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Wilson Frank G
Basketville : The Autobiography of Frank G. Wilson
New York and Los Angeles:: Vantage Press 1990. Bright shiny clean square tight and unmarked. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 15.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Bound in the original brown boards lettered in gold. Sharp corners. Autobiography with much on the author's family life in Putney Vermont his business hunting trips his travels throughout the world in search of American artifacts which now fill two museums and the unforgettable characters he met. From the Dust Jacket: "In 1941 at the age of twenty-two Mr. Wilson bought his first basket manufacturing company. We follow the author as he turns Basketville into a multimillion-dollar operation with offices in the states as well as the Far East.". First Edition so stated. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 8vo. viii 181pp. Vantage Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004125 ISBN : 0533084695 9780533084692
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Bigelow Henry B; & Isabel Perez Farfante; William C. Schroeder
Fishes of the Western North Atlantic Part 1 : Lanceletes Cyclostomes Sharks
New Haven Connecticut: Sears Foundation for Marine Research Yale University 1948. 9.25" wide by 12.25" tall. A square tight copy. Minor discoloration/spotting to rear cover. Inner hinges are perfectly sound NOT split or cracked. Rear endpapers are lightly soiled dusty with some tiny brown speckles mild foxing. Text pages are clean and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original blue cloth gilt-lettered on the spine. Memoir Sears Foundation for Marine Research Number I Part One. Illustrated with maps and line drawings. Index of Common Names. Index of Scientific Names. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Near Very Good condition./No jacket. xvii 578pp. . Sears Foundation for Marine Research, Yale University Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004930
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Allen Maury
Roger Maris : A Man for All Seasons
New York: Donald I. Fine Inc 1986. Appears unread. An unusually fresh copy. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. White parts of the Dust Jacket show just a touch of yellowing at the edges. NOT price clipped $16.95. No chips. No tears. No rubbing. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are clean crisp and unmarked. Probably never read. Illustrated with many photographs. Biography of the great New York Yankee rightfielder who in 1961 broke Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Appendix: Roger Maris's Career Stats. Index. First printing with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Bound in the original green boards lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Here as seen through the eyes of those who knew him best -- his family friends and teammates -- is a portrait of Maris that often runs counter to the public record. The entire course of Maris' epic journey to superstardom is recounted here in vivid detail from the early years in Fargo North Dakota to his years in the Cleveland Indian farm system to the salad days with the Kansas City and the Yankees and on through to his retirement years and his final gutsy battle with cancer.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 272pp. Donald I. Fine, Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005364 ISBN : 0917657942 9780917657948
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Hotchner A. E
Hemingway and His World
New York: The Vendome Press 1989. A beautiful copy of the First U.S. Edition. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. No chips. No tears. No creases. Clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 11.5" tall. Marvelously illustrated with hundreds of images -- previously unpublished photographs reproductions of first edition dust jackets posters movie stills ephemera etc. -- many in full-color. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original yellow-gold boards lettered in bright red on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "There is perhaps no writer in living memory who lends himself so well to an illustrated biography as Ernest Hemingway. Not only did he absorb the ideas of the most advanced writers of his time and use them to reinvent the American novel in the terse romantically stoic mode that is now classic; he also lived extensively traveled and worked in some of the world's most evocative places -- Montparnasse Spain Key West the Far West East Africa China Cuba and Venice. His circle of friends was correspondingly broad: 'Papa' Hemingway could claim as his intimates Ezra Pound James Joyce Gertrude Stein and Scott Fitzgerald Alfred Vanderbilt and Bror von Blixen Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper. Papa Hemingway pursued and wrote about both battle and love in three of the great conflicts of this century -- the First and Second World Wars and the Spanish Civil War in between -- all the while engaging in countless dangerous and colorful exploits from hunting rhinos and fishing for marlin to boxing and bullfighting. An extraordinary man in an extraordinary time Hemingway combined hedonism and hard work a love of nature and an eye for fine painting irrepressible gaiety and a profound sense of human tragedy. This biography is filled with personal reminiscences of Hemingway's good friend A.E. Hotchner as well as critical analyses of his major works. Hundreds of photographs many previously unpublished have been gathered from the Hemingway archives at the John F. Kennedy Library from sources in Oak Park Madrid and Paris from the collections of F. Scott Fitzgerald Max Perkins and Sylvia Beach. No other book on Hemingway portrays so thoroughly the man himself and the fascinating personalities that inspired his work.". First U.S. Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 208pp. The Vendome Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007077 ISBN : 0865651159 9780865651159
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Whymper Edward; New Introduction by Loren McIntyre
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator
Salt Lake City Utah: Gibbs M. Smith Inc. / Peregrine Smith Books 1987. A clean tight copy. Inner hinges are perfect. Corners are NOT bumped. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny with just a little rubbing. No fading. No chips. No tears. No creases. NOT price clipped 24.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This is a reproduction of the original 1892 edition with a New Introduction and Photographs by Loren McIntyre. Includes all the maps 4 and engravings 20 full-page and 118 smaller ones from the 1892 edition. Map endpapers. Also includes a large folding map at the rear. Added to this new edition are 32 pages of beautiful full-color photos. Index. Bound in the original orange boards lettered in black on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "First published in 1892. this is an absorbing account of Whymper's travels among the tropical jungles and icy peaks of Ecuador including the harrowing first ascent of the mighty Chimborazo once thought to be the world's highest mountain." "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row 54321 on the copyright page. . First Printing of New Edition. Oversize Hardcover heavy. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by McIntyre Loren photographs. xxxix 456pp. Gibbs M. Smith, Inc. / Peregrine Smith Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007152 ISBN : 0879052813 9780879052812
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Duval John Crittenden 1816 1897
The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace the Texas Ranger and Hunter bound in GENUINE LEATHER
