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Rahway, NJ: Signature Gifts, 2012. Bound in blue boards, stamped in gold, An 82-pp. book of newspaper articles from the New York Times on the Giants football team. Illustrated in color and black and white. Traces the history of the team from 1925-2012. This was a special gift edition with the recipient's name… Read more about this item

Rahway, NJ: Signature Gifts, 2021. Bound in blue boards, stamped in silver. Unpaginated, but approximately 100 pp. book of newspaper articles from the Daily News on the Giants football team. Illustrated in color and black and white. Traces the history of the team from 1927-2021. This was a special gift edition with the… Read more about this item

NY: American News, 1935. Bound in creams colored wraps, stamped in blue. An above average copy of this 448 pp. book on Sports Records (over 80 Sports). Names of all Champions and Records.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published.

Charlotte, N.C.: UMI, 1994. Bound in thick green boards, stamped in gold in a matching green, illustrated dust jacket. 167 pp. Full of color and black and white photos of the racer's career. Tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska: National Museum of Roller Skating, 1999. Bound in stiff glossy, illustrated black and white wraps. A 63 pp. book on roller skating in Detroit. Full of black and white photographs. Scarce book.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.

NY: Arbor House, 1975. Bound in white cloth, over red boards, stamped in red in matching red, white and blue dust jacket. Foreword by Jimmy Breslin. A 310 pp. book of sports articles by Schaap. Dust jacket shows a bit of edgewear, but both book and jacket show well. Long inscription by Schaap… Read more about this item

CANADA: Self Produced, 2009. Bound in glossy red wraps with illustration of two me fighting on front cover. Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author. 144 pp. Photo Illustrated.. Inscribed and Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.

UK: Hamilton House, 2016. Bound in glossy stiff illustrated wraps. Foreword by Arsene Wenger. 170 pp. An autobiography of a footballer whose career was cut short by injury.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published.

PA: University of Pittsburgh, 2000. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver. The first edition of this 282 pp. book on sports in Pittsburgh. Black and white photos on glossy stock. Hard to find in this protected condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Chicago: National Research Bureau, 1966. Bound in orange, black and white wraps with a photo of Dick bowling. A very scarce bowling book (no copies on OCLC/Worldcat) - by one of the masters of the sport. Previous owner's neat name atop the second page. 31 pp., Illustrated.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As… Read more about this item

NY: A.S. Barnes, 1953. Bound in dark blue cloth stamped in bright orange in a matching blue and orange dust jacket that shows minor chipping to top edge. A great collection of stories, etc., by a major writer in the middle of the 20th Century. 308 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +.… Read more about this item

NE: University of Nebraska, 2007. Bound in stiff glossy wraps with a picture of a Rutgers football game. 311 pp. Features the story of Villanova s 2005 season and of the coach at the time and his team negotiate this territory. A view of the class system that exists in college football, conditions that paradoxically threaten a sport that… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan, 1931. Bound in green illustrated cloth, stamped in black in the original dust jacket. This is the "new edition", actually the third printing with a forward by Allison Danzig. A tight, clean copy in a great dust jacket. 18 copies on OCLC/Worldcat -- but exceedingly scarce in dust jacket. 112 pp., Illustrated.. Third… Read more about this item

PA: Philadelphia Phillies, 2018. Bound in stiff glossy wraps. This is an 88 pp. book with hundreds of color photos remembering the World Series winning 2008 Phillies. A bit hard to find. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1921. Bound in bright orange cloth, stamped in black. Illustrated sports endsheets. Contains four books: Yank Brown, Halfback; Yank Brown, Forward; Yank Brown, Pitcher and Yank Brown, Honor man. Unusually tight, clean copy. Approx. 800 pp. total. . Early Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Dustjacket.

Philadelphia: (no publisher), 2004. Bound in black patterned boards, stamped in gold. This is a book honoring 100 years (1904-2004) of Sports in Philadelphia. Hundreds of photos throughout (with a great photo of Bednarik standing over Frank Gifford on his back on the field as the rear endpapers). Classic moments, photos and the Emcee of the… Read more about this item

TX: Word Books, 1975. Bound in blue boards, stamped in black in illustrated dust jacket that depicts drawings of Kyle Rote on the front panel. 159 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Tight, clean copy. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good ++.

NY: Thomas Nelson And Sons, LTD., 1962. Bound in green cloth over gray boards, stamped in black. The first edtiion of this 313 pp. book on changes in sports. Dust jacket is price-clipped, but an unusually nice copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine - Price-clipped.

NY: Harper & Row, 1970. Bound in white cloth over blue boards, stamped in blue in matching dust jacket. The top of the spine of the book is a bit yellowed, but overall a beautiful copy in bright white dust jacket that still maintains the $6.50 price. The first edition / second printing with the number line… Read more about this item

Boulder: Struthers, 2001. Bound in white glossy wraps, stamped in black. Everything you wanted to know about Biking in the Boulder area. Included with the book is a folding National Geographic map of Boulder. 84 pp. Illustrated.. Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published.