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The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinzby: Heinz, W. C. (Ed. Bill Littlefield)

The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz
by: Heinz, W. C. (Ed. Bill Littlefield)

Hardcover. NY, Library of America, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 594 pages. W. C. Heinz (1915-2008) was one of the most distinctive and influential sportswriters of the last century. Though he began his career as a newspaper reporter, Heinz soon moved beyond the confines of the daily column, turning freelance and becoming the first sportwriter to make his living writing for magazines. In doing so he effectively invented the long-form sports story, perfecting a style that paved the way for the New Journalism of the 1960s. His profiles of the top athletes of his day still feel remarkably current, written with a freshness of perception, a gift for characterization, and a finely tuned ear for dialogue. Jimmy Breslin named Heinz's 'Brownsville Bum"a brief life of Al 'Bummy" Davis, Brooklyn street tough and onetime welterweight champion of the world'the greatest magazine sports story I've ever read, bar none." His spare and powerful 1949 column, 'Death of a Race Horse," has been called a literary classic, a work of clarity and precision comparable to Hemingway at his best. Remainder dot to bottom edge otherwise clean.

Record # 386944

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The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseballs Afterlife by: Balukjian, Brad

The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseballs Afterlife
by: Balukjian, Brad

Hardcover. Lincoln NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Is there life after baseball? Starting from this simple question, The Wax Pack ends up with something much bigger and unexpected--a meditation on the loss of innocence and the gift of impermanence, for both Brad Balukjian and the former ballplayers he tracked down. To get a truly random sample of players, Balukjian followed this wildly absurd but fun-as-hell premise: he took a single pack of baseball cards from 1986 (the first year he collected cards), opened it, chewed the nearly thirty-year-old gum inside, gagged, and then embarked on a quest to find all the players in the pack. Clean copy.

Record # 378957

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The Whiz Kids: The Story of the Fightin' Phillies by: Paxton, Harry T.

The Whiz Kids: The Story of the Fightin' Phillies
by: Paxton, Harry T.

Hardcover. NY, David McKay Co., 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Classic and vintage Major League Baseball: The story of Robin Roberts, Jim Konstanty, Richie Ashburn and the rest of the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies as reported by a Philadelphia sportswriter who covered the team. Profiles of each player, manager, owners, World Series statistics, box score of the pennant clinching game. 8 pages of b&w photos. Clean copy.

Record # 383905

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The World's Best Sailboats: Volume 1by: Ferenc Mate

The World's Best Sailboats: Volume 1
by: Ferenc Mate

Hardcover. NY, Albatross, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, The World's Best Sailboats has become the most cherished and respected illustrated sailing book of all time. Its unique format includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beautiful sailboats manufactured. Mate's insistence on uncompromising quality and his always engaging, entertaining style make this a timeless work and must-reading for anyone interested in sailboats. Its encyclopedic scope covering all aspects of sailboat design and construction, gleaned from personal visits to the world's best boatyards and interviews with the leading builders and designers, gives us not only a feast for the eyes and the stuff of dreams but also a thorough education. Mate visited the world's best boat builders from Finland to Italy, from Maine to California, and in his book evaluates and describes the sailboats of the nineteen best yards. The text is full of technical information on design and construction of available boats, while the magnificent color photos celebrate the beauty of sailboats and fine craftsmanship. His writing, as always is both informative and entertaining. Shelfworn dust jacket with wear to edges, short repaired tears. Book is clean, no markings. NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 382870

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The World's Best Sailboats: Volume 2by: Ferenc Mate

The World's Best Sailboats: Volume 2
by: Ferenc Mate

Hardcover. NY, Albatross, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 299 pages, The World's Best Sailboats Vol. 2 includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beautiful sailboats manufactured. Mate's insistence on uncompromising quality and his always engaging, entertaining style make this a timeless work and must-reading for anyone interested in sailboats. Its encyclopedic scope covering all aspects of sailboat design and construction, gleaned from personal visits to the world's best boatyards and interviews with the leading builders and designers, gives us not only a feast for the eyes and the stuff of dreams but also a thorough education. Mate visited the world's best boat builders from Finland to Italy, from Maine to California, and in his book evaluates and describes the sailboats of the nineteen best yards. The text is full of technical information on design and construction of available boats, while the magnificent color photos celebrate the beauty of sailboats and fine craftsmanship. His writing, as always is both informative and entertaining. Shelfworn dust jacket with wear to edges, short repaired tears. Book is clean, no markings. NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 382871

