Concord NH: The Sportsman Publishing Company, 1930. 1st. Paperback. Folio; 102pp. Light edgewear, some splitting to front hinge; contents clean and complete. Cover design ("Duck Shooting") is by A. Gil Spear. With numerous color and black and white illustrations and ads. Full-page sepia drawing 'The Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans'..... More
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1876. 1st. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. xiv, 264pp. Black & white full page tissue-guarded illustrations (including frontispiece); plus in-text illustrations. Cthree-quarter green leather under marbled boards; marbled end papers; gilt titles and illustration to spine; raised bands on spine; original brown cloth covers bound in..... More
New York: The Rudder Publishing Company, 1902. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 568pp. Index. Color frontispiece; photo-illustrations; diagrams; plans. Later turquoise cloth with gilt lettering. A near fine copy (minor wear; slight dampstain to lower corner of frontispiece not affecting the image). Founded by Day in 1890, The Rudder magazine was a...... More
Altlanta: Andrews McMeel Pub, 1995. First Edition. SIGNED by Ronnie Lott, one of the best defensive backs in NFL history. 4to. 256pp. Color and black & white photo-reproductions. Color printed wraps in fine condition. More
New York: Kensington, (1990). First Edition. SIGNED on the half-title by Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, and co-author Bill Gilbert. 8vo. 240pp. Photo-illustrations. Introduction by Ted Williams. Green cloth spine & cream paper boards in color printed dustjacket. A fine copy, uncommon with the three signatures. "1941 was the last original..... More
Oakland, CA: Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones, 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 227 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering in yellow dustjacket with black lettering. Near fine in very good dustjacket (spine fading; wear to extremities; price clipped; chipping & short closed tears to spine ends). An Extended Explanation of The..... More
Lima, Peru: Talleres Graficos de Serinsa, 2001. First Edition. 8vo. 260 pp. Color and black & white illustrations. Bibliography. Color illustrated softcover in fine condition. Contents include: Historia del gallo de combate. Clasificación taxonómica del gallo de combate. Los ancestros de nuestros gallos de combate. Origen y difusión del gallo..... More
St. Paul, MN: Motorbooks International, 2005. Limited Edition. INSCRIBED "To Helen & Chuck/Best personal regards!/Jim Hall." Small square 4to. 208 pp. Index. 350 black & white photographs and a special 50-photo color gallery showcase Hall's early driving career in sport cars and Formula 1 in the 1950s through Chaparral's ultimate..... More
Cleveland, OH: Caissa's Press, 1983. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. 300pp. Index. Green cloth with gilt lettering in fine condition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
Cleveland, OH: Caissa's Press, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. 308pp. Index. Brown cloth with gilt lettering in fine condition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. More
Buellton, CA: General Racing Ltd., 2007. 1st. Paperback. 4to. 116pp. Photo-illustrations (many in color). SIGNED by Dan Gurney, American racing driver and the first to win races in Formula One (1962), NASCAR (1963), and Indy Car (1967). A fine copy. All domestic orders are fully trackable - Images available upon..... More
Royal North Devon Golf Club, 1964. First Edition. INSCRIBED "To Bob Jones of California/with the compliments of/Royal North Devon Golf Club,/George W. Eardley/Manager-Secretary/26/5/78." Quarto. 96pp. Numerous black & white illustrations; tipped-in color frontispiece of a painting of the club by H. Percy Heard; six fold-out charts of medal and cup..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1959. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. 320pp. Illustrations of chess diagrams. Red cloth in color printed dustjacket. A near fine copy (slight spine cock; some spotting to upper page edges) in very good plus dustjacket (minor wear to extremities; light, general soiling; price-clipped). More
York, PA: George Shumway Publishing, 1984. First Edition, Limited to 1600 copies. Large 4to. 260, [2pp Index] pp. Maps; Illustrations. Tan cloth in publisher's pale yellow & black illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy with a hint of wear to the dustjacket. A detailed study of the gunsmiths who worked in..... More
New York: Huntington Press, 1930. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo; viii, 41 pages. Remnant of bookseller's label to rear pastedown, o/w a Near Fine copy in original 1/4 green cloth and marbled paper over boards in tattered glassine and worn slipcase. Pages unopened. #744 of an edition limited to 990 copies. Woodcuts..... More
Weehawken NJ: Muscle Scu;pture Magazine, 1960. First Edition. Octavo; 50pp, photos, illustrations. A Near Fine copy in stapled wraps. Articles on bodybuilding and weightlifting. More
Chicago: Triumph Books, 2009. First Edition. Square 4to. 244 pp. Photo-illustrations (some in color). Index. SIGNED by the author. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Internationally renowned as the No. 1 golf resort in the world, Pebble Beach is hoem to eight golf courses, four of which are ranked among..... More
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860. First Edition. Leather bound. Small 8vo. xv, 95 pp; [68] leaves of plates. Frontispiece illustration of Hercules; title page illustration "Samson Bursting his Bonds"; in-text illustrations. Full brown leather with gilt lettered morocco title to spine; gilt design & lettering to front board..... More
Monterey, CA: Angel Press, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. 152pp. Original green cloth in illustrated dustjacket. Travel with the author to some of the great golf courses in Britain and learn why he considers the British Open the greatest spectacle in golf. (D&M 58370). More
Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance & Company, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo. (v) 64pp. Original green cloth with gilt lettering in illustrated dustjacket. A story that will appeal to the bird lover, the golf enthusiast, and those who savor a good, old-fashioned love story. (D&M 58380). More
Boston, MA: Little Brown and Co., 1993. 1st. Cloth. Quarto. 276pp. Beautiful color and black & white photo-illustrations; drawings and diagrams of course features and shotmaking. Foreword by Tom Watson. INSCRIBED "To Laguna Seca Golf Club/Golfingly Yours,/Robert Trent Jones Jr./April 4, 1994." Publisher's offering letter laid in. In this book..... More
Farmington, MI: Wm. F. HInbern, 2000. Modern Reprint Edition. 4to. 136 pp. 12 chapter lessons, including over 95 photographs and illustrations. Red, blue and cream illustrated softcover in fine condition. Contains twelve chapters of exercise instructions and additional chapters for super advanced workouts and a muscle chart. This extensive book..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Arpel Graphics, Inc., 1989. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED (over a drawing of a huge wave curling over a tiny surfer) "Life is a wave,/Your attitude is your surfboard./Drew Kampion." Original blue cloth with gilt stamping to front cover and spine in color printed dustjacket. A fine..... More
Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author "To ***/Life is a wave, enjoy the ride! Drew". Below is a drawing of a huge wave towering over a tiny surfer with the inscription 'Your attitude is your surfboard! Enjoy". First Edition. Oblong Quarto. 216 pages. Profusely..... More
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Large 4to. 320pp. Color and black & white photo-reproductions. Black cloth in color printed dustjacket; special mylar cover with Signed at Book Soup label affixed to front cover. SIGNED by Butkus on ffep with his jersey number, #51 underneath. A fine copy in..... More