Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 175 pages, illustrated throughout in color. SIGNED BY ARTIST on half title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Walker Books, 1st, 2012, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 434 pages, b&w photos. William Louis "Bill" Veeck, Jr. (1914-1986) is legendary in many ways-baseball impresario and innovator, independent spirit, champion of civil rights in a time of great change. Paul Dickson has written the first full biography of this towering figure, in the process rewriting many aspects of his life and bringing alive the history of America's pastime. In his late 20s, Veeck bought into his first team, the American Association Milwaukee Brewers. After serving and losing a leg in WWII, he bought the Cleveland Indians in 1946, and a year later broke the color barrier in the American League by signing Larry Doby, a few months after Jackie Robinson-showing the deep commitment he held to integration and equal rights. Cleveland won the World Series in 1948, but Veeck sold the team for financial reasons the next year. He bought a majority of the St. Louis Browns in 1951, sold it three years later, then returned in 1959 to buy the other Chicago team, the White Sox, winning the American League pennant his first year. Ill health led him to sell two years later, only to gain ownership again, 1975-1981. Veeck's promotional spirit-the likes of clown prince Max Patkin and midget Eddie Gaedel are inextricably connected with him-and passion endeared him to fans, while his feel for the game led him to propose innovations way ahead of their time, and his deep sense of morality not only integrated the sport but helped usher in the free agency that broke the stranglehold owners had on players. (Veeck was the only owner to testify in support of Curt Flood during his landmark free agency case). Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick is a deeply insightful, powerful biography of a fascinating figure.

Softcover. Chicago, Arcadia Publishing, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 128 pages with b&w photos. Chronicles the history of the teams and players that spent time in the "Windy City." Has black and white photos of John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Bruce Petway, Pete Hill, Grant "Home Run" Johnson, Lou Dials, Dave Malarcher, Willie Foster, "Cannonball" Dick Redding, Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe and many others. Clean copy.

Hardcover. W. Palm Beach FL, Streamline Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 463 pages, profusely illustrated with b&w photos. Radio has just celebrated its 75th anniversary and it's as vital and varied as ever. Rhoads, a zealous radio historian and archivist, has captured radio's exuberance and fluency in this marvelous collection of more than 900 photographs, many of which have never before been published. This collection of portraits, both posed and candid, of radio personalities is a veritable radio hall of fame, showcasing everyone from Jack Benny to Howard Stern. Rhoads begins with photographs chronicling the rise of the pioneering Pittsburgh station, KDKA, the first to achieve continuous broadcasting, then keeps pace with radio's rapid growth, offering rare documentation of every type of on-air performer, from men of the cloth delivering the first on-air services to vaudevillians, conductors, sportscasters, and dramatists, many of whom went on to achieve fame in Hollywood. Styles change, but the magic continues as radio continues to evolve in conjunction with its competitor, television. On-air performers gave way to disc jockeys and talk show hosts, but talents such as Garrison Keillor and various NPR contributors have helped keep imaginative radio alive and well.

Hardcover. Chicago, Contemporary Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 264 pages, many b&w illustrations. This updated edition includes the Tigers' World Series win. Clean copy.

hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston, 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt and black decoration. 315 pages, includes index. Descriptions of more than 400 games written in language that children can understand. Black & white illustrations by Jessie Gillespie. Light edgewear to covers.

Hardcover. Santa Fe NM, Twin Palms Pub, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 112 pages, Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. In a series of intimate portraits infused with purpose, determination, and the physical and emotional struggles of intense training, Markus gives a more human face to a sport that rewards only those from its highest ranks. Far from the bright lights and stereotyped fame, these young fighters possess unrivaled dignity and grace.

Hardcover. Santa Fe NM, Twin Palms Pub, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 112 pages, Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. In a series of intimate portraits infused with purpose, determination, and the physical and emotional struggles of intense training, Markus gives a more human face to a sport that rewards only those from its highest ranks. Far from the bright lights and stereotyped fame, these young fighters possess unrivaled dignity and grace.