Alexandria Virginia:: Time Life Books 1983. A beautiful copy. Bright clean square and tight. No corner bumps. No owner's name. No remainder mark. 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 the publisher's introductory letter 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. Illustrated with portrait and engravings. A volume in the Classics of the Old West series. Biography of William Alexander Anderson Big-Foot Wallace who was born in Virginia in 1816. According to John H. Jenkins Basic Texas Books 50: "This is a well-written account of a fascinating Texas Ranger and hero. The work divides naturally into three parts: Wallace as hunter and Indian fighter; Wallace on the Mier Expedition; and Wallace's trip home to Virginia. The first part 28 chapters contains Wallace's first-person narrative of all his adventures in the wilds of unsettled Texas with dozens of hunting tales and even more Indian fights. The second part 11 chapters is the nearly exact history of Wallace's service in the Mier Expedition his capture the drawing of the black beans and his term in Perote Prison. The last part 7 chapters is a hilarious first-hand account of his trip via New Orleans to Virginia." J. Frank Dobie called the book "the rollickiest and most flavorsome that any American frontiersman has yet inspired." See also: Howes D602; Final Edition D611; Clark NEW SOUTH I-65; Dobie p.55; Graff 1187; Rader 1247; Raines p.73. Laid-in is the publisher's introductory letter which says in part: "If anything Wallace was a greater attraction as a storyteller in Texas than he had been in Virginia. One saloonkeeper kept him supplied with free drinks as long as he cared to sit in the establishment and talk because of the crowds who came to hear him. In THE ADVENTURES OF BIG-FOOT WALLACE published in 1871 Duval echoes his subject's easy narrative style partly because Duval himself was so close to Wallace in career and character." . Facsimile reprint of 1871 edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./No Dust Jacket as issued. 8vo. 291pp. Time Life Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005488 ISBN : 0809443708 9780809443703
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Neyer Rob; and Eddie Epstein
Baseball Dynasties : The Greatest Teams of All Time
New York:: W. W. Norton & Company 2000. 7" wide by 9.25" tall. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Flat spine. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp apparently never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with photos. Each team is examined microscopically with tangible and intangible factors taken into account e.g. sustained brilliance over time Hall of Famers on the roster offensive and defensive stats postseason performance etc. "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row 1234567890 on copyright page. From the rear cover: "It's a debate as old as the sport itself: Which is the greatest team ever Rising to the challenge. Rob Neyer and Eddie Epstein examine the top fifteen squads of the twentieth century employing a rigorous statistical analysis and throwing in some good old-fashioned opinion to determine the best team of the modern era. Is it the 1927 Yankees blessed with both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Sparky Anderson's awesome 1975 Cincinnati Reds Or the beloved 'Boys of Summer' the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers Full of anecdotes intriguing facts and statistics BASEBALL DYNASTIES is certain to provoke entertain and edify fans of all ages.". First Printing of the First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine condition. 384pp. W. W. Norton & Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004130 ISBN : 0393320081 9780393320084
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Marshall William
Baseball's Pivotal Era 1945-1951
Lexington:: The University Press of Kentucky 1999. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. 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. Chronicles the exploits of Joe DiMaggio Stan Musial Ted Williams Bob Feller Don Newcombe Warren Spahn etc. Contains much on Jackie Robinson. Also records the attempt to unionize the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tells the story behind the Mexican League's success in luring major leaguers south of the border and the related impacts on the reserve clause. Illustrated with vintage photographs throughout. List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth lettered in bright yellow on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Most assumed that after the war baseball would continue the way it had always been played. Few could see that the physical economic and social makeup of the national pastime was already changing. Baseball like America would never be the same. Through personal interviews with players and owners and more than two decades of research in newspapers and archives William Marshall tells the full story of one of the most memorable periods in American sports history.". Second printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii 513pp. The University Press of Kentucky Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007766 ISBN : 0813120411 9780813120416
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Bodio Stephen; Foreword by Thomas McIntyre
Good Guns : A Celebration of Fine Sporting Arms
New York: Nick Lyons Books 1986. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. The dust jacket is bright and shiny albeit with minor yellowing to the white parts. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped $14.95. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with drawings by the author. A connoisseur's look at finely crafted firearms -- two-barreled guns classic shotguns and rifles from America England and the Continent including Anschutz Beretta Boss Browning Churchill Darne A. H. Fox Merkel Parker Perazzi Powell Purdey Remington Ruger Sauer Savage W & C Scott Winchester etc. Three appendices: 1 My Guns - Present and Future; 2 Recommended Reading an annotated bibliography; 3 Gun Dealers. Index of Gun Names. First printing with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards with a black cloth spine lettered in bright white. Complete with dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Harrington Richard jacket art. 8vo. 128pp. Nick Lyons Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007992 ISBN : 0941130215 9780941130219
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Lydiard Arthur; and Garth Gilmour
Distance Training for Young Athletes
Aachen: Meyer and Meyer Sport 1999. 6" wide by 8.25" tall. Near Fine condition would be Fine but for a small crease at one corner of rear cover. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright shiny clean square tight unmarked copy. Flat uncreased spine. Pages are fresh and crisp probably never read. Illustrated with dozens of stride-by-stride photos that demonstrate proper training techniques. Covers motivation stamina equipment nutrition muscular reactions lung power injuries conditioning schedules etc. From the rear cover: "'Train don't strain!' says world famous coach Arthur Lydiard 'and you can set a running pattern as a youngster that will last you your lifetime.' In DISTANCE TRAINING FOR YOUNG ATHLETES Lydiard has refined his training formula first used to coach Olympic champions of the 1960s for younger runners.". First Edition. Soft Cover. Original pictorial wraps. 111pp. . Meyer and Meyer Sport Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003338 ISBN : 3891245335 9783891245330
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Jordan Pat
A False Spring
New York: Fireside / Simon & Shuster 1988. Appears unread. Fine condition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean square tight. Flat uncreased spine. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Shannon pp. 160-165 DIAMOND CLASSICS ESSAYS ON 100 OF THE BEST BASEBALL BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED: "The autobiographical story of a highly talented bonus-baby pitcher who never reached his potential i. e. the major leagues or even the high minors A FALSE SPRING by Past Jordan is one of baseball literature's greatest masterpieces. Through the sheer brilliance of its writing it takes a common experience the failure of a can't-miss prospect and makes of it a unique touching and unforgettable story." . First Printing of the First Paperback Ed. Trade Paperback. Original pictorial wraps/No dust jacket as issued. 277pp. . Fireside / Simon & Shuster Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001712 ISBN : 0671659944 9780671659943
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Putnam William Lowell
Green Cognac The Education of a Mountain Fighter
