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Sports List
Last updated January 16, 2008
1. Alexander, David. A
SOUND OF HORSES: THE WORLD OF RACING FROM ECLIPSE TO KELSO. New
York, Bobbs-Merrill: 1966. 317 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket
has some chips and wear to the edges. First edition. $60.00
2. Barsis, Max. SKI
WHIZ! BOTTOMS UP, OLD AND NEW. New York, Stephen
Daye Press: 1945. . In scarce dust jacket! Shelf wear, else near VG in dust
jacket with chips and tears to edges. Dust jacket has chipping and wear to
edges and some browning and discoloration, but is very presentable and scarce on
this title A book of whimsical cartoons and drawings dealing with skiing and
skiing mishaps. $45.00
3. Bee, Clair. STRIKE
THREE: A CHIP HILTON SPORTS STORY. New York,
Grosset and Dunlap: 1949. Shelf wear. in dust jacket with some chips and tears
to edges. $10.00
4. Blain, Mary E. GAMES
FOR ALL OCCASIONS. New York, Barse & Hopkins:
1909. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges.
Dust jacket has some soiling. Scarce dust jacket. $6.50
5. Boyden, Elizabeth. CONTRACT
BRIDGE OF 1930. New York, Harcourt, Brace &
Co.: 1929. Shelf wear, else VG in edge-worn else near VG dust jacket. $25.00
6. Carey, Lea & Carey. PHILOSOPHY
IN SPORT MADE SCIENCE IN EARNEST. Volume I of II only. Philadelphia,
Carey, Lea & Carey: 1828. Half leather shows wear to spine & corners.
Corners rubbed. 1828 edition. This is volume I (1) only. The title continues
"BEING AN ATTEMPT TO ILLUSTRATE THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
BY AID OF POPULAR TOYS & SPORTS. A rare sports and games title. With some
woodcut illustrations. Pages are browned. $60.00
7. Caton, Irwin L. GAMES
AND SPORTS FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. Chicago, A.
Flanagan: 1923. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Some soiling to binding.
Softbound covers. $15.00
8. Cepeda, Orlando. MY
UPS AND DOWNS IN BASEBALL. New York, G.P. Putnam's
Sons: 1968. Ex-library, with internal stamps and label on spine. Not heavy
library wear. Overall a solid copy. $6.00
9. Graves, Ernest. THE
LINE MAN'S BIBLE: A FOOTBALL TEXTBOOK OF DETAILED INSTRUCTION. [n.p.],
Privately printed: 1921. . Small red cloth binding shows wear to spine edges
& corners. Third edition. Slight fading to cover. Binding tight and
contents complete. Photographic illustrations. An early football book. Scarce. $50.00
10. Holway, John B. JOSH
AND SATCH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JOSH AND SATCHEL PAIGE. London,
Meckler: 1991. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket. $3.45
11. Kuwashima, T. Shozo. JUDO:
FORTY-ONE LESSONS IN THE MODERN SCIENCE OF JIU-JITSU. New
York, Prentice-Hall: 1951. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chipping
to edges. Thirteenth printing, published in 1951. $11.50
12. Lee, F.J. THE
COMPLETE CHESS-GUIDE. New York, Frederick Warne:
Shelf wear and rubbing to the spine and corners. A few discolored spots and
soiled spots to the binding. Corners slightly bumped. $10.00
13. Lyons, Kennedy. WEST
POINTERS ON THE GRIDIRON. Akron, Ohio, Saalfield:
1936. Some wear and rubbing to spine and corners, else Good+. Small softbound
covers. A few small tears to paper covers. Pages are browned. Saalfield Sports
Book series #1601. $8.50
14. McClow, L.L. TUMBLING
ILLUSTRATED. New York, A.S. Barnes and Company:
1936. 212 pages. Some wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. A clean
bright copy. $10.00
15. Mihori, Fukumensi. JAPANESE
GAME OF "GO". [n.p.], Japanese Board of
Tourist Industry: 1939. 76 pages. Flexible stiff paper covers. Ex-library copy,
with library marks and card pocket inside back cover. Shelf wear to the spine
and the edges. Text block starting to crack in the middle, but still holding
together. $18.00
16. Mitchell, Neil. THE
FORGOTTEN YEARS: THE BEGINNINGS OF COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL IN UTAH. Springville,
Utah, Cedar Fort: 1992. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and
tears to edges. $3.50
17. Montgomery Ward. HOME
GAMES AND PARLOR AMUSEMENTS: GAMES, CONUNDRUMS, AND FORFEITS DESIGNED FOR THE
PARLOR, THE HEARTH, LAWN SOCIABLES, ETC. Chicago,
Montgomery Ward: 1909. Some shelf wear. Corners bumped. A small book with
numerous ideas for games and amusements. A few pages have pencil marks, not
serious. A few pages have creases at the edges from being folded. $40.00
18. Sherman, Harold M. TOUCHDOWN!
New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1927. Some wear
and rubbing to spine and corners. $10.00
19. Sullivan, George. PRO
FOOTBALL AND THE RUNNING BACK. New York, Dodd,
Mead: 1976. Some shelf wear, else near VG. Spine title faded. $5.00
20. The Major. THE
CHECKER PRIMER, INCLUDING BACKGAMMON AND DICE. New
York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1887. . Small softbound covers. Some
discoloration & staining to covers. Pages are browned at the edges. A
very scarce checkers book. $85.00