Deseret Book Company, 1971. ANDERSON, Wayne J. HARMON KILLEBREW BASEBALL'S SUPERSTAR. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1971. 8vo., pictorial cloth in dust jacket; 500 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Killebrew on the front endpaper: "To Edna- My Sincere Regards- Harmon Killebrew." Very Good (covers nice, some light..... More
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1962. HERSHFIELD, Leo. ARMOUR, Richard. GOLF IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD. Illustrated by Leo Hershfield. NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1962. 8vo., pictorial boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Armour on front endpaper: "For John & Marty [DeFornio?] & family, with love from Betty and with..... More
Stanley Paul, 1975. ASHE, Arthur. [With Frank Deford]. POTRAIT IN MOTION: THE ARTHUR ASHE DIARY. London: Stanley Paul, [1975]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First English Edition. Signed presentation Ashe on the front endpaper: "To Mark, Peace. Arthur Ashe." Very Good; some fading & browning to edges (price-clipped) d/j..... More
Columbia Publishing Co., 1948. FISH, HAMILTON. BEALLE, Morris A. THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL AT HARVARD 1874-1948. Washington, D.C.: Columbia Publishing Co., [1948]. Small 4to, red & black cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Hamilton Fish on front endpaper: "To Walter Hoving, with high regards and best wishes. Hamilton Fish. Dec..... More
St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, [2005]. Illustrated. First Edition. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 160 pages. Fine (like new) condition. More
London: Horace Cox, [1902]. Illustrated. Second Edition [Revised Edition]. Signed presentation from Bickerdyke [Cook] on the verso of the front endpaper, to his son: “To Barry Cook, from his loving father the Author. Aug. 27, 1902.” John Bickerdyke [real name is Charles Henry Cook: 1858-1933] was considered much like today’s..... More
1974. BOLUS, Jim. RUN FOR THE ROSES: 100 YEARS AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY. NY: Hawthorn Books, Inc. [1974]. Small quarto, white cloth & imitation-leather boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Author Jim Bolus, of the Louisville Courier Journal, captures all the color and excitement of the "greatest two minutes in..... More
Macmillan, 1987. BOYCOTT, Geoffrey. BOYCOTT:THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. London: Macmillan, 1987. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket; 287 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed inscription from Boycott on the title page. Fine (ink gift inscription on front endpaper); price-clipped d/j. $15.00. More
William Heinemann, 1957. BROOKS, Dame Mabel. [With Chapters on Tennis by Sir Norman Brookes]. CROWDED GALLERIES. With 67 Illustrations. Melbourne: William Heinemann, [1957]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. Later Printing. Signed presentation by Brooks on title page: "Frank, with my love and kindest esteem, Mabel Brooks, 1959." Very Good (small..... More
Doubleday, 1992. BROWN, Ben. SAINT BOBBY AND THE BARBARIANS. NY: Doubleday, [1992]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 373 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Florida State Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden on title page. Bowden and his football team are the subjects of this book. Fine in..... More
Albany, Texas: Bright Sky Press, [2006]. Illustrated. First Edition, first printing. Signed by both Brown and Little on the front endpaper. William Mack Brown is an American college football coach. He is currently in his second stint as the head football coach for the University of North Carolina, where he..... More
Doubleday & Company, 1902. CAMERER, Dave. NINE SATURDAYS MAKE A YEAR. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1962. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Camerer on front endpaper: "For Jim Kahn from his ever lovin' tackle, Dave. Oct. 9, '62." Very Good; some edgewear & soil (short tears)..... More
HarperResource, 2004. CHASTAIN, Brandi. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BRA: PLAY HARD, PLAY FAIR, AND PUT THE FUN BACK INTO COMPETITIVE SPORTS. Illustrated with photographs. NY: HarperResource, 2004. Small quarto, black boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Chastain on the title page: "Dear Megan! Dreams do come true!..... More
Atheneum, 1979. CLARK, Steven. FIGHT AGAINST TIME. NY: Atheneum, 1979. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 173 pages. First Edition. The legacy of courage of five atheletes: Joe Roth, Danny Thompson, Freddie Steinmark, Ernie Davis and Harry Agganis. Very Good (contents clean & tight); nice (very minor wear) d/j..... More
1972. COCHRAN, Martin. JOE THORNTON. Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Cherokee Bilingual Education Program 1972. Small quarto, spiral bound wraps. The brief and simply-written biography of champion archer Joe Thornton, who was also inducted into the American Indian Hall of Fame. Signed by Thornton on the title page. Very Good. Scarce! $85.00. More
Amacom, 1999. COLANGELO, Jerry. HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME. NY: Amacom, [1999]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition, first printing. Colangelo's story of being born a poor, working-class kid in Chicago to becoming the head of a sports empire, including being owner of the Phoenix Suns and..... More
2006. COLLINS, Jack. COOL WATERS EMERALD SEAS: DIVING IN TEMPERATE WATERS. Cork, Ireland: Atrium [2006]. Small quarto, turquoise cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. A exploration of diving in the cool waters between the tropics and the polar regions in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by an award-winning photographer..... More
Sampson Low, 1948. COMPTON, Denis. PLAYING FOR ENGLAND. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [1948]. Small quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, second printing. Signed inscription by Compton on the frontispiece: "Best wishes, D. Compton." Denis Compton was The Middlesex and England Cricketer and Arsenal-England Footballer. Very..... More
Warner Books, 2005. CRAIG, Micheal. THE PROFESSOR, THE BANKER, AND THE SUICIDE KING. NY: Warner Books, [2005]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 282 pages. First Edition, second printing. Signed presentation by Craig on front endpaper. Fine in fine d/j. $45.00. More
Palm Springs, California: Ronald N. Haynes Publishers, [1984]. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Davis on the front endpaper: "To Coach Bill Steyler(?): With appreciation for your commitment to `making winners'. Creath Davis 2/24/86." 8vo., marbled brown boards in dust jacket; 157 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean &..... More
The New Era Printing House, 1895. DAVIS, S.T. CARIBOU SHOOTING IN NEWFOUNDLAND, 1894. With A History Of England's Oldest Colony From 1001 To 1895. Lancaster: The New Era Printing House, 1895. With 52 photographic images. 8vo., pictorial boards with red cloth spine. First Edition. Scarce! Very Good (spine discolored, some..... More
1896. DE KOVEN, Mrs. Reginald. GOLF AND THE NEW WOMAN. In Cosmopolitan magazine, August, 1896; on pages 352-361 in the entire magazine. Anna Farwell de Koven [1862-1953] was an American novelist, historian and socialite. The wife of famed composer Reginald de Koven and the daughter of Senator Charles B. Farwell..... More
Winchester Press, 1975. DRAGER, Marvin. THE MOST GLORIOUS CROWN. [NY]: Winchester Press, [1975]. Small quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket; 216 pages. First Edition. Illustrated. The story of America's Triple Crown Winners from Sir Barton to Secretariat. Very Good (covers bright; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. $15.00. More
Crown Publishers, 2001. EUBANKS, Steve. AT THE TURN. NY: Crown Publishers, [2001]. Small quarto, blue cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. How two electrifying years- 1999 and 2000- changed golf forever. Signed presentation from Eubanks on the front endpaper: "To Bob & [Pauline?], Thanks for everything, you're the..... More
SourceBooks Inc., 2006. EUCHNER, Charles. LITTLE LEAGUE, BIG DREAMS. Naperville, Illinois: SourceBooks Inc., [2006]. Small quarto, boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Inside the hope, the hype and the glory of the greatest world series ever played. Signed by Euchner on the title page. Near fine (gift inscription on the..... More