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The Year the Mets Lost Last Placeby: Paul D. Zimmerman; Dick Schaap

The Year the Mets Lost Last Place
by: Paul D. Zimmerman; Dick Schaap

Hardcover. NY/Cleveland, World Publishing, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in an edgeworn dust jacket, 223 pages, illustrated with photos. The story of a crucial nine-day stretch during the miracle season of the Amazin' Mets encompassing critical, controversial games with their arch enemy Chicago Cubs. Published in the middle of the magical 1969 baseball season which would see the Mets go on to win the World Series. No marking.

Record # 381929

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The Year They Called Off the World Series: A True Storyby: Stark, Benton

The Year They Called Off the World Series: A True Story
by: Stark, Benton

Hardcover. NY, Avery Publishing Group, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Story of the aborted 1904 World Series, with center photo supplement on coated paper. The 1904 World Series was called off, because of a clash of wills among John T. Brush (owner of the New York Giants), John McGraw (manager of the Giants), and Ban Johnson (president of the National League and instrumental in forming the New York Highlanders, later to be renamed the New York Yankees). Clean copy.

Record # 381200

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Thelwell's Book of Leisureby: Thelwell, Norman

Thelwell's Book of Leisure
by: Thelwell, Norman

Hardcover. NY, Dutton, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 80 pages of single and multiple panel humorous cartoons with sports and leisure themes.

Record # 362387

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They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers by: Thomas, Ron

They Cleared the Lane: The NBA's Black Pioneers
by: Thomas, Ron

Softcover. Lincoln NE, Bison Books/University of Nebraska, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 276 pages, b&w illustrations. Through in-depth interviews with players, their families, coaches, teammates, and league officials, Ron Thomas tells the largely untold story of what basketball was really like for the first Black NBA players, including recent Hall of Fame inductee Earl Lloyd, early superstars such as Maurice Stokes and Bill Russell, and the league's first black coaches. They Cleared the Lane is both informative and entertaining, full of anecdotes and little-known history. Not all the stories have happy endings, but this unfortunate truth only emphasizes how much we have gained from the accomplishments of these pioneer athletes.

Record # 381288

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This Is Baseballby: Blackstone, Margaret and John O'Brien

This Is Baseball
by: Blackstone, Margaret and John O'Brien

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations by John O'Brien. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 61316

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This Old Man: All in Piecesby: Angell, Roger

This Old Man: All in Pieces
by: Angell, Roger

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 298 pages. Roger Angell, the acclaimed New Yorker writer and editor, steps up with a selection of writings that celebrate a view from the tenth decade of an engaged, vibrant life. Whether it's a Fourth of July in rural Maine, the opening game of the 2015 World Series, editorial exchanges with John Updike, a letter to a son, or his award-winning essay on aging, 'This Old Man,' what links the pieces is Angell's unique perceptions and humor, his utter absence of self-pity, and his appreciation of friends and colleagues encountered over a fruitful career unlike any other. Includes essays about E.B. White, Harold Ross, Mark Twain, John Hersey, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Donald Barthelme, Vladimir Nabokov, V.S. Pritchett, William Maxwell, William Steig, John Updike, and others. Clean copy.

Record # 397933

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This Sporting Life, 1878-1991by: Dugan, Ellen

This Sporting Life, 1878-1991
by: Dugan, Ellen

Softcover. Atlanta, High Museum of Art, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. The catalogue of a traveling exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, examining the significant interrelationships between sports, photography, and culture in the US, Europe, and Russia since the late 19th century. The 141 works featured (32 color, 109 duotone) by 120 photographers (including such masters as Stieglitz, Adams, Cartier-Bresson, and Arbus) are drawn from American and European public and private collections and the archives of Life and Sports Illustrated . Includes essays by Harvey Green, John M. Hoberman, and Peter Schjeldahl.

Record # 350658

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This Sporting Life, 1878-1991by: Dugan, Ellen

This Sporting Life, 1878-1991
by: Dugan, Ellen

Softcover. Atlanta, High Museum of Art, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. The catalogue of a traveling exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, examining the significant interrelationships between sports, photography, and culture in the US, Europe, and Russia since the late 19th century. The 141 works featured (32 color, 109 duotone) by 120 photographers (including such masters as Stieglitz, Adams, Cartier-Bresson, and Arbus) are drawn from American and European public and private collections and the archives of Life and Sports Illustrated . Includes essays by Harvey Green, John M. Hoberman, and Peter Schjeldahl.

Record # 350659

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Thomas Hoeffgen: African Arenasby: Hawkey, Ian

Thomas Hoeffgen: African Arenas
by: Hawkey, Ian

Hardcover. US, Hatje Cantz, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 144 pages, 81 color images. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. In 1999, the fashion and advertising photographer Thomas Hoeffgen (born 1968) flew to Nigeria for a story on soccer. He became so interested in the culture around the game there that he spent the next several years making unusual photographs of players and spectators in Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. Hoeffgen"s pictures record the frequently improvised playing fields alongside the stadiums.

Record # 350521

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Thomas Hoeffgen: African Arenasby: Hawkey, Ian

Thomas Hoeffgen: African Arenas
by: Hawkey, Ian

Hardcover. US, Hatje Cantz, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 144 pages, 81 color images. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. In 1999, the fashion and advertising photographer Thomas Hoeffgen (born 1968) flew to Nigeria for a story on soccer. He became so interested in the culture around the game there that he spent the next several years making unusual photographs of players and spectators in Nigeria, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa. Hoeffgen"s pictures record the frequently improvised playing fields alongside the stadiums.

Record # 350520

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Three and Two! The Autobiography of Tom Gorman, the Great Major League Umpireby: Jerome Holtzman /Tom Gorman

Three and Two! The Autobiography of Tom Gorman, the Great Major League Umpire
by: Jerome Holtzman /Tom Gorman

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 3rd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a nice dust jacket with light fading to spine, 216 pages. A view from behind the plate of baseball in the 50s, 60s,, and 70s. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396414

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Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing by: Mitchell, Elizabeth

Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful World of Horse Racing
by: Mitchell, Elizabeth

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Focusing on the 1999 Derby winner Charismatic, Mitchell traces this horse's amazing and ultimately tragic story, from the birth of the foal through its surprising rise to fame to its tragic death. Mitchell also follows the major players in Charismatic's life, including the family who bred him, the trainer, the owners, and the famed jockey Chris Antley, whose own tragic story matches that of his horse.

Record # 381303

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Tinker of Stone Bluffby: Arnold, Nason H.

Tinker of Stone Bluff
by: Arnold, Nason H.

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday Doran , 1st ed., 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 318 pages. Previous owner's signature front end paper. Dark top edge. Dust jacket with chipping, darkened spine, tear to front cover.

Record # 503096

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To the Bullfight Againby: Marks, John

To the Bullfight Again
by: Marks, John

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 2nd pr., 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a edgeworn, chipped dust jacket. A spectator's guide. Illustrated with 62 black and white photographs. Second printing of the second American edition (revised and enlarged). Clean copy.

Record # 381320

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Tom and the Boysby: Klein, Dave

Tom and the Boys
by: Klein, Dave

Hardcover. New York, Zebra Books, First Edition, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover. Grey & navy cloth board with silver titles to spine. Black & white photographs throughout. Dust jacket with light toning, very good condition. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750513

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Tommy Tiptop and His Baseball Nine or the Boys of Riverdale and Their Good Timesby: Stone, Raymond

Tommy Tiptop and His Baseball Nine or the Boys of Riverdale and Their Good Times
by: Stone, Raymond

Hardcover. New York, Charles E. Graham, 1st, 1912, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 126 pages. Some discoloration to endpapers. Black & white illustrations. Light wear to corners and spine. Covers a bit warped.

