Sports from Schroeder's Book Haven

London: Phoenix Sports Books, 1956. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. 190 pages. Exciting biography of great black boxer from Galveston. Includes description of Galveston hurricane of 1900, which he survived. Dark brown cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. Red and black pictorial dustjacket. Eighteen b/w plates. First edition. Near Fine/VG. Book is tight, unmarked, without wear.… Read more

New York: Fleet Publishing Corpora, 1958. Reprint. . Hardcover. VG/Good+. 296 pages. Memoirs of writer, commentator, and boxing authority with essays on all the fighters and important matches. Sixteen page section of b/w photos. Endpapers show fight posters. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt boxers on front and gilt title on spine. Black and white illustrated dustjacket. Second printing.… Read more

Chicago: National Sports Publishi, 1927. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. VG/Good+. 259 pages. Autobiography by boxing champion and Galveston native. Four introductory articles by others including Damon Runyan and Mrs. Jack Johnson. A chronology of Johnson's fighting life and record at rear. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt title on front and spine. Illustrated with 16 b/w photos and drawings… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 307 pages. The author tells of his worldwide travels and adventures in persuit of fish. B/w photos throughout. Good/No Jacket. Firm binding, owner bookplate. Corners square, spine ends worn. Boards are green, spine has browned due to sunning. Bright gilt title on spine. Water spots and scuffing on boards.… Read more

Norwalk: Easton Press, 2002. Reprint. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 175 pages. Dark green leather with gilt gridiron nad title on front, gilt title on spine. Moire endpapers, ribbon marker, all edges gilt. Unused Easton bookplate. Color and b/w photos throughout. VG/No Jacket. Top edge gilt not perfect. Minor foxing on title page. Item #: E2706.

Plano Texas: Hard Times Cattle Compan, 1998. 1st ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 511 pages. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author, dated June 1999. Fiction story of coaching a West Texas highschool football team. VG/Wraps. Tight, very minor edge scuffing, reader creases on spine. Item #: E2650.

Chicago: Triumph Books, 2011. Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. Official Packers commemorative with colorful action photos, stories, analysis, and a number of in-depth profiles. Near Fine/Wraps. Very light wear at spine ends, else FIE, no name or marks. Item #: E2572.

Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, 2007. 1st ed. . Paperback. Fine/Wraps. 231 pages. B/w photos, maps, and drawings. Bibliography. Fine/Wraps. No wear, no name or marks. Item #: E2565.

Achilles International, 2015. 3rd ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 290 pages. Illustrates some of the people and stories that exemplify the Achilles spirit, as people with all kinds of disabilities find a life in sports. Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear or marks. Has a bump on the bottom edge effecting the edge of both boards. Dj in… Read more

Indianapolis: Masters Press, 1997. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 159 pages. Biography of the legendary football coach of the University of Texas Longhorns. Lots of b/w photos. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E2345.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1990. Reprint. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 128 pages. Photos, biographical sketches, and records of their victories and defeats. Includes men of note of all nations connected with the pugilistic arena. In printed photographic boards matching the dustjacket. Fine/Fine. No wear, no name or marks. Like new. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E2289.

New York: Random House, 1974. 1st ed. . Hardcover. VG/No Jacket. 151 pages. Exciting accounts of great individual and team duels in hockey history. B/w photos. colorful pictorial cover. VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, no wear, no marks. Spine is sun-faded. Item #: E2287.

Isle of Wight: Niton Publishing/MBI, 1993. 2nd ed. . Paperback. Fine/Wraps. 176 pages. Model history of all post-1945 Singles, Twins, Triples, Fours, and specials. B/w photos. Fine/Wraps. No wear, no name or marks. Item #: E2266.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 240 pages. Follow Arnold's program and perhaps you, too, can be governor of California. B/w photos, spaces for charting progress. Index. Two-tone paper-covered boards with cloth spine. White pictorial dustjacket. First printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no name or marks. Slight shelf-wear on bottom edge… Read more

College Station: Texas A & M, 1993. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. VG/VG. 157 pages. Forty-nine color plates and ninety-nine b/w reproductions of limited edition prints and lithographs. Introductory essay by Michael McIntosh. Herb Booth's own commentary on the plates. Large, nearly square book, 11.25 X 11.5 inches. VG/VG. New book with publisher stamp. Has been bumped at top… Read more

New York: Albatross/Norton, 1988. Reprint. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 281 pages. Four hundred forty-eight interior and exterior color photos, 180 color and b/w illustrations. Specs and drawings for sixty boats. Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no name or marks. Dustjacket price intact. Small roll/wrinkle at spine top. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E2230.

Point Pleasant: The Fisherman Library, 1995. 1st ed. . Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 192 pages. Boats and gear, how to find the fish, and what fish you are looking for, all explored and explained by the expert. B/w photos and drawings. Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no name or marks. No spine crease. Item #: E2219.

College Station: Texas A & M, 2007. 1st ed. [Stated].. Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 262 pages. Social history spotlights Latinos contributions in baseball, football,soccer, boxing, track, and softball. Essays on different aspects from nine authors. Near Fine/Wraps. tight, without wear. publisher stamp. Item #: E2172.

New Haven CT: Olin Mathieson Chemical, 1958. 1st ed. . Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 59 pages. Made for the Products Service Department, Winchester-Western Division. Drawings and instructions on every page. Three pages service notes at rear. Magazine format in red card cover. Near Fine/Wraps. Stapled spine tanned. Owner name embossed inside. No other marks. Upper corner bumped. Item #:… Read more

New Haven CT: Olin Mathieson Chemical, 1959. Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 88 pages. Drawings and instructions for cleaning and repair of this specific gun. Every page dated and signed A.A. Arnold. Yellow card cover. Near Fine/Wraps. No wear. Tanned near stapled edge. Owner name embossed inside, no othermarks. Item #: E2048.