friend and teammate Ted Williams became that last major leaguer to bat over .400 and Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen dropped a third strike that cost the Dodgers the World Series." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Green cloth spine / tan boards/DJ Not Price Clipped 18.95. 8vo. xii 240pp. Kensington Publishing Corp. Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 003079 ???????? : 0821730320 9780821730324

‎Whipple Earle R.; and Roger W. Laurilla; William L. Putnam; editors‎

‎The Columbia Mountains of Canada West & South : The American Alpine Club Climber's Guide Seventh Edition‎

‎New York:: The AAC Press American Alpine Club 1992. 11cm wide by 16.5cm tall. As New condition. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp obviously never read. Well-illustrated with maps and captioned photographs. Appendices. Index. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Rock Climbing. Seventh Edition Revised and Enlarged. Softcover. Publisher's black wraps. 235pp. Pocket sized. . The AAC Press (American Alpine Club) Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 002407 ???????? : 093041022X 9780930410223

‎Wade Robert‎

‎Knave of Eagles‎

‎New York: Random House 1969. An attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in collectible condition. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Bound in the original gray boards with a black cloth spine. Stamped in shiny silver on the front cover and lettered in metallic crimson on the spine. The board edges are a just a little sun-faded but less than usual for this edition. Small crease to corner of Dust Jacket inner flaps front and back. NOT price clipped 4.95. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. The author's second book subtitled "A novel of suspense." This is a baseball-themed spy thriller set in Miami and Castro's Cuba. During a crucial part of the pennant race Gil Rolfe is sent to extricate a baseball team's star pitcher Chombo "Sugar" Herrera who has gone home to Havana to see his girlfriend and now cannot get back. McCue p. 115 calls it an "Adult mystery." From the Dust Jacket: "If asked to supply his own epitaph Gil Rolfe likely would have suggested: The Best Damn Solitaire Player in the World. He was almost completely his own creation including his name. He had overcome both heredity and environment and had done it without help and at times against active opposition. He had learned young that the world didn't care whether he survived or perished. And he resolved to beat the world with its own deck. Indifference was his religion detachment his philosophy. In the vernacular of his society Gil Rolfe was known as a man who never lost his cool.". First Printing so stated. Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii 212pp. . Random House Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 007897

‎Arnold Lloyd R.; Foreword by John H. Hemingway‎

‎High on the Wild with Hemingway‎

‎Caldwell Idaho: The Caxton Printers Ltd. 1968. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Clean square tight copy. Dust Jacket protected by a removable Brodart sleeve is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Sharp corners. Handsomely illustrated with 160 photographs "carefully chosen from the many hundreds in the author's collection featuring Hemingway making this a unique pictorial recollection of 'Papa' as well as the fond reminiscence of the little known years of Hemingway's life in Idaho by one who shared many of the experiences of those two lively decades." Ernest Hemingway wrote FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS while staying at the Lodge at Sun Valley Idaho. The author was chief photographer for the Lodge and was assigned to take publicity photos of Hemingway in 1939. The two became friends and hunting buddies for 22 years. Bound in the original oatmeal-color cloth lettered in brown. . First American Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition./VG DJ price clipped. Illus. by Arnold Lloyd R. photographs. xiv 343pp. . The Caxton Printers, Ltd. Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 003721

‎Putnam William Lowell‎

‎Green Cognac The Education of a Mountain Fighter‎

‎New York:: The AAC Press American Alpine Club 1991. A gorgeous pristine copy -- still in the original clear plastic shrink wrap. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is flawless. NO rubbing NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. This is a history of the 10th Mountain Division during World War II written by an eye-witness participant. Illustrated with 32 pages of photos. 9 maps. Two appendices. Biographical notes on key players. Necrology. Index. Bound in the original pale green cloth lettered in shiny metallic dark green on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "GREEN COGNAC THE EDUCATION OF A MOUNTAIN FIGHTER is a superb account of the mountain and ski troops as seen from Putnam's often wry perspective. The elite Mountain Troops were sent to break the German Gothic Line in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. Brilliantly led they fought their way northward with magnificent dash seizing control of ten mountain crests. Their determined drive broke German resistance and brought on the first large-scale enemy surrender of World War II. Much celebrated and studied after the war for their striking success and spirit in the field the Mountain Troops presented an awe-inspiring picture of camaraderie and courage. From the bold ski-trooper concept first suggested in 1940 to the final days of demobilization at the end of 1945 this is their story." . First Edition. Hard Cover. New condition/New dust jacket. xiv 242pp. The AAC Press (American Alpine Club) Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 008326 ???????? : 0930410505 9780930410506