New York:: The AAC Press American Alpine Club 1991. A gorgeous pristine copy -- just removed from the original clear plastic shrink wrap to allow this description. 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
Bookseller reference : 008328 ISBN : 0930410505 9780930410506
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Bashe Philip
Dog Days : The New York Yankees' Fall from Grace and Return to Glory 1964-1976
New York: Random House 1994. Brief gift inscription on endpaper. Bump to corner. Good condition in Good Jacket. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. A comprehensive 42-page appendix lists final team standings and batting/pitching stats for each player year-by-year 1964-1976. Bibliography. 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. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth spine/white boards/DJ Not Price Clipped 23.00. 8vo. xiv 411pp. Random House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002093 ISBN : 0679413103 9780679413103
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Ward Geoffrey C.; & Ken Burns; Introduction by Roger Angell
Baseball An Illustrated History
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. A very heavy book sent by MEDIA MAIL/SURFACE SHIPMENT. Airmail or priority ONLY by special arrangement. 9.5" wide by 11" tall. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 60.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Profusely illustrated with 530 photographs many never-before-published. Bound in the original red cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine. Index. Based on the documentary filmscript by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns. With an Introduction by Roger Angel and contributions from John Thorn Bill James David Lamb Thomas Boswell Robert W. Creamer Doris Kearns Goodwin George Will Gerald Early and Daniel Okrent. Also includes an interview with Buck O'Neil. The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS television series. . First Edition so stated. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 486pp. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005314 ISBN : 0679404597 9780679404590
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White T. H. Terence Hanbury White 1906 1964
England Have My Bones
New York: The Macmillan Company 1936. Fresh and crisp -- probably never read. Fine condition in Very Good Dust Jacket protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. Inner flap of jacket is clipped top and bottom most likely to accommodate a prepublication price change decision by the publisher. The price $2.50 is printed vertically just below the upper clip. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. "First printing" is so stated on the copyright page. ENGLAND HAVE MY BONES based on White's personal journal from 1934-35 records his ponderings and daily life during a year spent in the English countryside. It includes much of sporting interest including the thrill of learning to fly landing his first salmon the joys of hunting a blackbird's song a game of darts with good ale and friends in the local pub etc. White is most famous for his retelling of the story of King Arthur Sir Gawain Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere in a series of books THE SWORD AND THE STONE; THE WITCH IN THE WOOD; THE ILL-MADE KNIGHT; THE CANDLE IN THE WIND; THE BOOK OF MERLYN. His one-volume revision THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING was the basis for CAMELOT the hugely successful Lerner and Loewe Broadway musical. Gallix A8. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Decorated black cloth/Jacket's printed price is$2.50. 8vo. vii 334pp. The Macmillan Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001598
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Gershman Michael
The 1988 Baseball Card Engagement Book
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1987. 6.25" wide by 9.25" tall. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean and unmarked. Engagement calendar with an interesting fact for each day in 'what happened on-this-date' format birthdays of famous baseball players important trades record-breaking team and individual performances memorable quotations etc. Illustrated with famous baseball cards in color one per week. Still bound-in are the 4 removable "All-Time All-Stars" cards on perforated heavy stock Ty Cobb Babe Ruth Walter Johnson Dizzy Dean. From the rear cover: "52 full-color reproductions of the greatest baseball cards. 52 pocket profiles of the careers of baseball's greatest players. 52 facts about the collectible cards themselves. 365 facts quotes and stats about baseball." . First Edition. Spiral-bound wire softcover. Pictorial stiff card wraps/No dust jacket as issued. Houghton Mifflin Company Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001710 ISBN : 0395441137 9780395441138
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Sylvia Stephen W.; & Michael J. O'Donnell
Uniforms Weapons and Equipment of the World War II G. I
Orange Virginia: Moss Publications 1982. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. A clean tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. Inner hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs of authentic U.S. military issue uniforms clothing weapons and gear from WWII. Includes photos and narrative descriptions of machine guns rifles revolvers ammo boxes bazooka mortars machete bayonets camouflage items belts ties undershirts socks shoulder sleeve insignia chevrons pouches life preservers canteens cartridge belts pocket grenade carriers first aid kits duffle shoulder & field bags woolen blankets mosquito netting gas masks camp axe intrenching shovel wire cutters walki-talki K rations gloves mittens parkas shoes boots helmets liners olive drab knit caps service caps twill caps goggles gas-masks dog-tags ID cards soap carrier safety razor set brass button polish G.I. issue toilet paper field mirror Army-issue cigarettes and personal items. Bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "WORLD WAR II G. I. is the first in depth photo study of the weapons gear and clothing of the American G.I. in the second World War." This book was apparently printed prior to availability of its ISBN and Library of Congress Catalog Card Numbers. There are spaces allotted on the copyright page for these numbers but they are left blank. Bound in the original beige cloth lettered in black. Keywords: Military history. Quartermaster. WW2. . First Edition No Additional Printings. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 223pp. Moss Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005254
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Baker Mark Allen
Team Baseballs : A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification Authentication and Value of Autographed Baseballs
Iola Wisconsin: Krause Publications 1992. Very Good condition. 6" wide by 9" tall. Clean square tight and unmarked. Flat spine. No spine crease. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Well illustrated with photos throughout. The standard reference. Identifies teams by listing the players/managers of every ball club from 1920 to 1991. Includes a separate list of those who were team members for less than 10 games in a season. Also names each team's key signatures and award-winners Rookie of the Year MVP Hall of Fame etc. Tells how to determine value and authenticity. Gives tips on organizing displaying maintaining and preserving your collection. Covers the history of baseball manufacture and writing materials. Advice on evaluating signature variation buying mailorder etc. Has sections on game-used baseballs commemorative baseballs celebrity baseballs single signature baseballs etc. Tips for getting players to sign. Comprehensive index. Original pictorial wraps. . First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. 544pp. Krause Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001686 ISBN : 0873411854 9780873411851
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Moore Colin editor; Preface by Dave Precht
Bassmaster's Best Tactics & Techniques : A "How-To" Treasury
