Sports Books

Trident Press 1966. 3rd printing. All the information needed to make intelligent wages at the track. xiv & 172pp. Very good. Hardback. Slighlty torn dj. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Random House (1966). Decorated cloth cover. Decorated endpapers. Postcard laid-in, picture of 'Fishing at Sunset'--Gulf Coast of Texas. Note in Juvenile script: 'Dear Dad. I have been fishing off the pier in Port Araneses and I coult a lot of fish, Is my bike come in yet?' Card not addressed. 180+pp. Players covered: Mike Ditka, Don Hutson, Bobby Mitchell, Pete Retzlaff, Bill Howton, Jimmy Orr, Del Shofner, Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie, Dave Parks, Bob Hayes. Light rubs to spine ends and cover corners. Very good. No dj. Photo illustrated. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Schenkman Cambridge, MA (1965). Foreword by Jim Brosnan. In three parts: In Search of the National Pastime: The Folk Hero Factor/ The Modern Dilemma of Major League Baseball/ The Future of the Game. Fine. Illustrations. Cloth. Chipped dj. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Simon & Schuster (1982). 2nd printing. Small stamped image on bottom edge. 429pp. Covers five seasons of baseball: spring 1977 to autumn 1981. By a New Yprker magazine writer. Near fine. Cloth. Slighlty torn dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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An Owl Book/ Henry Holt & Co. (2nd printing. 1987). Small label shadow on cover. Introduction by Stephen Jay Gould. In six parts: The Fix, The Series, The Exposure, The Impact, The Trial, The Aftermath. xvii+ & 302pp. Very good. Illustrations. 1st paperback ed. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Paddington Press (1979). ISBN: 0-7092-0000-8. 384pp. Selected Bibliography. Index. Gilt lettering on spine. Very good. Illustrations. Cloth. Nicked dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Motor Boating & Sailing Books/ Hearst Corp. NY (1974). Imitation leather hardback. 115+pp. Near fine. Illustrations. Slighlty torn dj. 4to.. (more information)

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1974). Looks like 2nd printing. Nicked and slightly torn dj. Very good. Photo Illustrations. 1st edition. Hardback. 8vo.. (more information)

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Thomas Nelson Inc. Nashville (19740. Light rubs to corners and spine ends. 190pp. USPS auction stamp on rear endpaper. Possibly that rear fly have been neatly removed. Good. Illustrations. 1st edition. Cloth. Tattered dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin 1983. 192pp. Trip hamdicapping--base your bet on what you see the horse actually do on the track. Near fine. 1st printing. Hardback. Very good dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin 1978. 4th printing. A few corner creases else very good copy with chipped and a little torn dj. Note written on flyleaf: 'Charles--I have already picked a winner with you for a friend! You will be greatly missed--happy and healthy until 1981! Sincerely with love, Mary McGee.' 226pp. Cloth. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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World Publishing (2nd printing. June 1970). Clear tape outline of card on free endpaper. xiii & 400pp. plus biogs of author and editor. small & light spot on fioredge. Very good. KIllustrations. Cloth. Chipped dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Pantheon (1981). 304pp. Fine. 1st Amer. ed. Stiff wraps. 8vo.. (more information)

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Frederick Muller London (2nd impression 1968). 175pp. Autobiography of Australian jockey who worked in various countries of the British Empire. Includes a good discussion of horse racing frauds. Near fine. No dj. Photo illustrated. Cloth. 12mo.. (more information)