Hardcover. Annapolis MD, United States Naval Institute, Revised Ed., 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 288 pages. First published in 1943, this is the 1950 Revised Edition. During World War II, the U.S. Naval Institute created this regimen after finding the sport of boxing uniquely suited to developing essential qualities such as quick reactions, cool judgment, coordination, and grit; skills invaluable not only in combat but also in countless other sports and physical activities. Many b&w instructional photos. Bright yellow cloth, clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 218 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners names on front endpaper. Yellow highlighting of text throughout book. "Illustrated with Photographs from Moving-Picture Films - The "movie" illustrations are clippings from the reels of the ten-round bout between Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Tommy Burns, the former heavyweight champion of the world." Darkening to endpapers, edges. Light wear.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 2nd pr., 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Authorized biography of the early baseball executive who originated the workable farm system, developed efficient scouting, pioneered revolutionary training devises and techniques, and introduced black players to major league baseball. 312 pages includes index.

Hardcover. Lincoln NE, University of Nebraska Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 683 pages, b&w illustrations. He was not much of a player and not much more of a manager, but by the time Branch Rickey (1881-1965) finished with baseball, he had revolutionized the sport--not just once but three times. In this definitive biography of Rickey--the man sportswriters dubbed "The Brain," "The Mahatma," and, on occasion, "El Cheapo"--Lee Lowenfish tells the full and colorful story of a life that forever changed the face of America's game. As the mastermind behind the Saint Louis Cardinals from 1917 to 1942, Rickey created the farm system, which allowed small-market clubs to compete with the rich and powerful. Under his direction in the 1940s, the Brooklyn Dodgers became truly the first "America's team." By signing Jackie Robinson and other black players, he single-handedly thrust baseball into the forefront of the civil rights movement. Lowenfish evokes the peculiarly American complex of God, family, and baseball that informed Rickey's actions and his accomplishments. His book offers an intriguing, richly detailed portrait of a man whose life is itself a crucial chapter in the history of American business, sport, and society.

Hardcover. Long Beach CA, Safari Press, reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, This is the English translation of Decoster's original Le Vent des Pistes, published in 2003. Edouard-Piere Decoster is the son of a French industrialist, brought up in Northern France, and only introduced to Africa as an adult through national service in the interior of Algeria. This book "relates Decoster's memories of forty years of travelling and hunting in Africa for lion, buffalo, leopard, waterbuck, kudu, eland, antelope, elephant, and just about every other creature legal to hunt. Unlike many big-game hunting books, Decoster's tales of his safaris and expeditions are tinged with romanticism and nostalgia." Chapters include: The gates to Atlantis; The lion and the warthog at the Faleme River; Akagera Game Reserve; The accident; A lion in Sologne; Eland at the ends of the earth; In Hemingway's footsteps; Dinner in the bush; On the banks of the Faro River; Embo's revenge; An invaluable network; Friends; Hunting the baboon; How to hunt a warthog; Eland of the bad moon; The kudu of Mount Gorogoza; Paka Doume - the Well-Named;. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Softcover. Charlottesville, University of Virginia Press, 1st pbk, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Illustrated with black and white photos.; A history of of the racially-charged integration of black players into baseball's southern minor leagues.

Hardcover. Rutland VT, Tuttle Publishing, 2nd pr., 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 255 pages, b&w illustrations. Treasured for centuries by karate's top masters, the Bubishi is a classic Chinese work on philosophy, strategy, medicine, and technique as they relate to the martial arts. Referred to as the "bible of karate" by famous master Chojun Miyagi, for hundreds of years the Bubishi was a secret text passed from master to student in China and later in Okinawa. All of karate's legendary masters have studied it, applied its teachings, or copied passages from it. No other classic work has had as dramatic an impact on the shaping and development of karate as the Bubishi. Karate historian and authority Patrick McCarthy spent over ten years researching and studying the Bubishi and the arts associated with it. The first English translation of this remarkable tome includes numerous explanations and notes. McCarthy's work also includes groundbreaking research on Okinawan and Chinese history, as well as the fighting and healing traditions that developed in those countries, making it a gold mine for researchers and practitioners alike. For the final word on the true origins and spirit of classic Okinawan martial arts, one need look no further. This karate book is one of the best karate training supplements available. Clean copy.

Softcover. CreateSpace Independent Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wrappers. 60 pages illustrated in color. Scuba diving is fast becoming a sport for the elite, and hookah diving is not far behind. This book will show you how you can beat the high prices. The goal of this manual is to help the reader: 1. Avoid spending thousands in scuba diving equipment 2. Avoid the high costs of tank refills 3. Avoid the yearly tank inspection fees 4. Avoid expensive hydro testing 5. Extend bottom time 6. Lessen the size and weight of your diving gear 7. And save hundreds of Dollars by building your own hookah rig 8. Explore other means of diving using surface supplied air 9. Eliminate un-needed or redundant components 10. Build you own gear.

