Search Results: Sports from Black Sheep Books

1954. Card Cover. British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954. The Commonwealth Games: starting with a short summary of its history, followed by a short introduction to each of its nations, an overview of the different sports competing with some records and the featuring of the diverse sports venues in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Card cover with staple binding, twelve signatures to dedication page mostly of athletes competing in swimming and diving events such as: Bill Patrick, Canada - gold medal winner diving, 10 m highboard; Ann Long, England - double medal winner, diving; Alan Hine, England - bronze medal winner, 220 yd. back stroke; Eunice Miller, England - silver medal, 10 m highboard illustrated throughout with drawings, 64 pages. Some shelf and edge wear, cover is detached and worn, shows a 3/4 split to spine, a few creases and dark spots, a few smudges to dedication page. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but… Read More

Wilmington, Delaware: E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, Inc., 1936. Very Good. A set of ten charts prepared by Wallace H. Coxe and Edgar Beugless, Ballisic Engineers of the Burnside Laboratory, of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware. Set includes five folded sheets, one chart per side, as well as a sheet that gives a short cut to exterior ballistics, all contained in an off-white card envelope with titling on front. Envelope has some spots of pale discoloration, otherwise this set is in great shape. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" Tall - Oblong

Toronto, Canada: Viking Canada/Penguin Group, 2011. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book is a translation of "La Force d'y Croire" This autobiography is "honest, startling, and brave.a portrait of a hockey player unlike any you've seen before." Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, grey end papers, illustrated with colour photographs, 346 pages. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has minor shelf wear, otherwise this handsome book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Canada: Summit Studios. Soft cover. Very Good-. Duncan, Randy. A book of hockey humour. Colourfully illustrated white soft cover with dark blue titling, illustrated throughout with black and white as well as colour cartoons, 160 pages. Cover has negligible edge wear, minor shelf wear. Book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

Toronto, ON: Garamond Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Culture and Communication in Canada Series. The authors discuss the roots of hockey, the world of professional hockey, hockey in small communities, violence in professional and minor hockey leagues, and issues of Canadian identity. Blue cloth, gilt titling to spine, 312 pages. Minor edge wear, gift inscription to ffep. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear, light sunning to spine, a few pressure marks to back. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Vancouver, B. C.: Greystone Books, 1997. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The rough-and-tumble world of Canadian football, and of the players who made it great, are evoked. in this affectionate tribute to the glory years, the 1950s and 1969s, when the sport was close to the hearts of Canadians throughout the land." Book is SIGNED by Wally Buono, general manager & vice president of football operations and alternate governor of the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League. Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, illustrated title page, black and white illustrations, 170 pages. Minor edge wear to cover. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear and is now protected in a Brodart cover. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Tahoma, CA: L & L Publishing, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good-/-. Narvaez, Amado. Volume 2. Detailed real card magic. Black cloth, gilt titling to spine, black endpapers, line drawings throughout, 404 pages. Minor edge wear and some light scratching to cover, small bubble to top front corner beside spine and a small bump to bottom free corner. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada: Camirand Academy of Magic Inc., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/-. Camirand, Guy D.. A professional approach to card control. "ProControl is a devastatingly simple secret. It will enable you to control selected cards and fool everyone. A beginner can learn ProControl in Minutes and a professional will use ProControl in his act because of the ease." Glossy hard cover, photo-illustrated and clearly written, 51 pages. the book appears to be unread. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1936. Card Cover. Good. Everything one needs to know about the sport of archery; based on twelve years' enjoyment of archery as a sport and eight years' experience in teaching archery. Yellow card cover with green titling and decoration on front, illustrated with black and white photographs as well as a few line drawings, 82 pages. Cover has light edge wear, light shelf wear, cover is lightly soiled, hand written titling on untitled spine, text block edges darkened and has a small stain on leading edge, owner's name in pencil on half title page, hinge slightly cracked at half title page, text is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall