The 1957 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1957. Trade Paperback. 12mo. 180pp. Fold-out chart of championship winners.
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The 1958 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1958. Trade Paperback. 12mo. 180pp. Fold-out chart of championship winners.
The 1959 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1959. Trade Paperback. 12mo. 180pp. Fold-out chart of championship winners.
The 1964 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1964. Trade Paperback. 12mo. 180pp. Fold-out chart of championship winners.
The 1967 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1967. Trade Paperback. 12mo.
The 1974 Annual Official Volleyball Rules and Reference Guide of the United States Volleybal Association
Berne, IN: Berne Witness Co., 1974. Trade Paperback. 12mo.
Aberdovey Golf Club: A Round of a Hundred Years (INSCRIBED)
Aberdovey Golf Club, 1986. 1st. Boards. Octavo. 132pp. Photo-illustrations; plans. Original green leatherette with gilt lettering. From the library of golf author Bob Jones with his decorative bookplate to front pastedown. INSCRIBED "To Bob Jones/Best wishes from/Aberdovey G.C./M. Rogue, CAPT. 1986." Laid in materials include color photograph of the club.....
Thirty-first Annual Stanford California Football Game
[Berkeley, CA]: A. S. U. C. Publicity Bureau, 1924. 1st. Paperback. 4to. [48] pp, unpaginated. Black & white photo-illustrations (color advertisements inside covers). Color printed staple-bound wrappers in very good condition (owner name; light, general wear; creasing to lower corners). The scarce official souvenir program for the Cal-Stanford annual "Big...
Tommy Hitchcock: An American Hero
New York: Fleet Street Corporation, 1984. 1st. Hardcover. [1984]. 8vo. 304pp. Photo-illustrations. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in white photo-illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy (two minor pencil notations) in fine dustjacket (short closed tear to upper rear). The biography of a multidimensional man whose life was one of...
The Hogan Mystique: Classic Photographs of the Great Ben Hogan
Greenwich, CT: American Golfer, Inc., 1995. Second edition. Cloth. Folio. 132pp. Numerous black & white photo-illustrations. Essays by Dave Anderson, Ben Crenshaw, Dan Jenkins; commentary by Ken Venturi. "Noted photographer Jules Alexander got a press credential for the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot and became fixated with shooting Ben...
Late Innings: A Baseball Companion (INSCRIBED by the author)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Octavo; 429 pages. Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket (small crease to rear flap). Inscribed on ffep 'For ---/With best/wishes/Roger Angell'.
Humor Among the Minors: True Tales from the Baseball Brush
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1911. 1st. Original cloth. First Edition. 8vo. 218 pp. 16 photographic plates including portraits of Hall of Famers Jim O'Rourke, John McGraw, Connie Mack and Hugh Jennings as well as other notable minor league officials and a composite team portrait of the Charlotte Base...
English Opening: Classical & Indian; Symmetrical (2 volumes)
London, New York: Cadogan Chess, 1994. Reprint. Softcover. Octavo. viii, 227; viii, 215pp. Index. Illustrations of chess diagrams. Color printed wraps in near fine condition (minor wear to extremities; lower front corner creased on Classical & Indian vol.).
The Brain and Golf: Some Hints for Golfers from Modern Mental Science
Boston, MA: Small, Maynard & Co., 1924. 1st. Cloth. 12mo. 93pp. Index. 2 full-page photo-illustrations (including frontispiece). Foreword by Sir Charles S. Sherrington. Original green cloth with dark green lettering and decoration. "Mr. Bailey was seized with the thought, still very much alive today, that the subconscious execution of the...
Sportainment: Konzeption, Produktion und Verwertung von Sport als Unterhaltungsangebot in den Medien
Cologne: Herbert von Halem, 2009. 1st. Paperback. Octavo;333 pages. New copy - unread.
Finding the Winning Edge (INSCRIBED by Bill Walsh)
Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Full page inscription by Bill Walsh to a long-time season ticket holder. 8vo. 550 pp. Index. Photo-illustrations. A near fine copy (short closed tear & crease to lower rear edge of dustjacket. "When those who chronicle the history of the game list...
Austin Healey 100 6 Six (Series BN4 and BN6) and 3000 Mk I and Mk II (Series BN7 and BT7) and MK II and MKIII Sports Convertible (Series BJ7 and BJ8) Workshop Manual
Oxford, England: British Motor Corporation, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated. Illustrations. Publishers' green plasticoid boards with yellow letter to front cover and spine. Parts List (14pp staplebound wraps) with prices for the 100-4, 100-6 and 3000 laid in. A near fine copy (light spotting to covers); some wear to the...
Kasparov's Chess Openings: A World Champion's Repertoire
North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1991. 1st. Softcover. Octavo. 127pp. Index. Illustrations of chess diagrams. Color printed wraps in near fine condition (minor wear to extremities).
Golf is a Very Sexual Game: A Guide to Empowerment on the Golf Course (INSCRIBED)
Carmel, CA: Published by the author, 1992. 1st. Trade Paperback. Octavo. 60pp. Full page illustrations by Jay Campbell. Green wraps. INSCRIBED by the author. A humorous pairing of two of life's greatest sports.
The World Encyclopedia of Cars : The Definitive Guide to Classic and Contemporary Cars from 1945 to the Present Day
London: Hermes House, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. 4to. 512pp. Index. Over 1500 color images of cars. Glossy color printed boards in color printed dustjacket. The definitive guide to the world of the automobile, showing "...every important make from A to Z, highlighting some of the most significan and beautiful cars of...
Lawn Tennis
London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, n.d. Hard Cover. Quarto; xiii, 271 pages.
Introduction to the Kentucky Reel
Frankfort KY: The Kentucky Reel Publishing Company, 1987. 1st. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo; 16 pages. Volume II, September, 1987. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 15th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation Tracking Number - Images available upon request.
Le 35ème Championnat Mondial de Tir - Oslo 1952
Oslo: Comité d’Organisation, 1952. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition quarto; 143pp in original blue cloth stamped in white. Very Good copy (scattered spotting to boards). With photos of participants and the complete rankings and annual report. Next day shipping. Celebrating our 20th year - all domestic orders ship with Delivery Confirmation.....
Winning Tennis and How to Play It (SIGNED)
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1946. 1st. Hardcover. SIGNED by Cooke on ffep. 8vo. 247 pp. Illustrated with unique "action" black & white photographs which show Cooke actually making forehand, backhand, and other strokes. Green cloth in green photo-illustrated dustjacket. Near fine (light wear to extremities; offsetting from dustjacket flaps)...
Fencing with the Electric Foil: Introduction and Tactics
New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1961. Gibson, Kaye. 1st. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. 93pp, including index. Black & white illustrations; diagrams; drawings. Green cloth covered boards; white titles to the spine. All edges neat and clean; previous owner's name; stamp to ffep; light sunning; a very good copy.