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by CHAMBERLAIN, Wilt
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- Very Good
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£145.48
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Unbound. Very Good. White sheet. Approximately 5¾" x 9¼". Very good with small water stain at the top and bottom edges which does not affect name. Signature of Hall of Fame basketball player Wilt Chamberlain on the back of a loose half-title sheet from his autobiography *A View From Above*.
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Outrageous!: The Fine Life and Flagrant Good Times of Basketball's Irresistible Force
by BARKLEY, Charles and Roy S. Johnson
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780671737993
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£29.10
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 315pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
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[Poster]: "Baseball in Person: Zulu Cannibal Giants playing against an All Star Local Team Wilson Park Saturday June 12 2 P.M.
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1937
- Condition
- Very Good
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£727.40
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Nashville, Tennessee: Hatch Show Print, 1937. Unbound. Very Good. Poster. Measuring 12" x 22". Abrasions on the edges, tape remnants, small stain and some toning, very good. An original poster advertising a baseball game between the Zulu Cannibal Giants and a "all-star local team." The poster is in bright yellow and black with images of African-Americans dressed as… Read more
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Lady Hoopsters: A History of Women's Basketball in America
by FORD, Linda
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Fine
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£145.48
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Northampton, Ma: Half Moon Books, 2000. Softcover. Fine. First edition, paperback original. Octavo. 174pp. Illustrated from photographs. One corner very slightly bumped else fine in wrappers. The author also wrote *Iron-Jawed Angels: The Militancy of the National Woman's Party.* Issued by a small press, and very uncommon.
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Lady Hoopsters: A History of Women's Basketball in America
by FORD, Linda
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
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£163.67
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Northampton, Massachusetts: Half Moon Books, 2000. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 174pp. Illustrated from photographs. Spine modestly faded, thus near fine. Signed by the author, who also wrote *Iron-Jawed Angels: The Militancy of the National Woman's Party.* Issued by a small press, and surprisingly uncommon.
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Pioneers of Black Sport: The Early Days of the Black Professional Athlete in Baseball, Basketball, Boxing and Football
by CHALK, Ocania
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- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Fine
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£47.28
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New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 305pp. Corners very slightly bumped else fine in very good plus dustwrapper with some rubbing and very small nicks and tears. Account of pioneer black sports figures by a black journalist.
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Hoops
by MYERS, Walter Dean
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1981
- Condition
- Fine
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£90.93
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1981. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 183, [2]pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Basketball novel by a noted African-American writer. An especially nice copy.
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(Photo album): Six Decades of America seen through a Family's Photographs
by KIRCHER and Tuggle Families of Georgia
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1976
- Condition
- Near Fine
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£1,018.36
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Georgia / Massachusetts / Vermont / Canada / Virginia / Pennsylvania, 1976. Softcover. Near Fine. Oblong quarto. measuring 11" x 7.5". String tied Black cloth over flexible boards. Contains 312 black and white gelatin silver or sepia toned photographs measuring between 3" x 2" and 5.5" x 3.5" with some captions. Some edgewear else near fine album with… Read more
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Black Planet: Facing Race During an NBA Season
by SHIELDS, David
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1999
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780609806661
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£18.19
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New York: Crown, 1999. Softcover. Fine. First paperback edition. Glossy, pictorial wrappers. Fine. Affectionately Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco from the author. A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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[Broadside]: Help - Police - Murder. Bristol Tramps vs. New Britain Pros... Preliminary: N.B. Girl Pros vs Broad Brook Girls
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1946
- Condition
- Near Fine
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£436.44
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New Britain, Connecticut: [George] Paris & Holst Ent, 1946. Unbound. Near Fine. Photographically illustrated broadside on thin cardstock. Approximately 14" x 22". Modest age-toning at the extremities, else near fine. While we are unaware of the meaning of the headline "Help - Police - Murder," the poster advertises a basketball game between two fairly prominent semi-pro men's basketball… Read more
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Out of Bounds: Inside the NBA's Culture of Rape, Violence, and Crime
by BENEDICT, Jeff
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9780060726027
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£14.55
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(New York): HarperCollins. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. 254pp. Remainder mark, near fine in a fine dustwrapper.
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Pitched from the Past: The Journey of "The Matchless Baseball"
by de la TORRE, Dan and Diane Marcou
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780964385702
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£32.73
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(Holiday, Florida: Tradewinds, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 114pp. Illustrated in black and white. Foreword by Mel Harder and Tommy Henrich. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Pull out set of 24 players from the 1934 All-star team on card stock in back. Review copy with letter from author to former editor of AB Bookman's Weekly Jacob L. Chernofsky laid… Read more
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Duke Casanova
by LIPSCOMB, Ken
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1958
- Condition
- Fine
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£272.78
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New York: Exposition Press, 1958. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a slight bit of toning at the spine. Vanity press soft-core porn novel by a former Harlem Globetrotter who presumably played basketball better than he wrote. "She pulled me against her with the strength of five women impersonators, scorching my tongue… Read more
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[Portrait Photograph]: B.H.S. Black Women's Basketball Team
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- Published
- 1914
- Condition
- Very Good
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£872.88
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1914. Unbound. Very Good. Gelatin silver image on thick card. Approximately 4.5" x 3.25". A little rubbing along the edges, very good or better. A nice image of 13 young African-American women. In the center of the photo, one woman holds a basketball lettered "B.H.S. 1914." According to the website "The Brooklyn Game" (http://thebrooklyngame.com/brooklyns-first-basketball-team/): "Brooklyn was home… Read more
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Taking to the Air: The Rise of Michael Jordan
by NAUGHTON, Jim
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1992
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9780446516297
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£14.55
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(New York): Warner Books, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. 264pp. Black and white photographic illustrations. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a touch of rubbing.
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[Pacific Palisades High School Yearbook]: Surf '75
by (ROBACK, Dave, Kiki Vandeweghe, etc.)
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- Published
- 1975
- Condition
- Near Fine
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£254.59
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Pacific Palisades, California: Palisades High School, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 264pp., illustrated. Illustrated boards. Modest soiling, multiple inscriptions, overall near fine. An interesting high school yearbook that seems to capture the 70s zeitgeist, with the covered decorated in graffiti style. The book seems to have been compiled somewhat haphazardly (perhaps also as part of the… Read more
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Signed Card
by COUSY, Bob
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- Condition
- Fine
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£32.73
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Unbound. Fine. Approximately 2.75" x 5" card with a mounted Signature: "Bob Cousy" with a small mounted illustration. Paper the slightest bit toned, else fine.
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1918 West Philadelphia High School Basketball Team Photograph
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- Published
- 1918
- Condition
- Very Good
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£254.59
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Philadelphia: Gilbert & Bacon, 1918. Unbound. Very Good. An 14" x 10.75" Image of a basketball team, on photographer's mount that measures 20" x 15.75". Photo is fine, large piece of the mount is broken from top right corner, the corners of the mount are rounded, very good. Small pencil notes identify the team and date. Fourteen fine… Read more
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Dunk
by LUBAR, David
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- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Fine
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£36.37
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New York: Clarion Books, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author.
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Jackie Robinson: A Biography
by RAMPERSAD, Arnold
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
- Published
- 1997
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9780679444954
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£14.55
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 512pp. Brown boards. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Near fine with a few tiny bumps along the board edges in near fine dustwrapper with edge wear.
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