Record # 508383

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Totem of the Terrible Bear and Other Hunting Adventures (SIGNED COPY)by: Bookman, David P.

Totem of the Terrible Bear and Other Hunting Adventures (SIGNED COPY)
by: Bookman, David P.

Hardcover. Romney WV, self-published, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 460 pages. Large format with many color photos. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author on title page. #314 of 1000 copies.

Record # 372334

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Track Athletics Up To Dateby: Clark, Ellery H.

Track Athletics Up To Date
by: Clark, Ellery H.

Hardcover. New York, Duffield & Co., 1st, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 146 pages. B&W photos. Author was a Gold Medal Winner in the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896. Yellow cloth covers with light soil, edgewear to boards. VERY SCARCE.

Record # 302044

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Twentieth Century Eightballby: Clowes, Daniel

Twentieth Century Eightball
by: Clowes, Daniel

Softcover. Seattle, WA, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 112 pages. Softcvoer, Light edgewear to wrappers. Color and Black and white comics throughout. Trailing the success of the movie based on Clowes' graphic novel Ghost World (1997) comes this collection of shorter stories from his alternative comic book Eightball. Many of the pieces are tirades, albeit entertaining ones, about things Clowes despises (perhaps the comic should have been called Hateball). "On Sports" details his contempt for professional athletics, and "Art School Confidential" is an expose of pretentious, talentless poseurs. This approach is carried to its logical peak in "I Hate You Deeply," a litany of the "types" that annoy Clowes, from "fashion plates" to "crybabies, whiners, and sensitive people." Clowes puts his misanthropy in abeyance for slice-of-life stories in which he ruminates during a stroll around his neighborhood or fantasizes about his fellow passengers on a subway. Worthwhile enough, these earlier stories merely presage Clowes' far-more-impressive recent work in which cynicism is presented more subtly, leavened with sympathy, and voiced by well-developed characters. If these pieces lack the heft of Clowes' longer, more ambitious efforts, the best of them are still masterful miniatures.

Record # 352668

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Two Pioneers: How Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball And America by: Robert C. Cottrell

Two Pioneers: How Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball And America
by: Robert C. Cottrell

Hardcover. Washington DC, Potomac Books, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 270 pages, b&w illustrations. As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the courage and dignity they displayed. Both suffered ridicule and abuse as they participated in the national pastime. Nevertheless, each excelled. Greenberg became one of the preeminent sluggers of the 1930s and 1940s who took a break from baseball to serve in the war. Robinson, from the mid-1940s into the following decade, helped bring back speed and a thinking man's approach to the game, both of which had largely been discarded for a generation. Two Pioneers presents these remarkable players' experiences while competing in a nation that was deeply divided on social issues such as anti-Semitism and racism. Both men earned nearly as much attention off the field as they did on it. Greenberg called into question the idea of a "master race" as Adolf Hitler rose to power and gained supporters all over the world. Likewise, Robinson contested racial notions regarding the supposed inferiority of people of African ancestry, even though segregationists proved determined to maintain social barriers separating blacks and whites. It is only fitting that when Robinson finally crossed baseball's color line, Greenberg was one of the first players to welcome him publicly. Robert Cottrell's well-researched work shows how two baseball superstars became important figures in the civil rights crusade to ensure that all Americans, no matter their religion or race, are given equal opportunity. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 397221

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Ty Cobb by: McCallum, John D.

Ty Cobb
by: McCallum, John D.

Hardcover. NY, Praeger Publishers, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 225 pages, b&w photos. Cobb is pictured as an explosive personality, a shrewd realist, and a great base stealer in this account of his life and career. Clean copy.