Hardcover. NP, Daylight Books, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oblong pictorial covers. Bull City Summer: A Season At The Ballpark unites a group of artists and documentarians (Hiroshi Watanabe, Alec Soth, and Hank Willis Thomas) around the 2013 season of minor league baseball in Durham, North Carolina, evoking an atmosphere described by The New York Times as "lazing out on the porch of a summer's night and meditating to your favorite ball team." INSCRIBED BY EDITOR STEPHENSON on the title page. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Lyons Press, 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 249 pages, b&w illustrations. William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley (December 24, 1921 - February 4, 2010) led a thrilling career as a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. With humble beginnings in Bluefield, Virginia he made the football team his junior year, and in 1938 he kicked a 35-yard field goal in the season's finale. Dudley was drafted in the 1942 NFL Draft with the first overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1972. During the 1942 season, he led the league in rushing with 696 yards on 162 carries and was then named to the All-Pro team. Steve Stinson revisits his father-in-law's journey from Bluefield, Virginia through his retirement from the NFL and shares everything he brought to communities in between each pivotal moment in Dudley's life. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Wash, D.C., Dept of Commerce, 1st, 1906, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 488 pages, 53 full page plates (30 are fine chromolithographs), 110 text-figures. Fold-out map. Sound, tight, clean. The work contains the following monographs: Evermann - The Golden Trout of the Southern High Sierras (3 chromolithograph plates of trout); Sumner - The Physiological Effects upon Fishes of changes in the density and salinity of water; MacFarland - Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Monterey Bay, California, and Vicinity (10 chromolithograph plates); Moore - Hirudinea and Oligochaeta in the Great Lakes (1 chromolithograph plate); The Fishes of Samoa: Description of the Species Found in the Archipelago, with a Provisional Check-List of the Fishes of Oceania (16 chromolithograph plates). The final monograph by David Starr Jordan on "The Fishes of Samoa"Several small holes to cloth along spine. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO SIZE & WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, The Outing Publishing Co., 1st, 1907, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, decorated blue cloth stamped in black, purple and white. 236 pages in very good condition. Light fade to spine. Illustrated with photographs and sketches. Frontispiece in color by Fernand Lungren and many other illustrations from photographs, etc. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, Girl Scouts of America, 9th pr., 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 112 pages. Folded map of Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County, Pennsylvania laid-in. A comprehensive guidebook for camp counselors, written by Catherine T. Hammett. The book is designed to help counselors prepare for and manage all aspects of camp life, from setting up camp to leading activities and dealing with emergencies. The book is organized alphabetically, with each chapter covering a different topic related to campcraft. Topics include everything from "A is for Administration" to "Z is for Zip Lines." Throughout the book, Hammett provides practical advice and tips for counselors, based on her years of experience in the field. She covers topics such as camp safety, communication skills, leadership, and team building. The book also includes numerous illustrations and diagrams to help counselors understand key concepts and techniques. Overall, Campcraft ABC's for Camp Counselors is an essential resource for anyone working in a camp setting. Small ownersip signature on title page, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 516 pages includes index, b&w photos. Neil Lanctot's biography of Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella--filled with surprises--is the first life of the Dodger great in decades and the most authoritative ever published. Born to a father of Italian descent and an African- American mother, Campanella wanted to be a ballplayer from childhood but was barred by color from the major leagues. He dropped out of school to play professional ball with the Negro Leagues' Washington (later Baltimore) Elite Giants, where he honed his skills under Hall of Fame catcher Biz Mackey. Campy played eight years in the Negro Leagues until the major leagues integrated. Ironically, he and not Jackie Robinson might have been the player to integrate baseball, as Lanctot reveals. An early recruit to Branch Rickey's "Great Experiment" with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Campy became the first African-American catcher in the twentieth century in the major leagues. As Lanctot discloses, Campanella and Robinson, pioneers of integration, had a contentious relationship, largely as a result of a dispute over postseason barnstorming. Clean copy.

Softcover. St. Paul MN, Motorbooks, reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, softcover, 287 pages, black and white photo illustrations throughout and with a section of color plates. The story of the Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, run several times between 1971 and 1979, which became one of the legendary motorsports events of all time. Clean copy.