Sports Biography
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When The Game Was Ours
by Bird, Larry, Earvin "magic" Johnson with Jackie MacMullan
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 340 pages; DJ rubbed at edges. Mylar cover. Book solid, clean and tight. Color photos illustrate. Text pages clean and unmarked. .
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$18.50
Golf Magazine's Your Long Game
by Instruction Editors: Demaret, Jimmy; Sarazen, Gene; Bell, Peggy Kirk
N.Y., N.Y., USA: Harper & Row Publishers. Good/Fair with Multiple Edge Tears. 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Generously illustrated with B&W drawings and photographs. 188 pages. FEP has a light tan "shadow" from what might have been a bookmark, otherwise all pages are clean and tight. .(see photos) (304-P)
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$10.54
Jack Nicklaus My Story
by Nicklaus, Jack with Bowden, Ken
New York: A Fireside Book Published by Simon & Schuster Inc., 1998. Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. BOOK NUMBER: 04981500. COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY: Brian Smith/Outline. DESIGNED BY: Karolina Harris. COVER DESIGN BY: Paul Smith. CONTENTS: Preface 1 The Real Beginning 2 The Architect and the Builder 3 A Tough Decision and Another World 4 Arnold and Augusta 5 Two Surprises 6 Everyone Likes to Be Liked 7 Winning at Its Hardest 8 The Most Elusive One--Finally 9 "What's...
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$52.57
Tales From The Cubs Dugout : A Collection Of The Greatest Cubs Stories Ever Told
by Cava, Pete
Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing. Very Good. 2002. First Edition. Soft Cover. 274 pages: 5.5 x 8.25 in.: 1.2: KB#003287: Lower corner of front cover is creased. Has inscription of original owner on inside of front cover. "Featuring stories and anecdotes from the illustrious century-and-a-quarter history of the Chicago Cubs, Tales From The Cubs Dugout is sure to delight fans from 9 to 90. Whether you're old enough to remember Hack Wilson or just started thrilling to the exploits of...
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$14.00
Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday.
by OHNO, Apolo. With Alan Abrahamson
New York: Atria, 2010. Signed by the Olympic Champion Apolo Ohno on the half-title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, light blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of 2 Olympic Gold Medals. 2 Olympic Silver Medals and 4 Olympic Bronze Medals for Speed Skating.
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$35.00
STANLEY CUP FEVER More Than a Century of Hockey Greatness
by McFarlane, Brian
Stoddart Canada. Very Good. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 077376058X . Ex-library book, but still in good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Cover has light edgewear, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior is clean and intact. 288 pages. B/w photos. Brian McFarlane, hockey's unofficial historian, recounts the drama, rivalry, heroics and hijinks that have swirled around one of sport's most legendary tropies. From Dawson City's fantastic challenge in 1905...
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$10.95
Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali: 1954-74: The Booming Years
by Donovan, Hedley
Sports Illustrated, 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. December 23,1974 Issue.John A. Meyers: Publisher, 110 Clean, Pages With Color And B/W Photos And Illustrations Throughout. White Of Pages Lightly Toned With Age, But Still Bright And Clean. .
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$9.59
Great moments in American sports (Landmark giant, no. 24)
by Brondfield, Jerry
New York: Random House, 1974. Random House 1974, Full numberline on copyright page. Random House 1974, Full number-line on copyright page. Gloss photo boards with white letters. Rub wear on corners & some of the plastic coating peeling near spine. B/w photo end-pages and 152 pages with b/w photos throughout. Old price and prev. owner's name on 1/2 title page. A few black lines on fore-edge of pages, otherwise pages unmarked and clean. A nice reading copy.(see photos) (389-D)
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$4.79
BASEBALL LEGENDS The Greatest Players, Best Games and Magical Moments -- Then and Now
by Angus G. Garber Iii
Gallery Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0831706953 . Excellent condition. Very light wear/scuffing to jacket. Internally clean and tight, only flaw being an inscription on first endpage. Covers the greatest players, best games etc. From Hank Aaron to Cy Young. Includes chronology of baseball's most outrageous moments, lifetime statistics, lists of pennant winners and more. Photos in b/w & colour. 128 pages. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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$12.95
AUTOGRAPH. A calling card SIGNED & ANNOTATED by World Sculling Champion JACOB GAUDAUR.
by Gaudaur, Jacob (1858-1937). Professional World Sculling Champion
Pullman, May 25th, 1887., 1887.. Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide calling card signed in full "Jacob G. Gaudaur" and annotated by him as "Champion Sculler of America / Pullman May 25th, 1887". The date is very slightly smudged. Very good. One of two native Canadians who won the Professional World Sculling Championship, Jacob Gill "Jake" Gaudaur (1858-1937) defeated the former champion at a sculling event in Pullman, Illinois. Gaudaur's first race was in 1880 when he was 17 years old....
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$395.00
Play Baseball The Ripken Way.
by RIPKEN, Jr., Cal and Bill Ripken with Larry Burke
New York: Random House, 2004. Signed by Cal Ripken, Jr. and Bill Ripken on the half-title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, red paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket with promotional postcard and bookmark laid in. Baseball's "Iron Man." Hall of Famer first ballot inductee. Cal Ripken holds the all time record for consecutive games played at 2,632. 19 time All-Star. Two time American League MVP. Winner of two Gold Glove Awards.