Record # 382575

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Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beautyby: Leerhsen, Charles

Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty
by: Leerhsen, Charles

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 449 pages, b&w illustrations. Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety records. But the numbers don't tell half of Cobb's tale. The Georgia Peach was by far the most thrilling player of the era: "Ty Cobb could cause more excitement with a base on balls than Babe Ruth could with a grand slam," one columnist wrote. When the Hall of Fame began in 1936, he was the first player voted in. But Cobb was also one of the game's most controversial characters. He got in a lot of fights, on and off the field, and was often accused of being overly aggressive. In his day, even his supporters acknowledged that he was a fierce and fiery competitor. Because his philosophy was to "create a mental hazard for the other man," he had his enemies, but he was also widely admired. After his death in 1961, however, something strange happened: his reputation morphed into that of a monster--a virulent racist who also hated children and women, and was in turn hated by his peers. Clean copy.

Record # 382561

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Tying and fishing the Thunder Creekby: Fulsher, Keith

Tying and fishing the Thunder Creek
by: Fulsher, Keith

Hardcover. Rockville Center, N.Y., Freshet Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 101 pages, with photographs. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, minor dust jacket edge wear and fade, otherwise, clean and tight copy.

Record # 455630

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Unforgettable Season: 1908 The Most Exciting And Calamitous Pennant Race Of All Time by: G. H. Fleming

Unforgettable Season: 1908 The Most Exciting And Calamitous Pennant Race Of All Time
by: G. H. Fleming

Softcover. NY, Penguin Books, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 334 pages. A fascinating collection of news clippings from various papers (mostly from New York) detailing the 1908 National League pennant race. the author adds clarifications of references made by the scribes that may be unknown to today's reader and occasional footnotes but otherwise lets the articles speak for themselves. The 1908 baseball season culminated in a virtual three team tie until a tie breaker was played on October 8th. if you're a nostaglia buff, avid baseball fan or interested in popular styles of writing from long ago you will enjoy this book. Clean copy.

Record # 382559

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Use of Herter's Buck Scent/Deer Hunting/Care of Venisonby: Herter, George Leonard

Use of Herter's Buck Scent/Deer Hunting/Care of Venison
by: Herter, George Leonard

Softcover. Waseca MN, Herter's Inc., 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 6 X 9" booklet, 28 pages illustrated with b&w drawings. Tips on methods of hunting and how to butcher the meat. Laid in is a flyer on the company's famous Scent Holder. Light wear.

Record # 359837

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Vanity Fair: The Portraits: A Century of Iconic Imagesby: Carter (Ed.), Graydon

Vanity Fair: The Portraits: A Century of Iconic Images
by: Carter (Ed.), Graydon

Hardcover. New York, Abrams, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 384 pages, 100 color, 200 b&w images by the world's best photographers. Essays by Christopher Hichens, others. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Vanity Fair: The Portraits brings together 300 iconic portraits from Vanity Fair's 95-year history in a remarkable book that captures the image of modern fame--the magical thing that happens when individual talent and beauty (and sometimes genius) is caught in the spotlight of popular curiosity and passion. The photographers--from Edward Steichen and Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino--are a glittering and celebrated group themselves. Their portraits have become the iconic likenesses of the best-known figures from the worlds of art, film, music, sports, business, and politics.

Record # 351526

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Venus to the Hoop: A Gold Medal Year in Women's Basketballby: Sara Corbett

Venus to the Hoop: A Gold Medal Year in Women's Basketball
by: Sara Corbett

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 342 pages, b&w illustrations. In the spring of 1995, twelve extraordinary basketball players were chosen to represent the United States in the yearlong march to the 1996 Olympics. For Rebecca Lobo, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and their teammates, winning the gold medal was only one of many goals. Around them swirled the dreams of the millions of young girls who played organized basketball, the hopes of the fans who sent the team an average of 125 pounds of fan mail each month, the multimillion-dollar bets of Nike, Champion, and other corporate sponsors, the promise of a new women's professional league, and not least, the hopes of female athletes across the country finally to gain the respect accorded male athletes.

Record # 397930

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View From Above, Aby: Chamberlain, Wilt

View From Above, A
by: Chamberlain, Wilt

Hardcover. New York, Villard Books, First Edition, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 290 pages. Hardcover. Blue & black cloth covers with gilt titles to cover & spine. Light marginal foxing to top edge. Black & white photographs throughout. Dust jacket in very good condition. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 750512

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Vince Lombardi on Football (2 Volumes)by: Flynn, George L. (Ed.)