Montgomery Alabama: B.A.S.S. Inc. / Helen Sevier 1990. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Bright shiny clean square tight unmarked copy. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photos many in full-color. Glossary of terms. Topical index. From the rear cover: "Editor Colin Moore scoured the pages of 23 years' worth of BASSMASTER Magazines to select representative stories on the best bass-fishing techniques ever devised. Included here are illustrated mini-manuals on everything from flipping and pitching to stream-fishing strategies. the reader will learn to 'shake' a worm for suspended bass how to work spinnerbaits in deep water how to set a hook more effectively how to use tackle to best advantage and more." Bound in the original glossy pictorial blue cloth. The handsome cover features a fishnet pattern surrounding a photograph of a large bass who is eyeing the camera with suspicion. First Edition No Additional Printings. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition./No dust jacket. 352pp. B.A.S.S., Inc. / Helen Sevier Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003947
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Von Borries Philip
Louisville Diamonds : The Louisville Major-League Reader 1876-1899
Paducah Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company 1996. Fine condition in Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright clean square and tight. Fresh and crisp probably never read. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. The history of Louisville's major-league team 1876-77 and 1882-99 which produced such baseball greats as Honus Wagner Pete Browning Jimmy "Chicken" Wolf Gus Weyhing Guy Heckler and Fred Clarke. Lavishly illustrated with vintage 19th-century baseball photos. Bibliography. Index. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Glossy brown pictorial boards/DJ Not Price Clipped 34.95. 192pp. . Turner Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001848 ISBN : 1563113236 9781563113239
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Schum Tim editor; National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Coaching Soccer
Indianapolis Indiana: Masters Press 1997. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Bright clean square tight copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No owner's name or bookplate. Flat uncreased spine. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of photos and diagrams. From the rear cover: "Fundamental skills offensive and defensive strategy team offense and defense conditioning and motivational techniques -- every conceivable aspect of the game is discussed in this official coaching handbook from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Never before has so much information by so many renowned soccer authorities been collected in one volume.". Second printing of 1996 original. Oversize Softcover. Near Fine condition. xiii 427pp. Masters Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004029 ISBN : 1570280940 9781570280948
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Murdock Eugene; Paddy Livingston Stan Coveleski Bob Shawkey Bob O'Farrell Bucky Crouse Eddie Sicking Andy High Joe and L
Baseball Players and Their Times: Oral Histories of the Game 1920-1940
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. Compiled from interviews the author conducted in the 1970s with 20 professional ballplayers including Paddy Livingston Stan Coveleski Bob Shawkey Bob O'Farrell Bucky Crouse Eddie Sicking Andy High Joe and Luke Sewell George Uhle Glenn Wright Bob Smith Joe Hauser Eddie Moore Fred Blake Nick Cullop Ted Lyons Woody English Tony Piet etc. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Original red cloth gilt/No Dust Jacket as issued. 8vo. iv 356pp. Meckler Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001733 ISBN : 0887362354 9780887362354
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Croucher Norman signed
A Man and His Mountains
Kingswood Surrey U.K.:: Kaye & Ward Ltd. 1983. A bright shiny clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped �9.95 net. No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. Captivating and inspirational story of a man who became a professional mountaineer despite having lost both legs below the knee. Illustrated with 16 pages of full-color photographs. Glossary. Appendix on Climbing Technique. List of Major Ascents 1970-1983. Index. Bound in the original blue boards lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "From a boyhood's love of mountains Norman Croucher triumphed over an accident at the age of 19 in which he lost both legs below the knee to go on to fulfill his dream of becoming a mountaineer and who has climbed and led expeditions in almost all the major mountain ranges of the world. After training in the Alps he went on to Peru Argentina Kashmir and China where he made several ascents in excess of 20000 feet. The story of his grueling battle on Muztagh Ata 24757 feet in China is enough to leave one breathless. Even when one of his artificial legs broke in Argentina he would not give up but set out on one leg to climb a mountain more than a thousand feet higher than Mont Blanc the highest of the Alps.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 8vo. vi 217pp. Kaye & Ward, Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007092 ISBN : 0718220005 9780718220006
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Wallace Dillion
The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador : A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company 1922. 5" wide by 7.5" tall. A square tight copy. Light cover soil. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. Scattered brown speckles foxing on a few pages. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 9 photographic plates. Bound in the original tan pictorial cloth lettered in brown. Front cover features the mast of a ship in green and brown. A tale of Dr. Grenfell's adventures among the Eskimos including being lost on the ice floe and being wrecked and adrift. Gives a true account of his life among the people of Labrador with details of the hospitals and schools he established medical cases seal and fox hunting fishing caribou reindeer arctic blizzards dog sleds etc. This copy has 7 titles listed on verso of half-title page beginning with THE STORY OF GRENFELL OF THE LABRADOR and ending with THE LURE OF THE LABRADOR WILD. Two pages of ads at the end. 1st ed No additional printings listed. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No dust jacket. 237pp. Fleming H. Revell Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004459
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Capstick Peter Hathaway
Death in the Silent Places
New York: St. Martins Press A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 13.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos. "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards with a black cloth spine lettered in bright gold. From the Dust Jacket: "Already recognized as a master of adventure writing for his classic DEATH IN THE LONG GRASS former big-game hunter Capstick now turns from his own exploits to those of some of the greatest hunters of the past. With his characteristic color and flair he recalls the extraordinary careers of men like Colonel J. H. Patterson and Colonel Jim Corbett who stalked legendary man-eaters through the silent darkness on opposite sides of the world; men like Karamojo Bell acknowledged as the greatest elephant hunter of all time; men like the valiant Sasha Siemel who tracked killer jaguars though the Matto Grosso armed only with a spear. With an authenticity gained by having shared the experiences he writes of Peter Capstick eloquently recreates the acrid taste of terror in the mouth of a man whose gun has jammed as a lion begins his charge the exhilaration of tracking and finding a long-sought prey the bravery and even nobility of performing under circumstances of primitive and savage stress with death all around in the silent places of the wilderness." Keywords: Big game hunting. African safari. Brazil. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/VG Jacket light edge wear. 8vo. xvi 258pp. St. Martins Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005232 ISBN : 0312186185 9780312186180
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Hall Adrienne
