Norwalk: Easton, 1996. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 543 pages, tall 8vo, all edges gilt, full deep brick morocco embossed in gold and black. In the center of the cover is a 1 1/4" x 3" color photo of Ali boxing in the ring. Norwalk: Easton Press, 1996. Signed Collector's Edition; signed by Muhammad Ali and Thomas Hauser on the limitation page. Fine. More
London: Ben. Brooks, 1839. View (set of four). Aquatint with original hand coloring. Each page measures 14" x 16". Beautiful set of four aquatints depicting the first steeple-chase race on record. Plate I is titled "Ipswich, the Watering-place behind the Barracks", Plate II "The large field near Biles's Corner", Plate III "The last field near Nacton Heath" and Plate IV "Nacton Church and Village". Unusual for depicting night scenes, these four plates were published in "A Monthly Chronicle of The..... More
New York: ESPN Books, 2007. 290 pages, 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: ESPN Books, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed in black marker on the half-title page: "To George & Peter, Best Wishes, John Amaechi." More
London: Athletic Publications. 59 photo illustrations; 66pp., 16mo, original cloth, d.w. (edge-chipped). London: Athletic Publications, n.d. (ca. 1923). "The Daintiest Lady Carrying a Walking Cane is a Match for the Burliest Hooligan". Scarce, in the even scarcer dust wrapper. More
London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1950. With contributions by James Andrews, M.C., M.B., T. Clifford Bland, Robert Blockey, Robin Farmiloe, Robin Harrison, John Inge, Christopher Lee-Elliott, Alastair McArthur, Douglas Service, and Michael Shephard. 63 illustrations. 352pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth. London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, (1950). Bumped corner, but still a near fine copy. Volume 29 of The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastime. Founded by The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, K.G., G.C.V.O., D.L.... More
Paris. Map. Manuscript, gouache on cream paper. 20 x 19 1/4 inches. Plan of various sports facilities including tennis courts and a rugby club in Bois de Vincennes, Paris. Chips and small tears to margins but otherwise in good condition. Bois de Vincennes is the largest public park in the city, created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III. The park is next to the Chateau de Vincennes, a former residence of the Kings of France. Pierre de Coubertin..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018. Illustrated. xii + 767 pages, thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2018). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Blom, 1969. An Iconography of Sport, during Four Hundred Years From the Beginning of the Fifteenth to the End of the Eighteenth Centuries. 243 illus. Folio, green cloth, tan leather label. New York: Benjamin Blom, (1969). Fine. Re-issue of the London 1925 edition. More
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1946. 99 pages. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. New York: A.S. Barnes, (1946). A near fine copy--previous owner signature to front endpaper--in a vg(-) wrapper with wear to front panel edges/corners. More
London: Longmans, 1892. Illustrated. Short thick 8vo, beautifully bound in a full tree calf prize binding from Monkton Combe School with ornate gilt-tooled spine (light scattered foxing; a few ink stains on the fore-edge, otherwise a near fine copy). London: Longmans Green, 1892. A new edition. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1994. Illustrated. 125 pages, 12mo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1994). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1955. Some b/w photographs. 252 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (several small chips and tears; price-clipped and spine evenly faded). New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955. First edition. Gift inscription on front endpaper and faint stain on fore-edge, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Appleton, 1930. Frontis. plus three black & white plates by A. O. Scott. vi + 273pp., 8vo, orange cloth, d.w.; edges heavily spotted, dust wrapper worn and torn. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1930. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. More
New York: Atheneum, 1986. Illustrated. xv + 282pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1986. First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
1994. Official Rawlings American League baseball, signed in full by 11 members of Major League Baseball's 500 Home Run Club, all of whom are in the Hall of Fame: Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams both on the sweet spot, as well as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Eddie Matthews, Willie McCovey, and Harmon Killebrew. No place, no date, circa 1994. All signatures are legible with slight bleeding; still an incredible item in very..... More
Milwaukee, WI: 1983. 3.5 x 5.75-inch First Day Cover issued ahead of the 1984 Olympics. Signed in full by Blair and postmarked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 29, 1983. The envelope features two women skating on the left and has a cancelled 28-cent "Olympics 84 USA 28c" stamp on the upper right. Float-mounted below a 4.5 x 4-inch photo of Blair skating. Double-matted in red and white and set in a black frame measuring 16 x 11 inches. Fine condition..... More
1928. Very scarce and important T.L.S. on personal letterhead William A. Brady, The Playhouse Theatre, West 48th Street, New York, August 6th 1928. Written to the editor of Theatre Magazine, giving his opinion on the new phenomena called "Talkies", in part: ..."In some ways "Talkies" will effect the business of the legitimate drama in other ways Talkies will be helpful to the Theatre. Sound and dialogue in the high spots of the pictures are here to stay. The great stars..... More
New York: 1938. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Polo Grounds, New York City, March 25, 1938. Written to journalist Lawrence T. Berliner, denying him a complimentary season pass to Giants games, in full: "Due to the fact that there has been a large reduction in the number of season passes we are permitted to issue this season, I will be unable to take care of your request. If you would like to come up to the Polo Grounds from..... More
Chicago: Volland, 1916. Many illustrations. Slim oblong 4to, pictorial boards (rubbed), green cloth spine with hinges strengthened. Chicago: Vollard, (1916). First Edition. A very good copy. More
New York: Putnam, 1946. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 248 pages. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Putnam, (1946). A very good(-) copy--sunned spine, light warping to front board; lacking wrapper. More
1876. 1.5 x 3.5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1876. Exceptional dark fountain-pen signature "M. G. Bulkeley" on the clipped portion of a card, nicely centered with adequate room for matting, placed in a plastic protective holder and housed in a heavy Lucite case with screw-down borders. An attractive example of this rare Hall-of-Fame autograph. Uniformly toned and in very good condition. Politician, insurance industry executive, and major league baseball pioneer who organized numerous teams and, as a charter..... More
New York: U.S. Olympic Association, 1953. Profusely illustrated in black & white. 4to, gold pictorial cloth. New York: United States Olympic Association, (1953). Lightly scuffed and bumped but still a very good(+) copy. More
London: Peter Davies, 1956. 217 pages, large 8vo, blue cloth (uneven fading on the spine), dust wrapper (worn and chipped). London: Peter Davies, (1956). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the dedication page to fellow skater Aja Vzanova: "For Aja - the love of my life!! Dick xoxoxoxo New York, October 8, 1986." Accompanied by a typed letter signed "Dick" on Button's personal letterhead, 1 page, 10.5 x 7.25 inches, no place, September 27..... More
Leeds Castle: 1931. 1 page, 7 x 5.5 inches, Leeds Castle, June 14, 1931, in full: "To Billy Nelson From a friend of his uncle's Malcolm Campbell." One natural fold and a faint diagonal crease; very good(+) condition. English racing motorist who once held the world speed record at various times during the 1920s and 1930s. More
Montclair: Montclair Golf Club, 1984. Illustrated in b/w and a handful of color images. 314 pages. Small 4to, green boards with inset label. Montclair: (Montclair Golf Club), [1984]. A very good(+) copy, slightly scuffed. More
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