AMERICAN RACING CLASSICS [Volume 2, Number. January 1993]
Concord, NC: Griggs Publishing Company, Inc., 1993. Quarto; vg/none; black spine with gold text; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; illustrations in color and B/W; 128pp. More
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CHESS. VOLUME 41, NOS. 731-754, OCTOBER 1975-SEPTEMBER 1976
Sutton Coldfield: Chess, 1975-1976. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, stain/smudging to front, cocked spine, wear to corners, front hinge, and spine caps; Text block has cracked front hinge, tanning to endpaper, tanning to paper; 408 pages, illustrated. More
Deutschland: Olympia-Jahr, 1936
Berlin: Volk und Reich Verlag, G.m.b.H., 1936. Large Octavo; unpaginated; G+/no-DJ; beige spine without text; cloth has orange text to front; boards show slight toning toward edges; minor wear to corners; text block has light foxing to first few pages; interior clean; German text. More
DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE 1936 IN BERLIN UND GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN [2 VOLUMES]
Hamburg-Bahrenfeld: Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, 1936. Quarto; 2 volumes; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue with black print; Boards in blue cloth with black and gold print, wear to corners and spine caps, mild shelfwear/spotting; Text blocks have intermittent spine breaks, but are else clean and tight; Cover title: “Olympia 1936”; CONTENTS from covers: Band I, Die Olympischen Winterspiele Vorschau auf Berlin -- Band II, Die XI. Olympischen Spiele in Berlin 1936; Text in German; 2 volumes (127, 165 pages), frontispiece to each volume, illustrated (b&w photos affixed to pages), folded color map at rear of first volume. More
DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE IN LOS ANGELES 1932
Altona-Bahrenfeld: Reemtsma, 1933. 301-330th thousand. Quarto; 142 pp. + index and folding chart in color of medal tallies. Illustrated with photographs in b-w and color. Blue cloth hardcover in photographic collage dust jacket. VG/G. Some slight soiling to boards; endpapers age-toned. Binding tight. Dust jacket chipped at spine ends and at folds, with several long closed tears. Text in German. Shelved on Front Table. More
GAME TIME! THE SPIRIT OF SPORTS IN THE HOLSTON RIVER VALLEYS
Kingsport: Times News, 2008. First Edition. Oblong Octavo; First Edition; VG/no DJ; Hardcover without DJ; Spine white with brown print; Boards in illustrated paper, clean and strong; Textblock clean and tight; iv, 188 pages, illustrated. More
HOYLE'S GAMES: CONTAINING ESTABLISHED RULES AND PRACTICE.
Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners, 1845. Early U.S. edition "specially adapted to the United States." 16mo in red embossed hardcovers with gold gilt; VG; moderate soiling; slight fraying on top of spine; strong binding; age-toned paper; very tight text; pp. 277; shelved in front door case. More
ROLE PLAYING CORE RULES : SILHOUETTE CORE VERSION 003
Montreal: Dream Pod 9, 2003. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, blue with grey print; Cover is blue with white and grey print, bump to lower right corner, slight shelf wear; Text block clean and tight but for name in ink and taped vendor label inside rear cover; 224 pages, illustrated. More
Souvenir Album of Carnoustie Views
Thomas Guild. Octavo; Light brown spine w/o text; Boards have slightly rubbed and sunned exterior with some wear along edges & corners, but still intact; Text block is moderately age toned with slight rubbing along edge due to handling, but pages are still bound. More
The Story As Told by Those Who Have Lived and are Living It
Herzognaurach: Adidas AG, 2011. Large Octavo; pp 643; VG-; black/white spine without text; book encased in black box; box has cracks and wear to edges; dents to top; boards show light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Not Only Chess: A Selection of Chessays
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1974. First Edition. Octavo; pp 264; G+/G; pea green spine with ivory text; dust jacket shows light rubbing to exterior; age toned flap edges; cloth has slight wear to exterior; light sunning to spine; light rubbing to edges; strong boards; text block shows light tone to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; illustrated. More
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CARD CONJURING
San Diego: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1980. First Edition. Octavo; First Edition; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, grey with white print; DJ has mild edgewear, otherwise clean and bright; Boards in red cloth with gold print, bump to top outside corners and spine tail, slight spotting; Textblock clean and tight; 108 pages, illustrated. More
JOHANNES ZUKERTORT, ARTIST OF THE CHESSBOARD
Yorklyn: Caissa Editions, 1989. Octavo; G+/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, mild blemish to front, else clean and strong; 534 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (chess diagrams). More
Great Game Animals of the World (inscribed)
New York: The Macmillan Company, n.d. Quarto; pp 191; VG-/G+; Black spine with ivory text; slight chipping to corners, light age toning to flaps, price clipped front flap; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, light rubbing to head and tail edges, otherwise clean, strong and intact; text block has wear to exterior edges, residue of adhesive to half title page, otherwise interior clean; else good; inscribed by author;. More
Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters: Volume 1, Fundamentals of the Game
New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003. First Norton Paperback. Octavo; pp 284; G/paperback; blue spine with white text; covers have moderate sunning to exterior; minor thumbing to corners; intact panels; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated. More
A QUAINT TREATISE ON "FLEES, AND THE ART OF ARTYFICHALL FLEE MAKING" BY AN OLD MAN WELL KNOWN ON THE DERBYSHIRE STREAMS AS A FIRST-CLASS FLY-FISHER A CENTURY AGO
London: John B. Day, 1876. First Edition, Second Issue. Quarto, 91 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's green cloth blocked in gilt and black; rebacked, with spine preserved; mild rubbing and wear to boards, beveled edges; with two chromolithograph plates after James Poole, 2 completed flies and 23 flies with dressing materials displayed in 22 sunken mounts on six leaves, all present; SG consignment; shelved case 10. More
Ten Decades: The Story of a Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club, 1982. Octavo: VG/VG: Green and blue spine with white text: DJ is clean with very minimal shelfwear: Boards are strong and clean, very mild rubbing mainly to head and tail of spine and corners, binding is tight: Textblock is clean and pages free of markings, folds and tears: 215 pp. More
Touchdown Alexander: The Story of Faith, Football, and Pursuing the Dream - INSCRIBED
Eugene: Harvest House Publishers, 2006. Octavo. VG/VG DJ. Red-black spine with white text/title; dustjacket is clean with mild edgewear; boards are strong and clean; INSCRIBED by author on the front free end page; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 224. More
The Beauties & Defects in the Figure of the Horse Comparatively Delineated
London: James Toovey, 1881. Large Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Thin black fabric spine with no text. Boards have shelf wear, rubbing on edges and surface, small sticker residue on front, bumping to corners, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has age toning and minor wear on edges, minor foxing on end paper, otherwise, clean, free of marks on pages; pp 29. More
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED -- SKIN DIVING AND SNORKELING
USA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1973. Second Printing. small, slender 8vo. VG+/ - no DJ. slim white HC, with tiny black and green titling, with blue/green/black illustrated front board. prior owner name in ink on right fep. mild surface wear to rear white board with text. with b/w figures and illustrations. 96 pp. ISBN# 0397009690. More
THE 500 HOME RUN CLUB. BASEBALL'S 15 GREATEST HOME RUN HITTERS FROM AARON TO WILLIAMS.
Sports Publishing Inc., 1999. First limited edition (575/755); signed by Hank Aaron. Octavo in burgundy padded leatherette with gold gilt; VG; gold letters on spine; certificate of authenticity on ffep; centerfold photographs on glossy paper; pp. 272; shelved in Case # 13. More
THE LIFE OF PHILIDOR: MUSICIAN AND CHESS-PLAYER
London: E. H. Butler & Co., 1863. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 156 pages; VG-; spine is green with faded gilt lettering; half bound in green cloth and red vellum; binding has heavy rubbing on both boards, moderate wear along the top, bottom, and fore edge, with heavy chipping at the fore edge corners and mild chipping at the top and bottom of the spine; pages have gilt along the top edge, age toning, occasional blotching, and minor detachment on page 120; shelved case 13. More
Memories of Men and Horses
New York: Brentano's, 1924. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Blue fabric spine with gilded text. Boards have general shelf wear, age toned spine, bumping on corners, rubbing to edges, apart from that, binding strong; Textblock has minor wear on top edges, otherwise, clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 341. More
"My Kingdom For A Horse!" Yorkshire, Rugby, Balliol, The Bar Bloodstock and Journalistic Recollections
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1917. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Dark green fabric spine with gilded text. Boards have shelf wear, rubbing to edges and joints, apart from that, binding strong, corners sharp; Textblock has age toned edges, cracking on gutter between last page and rear end paper, foxing on pages, otherwise, clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 352. More
MAN IN THE MIDDLE (SIGNED)
New York, NY: ESPN Books, 2007. First Edition. 8vo. VG+/VG. tiny close cut to black/white tip with neon orange band, black uppercase title followed by neon orange segment, gray segment as tail end with white lettering. bright pictorial jacket front. medium gray clothbound HB with imprinted white titling, with light gray boards. like new, tightly bound, SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE PAGE. textblock skimmed lightly without marks or wear. 290 pp. ISBN#9781933060194. More
The Archer's Guide: Containing Full Instructions for the Use of That Ancient and Noble Instrument The Bow; Directions for the Choice of Arrows; And All Information Essential to the Attainment of Theoretical Proficiently in the Graceful, Manly, and Fashionable Pastime of Archery
London: Thomas Hurst, 1833. 16mo; pp 178; G-/no-DJ; green spine with gilt text; cloth has noticeable wear to exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; sturdy boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; illustrated with slight offset to facing pages;. More