‎Jackson Frank editor; Foreword by HRH Prince Michael of Kent‎

‎Faithful Friends : Dogs in Life and Literature‎

‎New York:: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. 1997. A bright shiny clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 26.00. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are crisp and clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Author Index. Subject Index. From the Dust Jacket: "FAITHFUL FRIENDS is a superb collection of the wonderfully diverse and prolific observations that have been recorded about dogs and their relations with us through the ages. The fruit of many years' research by a lifelong breeder and dogman the sources here are as varied as the subjects they explore. FAITHFUL FRIENDS contains joyously funny sometimes entrancing often serious and informative descriptions that range from classical Greece to contemporary Britain and America from sportsmen to breeders philosophers to ploughmen poets and politicians to kings. Here are the things worth saying about canine character form and variety; friendship fidelity and constancy; herding and hunting rural pursuits and companionship. Many writers have commented on the camaraderie and good cheer whenever dog-lovers meet; their best work is given here. There are observations on the dog's extraordinarily acute senses and natural intelligence and finally there are poignant and inventive epitaphs on the inevitable end of the friendship." Bound in the original gilt-lettered red boards. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. x 533pp. Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 006087 ???????? : 0786704586 9780786704583

‎Ward Edward R. signed; Mike Schacht‎

‎Where Memory Gathers : Baseball and Poetry‎

‎San Francisco California:: Forum Press / Rudi Publishing 1998. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright clean square tight and unmarked copy. No remainder marks. Pages are fresh and crisp. Flat uncreased spine. Cover illustration features COBB STEALING THIRD by Mike Schacht. Introduction. A collection of baseball poems and insights that "combine the basic moves of poetry with the action found on a baseball diamond." Only two of the poems have been previously published. Has a useful and eclectic 12-page bibliography of books and periodical articles for further reading. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Schacht Mike cover art. Forum Press / Rudi Publishing Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 004309 ???????? : 0945213336 9780945213338

‎Bashe Philip‎

‎Dog Days : The New York Yankees' Fall from Grace and Return to Glory 1964-1976‎

‎New York: Random House 1994. Near Fine condition in a bright shiny Fine dust jacket. The Dust Jacket is beautiful. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped $23.00. A square tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Examines the 12-year-long heartbreak of the New York Yankees when Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Elston Howard Roger Maris and other stars retired or declined. The replacements had their problems: men such as Roger Repoz Horace Clarke Mike Kekich and John Ellis. Gradually the dynasty was reinvigorated with the arrival of new stars such as Bobby Murcer Thurman Munson Graig Nettles Catfish Hunter Chris Chambliss and yes even George Steinbrenner. A comprehensive 42-page appendix lists final team standings and batting/pitching stats for each player year-by-year 1964-1976. Bibliography. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and the complete number row "24689753" CENTERED on the copyright page the "1" is not called for in this case. See McBride's GUIDE TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF FIRST EDITIONS. Bound in the original white boards with a black cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xiv 411pp. Random House Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 005379 ???????? : 0679413103 9780679413103

‎Mazzola Gregg; & Charles J. Alfaro; Phil Pepe; Bill Schulman editors‎

‎Yankees 1990 Yearbook : Official Publication of the New York Yankees 41st Annual Edition Heroes in Pinstripes‎

‎New York:: Yankees Magazine 1990. 8.25" wide by 10.75" tall. A bright shiny clean square copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Flat uncreased spine. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with photographs throughout most in full-color. Includes feature articles on Billy Martin by Phil Pepe and Phil Rizzuto by Bill Schulman; profiles of manager Bucky Dent the coaching staff each of the 1990 Yankees broadcasters statistics etc. . First Edition No Additional Printings. Soft Cover. Fine condition. 114pp. Yankees Magazine Paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 006054

‎Hamilton W. T. William Thomas; Bill Hamilton; b. 1822; edited by E. T. Sieber‎

‎My Sixty Years on the Plains : Trapping Trading and Indian Fighting Bound in GENUINE LEATHER‎

