Search Results: Sports from Auldfarran Books, IOBA

New York: Major League Baseball, 1992. 124pp. illus. magazine format sm 4to: near Fine [touch of spine wear; else a nice crisp copy] Scorecard is unused for the series between the Braves and the Bluejays.

Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corp, 1998 1st ed. thus of reissue. 110pp. illus. paperback: Fine [slight crease @ top front cover corner; else F] A reference handbook that includes a brief history of cricket, its laws and a description of Australia's major cricket grounds.

New York: Total Sports Publishing, 2001 1st ed. INSCRIBED warmly on title p. to then Chicago Cubs broadcaster Chip Caray & signed "Gene." 292pp. hardback tall 8vo: near Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [small sepia spot top edge; edges are slightly age darkened; neat clear tape residue from owner having tipped dj to pastedowns; else a very nice clean and crisp copy] A humorous novel about a Chicago sportswriter. Jacket praise from Rick Reilly, Dan Patrick, Tim Kurkjian & Rick Telander.

Lombard, IL: Great Quotations, Inc., 1984. 83pp. spiral ring-bound 24mo in stiff covers: Very Good [ink notes on last p.; else VG] Pithy one-liners from various sporting types; e.g. Joe Adcock’s famous line: "Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster."

Lexington, KY: The Blood-Horse, Inc., 1986 1st ed. 313pp. burgundy cloth sm 4to: Very Good in a Good dj in poly cover [couple of front cover corner bumps; else VG; dj = edge tears; else G] A selection of articles published in The Blood-Horse Magazine from 1964-72. Owing to size cannot be shipped via priority or international.

Chapel Hill/Dallas: Algonquin/Taylor, 1987 1st ed. INSCRIBED boldly on half-title p. "Best wishes [to ///]! Dale Murphy." 102pp. illustrated. paperback sm 4to: Very Good [some age browning to edges; else a nice copy] Includes over four dozen photos of Murph from youth to the Bigs. A very nice inscribed copy by one of Major League baseball's class acts.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sunday, January 1, 1989. 12pp. illus. newspaper broadsheet: Good+ [age browning; copy is folded; else clean and complete] A large newspaper broadsheet supplement from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution honoring University of Georgia head football Coach Vince Dooley following his retirement after the 1988 season. A nice piece of Dooley and UGa newspaper ephemera.

Atlanta: Peachtree, 2003 1st ed. 204pp. illus. paperback: Fine. A useful glove compartment-sized guide to over 50 running routes in and around Atlanta complete with maps covering more than 300 miles of runs.

Dallas: Taylor. 1986. 112pp. illus. hardback 4to in laminated pictorial boards: near Fine/no dj [hint of bumping @ spine ends & a spot on top edge; else a very nice crisp copy] A pictorial history with some great old baseball photos.

Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. c1988. unpaginated illustrated paperback tall 8vo: near Fine [top edge shows some light foxing; else a nice clean and crisp copy] A collectible handout sponsored by Surf Laundry detergent that depicts Braves players via color reproductions of their actual Topps baseball cards from 1952-1987. Appendices include player statistics and card values from 1987. This item was given to fans during the 1988 season when the Atlanta Braves were one of the worst teams in baseball.

Marietta, GA: Bookmark. 1992 1st ed. 72pp. illus. paperback 8vo: near Fine [hint of rubbing @ spine ends; else nrF] A souvenir book covering the Braves miracle worst-to-first season of 1991.

Etobicoke, Canada: Entis Communications. [1995]. unpaginated illustrated paperback folio: Very Good+. A big colorful overview of the Atlanta Braves' 1995 championship year with big box scores of all the World's Series games. A great collectible item for Atlanta Braves fans nostalgic for their only World Championship season (so far).

Atlanta: The Camera & Eye. 1978 1st ed.  57pp. illus. paperback 4to: near Fine. A real period piece of the (early) Atlanta running scene showing rather crudely drawn maps of all the running routes deemed worthy. Cover photograph even depicts those vertically striped shorts that runners wore only in the ‘70s.

New York: Dutton, 2017 reprint. 369pp. illus. hardback tall 8vo: Very Good in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover [touch of fore edge foxing; else VG]

Worcester, MA: Chandler House Press, 1999 1st ed. INSCRIBED by Tom Glavine. 303pp. illus. paperback tall 8vo: Fine. Praise from Major Leaguers Bobby Cox, Leo Mazzone, David Wells and B. J. Surhoff.

Charleston: Arcadia, 2007 1st ed. 127pp. illus. paperback tall 8vo: Fine. Historical photos of baseball in Atlanta dating to the early 1870s.

Feltham, UK: Newnes Books, 1985 3rd ptg. 239pp. hardback 8vo: Very Good in a near Fine dj [top & fore edges show age foxing; else a nice crisp copy; dj = spine sunned; else nrF] A book for the cricket lover to dip into featuring the writing of contributors ranging from John Arlott to Ian Woodbridge.

New York: Broadway Books, 2007 reprint. 250pp. paperback 8vo: Fine.

Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1995 1st ed. 272pp. illus. paperback sm 4to: near Fine [couple of ink gift inscriptions on half-title p.; else a very nice crisp copy] A big paperback with lots of photographs.

Marietta, GA: Longstreet Press, 1995 1st ed. 168pp. illus. red cloth 4to: Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover. It took the Braves 30 seasons in Atlanta to win the World Series.