Search Results: SPORTS from Houle Rare Books & Autographs

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1902.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. Illustrated. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (small chip head of spine), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 380 pages. Includes chapters on Record of American Cup Matches; a chapter on The New York Yacht Club; steam yachting in America. Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library. Printed by the Norwood Press, Norwood, Massachusetts.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Boston, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. [1910]., 1910. First edition ("August, 1910"). 8vo. Frontispiece and five illustrations by Charles Copeland. Original blue pictorial cloth with design of blue, blue gray and flesh of two baseball players making a home run. Very good. 316 pages + 9 page publisher's advertisements at end. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

("Duke Snider") in blue on First-Day Cover for the 20 cent Jackie Robinson stamp (Scott # 2016), pictorial cachet by Brennan, postmarked Copperstown, NY, August 2, 1982. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

("Leo Durocher") boldly penned in black fountain pen ink on vintage album leaf. 5 3/4" x 4 1/2". Very good (minor signs of handling), ca. 1949. Nice example. Signed: "Leo Durocher" Leo Durocher married to actress Laraine Day 1947-1960.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

1988. ("Fernando Valenzuela") in blue ink on large vintage album leaf, Stouffer Presidente Hotel, Mexico City, Mexico, 1988. 8 3/4" x 8 1/4"; very good. Together with a candid color photograph of Valenzuela signing the album leaf. Signed and inscribed: "Un Saludo Paso todos les au Hotel Presidente Saludos de Ser Amigo Fernando Valenzuela . 21-88.". No Binding. Very Good.

on First-Day Cover for the 6 cent Professional Baseball stamp (Scott # 1381) with pictorial cachet by Fleetwood, postmarked Fairbanks, AK, August 26, 1978. Boldly signed by Gene Woodling. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1903.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. 20 b/w illustrations by Martin Justice Mielatz. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices(small crack), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 410 pages. Also includes chapters on salmon, catfish, grouper, snapper. Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library. Printed by the Norwood Press, Norwood, Massachusetts.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

New York, Atheneum, 1976., 1976. First edition (so stated). 8vo. 26 b/w illustrations from photographs. 6 1/2 page introduction by Roger Kahn. Color pictorial dust jacket designed by Charles Goslin (unclipped). Fine. 300 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed with a full page inscription to Maria Shriver, First Lady of California: "Feb. 14, 1983, To Maria Shriver, Best wishes & warmest regards to a lovely, beautiful & talented young lady with a wonderful future! Happy Valentines day to you from me and my family & Mark too! Sincerely Bob Woolf. ". Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

New York, Rinehart & Company [1954]., 1954. First edition. 8vo. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Ben Feder Inc. (price clipped; few nicks; short tears). Very good. 404 pages. Contains 21 of the Crunch and Des fishing stories.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York, Doubleday [1990].. First edition (so stated) . Tall 8vo. Author's preface. Appreciations by George Brett and Howie Long. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 218 pages. With facsimile signature on the half title page. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

First edition (so stated). Octavo. 22 b/w illustrations. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 178 pages.
Signed and inscribed by Davidson on half title page: "To Ross - Best wishes always and I hope you enjoy the book. Don Davidson 7/31/72."
3 page foreword by Ted Williams.
Davidson died at age 64 in 1990.

First edition. Octavo. 8 pages advertisements at end. Original green cloth blindstamped, spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Very good, (some light foxing). Bookplates of James W. Todd (dated Sept 27, 1855 in ink) and Harry Worcester Smith on the front pastedown. Enclosed in gilt stamped green drop box, lined in felt with bookplate of Jeffrey Norton on the inside cover. Herbert continues his attempts at serious historical writing. Van Winkle pp. 48-49. BAL 8135.

Los Angeles, News Publishing Co. [1913]., 1913. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with halftones from b/w photographs. Original red cloth stamped in black (rubbed). Very good. 181 pages + 5 page index + 4 pages of advertisement's at end. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name and address written in ink on the front cover (partly effaced and not offensive).. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York, Harper & Row, Publishers [1979]., 1979. First edition thus, updated and revised. Large 8vo. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 439 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

("Crazylegs Hirsch") in ink on pictorial card with three reproduction drawings in three positions of "Crazylegs" in uniform. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"; very good (minor signs of handling). With biography printed on verso. Signed: "Crazylegs Hirsch". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, The Stackpole Company [1956]., 1956. First edition, second printing (so stated). 8vo. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Ned Smith (unclipped). Very good. 298 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Nashville, Tennessee, The McQuiddy Press [1944]., 1944. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Gotto. 1 page introduction by Grantland Rice. Original blue cloth stamped in black (spine faded). Very good. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Fred Russell to director Delbert Mann's wife in black ink on the front free endapers: "To Ann Carolyn Mann - with the warmest regards of Fred Russell and . . ., 9-18-44." Provenance: from the estate of director Delbert Mann.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nashville, Tennessee, The McQuiddy Press [1944]., 1944. First edition. 8vo. 2 page foreword. Original green cloth stamped in gilt on the spine. Very good. 126 pages. No dust jacket. No other signatures or bookplates. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Fred Russell to director Delbert Man on the half title page in black ink: "To Ann Carolyn and Delbert, wishing for them the best of everything. Fred Russell." Provenance: from the estate of director Delbert Mann.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nashville, Tennesse, The McQuiddy Press [1944]., 1944. First edition. 8vo. Illustrations by Charles Bissell. 2 page introduction by Henry McLemore. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt on the spine (spine faded). Very good. 106 pages. No dust jacket. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed by Fred Russell to director Delbert Mann in black ink on the front free endapers: "To Ann and Delbert, two of my favorite people through the years, with admiration and with every good wish, Fred Russell." Provenance: from the estate of director Delbert Mann.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904.. First edition (so stated). Large 8vo. 5 page preface by Paret. Illustrated with portraits by William A. Larned and others as well as b/w plates. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. Fine, fresh. 419 pages. Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library. Printed by the Norwood Press, Norwood, Massachusetts.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.