Selections from the Fancy; or True Sportsman's Guide [signed with an etching by Randy Jones]
Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society, Inc., 1972. Octavo; pp 136; VG-; Brown spine with gilt and white text; Cloth shows slight sunning to spine, some fraying to head spine edge, minor scratches to exterior; Text block has slight foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; loose page with signed paper in bag and tipped in;. More
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WHAT'S IT LIKE OUT THERE? [INSCRIBED]
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1970. First Edition. Octavo, 282 pages, VG-/VG; blue DJ, white and red lettering: very mild overall wear to DJ, light age-toning visible to flaps (text unaffected), "$5.95" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; navy blue buckram boards, gold lettering to spine: light scratch to front board, cloth slightly torn to middle of scratch; mild bumping to head and tail; light age-toning to text-block, minor imperfections to interior, text unaffected; INSCRIBED by Andretti to ffep, vertical line of mild age-toning to ffep, inscription affected yet clear and legible; shelved Sports. More
RING BATTLES OF CENTURIES 1914 and RING BATTLES OF CENTURIES 1924 bound set
Milwaukee: TS Andrews, 1924. Octavo bound in blue buckram with gilt titles on spine. 315pp total, two editions of Ring Battles, from 1914 and 1924, bound together. Binding dates back to early 1950s. SIGNED by TS Andrews at the front of the 1924 issue. Condition is Very Good, with some age-yellowing, especially to the 1914 issue. More
THE SUMMER GAME
New York: The Viking Press, 1972. First Edition. Octavo, 303 pages; VG/VG; spine is white with green, black, and blue lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut, '$7.50', has mild wear along the top and bottom edges, has minor discoloration; binding has minor wear along the top and bottom edges, has bumping on the fore edge corners; pages have occasional minor pen markings; shelved case 13. More
BASKETBALL IN ROCHESTER [SIGNED]
Rochester: Harold P. Bittner, 1951. Octavo; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown without print; Boards in brown illustrated paper and brown cloth, mild wear to corners and spine caps, cocked spine; Text block has residue from tape on endpapers, else clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; 70 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
HANDBOOK OF RULES: BILLIARDS AND POOL
New York: The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., 1890. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 130 pages; G+; fully bound in green cloth, front cover has gilt tooling and lettering, binding has rubbing on both covers, has wear along the top and bottom edges and along the spine, with fraying at the top of the spine and bumping on the fore edge corners; pages have age toning and dust build up along the top edge; shelved case 13. More
MODERN BILLIARDS: A COMPLETE TEXTBOOK OF THE GAME
New York: The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 398 pages; fully bound in blue cloth, front cover has gilt tooling, spine has gilt tooling and lettering; binding has wear along the top and bottom edges, with fraying at the top and bottom of the spine, has mild rubbing on both covers and mild bumping on the fore edge corners; pages have dust build up along the top edge, have age toning, and have minor small pencil marking on the first and last endpapers; profusely illustrated; shelved case 13. More
A Ball Player's Career
Chicago: Era Publishing Co., 1900. first edition. Octavo; G+/no-DJ; Green spine with dark green text; Out of print; Cloth has moderately rubbed exterior with white spotting toward fore edges & mostly on rear and slightly fraying spine edge, lightly bumped fore edge corners and with otherwise strong, intact and unmarked panels, 'as is'; Text block has darkened on exterior edges and previous owner's name on front end paper, slight cracking along binding between end pastedown with fully intact pages; pp 339. More
HUNTING REMINISCENCES
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1843. First Edition. large Octavo, 322 pages, 4 pages ads; VG; rebound in full crushed crimson levant, paneled spine with gilt lettering in one compartments, others with gilt frames and gilt hound heads or hunting horns; triple-ruled border on boards; two double-rules to turn-ins, with hounds in the corners; gray endpapers; top edge of text block gilt; binding by Birdsall, Northampton & London; original covers and spine bound in in rear; frontispiece with tissue-guard; separate illustrated title page; old bookseller's ad for this volume taped opposite title page, with tape leaving residue; shelved case 12. More
Crazy Legs McBain
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1961. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G+; orange and blue illustrated spine with black text; jacket has age toning, light bumping to head and tail edges, bumping to the head and tail of spine, rubbing on the front and back; boards bumping to the head and tail of spine, age toning to interior boards; textblock has age toning; interior pages have age toning; pp 187. More
Guide to Pennsylvania Limestone Streams [inscribed]