A Journey North : One Woman's Story of Hiking the Appalachian Trail
Boston Massachusetts: Appalachian Mountain Club 2000. 6" wide by 9" tall. Advance Uncorrected Proof. As New condition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp apparently never read. First printing with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. From the Introduction: "Hiking 2159 miles from Georgia to Maine was not my idea. I was not a lost youth searching for an identity. I was not retired and looking for a new way to spend my time. I was not sorting through death or divorce. I was not recently fired from a job. The truth is my boyfriend asked me on a date." . First edition -Advance Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Blue pictorial wraps. 193pp. Appalachian Mountain Club Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002330 ISBN : 1878239910 9781878239914
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Brashler William
Josh Gibson A Life in the Negro Leagues
New York: Harper & Row / Weathermark 1978. A very nice copy. Fine condition in bright shiny Fine Dust Jacket protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. NOT price clipped $9.95. No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases. No rubbing. Bright square tight and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. Photo illustrated. "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row 987654321 on the copyright page. Index. By the author of THE BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL STARS AND MOTOR KINGS. A legendary slugger Josh Gibson 1911-1947 starred as a catcher for the Crawford Colored Giants and Homestead Grays. This biography of "the black Babe Ruth" is based in part on interviews with Gibson's contemporaries in the Negro Leagues such as Judy Johnson "Cool Papa" Bell and Jimmie Crutchfield. Black cloth spine/beige boards. Keywords: Negro League baseball history. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xviii 201pp. Harper & Row / Weathermark Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001713 ISBN : 0060104465 9780060104467
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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 still in publisher's shrinkwrap. 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. 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
Bookseller reference : 002404 ISBN : 0930410262 9780930410261
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Hough Emerson
The Story of the Cowboy
New York: D. Appleton and Company 1898. Near Very Good condition. Light rubbing to extremities. Early printing with 1898 printed on the title page and a brief gift inscription dated "Xmas '97" on the flyleaf. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. With 6 full-page illustrations by Charles. M. Russell and 4 by William L. Wells. Bound in the original brown-orange cloth decorated in silver and black. The silver stamping is still bright and shiny. Tan-coated endpapers same as the first edition. Entertaining but occasionally unreliable account of cowboy life and ranching in the West and Southwest during the 19th century. Includes an introduction and 19 chapters on: ranching marks and brands free grass and water fronts cattle trails the drive and round-up stampedes rustlers nesters range wars the cowboy's outfit his horse his amusements cow country society etc. Although the book includes some errors of fact concerning Billy the Kid Jeff Dykes concludes: "The book is much better than an analysis of the material on the Lincoln County War would lead one to believe." See: BILLY THE KID THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF A LEGEND #30. BURS UNDER THE SADDLE 195. Yost & Renner 5. Six-Guns 1037. Herd 1073. Dobie p. 107. Graff 1967. Blanck 9315. Rader 1944. Merrill's Aristocrats. Howes H673. 1898 printing of the 1897 original. Hardcover. Near Very Good condition/No jacket. Illus. by Russell Charles M. & William L. Wells. 8vo. xii 349pp. 6 page publisher's catalog. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001788
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Gaskins John
Life and Adventures of John Gaskins in the Early History of Northwest Arkansas
Eureka Springs Arkansas: Eureka Springs Historical Museum 1980. Near Fine condition. Clean unmarked copy. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. No owner's name or bookplate. Illustrations. Spiral-bound softcover comb. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. From the cover: "A true account of pioneer life by one of the founders of Eureka Springs Arkansas. True tales of an old bear hunter. This reprint edition will again make available to the public these stories that reflect the excitement of hunting wild game including the bear which was once common in the Ozarks Mountains.". Reprint of the 1893 original. Spiral-bound softcover comb. Near Fine condition. ii 81pp . Eureka Springs Historical Museum Paperback
Bookseller reference : 004036
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Babin Lenard L. compiler
Illustrated Priced Catalogue : Antique Firearms Edged Weapons Collectors Items War Relics War Medals Hobby Books Curios Souvenirs Native Relics
Rochester New York: Lenard L. Babin Very Good condition. Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bound in the original printed blue wraps. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Priced dealer catalog clearly illustrated by John E. Snitzel with several hundred line drawings. There is no catalog number and no date of publication but circa late 1940s Catalog items are briefly described and dated when known. Includes: Nazi Germany daggers descriptions fill 5 pages; Nazi flags Nazi military headgear holsters badges and medals SS armbands German military technical publications propaganda 5 pages; decorations rifle and pistol cartridges medals orders military insignia ribbons and decorations Japanese relics. There are about 20 pages filled with illustrated descriptions of antique and WWII firearms bayonets and other edged weapons. This dealer is known to have issued catalogues up to at least Number 28. Since this one is unnumbered it is probably early. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Snitzel John E. drawings. 48pp. Lenard L. Babin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003877
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Pride W. F
The History of Fort Riley
Fort Riley Kansas:: Privately Published 1926. A beautiful copy. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Bound in the original olive-brown cloth that still has most of its new book luster. Lettered in shiny black on the spine and front cover. Pages are crisp. No foxing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This history of Fort Riley Kansas is by a cavalry captain who was stationed there. It has a wealth of military lore accounts of Buffalo Bill the Santa Fe Trail early life on the Kansas frontier Indians legends of the Seven Cities of Cibola John Brown Grand Duke Alexis General Sheridan the Seventh Cavalry Wounded Knee the mounted service school during WWI the 1920 Olympic team polo and hunting etc. Illustrations include diagrams portraits and numerous early photos mostly 19th century of cavalry troops buildings military barracks store houses corrals etc. Complete with 2 folding maps -- both in perfect condition. The two fold-out maps are: 1 Kansas with its early travel routes and trails counties and rivers; and 2 a large detailed topographical map of the U.S. Military Reservation of Fort Riley measuring 21 inches x 17.5 inches when fully opened. Adams 6 GUNS #1770: "Gives some examples of Wild Bill Hickok's shooting prowess." Rittenhouse 473: "a useful source for any study of military activities along the Santa Fe Trail." . 1st ed No additional printings listed. Hard Cover. Very Fine condition. 8vo. 339pp. Privately Published Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008240
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Graves John
A John Graves Reader