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$75.00
Original "Playbill" for the Imperial Theatre 1950 production of "CALL ME MADAM", INSCRIBED & SIGNED by HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP MAX BAER to BILLY FARLEY.
by Baer, Max (1909-1959). World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1950)., (1950).. Good. - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a caricature of Ethel Merman by Peter Arno on the front cover. The covers are creased with a few small chips and a small stained hole above the play's title. 56 pages, with illustrations throughout. Good. Boldly inscribed by heavyweight champion Max Baer to Billy Farley, likely the boxer who won 2 bouts back in 1904-05: "Billy Farley - Hello 'Champ' Your pal...
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$200.00
It's Not About The Bra How to Play Hard, Play Fair, and Put the Fun Back into Competetive Sports
by Chastain, Brandi (with Gloria Averbuch)Chastain, Brandi (with Gloria Averbuch)
New York: Harper Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0060765992 . Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing tothe spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with some light edge wear to the...
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$35.00
Rubens Barrichello: In the Spirit of Senna and the Shadow of Schumacher
by David Tremayne
Yeovil, Somerset: J H Haynes & Co Ltd, 2005. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper edge and minor indenting. 256pp. Biography of Formul One Grand Prix driver Rubens Barrichello where he had the toughest job in the sport as Michael Schumacher's team-mate. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.
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$11.69
Fly; the Complete Book of Sky Sailing
by Carrier, Rick
New York, NY, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.. HC/DJ Good to Very Good 1974. 1st. Ex-Library Hardcover. 0070100977 Ex-Library 128 pages. . Typical library stamps, stickers, markings. Pocket still attached to end-sheet. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. Color photo dust jacket in clear, plastic, attached to boards. (see photos) (380-C)
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$4.99
Bradley Wiggins : Tour De Force
by Deering, John
Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd, 2012. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 227pp. The story of Britain's first Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 9.25 x 6 inches.
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$7.27
Let The Big Dog Eat! A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Golf
by Pedroli, Hubert & Mary Tiegreen
New York, NY: William Morrow. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edtion; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 95 pages; Mylar Cover on Dust Jacket shows little sign of usage, Book Shows Little Wear, B&W Photographs .
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$13.50
Hunting secrets of the Experts
by Evanoff, Vlad
Newy York: Doubleday, 1964. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Book Condition: Fair to Good. Wear on boards. Staining along crease of end-pages, otherwise inside the 251 pages clean, bright and tight with b/w photos and illustrations. DJ: Poor due to wear; stains and small tears and chips. Original price on flap front. Inside still a clean reading copy. (see photos) (295-E)
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$6.99
This Simple Game : The Footballing Life of Ken Barnes
by Barnes, Ken & Wagg, Jimmy (editor)
Manchester: EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2005. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with small mark to rear. 192pp. Widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of his generation, having followed a distinguished career with Mnchester City in the 1950s, Ken Barnes here tells his story. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9 x 5.5 inches.
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$9.16
Great Pro Quarterbacks
by Duroska, Lud Editior
New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. 1972. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 157 pages; Photo cover matte boards. Text pages clean and tight. Photos illustrate. Quarterbacks covered are Baugh, Luckman, Graham, Layne, Van Brocklin, Conerly, Tittle, Unitas, Bart Starr, Jurgensen, Dawson, Joe Namath, Brodie, and Roman Gabriel. .
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$17.50
Hell-bent
by Bayless, Skip
New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Later Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 290 pages; Mylar Cover on dustjacket, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage, Book Tight, Text is clean no markings seen. Black & White Photographs. .
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$14.45
Racing With Cornelius Shields And The Masters
by Shields, Cornelius
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1974. Revised Edition. Hardcover. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 352 pages; DJ lightly rubbed at edges and spine ends with one tiny edge tear. Mylar cover. Book solid, clean and tight. Illustrated through out. Index. .
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$13.50
And Then Arnie Told Chi Chi . . .
by Wade, Don
Chicago, IL: Contemporary Books. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1993. Later Printing; 3rd Printing. Trade Size Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages; Soft Cover Paperback, No Dust Jacket, Shows Little Wear, Text is clean no markings seen .
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$13.50
Fishermen's Bible
by McNally, Tom
Chicago, IL: J. Philip O'Hara, Inc.. Good in Good dust jacket;. 1976. Later Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 444 pages; Mylar Cover on dustjacket, Dust Jacket rubbed, Book Show Little Wear, Text is clean no markings seen .
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$25.45
Slo Mo! : My Untrue Story
by Reilly, Rick / Finsternick, Slo Mo
New York, New York: Doubleday & Company. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 1999. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 293 pages: 5.75 x 9.5 in.: 1.6: KB#003734: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. "A Spinal Tap for sports: the uproarious 'autobiography' of Slo Mo Finsternick, 7' 8" shooting guard and NBA sensation, by the author of the bestselling Missing Links - Sports Illustrated star columnist Rick Reilly. " .
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$16.00