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; pp 241; G/G; dark green spine with blue and white text; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; price clipped front flap; cloth clean; slightly splayed boards; text block has light foxing to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; inscribed by author;. More
The World's Racing Cars and Sports Cars
Garden City, NY: Hanover House, 1959. 12mo; pp 208; VG/VG; blue spine with red text; dust jacket has slight sunning to exterior, minor wear to edges; cloth has slight wear to exterior, light sunning to spine; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
The Methods of Golf's Masters: How They Played - and What You Can Learn From Them
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1986. Quarto; pp 143; VG; brown spine with gilt text; dust no jacket; cloth shows only little wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated;. More
The Square-to-Square Golf Swing: Modern Method for the Modern Player
Norwalk, CT: Golf Digest, Inc., 1970. First printing. Small Quarto; pp 127; VG-/G; Black spine with white text; dust jacket has chipping to corners, slight sun fading and light rubbing to exterior; cloth has slight wear to exterior, light sunning to boards; text block shows minor wear to exterior edges, interior clean;. More
Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes: The Personal Memoir of a Soviet Chess Legend
Alkmaar: New in Chess, 2011. Octavo: VG-/no-DJ paperback: Red spine with yellow text: Covers have general shelfwear, some curling/fraying to corners, some smudges else clean, binding solid: Textblock is clean: 268 pp. More
COMPREHENSIVE CHESS ENDINGS. VOLUME 4, PAWN ENDINGS (PERGAMON RUSSIAN CHESS SERIES)
Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1987. First edition. Octavo; First edition; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with white and green print; Boards in glossy illustrated green paper, mild edgewear/shelfwear, spotting to front; Text block has puckering pages (water damage) through page 15, slight blemishes at margins of pages 21, 27, tanning to title page and page 294; viii, 296 pages, chess diagrams. More
PAWN ENDINGS
Dallas: Chess Digest, 1974. Octavo; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, white with brown and black print; DJ with slight edgewear but clean and bright; Boards in violet cloth with gold print, slightly cocked spine, clean and strong; Text block has pink-tinted top edge, clean and tight; x, 318 pages, chess diagrams. More
OUR MYSTERIES
New York: Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1941. Octavo; G-/G; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, grey with black print; DJ in mylar, has some spotting, smudging, edgewear, two small tears to front top edge; Boards in red paper with gold print, slight spotting, stain to lower outside corner both front and back, cocked spine; Textblock has shaken binding, spine break at page 32, slight spotting to endpapers, clean text; 63 pages, illustrated. More
THE RIFLE AND THE HOUND IN CEYLON
Dehiwala: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1970. Octavo; First Edition 1853, Reprint April 1970; VG/VG; Paperback with DJ; Spine, illustrated with red print; DJ has slight edgewear, mild smudging, fading to spine, small tear at spine head and upper right corner; Cover is clean and strong, some creasing to spine; Textblock is clean and tight but beginning to separate from cover at rear hinge; xiii, 207 pages, frontispiece, illustrated. More
Behind the Green Monster
Worcester, MA: Ambassador Books, Inc., 2005. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; Green spine with white text; Covers clean; Textblock clean; pp 192. More
The International Horseman's Dictionary (in 3 languages - French, German and English)
South Brunswick & New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc. Quarto; G-/G+; White spine with black text; Front free endpaper has book plate of previous owner; DJ is age toned with fraying edges, 0.5 inch tears at top of spine and front, rubbed exterior and edges, moisture stain at bottom edge of spine; pp 175. More
From London to Elista: The Story Inside the World Chess Championship Matches That Vladimir Kramnik Won Against Garry Kasparov, Peter Leko and Veselin Topalov
Alkmaar, the Netherlands: New In Chess, 2007. Octavo; pp 398; VG/paperback; blue spine with white and red text; covers clean; minor wear to corners; intact panels; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges, due to handling; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated;. More
The Washington Senators: The Story of an Incurable Fandom
Octavo; pp 196; G/Fair; sunned brown without discernible text; dust jacket has sunning to exterior; noticeable chips to corners; purple/white front has white titles and pictorial design; lightly soiled rear; mylar wraps; cloth has lightly sunned spine; small chip to front tail edge; sturdy boards; text block shows light toning to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. More
THOUGHTS ON HARE AND FOX HUNTING IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO A FRIEND
London: Jonathan Cape, 1931. Reprint. Octavo; VG; 326 pages; Green spine with gilt tooling, red and black labels, and raised bands; Beautifully re-bound in green leather by Riviere and Sons, with gilt tooled fox and horseshoe design on front board; All edges gilt; Full color plates and frontispiece; Green marbled endpapers; Binding strong; Minor wear to the edges, previous owner's gift inscription on flyleaf, corners lightly bumped; Shelved in case 12. More