Austin:: University of Texas Press 1996. A clean square tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny with only a little rubbing at the extremities. 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. A volume from the Southwestern Writers Collection Series. The author received a National Book Award nomination for GOODBYE TO A RIVER parts of which are included in this anthology. First printing with "First edition 1996" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original black cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Since the publication of his haunting elegiac GOODBYE TO A RIVER in 1960 John Graves has become one of Texas' most beloved writers whose circle of loyal readers extends far beyond the boarders of his home state. A 'regional' writer only by virtue of his gift for vividly evoking the spirit of the land and its people Mr. Graves is also admired for the unerring craftsmanship of his prose. Now the University of Texas Press takes great pleasure in publishing A JOHN GRAVES READER to introduce his writing to a new generation of readers. This anthology contains selections from GOODBYE TO A RIVER and his two other major books HARD SCRABBLE 1974 and FROM A LIMESTONE LEDGE 1980. It also includes short stories and essays some of which have never been published before and others that Mr. Graves has reworked especially for this book. All of the pieces in this anthology were chosen by Mr. Graves himself to be in his words 'representative of my writing for better or worse.' They reflect various stages of his life and writing career -- youth in Texas World War II sojourns in New York Mexico and Europe during the 1940s and 1950s and his final return to Texas as home and as subject matter -- as well as recurring themes in his writing from the land and the people to fishing traveling and the enduring friendships that have enriched his life. For those who have never read John Graves this anthology will be the perfect introduction to the range and excellence of his work. At the same time those who have read him faithfully for many years will find new pieces to enjoy as well as old favorites to savor once again. John Graves lives and writes in Glen Rose Texas in the Hard Scrabble country that has inspired so much of his work.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii 339pp. University of Texas Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008312 ISBN : 029272795X 9780292727953
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Buckingham Nash
Ole Miss'
New York:: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1946. A square tight copy. Light cover soil. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Text pages are unmarked. First Putnam printing after the 1937 Derrydale Press limited edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece painting Mississippi Mallards by Richard E. Bishop and 10 photographic plates. Bound in the original brown cloth stamped in gold on the spine and with an image of ducks in flight on the front cover. From the foreword by Paul A. Curtis: "Some years ago I shot with Nash Buckingham in the cypress swamps along the Mississippi. I watched him rake mallards out of the air high above the tallest timber with a skill no other man has shown me in a lifetime of wandering for sport. And as we lay in camp at night listening to the river's roar I learned to know the man; his quaint whimsies his sensitiveness to the beauty of his surroundings and the characters and moods of his companions. I realized then his rare gift for portraiture. the urge to express himself for others so that they may fully realize. the real charm and wealth and beauty of those old American shooting days passing so rapidly beyond recall.". First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No dust jacket. Illus. by Bishop Richard E. 8vo. xii 178pp. G. P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008461
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Brauer Denny; with Monte Burch
Denny Brauer's Winning Tournament Tactics
Humansville Missouri: Outdoor World Press Inc 1991. Near Fine condition. Light wear to cover. Bright clean tight square unmarked copy. Flat spine. Trade Paperback. 5.25" wide by 8.5" tall. No remainder mark. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Tips for Bass fishing especially in tournaments. Includes Denny's famous pitchin' and flippin' techniques. Well-illustrated with drawings and photos. "First Printing 1991" is so stated on the copyright page. Original pictorial wraps. Keywords: Bass fishing. Angling. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 192pp. Outdoor World Press, Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 000945 ISBN : 1879206153 9781879206151
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Hobson Alan signed
From Everest to Enlightenment : An Adventure of the Soul
Canmore Alberta Canada: Inner Everests Inc. 1999. 6" wide by 9" tall. Trade paperback. Bright shiny clean square tight unmarked copy. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Flat uncreased spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of full color photographs. On May 23 1997 the author became the 10th Canadian to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. This book is the inspirational story of that climb and the dangerous descent. Laid in is a fact sheet about the author which says he was a 9-time "All-American" gymnast member of six U.S. national teams and was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Hall of Fame. Diagnosed with terminal leukemia cancer of the blood he appeared on THE OPRAY WINFREY SHOW just six months after receiving the stem cell transplant that saved his life. Keywords: Mountaineering. Mountain Climbing. Gymnastics. Signed by Author signature only. Trade Paperback. Fine condition. xxi 323pp. . Inner Everests Inc. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 003856 ISBN : 0968526306 9780968526309
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Simon Mary
Racing Through the Century : The Story of Thoroughbred Racing in America
Irvine California:: Bowtie Press 2002. Oblong. 11.25" wide by 10.25" tall. A clean square copy. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny with only a little rubbing and two half-inch closed tears. NOT price clipped 49.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First printing with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Mary Simon's rich narrative chronicles the history of racing. Until now no other book has captured the thrills and defeats the culture and the business of thoroughbred racing over the past one hundred years. Filled with dramatic historical photos capturing the sport's greatest moments this book will catapult you into the fast-paced and exciting world of racing." The author is a contributing editor for the THOROUGHBRED TIMES and winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Magazine Writing for her series that was the basis for this book. Bound in the original black boards lettered in shiny copper. . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket. 304pp. Bowtie Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006053 ISBN : 1889540927 9781889540924
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Norris John
Artillery A History
Phoenix Mill UK:: Sutton Publishing 2000. A bright shiny clean square tight unmarked copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped �19.99. No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Bound in the original black boards lettered in gold. Sharp corners. An illustrated history that examines the development and use of artillery through the ages from its origin in China the spread to Europe the Hundred Years War the Wars of the Roses the English Civil War the American War of Independence the Napoleonic American Civil Crimean and Boer Wars WWI WWII Korea and Vietnam and other conflicts to the present. From the Dust Jacket: "Through detailed research John Norris has traced the development of artillery through the ages and up to the dawn of the twenty-first century. From its earliest recorded use in battle almost a millennium ago up to the recent Gulf War and Balkan conflicts artillery has often been the deciding factor in a battle. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xi 212pp. Sutton Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004123 ISBN : 0750921854 9780750921855
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Curtis J. E.; & J. E. Reade editors; D. Collon IL. Finkel AR. Green H. MacDonald CBF. Walker I. L. A. R. C. B.
