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1993rif. 25580Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company 1993. Later printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Hardbound 8vo in dustwrapper. Third printing of Byron Nelson's autobiography of his life in the world of professional golf. With a foreword by Arnold Palmer. Book includes 24 pages of photographs. 271 pp. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Briefly INSCRIBED by Nelson on the front endpaper. Taylor Publishing Company hardcover books
1987rif. 25644Cincinnati: Olman Industries 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardbound quarto. 176 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A biography of the great golfer legend Gene Sarazen. A near fine copy in green boards ruled and lettered in gilt. Issued without dustwrapper. This copy has been SIGNED by Sarazen and dated 1990 after his name. Olman Industries hardcover books
1965rif. 25504New York: Simon & Schuster 1965. Third printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First edition. Hardcover in dustwrapper. Arnie describes his game. A very good copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper with a short faint crease to inside front flap. Boldly INSCRIBED by Palmer on the first white endpaper. Stated third printing. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Signed by Author. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
2007rif. 25534Greenwich CT: The American Golfer 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Elephant folio size hardbound book in dustwrapper. Stated first edition. A celebration of the golfing career of the great Jack Nicklaus with introductions by Arnold Palmer Gary Player Lee Trevino and Tom Watson. Feature length essays by Dave Anderson Dan Jenkins and Jack Whitaker. Swing analysis by Jim Flick. Illustrated with many color photographs. 327 pp. SIGNED by Tom Watson on the front endpaper. Very good condition in lightly soiled dustwrapper. A very large and heavy volume. Additional shipping charges may apply. The American Golfer hardcover books
1903rif. 243907New York: J.F. Taylor 1903. Autograph edition no. 24 of 50 copies. Hand-colored frontispiece in vol. I The Girl Who Rides painting by Henry Hutt inserted hand-colored frontispiece in vol. II Off Sandy Hook painting by J. Verrier not called for in contents. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings; in this edition the frontispieces and many of the small illustrations have been hand colored. xvi 1-280; iv 281-554 2 pp. 2 vols. Folio. Full green morocco gilt sporting device centered on upper cover with thistles as cornerpieces panelled spine also gilt with thistles t.e.g. others uncut by H. Blackwell. Fine. Autograph edition no. 24 of 50 copies. Hand-colored frontispiece in vol. I The Girl Who Rides painting by Henry Hutt inserted hand-colored frontispiece in vol. II Off Sandy Hook painting by J. Verrier not called for in contents. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings; in this edition the frontispieces and many of the small illustrations have been hand colored. xvi 1-280; iv 281-554 2 pp. 2 vols. Folio. One of 50 copies Superbly Bound. An imposing compilation of sporting personalities and statistics illustrated with drawings and numerous photographic portraits taken especially for this book. THE TWO CHAPTER 80-PAGE SECTION ON AMERICAN GOLF IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTING being divided into "Golf-The Women" and "Golf-The Men" written by the sport's recent champions Ruth Underhill and Beatrix Hoyt and H.M. Harriman and Findley S. Douglas and featuring the leading competitors in the field as well as tournament statistics for 1895-1900. There is a large six chapter 53-page section on COURT-TENNIS AND RACQUETS along with three chapters 48 pages on LAWN TENNIS; four chapters 43 pages on POLO the chapter "Polo in England" being written by Foxhall Keene; chapters on FOX HUNTING COACHING by Oliver H.P. Belmont MOTORING and a final four chapters 80 pages on sail and steam YACHTING by H.B. Duryea and W.P. Stephens. A MONUMENTAL AND BEAUTIFUL RECORD OF TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY SPORT. Phillips p. 287 noting only the "Edition de luxe" of 1500 copies; N.Y. Racquet and Tennis Club catalogue 2:26 no mention of limitation; Biscotti Six Centuries of Foxhunting p. 281-2; not in Donovan and Murdoch or the yachting bibliographies J.F. Taylor unknown books
2018rif. 002667S. l. Louisiana : By the Artists 2018. First Edition. Near fine. Handbill n. d. 2018; 8 1/2 x 5; single sheet text and illustration in red on recto text on verso; very minor wear - near fine condition. In late Spring of 2018 inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as "Angola" or "The Farm" the largest maximum-security prison in the US took part in a work stoppage against prison slavery as under the 13th Amendment they were forced into unpaid labor on the former slave plantation. The handbill was created by the Gulf Revolutionary Artist Formation G.R.A.F - an organization of artists for graphic and visual action in the entire Gulf Coast region - and included a short history of the strike and the reasons behind it and demands for reparative and restorative justice. By the Artists unknown books
