New York: Winchester Press, 1970. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 152 pages. Color plates and drawings throughout showing unusual sports played in cultures around the world. Landscape format. Boards covered in white linen cloth. Foreword by Arnold Gingrich. Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear or marks. Dustjacket price-clipped. Item #: E1322.
Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2002. 1st ed. . Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 134 pages. Color and vintage b/w photos tell the history of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Material in the text was gathered by Sherwonit over a period of years as a reporter for The Anchorage Times. Color photography by Schultz. Notes, bibliography, and index. Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear or marks. Item #: E1266.
Bishop, CA: Spotted Dog Press, 2002. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 224 pages. First printing of expanded third edition of work originally published by Sierra Club Books in 1979. Essays with Rowell's color photos. Index. Near Fine/Near Fine. No marks, little indication of use. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E1263.
Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 567 pages. Classic work of major post-war gunsmith. Black cloth-covered boards with greenish title on front and spine. Good+/No Jacket. Binding firm, owner name, edges scuffed. A little dirty from long storage. Item #: E1213.
Houston: Football History, Inc., 1971. 1st ed. . Hardcover. X-Lib Good+/VG. 208 pages. Team photos in color. Week-by-week coverage, two b/w photos and play-by-play description of each game. Stats for the year, historical records. Mickey Herskowitz story with color photos, about University of Houston Cougars first year in the conference. Color half-time photos. White dustjacket with colorful school megaphones (UH held above the others!). X-Lib Good+/VG. Former Library Copy. Firm binding, no marks save for scar on front endpaper wherelibrary pocket was torn out and written 'withdrawn 4/20/82'. Item #: E1202.
Severna Park MD: Wings Publishing Company, 1984. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Fine/VG. 416 pages. Year-by-year history of the races with hundreds of b/w photos. Fine/VG. Book tight, with no wear, no marks. Dustjacket has minor scuffing at corners and spine ends. Item #: E1140.
Houston: Bright Sky Press, 2014. 1st ed. . Hardcover. New/New. 368 pages. A project of the Larry Dierker Chapter-The Society for American Baseball Research, with afterword by Mickey Herskowitz. A history of the game in Houston. B/w photos and illustrations throughout. Index. Endpapers feature colorful paintings of oldtime Houston ballparks. New/New. New copies. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E1027.
College Station: Texas A & M, 2000. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 123 pages. Stamped on top edge 'Design/Production File Copy' and publisher stamp on front endpaper. Bass discusses the relationship of man and nature in 17 essays. Illustrated with b/w drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. Black cloth-covered boards with silver title on spine. Moss-green dustjacket. Near Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear. Item #: E1043.
Chicago: Follett Publishing Compa, 1965. 1st ed. [Stated].. Paperback. VG/Wraps. 346 pages. Complete data on over 1,000 riflr, pistol, and shotgun ammunition and compoments. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. VG/Wraps. Tight binding, corner crease on front, but no reader crease. Owner name embossed inside. Tanning on spine, cover and edges. Item #: E0989.
Chicago: Klein's Sporting Goods, 1946. 1st ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 163 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w drawings and photos. First post-war edition. All kinds of info for the sportsman. VG/Wraps. Binding firm, no name or marks. Edgewear. Item #: E0967.
Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, Inc., 1997. 2nd ed. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 190 pages. Overview of the Birmingham gun trade and its history, illustrated in b/w and color. Glossary and bibliography. Silver cloth-covered boards with black titles and illustration. Pictorial dustjacket. Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E0894.
Washington, DC: NRA / National Rifle Ass, 1972. Revised ed. . Paperback. VG/Wraps. 203 pages. Very handly guide to common U.S. and foreign rifles and shotguns, providing exploded diagrams and parts listing for 98 models from Marlin, Mossberg, Remington, Winchester, Ruger, Savage, Weatherby, Armalite, Ballard & Higgins. B/w photos and diagrams. VG/Wraps. Light wear, no marks. Item #: E0908.
New York: Doubleday, 1988. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 236 pages. Autobiography of the greatest power pitcher in the history of baseball. Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear, no marks. Item #: E0830.
New York: Delacorte Press, 2014. 1st ed. [Stated].. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 307 pages. Adapted for young readers by the author from her best-seller. Illustrated with more than a hundred b/w photos. Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear, no marks. Item #: E0811.
College Station: Texas A & M, 2011. 1st ed. . Hardcover. New/New. 152 pages. Editor Shuler has revived Stilwell's unpublished manuscript for a wider audience. 23 b/w photos, 19 maps, index. Gulf Coast Books sponsored by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. New/New. New copies. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E0781.
College Station: Texas A & M, 2013. 2nd ed. . Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 314 pages. Describes habitat requirements of white-tail deer, and how to manage them in a scientific manner in Texas. B/w photos, maps, and charts. Bibliography and index. Second, updated edition. Flex cover with french-flaps. Near Fine/Wraps. Small publisher's stamp on front endpaper, else Fine. Item #: E0562.
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1934. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 616 pages. Inscribed to owner and SIGNED by the wife of the author, Josephine Culbertson, who was a also a well-known teacher, player, and writer on bridge. Red cloth-covered boards with title and decorations. Good+/No Jacket. Firm binding. Front internal hinge neatly mended, gilt is rubbed. Item #: E0376.
Georges Veuthey, 1975. 1st ed. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 213 pages. From the Tokyo Olympics to the World Championships of 1974, the photos and records of horse sports. Color and b/w photos. Descriptions of the events and charts of results. All text in French, German, and English. Large book in red cloth-covered boards with silver titles. Dustjacket is silver with color photo band of jumpers. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, with no wear. Wrinkle at dustjacket spine top. There are eight signatures on page before the half title page, perhaps riders. Dj in protective mylar sleeve. Item #: E0190.
Toronto: ECW Press, 1999. Paperback. Fine/Wraps. 208 pages. Football hero talks about his life in sport and his struggle with panic disorder. Fine/Wraps. No wear, no marks. Item #: B9915.
Houston: Astros Sports Associatio, 1985. Paperback. VG/Wraps. 160 pages. Details of staff members and players. Scouting and player development, recap of 1984 season, 1985 roster and schedule. Info on the National League, Astros history and history of the Astrodome. 8.5 inches tall, 4 inches wide. VG/Wraps. Very tight, no marks, tiny chips at top edge. Item #: B9914.