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C.V. Mosby 1972. 6th edition, 3rd printing. Few soil marks outside. x & 689pp. Very good. No dj. Illustrated. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Grosset & Dunlap (1971). Decorated cloth covers. 638pp. A practical detailed guide to the world's most popular team and solo sports. Each entry written by an authority. Includes the fundamentals of the sport, rules, glossaries, instructions and professional playing tips. 34 sports covered. Small label shadow on front cover. Light bump to upper outside corners. A few soil marks outside. (Size: 11' high x 8¼' wide). Sports included: Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Canoeing, Diving, Fly Fishing, Football, Fresh Water Fishing, Game Animals, Game Birds, Golf, Gymnastics & Tumbling, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating, Kite Flying, Motorboating, Pocket Billiards, Sailing, Salt Water Fishing, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Skin Diving, Soccer, Suirfing, Swimming, Target Shooting, Tennis, Track and Field, Water Safety, Water Skiing, Wrestling. Very good. No dj. Illustrated. Cloth. 4to.. (more information)

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Simon and Schuster (1945). 17th printing. Few minor rub marks to outside corners and spine ends. 221pp. In four parts: The Rules of Chess, Basic Principles, Opening Principles, Chess Combinations. Good. No dust jacket. Illustrations. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Blandford Press Poole, Dorset, UK (1980). 169pp. Very good. No dj. Photo illustrations in color. 1st printing. Hardback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Arlington House New Rochelle, NY (1973). xv & 329pp. small rub mark top edge of front cover, sna\mall nick in bottom edge of rear cover. text fine. with torn and wrinkled dj. 4to. Illustrations. Cloth.. (more information)

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William Morrow 1981. 'Candid story of the champion 1989-1970 Knicks--Their collective triumphs and individual fates.' Author is step-son of Jose Yglesias. Recommended by Ira Berkow, Jack Newfield. 332pp. Fine. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Prentice Hall (1964). Photo decorated endpapers. Torn and repaired dust jacket. 271+pp. Foreword by Red Smith. Author was professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics 1950-1963. Very good. Illuistrated and designed by Robert Riger. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Bramhall House NY (1961). xix & 171pp. Introduction by Cary Middlecoff. Pencel name and numbers on flyleaf. Very good with chipped dj. Illus. by Lealand Gustavson. Reprint. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Macmillan (1965). 'The hilarious and not always heartwarming story of the founding and first five years of the American Football League.' Moderately faded spine. Very good. No dj. Photo illustrations. 1st printing. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Prentice-Hall (1969). Small marks on top and bottom edges. 211pp. From rags to riches; the earlier days. Lettering on spie faded. The book is framed as fifteen stories of famous players: Cusack, Neale, Conzelman, Friedman, Brumbaugh, Dutch Clark, Ken Strong, Mel Hein, Battles, Montgomery, Millner, Luckman, Marshall Goldberg, Byron (Whizzer) White, George Connor. Very good. No dj. Photo illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Golf Digest (1984). 5th printing of revised edition. Distributed by Simon and Schuster. 280pp. Infinite variety in the designs of golf courses. Near fine. Illustrations. many in color. Revised. Hardback. Nicked dj. 4to.. (more information)

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Pliume Book/ New American Library. (March 1977). (Size, approx. 10 x 7 inches) 196pp. Slight wave along inside edge of cover but does not affect text block which is in very good condition. Good, clean, tight copy. Over 100 illustrations. 1st paperback ed. Trade paperback. 8vo.. (more information)

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Ronald Press (1958). 'Sloatsburg Recreation Commission' stamps on endpapers. x & 672pp. Light bump to upper outside corner. Coves entire scope of active play. Intended for teachers, game leaders, recreational workers. Very good. No dj. 2nd editon. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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A.S. Barnes (1970). 'Notes on Poker, the Game and the Players.' 244pp. Very good. Illustrations. Cloth. Very good dj. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Quadrangle (1975). Review copy with slip laid-in. along with publisher's three page publicity release. Light spot on heel of spinme and adjoining cover areas, otherwise near fine. Commercialism in college athletics. xii & 207pp. Photo illustrations. Hardback. Dust jacket. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Workman (Sept. 1973). Oblong shape: 16mo high, small 8vo wide. 158+pp. Very good. Photographs by Jay Good. 1st printing. Paperback.. (more information)

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