Art and Empire : Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum
New York / New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams 1995. Fine condition. A bright shiny clean square tight copy. The spine is square and flat. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. With 248 illustrations including 215 in beautiful full-color. Map. Foreword by R. G. W. Anderson. Contributions by D. Collon I. L. Finkel A. R. Green H. MacDonald C. B. F. Walker. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York from May 2 through August 13 1995 and at the Kimbell Art Museum Fort Worth Texas from October 1995 through February 1996. Includes chapters on the discovery and history of Assyria; Reliefs and sculptures; Palaces and temples; Magic and religion; Furniture and fittings; Vases and vessels; Horse trappings and harnesses; Dress and equipment; Seals and sealings; Administration and society; Literature and science; etc. Bibliography. From Mary Morgan Smith's review in LIBRARY JOURNAL: "What do you get when you combine the efforts of the British Museum the Metropolitan Museum of Art Abrams publishers and the Assyrian Empire An answer can be found in this wonderful new exhibit catalog filled with excellent color reproductions and a text that is both scholarly and readable. A chronology and list of kings help to keep track of people and events. Three chapters set up the history civilization and exploration of the Assyrian Empire; following chapters discuss and illustrate the art dress literature government religion and war of that great civilization. Excellent photographs reproduce alabaster reliefs ivory plaques cylinder seals and furniture with remarkable clarity. But this is more than a catalog of an art exhibit; it distills the Assyrian way of life for easy consumption. If you cannot get to New York Ft. Worth or London to see the traveling show take a long look at this book; highly recommended." . First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Fine condition. 224pp. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams Paperback
Bookseller reference : 007139 ISBN : 0870997386 9780870997389
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Longert Scott; Foreword by Bob Broeg
Addie Joss King of the Pitchers
Cleveland Ohio: SABR / Society for American Baseball Research 1998. 6" wide by 8.5" tall. 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. Fresh and crisp obviously never read. Illustrated with vintage photos. Index. From the publisher: "Addie Joss lived excelled and died before Ty Cobb's career was a quarter over before George Ruth turned pro and became the Babe before Snodgrass Muff or the Miracle Braves before newsreels and radio. In his time he was one of the greats. He left astonishing numbers one transcendently great game and a reputation as both a fine man and a fierce competitor. This book is a long-overdue biography of one of baseball's greats but it is also a reminder of a time of a way of life and of the transience of fame. It's a book any fan of the game as it once was will treasure.". First Edition Paperback Original - PBO. Softcover. Original pictorial wraps/No Dust Jacket as issued. 141pp. SABR / Society for American Baseball Research Paperback
Bookseller reference : 001721 ISBN : 0910137749 9780910137744
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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
Bookseller reference : 008325 ISBN : 0930410505 9780930410506
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Pappas Milt; with Wayne Mausser & Larry Names; Introduction by Milton Berle
Out at Home : Triumph and Tragedy in the Life of a Major Leaguer
Oshkosh Wisconsin:: LKP Group / Angel Press 2000. A bright clean tight and unmarked copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 28.00. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Index. Bound in the original black boards lettered in gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Milt Pappas played Major League Baseball for 17 seasons. He threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs. He posted 43 life-time shutouts� He won 209 games. He played in three Major League All-Star games. Off the field but still as a part of baseball history Milt led the crusade to improve the lives of all Major League Baseball players. He was a driving force within the Major League Baseball Players' Association. By his efforts and others today's players are better paid have more freedom of movement and have a better future after their playing days than those who played the game before him. Despite a stellar career as a pitcher in the Major Leagues he's never been considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame. He had managers that stunted his playing career for one reason or another. Away from the game he had one business fail because of an accidental fire and when a second one failed his partner committed suicide. But the biggest disaster of his life was the loss of his first wife. One bright summer day Carole Pappas seemingly vanished from the face of the earth. For five years she was lost; then she was finally found -- by accident. What happened to her still remains a mystery to this day. Carole's disappearance tormented Milt and his children for those five years and it still troubles him. In this his story Milt reveals how he dealt with the triumphs on the field and the terrible tragedies off the field. He relates his thoughts his feelings and his memories with humor with anger and with humility -- although not all at the same time. Why did he write this book He looked into the mirror one day saw the truth and decided the time had come to tell it all. Like an umpire he calls it the way he sees it.". First Printing: February 2000 stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. x 350pp. LKP Group / Angel Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004280 ISBN : 0939995301 9780939995301
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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
Bookseller reference : 002406 ISBN : 093041022X 9780930410223
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Alken Henry
The National Sports of Great Britain
New York: D. Appleton & Company 1903. 4.5" wide by 7" tall. A very nice copy. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Mildly erotic bookplate of Albert Larson. Pages are fresh and crisp. No foxing. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Inner hinges are perfect. Attractively illustrated with 50 full-color plates by Henry Alken. Top edge gilt. Bound in the original dark red cloth with printed paper spine label. No fading. Sharp corners. Printed by Morrison & Gibb Limited Edinburgh. From Publisher's Note: "This Issue is founded on the Edition published by Thomas M'Lean in the year 1825. It is entirely different from the National Sports in Folio published by Thomas M'Lean in the year 1823." Among the 50 full-color plates are action scenes of: horse-racing fox-hunting coursing shooting pointers setters grouse shooting partridge shooting pheasant shooting fowl shooting snipe shooting bittern shooting punting for fowl sledging for fowl poachers ferreting rabbits running a badger to bay otter hunting hunting for a martin anglers fly fishing prize fight dog fight cock fight bull baiting bear baiting badger baiting etc. New Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Alken Henry. Unpaged but about 250pp. D. Appleton & Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004357
