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A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs & The Rise of Professional Hockey
by Harper, Stephen J.
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- Used - good
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- 2013
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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Canada: Simon & Schuster Canada, 2013. hardcover. good. xiii, 352 pp. Octavo. Pictorial dust jacket. Black spine with gilt lettering and beige boards. Pictorial end papers. B/W illustrations throughout text. Minor bump on bottom edge. Some wear along edges of dust jacket. This book is in overall good condition. Signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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Decisions by the Rules of Golf Committee of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews 1909-1924
by [Golf]
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- Used - near fine
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$100.05
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St. Andrews: W.C. Henderson & Son. Undetermined. near fine. revised. 148, xviipp. Octavo, bound in blue boards with gold gilt lettering and decoration to the front and the spine. Head and base of spine, corners bumped. Light to moderate foxing to edges of text block. near fine Droll collection of judgements on disputed golf plays. Item Price
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An Outside Chance. Essays on Sport
by McGuane, Thomas
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- Used - very good
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- 1980
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$74.11
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. 243pp. Octavo with white one quarter cloth and brown paper boards. Copper lettering on spine. A few chips to edge of dust jacket. Jacket is also rubbed. very good Collected stories about various sports, including motocross, fishing, hunting and roping steers. Included is a bookplate… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pyramids for Gymnastic Displays. With a Chapter on How to Pose
by Moss, Staff-Sergt.
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- Used - very good
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- nd00
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London: Athletic Publications Ltd., nd00. Undetermined. very good. 74,[3]pp. 12mo with original illustrated cards. Rubbing and wear to cards. With B&W photos and several pages of physical training advertisements at back. very good A photographic guidebook to performing pyramids with large numbers of people. Also included is a chapter on athletic posing. Item Price
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Gymnastics. A Text-Book of the German-American System of Gymnastics. Specially Adapted to the Use of Teachers and Pupils in Public and Private Schools and Gymnasiums
by Stecher, W.A. [Editor]
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- Used - very good
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- 1896
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- Undetermined
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Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1896. Undetermined. very good. 1st US Edition. 848pp. Large square octavo with brown lettering and decoration on front and lettering on spine. B&W illustrations throughout. Front hinge starting. Previous owner's wiritng on front pastedown. Light wear along spine. very good A system of lessons for teachers in gymnastics, with the range of difficulty… Read more about this item Item Price
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Athletics of To-Day. History, Development & Training
by Webster, F. A. M.
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- Used - very good
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- 1929
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$88.93
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London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co LTD, 1929. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xvi,368pp. Octavo with green cloth boards. Black lettering and border on front and gilt on spine. Wear along spine. Corners bumped. With over 300 B&W photos and illustrations and B&W photo frontispiece. very good The development of various athletic events. Covers sprints,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The House on Sport by Members of the London Stock Exchange
by Morgan, W.A.
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- Used
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- 1898
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- Undetermined
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London: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1898. Undetermined. 1st Edition. [xvi], 470, [20] adspp. Large octavo. Publisher's red cloth with gilt and black titles to front board and spine. Front board with additional gilt and black decorations. Cloth heavily rubbed and discoloured, but gilding to front board generally bright. Binding shaken with front joint partially split (board still rather firmly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Billiards
by Bennett, Joseph [Edited by Cavendish]
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- Used - very good
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- 1899
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$148.22
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London: Thos. de la Rue & Co, 1899. Undetermined. very good. 7th Edition. xi,475,8pp. Small octavo with git lettering and decoration on front and spine. Yellow endpapers B&W illustrated frontispiece and many B&W illustrations and diagrams throughout. Boards have a bit of discoloration and wearing to corners. Spine has minor sun fading and shelf wear to edges. Hinges… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rapport Officiel Des Xves Jeux Olympiques D'hiver/Xv Olympic Winter Games: Official Report
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- Used - fine
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780921060260
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$259.38
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Calgary, Alberta: XV Winter Games Organizing Committee, 1988. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. 713pp. Large, thick quarto. Grey cloth with white olympic emblem on front cover and lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket, lightly faded and rubbed with a small closed tear. Pictorial endpapers. Extensively illustrated with colour images from photographs, maps and drawings. Text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Golf Begins at 50 Playing the Lifetime Game Better Than Ever
by Player, Gary
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- Used - near fine
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- 1988
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- Undetermined
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- 9780671638610
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. 254pp. Octavo, Green/Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket. Tight, clean copy. near fine Signed by Gary Player inside front cover. 1988 Item Price
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Combined Figures and Ice-Valsing.
by Kent, Colonel H. Vaughan
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- Used - very good
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- nd
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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London: Hutchinson, nd. Hardcover. very good. xiv,139pp. 12mo. Illustrated with photos (including frontispiece) and diagrams in text. Original grey cloth with blue lettering on spine. Scattered foxing. Some red markings and notation in text. very good Item Price
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Modern Figure Skating
by Richardson, T. D.