Vince Lombardi on Football (2 Volumes)
by: Flynn, George L. (Ed.)

Hardcover. Greenwich, CT, New York Graphic Society Ltd. & Wallynn, Inc., 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcovers, 2 volumes in slipcase, 224 pages (each volume), illustrated in b&w and color. Green covers with gilt lettering. Small tear to slipcase. Very clean, tight copies.

Record # 808915

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Wait Till Next Year: The Story of a Season When What Should've Happened Didn't, and What Could've Gone Wrong Did by: William Goldman; Mike Lupica

Wait Till Next Year: The Story of a Season When What Should've Happened Didn't, and What Could've Gone Wrong Did
by: William Goldman; Mike Lupica

Hardcover. NY, Bantam, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Clean copy.

Record # 378951

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Walt Frazier: One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (SIGNED COPY)by: Offen, Neil

Walt Frazier: One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (SIGNED COPY)
by: Offen, Neil

Hardcover. New York, Times Books, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 259 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor dust jacket wear. Black and white images throughout. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR OFFEN ON FRONT FLYLEAF.

Record # 471629

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Walter Camp: The Father of American Footballby: Powel, Harford

Walter Camp: The Father of American Football
by: Powel, Harford

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 238 pages. Introduction by E. K. Hall. Black & white illustrations. Corners a bit bumped. Spine sunned. Spine slightly cocked. Some markings to covers.

Record # 508384

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Wanderings of An Elephant Hunterby: Bell, W.D.M.

Wanderings of An Elephant Hunter
by: Bell, W.D.M.

Hardcover. Long Beach, CA, Safari Press, 1st thus, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 187 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket issued. Minor wear to covers, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 854714

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Way of a Man with a Horse, The: The Lonsdale Library of Sports,Games & Pastimesby: Brooke, Lieut-Col. Geoffrey

Way of a Man with a Horse, The: The Lonsdale Library of Sports,Games & Pastimes
by: Brooke, Lieut-Col. Geoffrey

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott, 1st US, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 288 pages, b&w illustrations. In a worn, frayed dust jacket with a darkened spine. Included also are Veterinary Notes by Col. Todd and a chapter on Pig-Sticking by Lieut. Col. Arthur Brooke. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. No date but probably 1929.

Record # 411698

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We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (SIGNED COPY)by: Nelson, Kadir

We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball (SIGNED COPY)
by: Nelson, Kadir

Hardcover. New York , Hyperion Books, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 96 pages illustrated by Nelson. SIGNED BY NELSON on title page. Featuring nearly fifty iconic oil paintings and a dramatic double-page fold-out, an award-winning narrative, a gorgeous design and rich backmatter, We Are the Ship is a sumptuous, oversize volume for all ages that no baseball fan should be without. Using an inviting first-person voice, Kadir Nelson shares the engaging story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through its evolution, until after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947.

Record # 351748

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We Went to Heaven Before We Died: Tales of the Quebec Bush (SIGNED COPY)by: Baker, James A.

We Went to Heaven Before We Died: Tales of the Quebec Bush (SIGNED COPY)
by: Baker, James A.

Hardcover. Rutland VT, Academy Books, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 149 pages, b&w illustrations. SIGNED BY BAKER on title page. Unnumbered copy of 500 printed.

Record # 404469

Price: $70.00 
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Western Bird Huntingby: Worth Mathewson (Ed.)

Western Bird Hunting
by: Worth Mathewson (Ed.)

Hardcover. Long Beach CA, Safari Press, 2nd Ed., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 289 pages. Thirty-five enchanting tales by distinguished experts from 1888-1913--bring back the flavor of incredible shooting from British Columbia, Montana, and Oregon down to Arizona and Mexico.