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Albaugh William A; & Hugh Benet Jr.; Edward N. Simmons
Confederate Handguns Concerning the Guns the Men Who Made Them and the Times of Their Use
Philadelphia Pennsylvania: Riling and Lentz 1963. Very Good condition. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. Illustrated throughout with old portraits document facsimiles patent drawings and detailed close-up photographs of Confederate guns and their components. Endpapers feature a full color painting of a Confederate camp by Jack Woodson and a page reproduced from a Sergeant's letter. Bibliographical references. Appendix: Transcripts from official Confederate patent records. Index. Bound in the original gray cloth lettered in shiny gold on the spine. The front cover is gilt-embossed over a black panel with the image of a pistol-wielding caped Confederate. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. Illus. by Woodson Jack endpaper painting. xix 250pp. Riling and Lentz Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008256
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Dawson Major Kenneth
Marsh & Mudflat
London: Country Life Limited 1931. Very Good condition. Clean square and tight. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 plates from Original Dry-Points and Etchings by Winifred Austen R.E. Marbled endpapers. "First published in 1931" is so stated on the copyright page with no no mention of any other printings. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Bound in the publisher's two-tone cloth. Hand D75: "English wildfowling with chapters on gun dogs and fowling pieces." . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Austen Winifred . 100pp. Country Life Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003252
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Dickerson Gary
Cinema of Baseball: Images of America 1929-1989
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. Index. A study of popular American values/culture as reflected in baseball movies from BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY to THE NATURAL to FIELD OF DREAMS. Has Introduction and 8 chapters: 1 Baseball Films in the Depression Era; 2 PRIDE OF THE YANKEES: The Baseball Film Biography Prototype; 3 Biographies and the Forces of Good and Evil 1948-1958; 4 An Interlude; 5 The Bad News Bears and the Bad News Seventies; 6 A Return to Mythbuilding; 7 End of a Dream; 8 Conclusion. Bibliography. Appendix: List of Baseball Films 1929-1989. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Original blue cloth gilt/No Dust Jacket as issued. 8vo. vii 178pp. Meckler Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001734 ISBN : 0887367100 9780887367106
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Boyd Eva Jolene
Exterminator Thoroughbred Legends No. 18
Lexington Kentucky: Eclipse Press / The Blood-Horse Inc. 2002. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped 24.95. No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A biography of horse racing's beloved "Old Bones" winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1918 and 49 other races over an 8-year career. Volume 18 in the Thoroughbred Legends series. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos of Exterminator throughout his career. Bound in the original blue cloth lettered in black and gold. The book has a built-in black ribbon marker. There is a photo of the racehorse and a jockey affixed to the front cover. Appendices: Exterminator's Pedigree; Exterminator's Race Record. Chapter notes/references. Index. . First Edition: October 2002 so stated. Hard Cover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 192pp. Eclipse Press / The Blood-Horse, Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004138 ISBN : 1581500874 9781581500875
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Fox Charles K
The Book of Lures
Rockville Centre New York: Freshet Press 1975. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped $14.95. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. Bright shiny clean square and tight. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. 7.75" wide by 10.25" tall. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Endpaper photos in full-color. A book about lures their identities types uses history and tradition by Charlie Fox "the father of light lure bait casting." Appendix. Index. Bound in the original gray cloth decorated with lure drawings and lettered in white. From the Dust Jacket: "The expertise that is demonstrated within the pages of this book will be invaluable to all readers young and old beginner and expert. Many crafts and techniques are fully explained: the dive cast hazard fishing night fishing winter fishing skim and swim fishing combination fishing for both bass and muskies how to make lures and how to capitalize on insect activity -- it's all here.". First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 256pp. Freshet Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005076 ISBN : 0883950197 9780883950197
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Calabi Silvio
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fly-Fishing A Complete A-Z of Terminology Tackle & Techniques
New York:: Henry Holt and Company 1993. 7.25" wide by 9.5" tall. A beautiful copy. Clean square and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price-clipped 45.00. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh crisp and unmarked -- probably never read. "First Edition - 1993" is so stated with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Illustrated with photographs throughout many in full-color. This alphabetically-arranged reference work has approximately 500 entries -- terminology biographies of angling greats rods casting variations hooks fly-tying tools techniques of fly-fishing etc. Some essays are long -- such as 13 pages on Knots illustrated in a series of diagrams how each knot is tied. Bound in the original blue boards lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Through the centuries fly-fishing has developed its own language: hundreds of terms expressions and phrases -- shorthand slang and formal definitions alike -- that convey this intricate sport to its devotees. Understanding this language not only opens up modern fly-fishing but also reveals its unique historic roots. THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FLY-FISHING is the first comprehensive reference to fly-fishing terminology.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Fine dust jacket. 336pp. Henry Holt and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008146 ISBN : 0805019898 9780805019896
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