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- Used - very good
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- 1930
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$185.28
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London: Methuen & Co, 1930. Undetermined. very good. 1st edition. xvi,200pp. Octavo. 89 illustrations from photos (including frontispiece)and 31 diagrams. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering front cover and spine in dust jacket. Gift inscription on front free endpaper in ink. Minor mottling to bottom corner of front cover. Scattered foxing. Minor chips to edges of dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Modern Gymnastic Exercises. 2 Volumes. Part 1. Elementary. Part II. Advanced.
by Alexander, A.
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- Used - very good
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- nd
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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London: George Philip & Son, nd. Hardcover. very good. [iv],133,3pp. ads;vi,219[1],[2]pp. ads.pp. Publisher's file copy. Octavo. Illustrated with drawings in text and musical notation. Original red decorative cloth on volume 1 and blue decorative cloth on volume 2. Publishers "File Copy" label on front cover of both volumes. Small label with numbers on front cover of vol. 1… Read more about this item Item Price
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Healthful Exercises for Girls. Modern Gymnastic Handbooks, No. 3
by Alexander, A.
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- Used - very good
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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London: George Philip & Son, 1902. Hardcover. very good. 7th edition, revised & enlarged. 177pp. Publisher's file copy. 12mo. Illustrated with drawings (including frontispiece) and music notation. Original brown decorative cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine. Publisher's "File Copy" label on front cover. Tight bright copy. very good … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Text-Book of LaCrosse
by Hawes, F. B. O.
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- Used - good to very good
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- nd c1910
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- Hardcover
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London: Health & Strength, nd c1910. Hardcover. good to very good. 96pp. (including ads)pp. 12mo (approximately 18.3cm tall). Illustrations from photos (including frontispiece portrait), and diagram. Original maroon cloth; rear covers slightly marked, lower edge front cover has been chewed. good to very good English text-book of LaCrosse with several illustrations with Canadian interest, and a brief… Read more about this item Item Price
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Methods and Players of Modern Lawn Tennis. With Opinions on Disputed Points of Technique from Many Expert Players
by Paret, J. Parmly
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- Used - very good
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- 1922
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- Hardcover
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New York: American Lawn Tennis, Inc., 1922. Hardcover. very good. 2nd Edition. xxiv,399pp. Octavo. Photogravure frontispiece of William T. Tilden and Wm. M.. Johnston, and plates from photos. Original gilt lettered, decorated green cloth, gilt top edge; hinges repaired with faint tideline bottom corner of frontispiece and plates and a few plates at front of book; a bright… Read more about this item Item Price
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Banff Canada Requests. Solicita. Ersucht. Demande [Cover Title]
by Banff Organizing Committee for the XI Olympic Winter Games
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- Used - near fine
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- c1960
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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Banff Provisional Organizing Committee, c1960. Hardcover. near fine. 56pp. Oblong Folio. Colour and b&w illustrations from photos, drawings, etc. Original full blue leather complete with ribbon marker. Text in English, French, German and Spanish. Rare. near fine The 1972 Olympic Winter Games were eventually held in Sapporo, Japan, Banff would later provide some sites and facilities for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Campsites and Facilities.
by Boy Scouts and Girl Guides
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- Used - very good
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts Of America, 1964. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. 194pp. Oblong octavo. Illustrated with photos, tinted plans, diagrams. Grey endpapers. Original brown cloth with decoration and black lettering on front cover and black lettering on spine with dust jacket. Front free endpaper scraped on front. very good 1964 Item Price
$74.11
The Book of Archery, Being the Complete History and Practice of the Art, Ancient and Modern, Interspersed with Numerous Interesting Anecdotes, and an Account of the Existing Toxophilite Societies
by Hansard, George Agar
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- Used - good to very good
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- 1845
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$148.22
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London: Henery G. Bohn, 1845. Hardcover. good to very good. later ediiton. xxi,[3],456pp. Octavo in half leather and marbled boards with matching endpapers and edges, 15 engraved plates, including extra engraved title page with vignette and 24 plates(at end) from outline illustrations. Discreet institutional stamps on frontispiece and extra engraved title page with small stamp on title page.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Polo Pony Training with Some Hints on the Game
by Ramsay, Colonel-Commandant F. W.
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- Used - very good
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- 1928
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- Undetermined
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$55.58
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Aldershot: Gale & Polden, Ltd., 1928. Undetermined. very good. 1st Eedition. [x],38pp. Octavo in original black lettered blue cloth with endpaper advertising and plates from photos. Minor wear to front endpapers due to removal of bookplates and two discreet private blindstamps. Else a clean tight copy. very good Lessons on training and riding horses, in addition… Read more about this item Item Price
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