Record # 397446

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What It Means to Be a Cub: The North Side's Greatest Players Talk About Cubs Baseball by: Bob Vorwald; Foreword by Ernie Banks

What It Means to Be a Cub: The North Side's Greatest Players Talk About Cubs Baseball
by: Bob Vorwald; Foreword by Ernie Banks

Hardcover. Chicago, Triumph Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards. 306 pages, b&w illustrations. Taking a decade-by-decade approach to the Chicago Cubs baseball tradition, this collection brings together over 40 stories from the most outstanding voices of the team. The spirit of Cubs baseball is not captured by just one phrase, one season, or one particular game; instead, the players and managers who made the magic happen over the decades blend their experiences to capture the true essence of their beloved team. Clean copy.

Record # 383270

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What's Happenin'?: A Revealing Journey Through the World of Professional Basketballby: Blaine Johnson

What's Happenin'?: A Revealing Journey Through the World of Professional Basketball
by: Blaine Johnson

Hardcover. NY, Prentice-Hall, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, unclipped dust jacket, 263 pages. A Seattle sports reporter follows the Seattle Supersonics through the tumultuous 1978-77 season, A team full of superstars, Bill Russell as coach and championship hopes, all go sour. Clean copy.

Record # 397960

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What's the Score?: Sports Jokes by: Keller, Charles/Stan Mack

What's the Score?: Sports Jokes
by: Keller, Charles/Stan Mack

Hardcover. NY, Prentice-Hall , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 40 pages of riddles and jokes about sports illustrated with b&w cartoons by Stan Mack.

Record # 381047

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When Bikehood Was in Flower: Sketches of Early Cycling (SIGNED COPY)by: Leonard, Irving A.

When Bikehood Was in Flower: Sketches of Early Cycling (SIGNED COPY)
by: Leonard, Irving A.

Hardcover. South Tamworth NH, Bearcamp Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with a sunned spine, 151 pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Writings on the beginnings of cycling. B&w illustrations. Previous owner's stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 397750

Price: $28.00 
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When Chicago Ruled Baseball; The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906 by: Weisberger, Bernard

When Chicago Ruled Baseball; The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906
by: Weisberger, Bernard

Hardcover. NY, William Morrow , 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In 1906 the baseball world saw something that had never been done. Two teams from the same city squared off against each other in a World Series that pitted the heavily favored Cubs of the National League against the hardscrabble American League champion White Sox. Now, more than a century later, noted historian Bernard A. Weisberger tells the tale of a unique time in baseball, a unique time in America, and a time when Chicago was at the center of it all. 213 pages, b&w photos. Clean copy.

Record # 382846

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When the Game Was Ours by: Bird, Larry/ Earvin Magic Johnson/ Jackie MacMullan

When the Game Was Ours
by: Bird, Larry/ Earvin Magic Johnson/ Jackie MacMullan

Hardcover. NY, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 4th pr., 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright. unclipped dust jacket, 340 pages. A compelling, up-close-and-personal portrait of basketball's most inimitable duo. It is also a rollicking ride through professional basketball's best times, the golden age of hoops for the boomer generation. This work tells the story of Magic and Larry from their vantage point and takes the reader inside their fascinating rivalry, with new insights and revealing details about two men who evolved from bitter competitors into lifelong friends. Clean copy.

Record # 397924

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While the Gettin's Good: Inside the World Football Leagueby: Herb Gluck

While the Gettin's Good: Inside the World Football League
by: Herb Gluck

Hardcover. NY, Bobbs-Merrill , 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 226 pages, b&w photos. An expose' of the World Football League: "The story of the men who manipulated bodies to make or prevent touchdowns and the men who manipulated the dream of owning a professional football team to make fortunes for themselves." It all ended with lies, financial sleights-of-hand, and bounced checks. Rare and informative look at "the complexities of creating a major sports empire." Dust with short closed tear, wrinkle to front flap. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396377

Price: $200.00 
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Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present by: Buckland, Gail

Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present
by: Buckland, Gail

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 329 pages, color and b&w illustrations. The first book to show the range, cultural importance, and aesthetics of sports photography through the work of 165 extraordinary photographers-- some heralded, many unknown. Here in almost 300 spectacular images--more than 120 in full color--are great action photographs; portraits of athletes, famous and unknown; behind the scenes, athletes off the field; athletes practicing, working out.

Record # 353224

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