1938rif. 405071Hastings-on-Hudson NY: Self-published 1938. Wrappers with a few small spots and some light soiling and edgewear internally clean and unblemished save the library markings to the preliminaries. 8vo 9 x 6.25 inches. 146 4 pages. Color frontispiece black-and-white plates. Original salmon printed wrappers. Provenance: Hastings Historical Society label on front pastedown donor's name in ink on-half-title. Sold on behalf of the Society to Benefit their annual fund. SCARCE FIRST EDITION one of only 400 privately-printed copies most of which were distributed to members of the club. The Saint Andrews Golf Club in Hastings-on-Hudson New York is the oldest golf club in the United States. John Reid of Dunfermline Scotland founded the club in 1888. It has existed in its current site since 1897 and features an 18-hole golf course designed by golf course architects William H. Tucker and Harry Tallmadge. In 1983 the track was refurbished by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus. Self-published unknown books
1950rif. 232880Oahu: United States Army 1950. Single cardstock leaf 7x4 inches printed in blue and red inks and folded once to make a scorecard with rules of play; mildly edgeworn with corner-tip crumple-lines and faintest touch of dust. Quite a nice look to this and it has never been filled in or marked in any way; a very good exemplar. Accompanying the item is a googled pagelong printout from 2005 giving Leilehua's history built 1948 and playing characteristics viz the unique 8th hole which forces a drive to the top of a hill before pin can be seen. Dating is problematical but in 1953 Norman Thibodeau was a "new head pro" who "started planting the Norfolk pines that today are found throughout the golf course United States Army unknown books
1991rif. 126266Westfield NJ: Open Magazine 1991. 16 2p.publisher's ads upright 11x4.2 inch staplebound wraps inoffensive old price sticker fine copy. Open magazine pamphlet series #7. Open Magazine unknown books
1989rif. 16118LA: Sloan 1989. First edn. 4to pp. 192. VG copy in dj. Illustrated in color throughout. Sloan unknown books
1989rif. 34165London: H. F. & G. Witherby. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0854931724 . Illustrated. First edition thus. Fine in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. . H. F. & G. Witherby hardcover books
rif. 2472Boston: The Company Alfred Mudge & son Printers 1878. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed some minor fragments missing from the bottom margin of the first few leaves not affecting text One holding library only in OCLC. Lists all capital expenditures for the year bridge building and other repairs; a breakdown of all shipments sent and the usual financial disclosures Boston: [The Company] Alfred Mudge & son Printers, 1878. unknown books
rif. 38532n. p.: Western Airlines n. d. 1st printing ca. 1980s. Some modest edgewear. A VG example. Broadside. Full size image 38" x 25" of a golf ball on a tee on a sunny day. 38" x 25" Western Airlines unknown books
2000rif. 22625Old Saybrook CT: Borough of Fenwick 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. A fine copy in decorated green cloth in fine unclipped dustwrapper. Scarce book on the history of the Morgan Cup. 144 pp. Illustrated. Borough of Fenwick hardcover books
1927rif. 2222070Octavo. Illustrations with six b/w photographs. 5 page foreword by Darwin with his facsimile signature. Small illustration on title page. Original gilt stamped wrappers gilt dull soft crease down the center. Does not have 2 pages of "Sportex" samples present in some copies. Very good. 35 pages. Printed by Henry Stone & Son. Ltd. London. Dormeuil Freres paperback books
rif. 3003Boston: The Company; Alfred Mudge & Son Printers 1878. . 8vo dusty pink wrappers front printed; some chips; slightly soiled One holding library in OCLC Boston: [The Company]; Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1878. unknown books
rif. 3055Boston: The Company:Alfred Mudge & Son Printers 1874. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed Boston: [The Company]:Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1874. unknown books
2000rif. 10187NY: Galloway Editions. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0935112502 . Watercolors by Matthew Cook. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Galloway Editions hardcover books
1997rif. 39671Elmsford:: Metropolitan Golf Association. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0892045906 . Mostly color photographs throughout. First edition. Morris County Golf Club "72nd Weekend of Golf" sticker on front free endpaper else fine in a fine dust jacket. . Metropolitan Golf Association, hardcover books
1991rif. 36993n.p.: Ailsa Inc. Fine. 1991. Hardcover. 0940889366 . A reprint of the 1934 Windward House edition. Fine in green cloth. No dust jacket as issued. . Ailsa, Inc. hardcover books
1993rif. 35097NY: Villard Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0394580052 . First printing. INSCRIBED by the author. Also laid in is a hand written note from the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Villard Books hardcover books
2005rif. 34844Ann Arbor: Sports Media Group. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 1587262614 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Sports Media Group hardcover books
1994rif. 31264Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0878338586 . Color and black and white photographs throughout. First printing. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . Taylor Publishing Company hardcover books
1997rif. 30164Chelsea: Sleeping Bear Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 1886947171 . First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Sleeping Bear Press hardcover books
1993rif. 25972Boston: Little Brown. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0316472980 . Foreword by Tom Watson. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Fourth printing. Fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. . Little, Brown hardcover books
