The Books of Charles E. Van Loan; five volumes

New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Memorial Edition. Hardcover. Good. Much shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the books, covers spotted / soiled, the previous owner's name in two volumes; no jackets. Top edge gilt, deckled edges, maroon and gilt leather spine labels, (volume 1 label perishing) paper over one quarter green cloth. Comprised of: vol.1, Fore! Golf Stories; vol. 2, Taking the Count; Prize Ring Stories; vol. 3, Score By Innings; Baseball Stories; vol.4, Buck Parvin and the Movies; Stories of the Moving Picture Game; vol. 5 Old man Curry; Stories of the Race Track. Forewords by Robert H. Davis, Irving S. Cobb, Grantland Rice, George H. Lorimer, and L. B. Yates, respectively. Scarce, the WorldCat locates four sets in academic libraries. Charles Emmett Van Loan (1876-1919) was a very popular American sports writers and humorist. From his obituary: "Charles E. Van Loan was born In San Jose, Cal., June 29, 1876. He entered the newspaper profession when he joined the staff of the Los Angeles Morning Herald. Later he joined the Los Angeles Examiner sporting staff and was transferred to the New York Evening Journal. In 1915 Van Loan suffered a broken arm in an automobile accident. This injury caused him trouble and is given as the primary cause of his fatal illness. Van Loan, with his wife and two children, Richard, 12 years old, and Virginia, 14 years old, left here (Sausalito, CA) last November to accept the position of associate editor of the Saturday Evening Post." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!