‎Alexandria Virginia:: Time Life Books 1982. A gorgeous pristine copy. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. No corner bumps. No owner's name. No remainder marks. Fresh and crisp apparently never read. The binding on this copy is GENUINE LEATHER superior to the cheaper leatherette imitation leather found on some later printings. Although at first glance leatherette can look a lot like leather it does not age as gracefully in the long run. Laid-in is a letter from the publisher which says in part: "This leather-bound volume." There is also a statement printed in the book on a preliminary page: "This volume is bound in leather." These references to "leather" were later removed for the leatherette copies. The binding is gilt stamped and embossed with a handsome western motif including rising sun longhorn steer tomahawk and six shooter/bullets. A silk ribbon page-marker is sewn into the headband. All edges gilt. Attractive marbled endpapers. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. Illustrated with 8 plates 6 by Charles M. Russell. See: Howes H139; Final Edition H140. Autobiography of a man who learned the fur trade from Bill Williams. Laid-in is the publisher's introductory letter which says in part: "There is no better guide to the lives and achievements of fur trappers / mountain men than William Thomas Hamilton's MY SIXTY YEARS ON THE PLAINS. The book not only details the trappers' work their relations with Indians. it also reveals the occupations the plainsmen and mountain men turned to when trapping failed starting in the 1840s." Among these jobs were leading hunting parties guiding scientific expeditions and parties of settlers; looking for gold fighting Indians scouting for the Army. Hamilton tried them all. Here is his story. . Facsimile reprint of 1905 edition. Hard Cover. As New condition./No Dust Jacket as issued. Illus. by Charles M. Russell. 8vo. 244pp. Time Life Books Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 005485 ???????? : 0809440296 9780809440290

‎Daniel Dan; & H. G. Salsinger‎

‎The Real Babe Ruth with Anecdotes - I Remember Ruth by H. G. Salsinger‎

‎no place: C. C. Spink & Son 1949. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Bound in publisher's cloth with the original glossy pictorial wraps bound-in. There is a great front wrap photo of the Babe in his Yankees uniform standing in front of a fence with numerous black fans in the immediate background. The rear wrap features a Louisville Slugger ad with a drawing of Ruth "The Babe and His Bat". Lavishly illustrated with a wonderful collection of photographs of the Babe both on and off the playing field. Includes charming anecdotes concerning Ruth's legendary career the records he established a list of all his 714 home runs with date opposing pitcher and ballclub location and year-by-year totals. This tribute was sponsored by The Sporting News Publishing Co. . Second printing of the 1948 original. Hardcover. Original rust-colored cloth/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. 163pp. C. C. Spink & Son Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 001729

‎Chadwick Bruce‎

‎The Giants : Memories and Memorabilia from a Century of Baseball‎

‎New York: Abbeville Press 1993. 9.25" wide by 9.25" tall. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with prints and photographs throughout many in full-color. Includes vintage photos of uniforms bobbin' head dolls 1917 World Series ribbon press credentials 1937 World Series tickets programs equipment pennants books baseball cards magazine covers and Giants players from both New York and San Francisco -- John McGraw Bill Terry Carl Hubell Willie Mays Orlando Cepeda Johnny Mize Juan Marichal Barry Bonds etc. Bound in the original glossy laminated pictorial boards. The full-color painting on the Dust Jacket matches the pictorial cover. Appendices: Giants Greats. Giants Statistics. Bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Featuring the Giants' most treasured memorabilia from a Christy Mathewson tobacco card to Dave Dravecky's jersey this marvelous scrapbook of Giants' lore will enthrall fans from New York to the Bay. The stories and the memorabilia that embody the Giants' legend are all here -- the before and the after the players and the games the photos and the souvenirs." . First Edition so stated. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine DJ price clipped. Illus. by Spindel David M. photography. 156pp. Abbeville Press Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 005320 ???????? : 1558593799 9781558593794

‎Veeck Bill; & Ed Linn‎

‎Veeck - As in Wreck : The Autobiography of Bill Veeck‎

‎New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1962. Very Good condition. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Bound in the original black cloth lettered in bright red. Autobiography of a baseball maverick and gifted innovator who at various times owned the Cleveland Indians the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. Includes many hilarious anecdotes and captivating accounts of Veeck's legendary promotional gimmicks. A delightful read said to be one of the all-time best books on baseball. Grobani 8-115. Shannon pp. 394-400 DIAMOND CLASSICS ESSAYS ON 100 OF THE BEST BASEBALL BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. 380pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 001670