(MN, 2006): Nodin Press;. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed by the author John Egan and signed on the half-title by Vern Mikkelsen/HOF '95. Mikkelsen was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1949 BAA draft (territorial selection). He played Forward-Center from 1950 until 1959 for the Minneapolis Lakers and was inducted..... More
New York: Carnival Magazine Corporation, 1957. First Edition. Stapled Wrap. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 130pp. A suite of photographs of Ernest Hemingway duck hunting. Also profusely illustrated of models and starlets scantily clad. In illustrated paper wraps. More
Norwalk, Connecticut: O'Brien Suburban Press, 1944. Octavo. 592 pages. The longtime editor of Ring Magazine, he had seen virtually every fighter of the 20th century to his death in 1972. He paid great tribute to black prize fighters in an era where many in the news business hoped for their..... More
New York; (1969): Harper & Row. First American Edition. Octavo. Winner of the Edgar Award, First printing, 247pp., bound in pictorial orange paper covered boards depicting horses racing backed in lime green cloth, spine lettering black, near fine in lightly rubbed, unclipped pictorial dust jacket lettered in orange and black..... More
Likley, England: Scholar Press, 1978. Thick Small Quarto. Limited to 2800 copies. The present copy is #1171. In facsimile. Editio novissima, aucta, emendata, & figuris authenticis Christophori Coriolani exornata. Latin text. Book 4 preliminary leaves, 387, [43] pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates, some folding : illustrations. Jeremy Norman notes..... More
New York/London: Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Edition. Quarto. Frontispiece, 203pp. illustrated throughout with photographs by the author, drawings by Frank E. Phares, previous library copy with stamp to verso of title page, bound in dark blue buckram with original dark blue gilt lettered cloth mounted to both boards, spine..... More
London: W. Foulsham & Co., Ltd., 1959. Peter Johnson. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 141, (2)pp. The true first edition (in dust jacket) of an early title of the "First Wave" of karate books in the U.S. Bound in black cloth boards, with illustrated..... More
New York; (1936): Derrydale Press. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to 225 copies. The present copy is number 586. no pagination. Profusely illustrated with Hunt's fine drawings of game in color and in black and white. An ex-library copy bound in brown cloth centrally stamped in gilt depicting a turkey, letter..... More
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1924. First Edition. Octavo. 205pp., illustrated. The author writes in an informal and popular way of the haunts and habits of the different varieties of black bass, of lures, casting, playing from the reel, and many other fine points of bass-craft. Bound in blue pictorial..... More
Boston; (1902): Dana Estes & Co. First Edition. Octavo. 407pp. This is a very nice copy of the first state of the first appearance of this immortal baseball poem although the publisher bound some copies in a different style cover. This second state cover is more pleasing in artistic sense..... More
Estelle Lawson was known as the "Golf Queen" of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and a noted amateur golfer. When the Stock Market Crash came in 1929, the construction of Chapel Hill's first golf course came to an abrupt end. Her father who had starred in both baseball and football stepped..... More
Cleveland, Ohio; (1966): World Publishing. First Edition. Octavo. 487 pages. Inscribed to Shelley Berman "Many thanks for helping to kick off "Three Yards" hoping you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Best of Luck. Bill Levy, 9/22/66. A great history of the early years of Ohio..... More
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd, 1929. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 234p. Ex-library copy; illustrations throughout including life-size illustrations of most of the game tracks; The last generation of great African hunters when without restrictions hunters tracked their game with determination. More
Camrbridge: Deighton, Bell and Co., 1870. Small Octavo. vii, [i] [1] 379 pages [5] leaves of plates. The subtitle continues with maps of the racing Frontispiece folding map. vii, [i] [1] 379 pages [5] leaves of plates. The subtitle continues with maps of the racing courses, index of names, and..... More
Privately Printed (1923). First Edition. Octavo. . Limited edition of only 300 copies. ...A Review and Analysis of the Games of the Marshall-Lasker Championship Match, and the Thirteen Games Played by Marshall at the Ninth American Chess Congress at Lake Hopatcong, N.Y., 1923. This copy, inscribed by the author to..... More
London: Effingham Wilson, 1833. First Edition. Thick Octavo. half-title, engraved frontispiece, vignette title page, viii + 616 with textual illustrations. set up much like a dictionary; double columns and alphabetical, much related to birds, fish and other sport animals along with the tools needed for such sport; fishing poles, gun..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Co., Inc., 1964. Franklyn Modell (jacket illustration). First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 185pp. The extremely fictional story of the year the Russians inherited a major league baseball team. Bound in in red and black cloth boards; Illustrated dust jacket (lightly..... More
London: B.T. Batsford, LTD, 1931. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 235 p. Index 330 illustrations with four colored illustrations on frontice piece. Signed by author on title page. Original paste down Morocco label very faded. More
Denver, CO: Aircraft Press, 1951. Quarto. 208/500 signed by Mumey, in original glassine, protected by a mylar cover. 47p, introduction, a tipped-in frontispiece with Alice smoking her favorite cigar, large pristine folding map at the end. 6-Guns 1568 She worked every boom mining town she learned about from Colorado to..... More
Np: [Crother & Goodman, printers], 1938. 12mo. 12p. An unrecorded copy of its list of members including Lord Lonsdale who donated the belts to English champions, and helped develop the original Queensberry rules and padded boxing gloves. The National Sporting Club not only establishing boxing in Great Britain but they..... More
London: Keagan, Paul, Trech, Trubner and Co., 1914. Small Quarto. . 400(1) pp., illustrated with 36 full page color illustrations after Henry Alken, each plate with printed over sheet. First published in 1842. Bound in green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt depicting a running fox, spine lettering gilt, some rubbing..... More
Altona-Bahrenfeld, (1936): Cigaretten-Bilderdienst. Quarto. 2 volume set. These album include black & white and colored mounted cigarette cards. Many of the cards are hand-colored. Volume I has 175 mounted cards, Volume 2 has 200 mounted cards. Number 13 and 14 show series, they are considered 1 and 2 by OCLC..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 180 pp. Written by a sportsman, this book covers every kind of small game from ducks, quail, and raccoons to wild turkey and white-tail deer; and relates hunting methods and experiences in every part of the country. The author gives..... More
Austin: University of Texas, 1914. First Edition. Wraps. Ocatvo. 65pp. Bulletin of the University of Texas No. 311, Extension Series No. 41, January 22, 1914. More
