Search Results: Sports and Recreation from Sandhill Books

no publisher, 1939. third edition. Softcover. Fine/no jacket. 33 p, b/w illustrations, 24 cm tall, octavo. Soft bound in cream illustrated covers, black title on front. Photos and descriptions of game trophies acquired during two hunting trips to Kenya and Tanganyika 1924 to 1926. The collection of trophies was exhibited at the Winona National and Savings Bank in Winona, Minnesota.

Baltimore Orioles, 2001. paperback, fine/no jacket. 376 p, b/w illustrations, portraits, 22 cm tall, octavo.

C. C. Spink & Son, 1953. Softcover. Good. Illustrated with player portraits and team photos, 350 pages, 9-in tall. Statistics and facsimile signatures of active major league players, managers, coaches, and umpires. A 24-page biography of Joe Engel, pitcher for the Washington Senators, legendary baseball scout, and president of the minor league Chattanooga Lookouts. Covers with light soil and surface rubbing, internally fine.

Sporting News, 1951. Softcover in fair condition. Illustrated with player portraits and team photos, 343 pages, 9-in tall. Statistics and facsimile signatures for active major league players, managers and coaches, umpires. A 48-page article about Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb: "Which was the greatest?" Covers show creases, rubbing at spine. Internally fine and good binding.

Rochester, MN: Brother Bill's Publishing Company, 1995. Paperback. Fine/no jacket. 208p, illustrations, 26cm tall, quarto. Fishing for trout on the Brule River in northern Wisconsin.

Sportsbook Publishing, 1990. first printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Blue leatherette, 285 pages, 8.5-in tall, bibliography and index. Ink stamp on endpaper shows this copy to be registered copy number 237. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

New York: M. Shanken Communications, 1999. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Cover photo of Ernest Hemingway, 242 pages, 12 in tall. Volume 7 number 6. In this issue: "Remembering Papa one hundred years after his birth, Ernest Hemingway's proud and painful legacy endures." Also, the Tournament Players Club network of golf courses; Baltimore Orioles play against a Cuban baseball team for a bit of baseball diplomacy.

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. x, 405p, illustrations, 24cm tall, octavo. Covers show rubbing at corners, dust jacket has half-dime chip on front panel.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2009. Softcover. Fine/no jacket. xxiv, 243p, illustrations, 22cm tall, octavo.

Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in green boards with gilt title on front and spine, 159 pp., 29 cm tall (quarto). Inscribed by author to Tom Brokaw on free endpaper.

St. Louis: Sporting News, 1967. Softcover in very good condition. Pictorial covers, 320 pages, 9 In. tall. Complete records of all NFL and AFL players plus many former stars. A clean copy with minor wear to the covers. Title page has a small ownership label.

Chicago: Blossom Book Bourse, 1909. Hardcover in poor condition, lacking dust jacket. Red cloth and black title to spine and front cover, 179 pages, 8 in tall. Illustrated with protraits of James Figg, George Taylor, John Broughton, and John Slack. Index includes all boxers who have contested for the world's heavy weight championship, as well as many other notables. This boxing history starts with the 18th-century James Figg, the first English bare-knuckle boxing champion. Covers with soil spots, frayed cloth at extremities. Ownership signature on pastedown and dedication page. Binding is cracked but intact, no loose leaves. A glue repair has been applied to the gutter at pg 177.

Northbrook, IL: Dbi Books, 1993. second edition, trade paperback, fine/no jacket. 256p, illustrations, 27cm tall, quarto. "An in-depth study of the 9mm Luger/Parabellum cartridge and the guns that fire it." Covers show slight wear at corners.

Herter's, 1973. Softcover. Good/no jacket. Black, yellow, and red covers, 694 pages, illustrations throughout, 28cm tall, quarto, index. Equipment and supplies for hunters, fishermen and backpackers. Front cover has some small brown foxing spots and a corner crease. Fore and top edges of leaves show some foxing spots. A lightly worn and lightly soiled copy with good binding.

Herter's, 1979. Softcover. Good/no jacket. Red, yellow, and black covers, 184 pages, illustrations throughout, 28cm tall, quarto, index. Equipment and supplies for hunters, fishermen, and backpackers. Covers have a few small, brown foxing spots. Front cover has corner crease. A lightly worn and lightly soiled copy with good binding, fine interior.

Herter's, 1975. Softcover. Good/no jacket. Red, yellow, and black covers, 372 pages, illustrations throughout, 28cm tall, quarto, index. Equipment and supplies for hunters, fishermen, backpackers. Rear cover has some brown foxing spots, covers show light handling creases. A lightly worn and lightly soiled copy with good binding, fine interior.

Mandragora, 1999. Softcover. Very Good. Duilio Cambellotti illus. Illustrated wraps, 143 pages, 8.5-in tall, bibliography. Italian text. Half-title page with gift inscription and owner's blindstamp, otherwise clean and unworn.

Springfield, IL: Illinois Conservation Foundation, 2004. Hardcover. As New/no jacket. pp 133, many photos, 28cm tall, quarto. Green cloth with gilt title on front and spine. This title includes big buck stories and big buck recognition program records.

John Wiley and Sons, 2004. first printing. fine/very good. xv, 288 p, b/w and color illustrations, 24 cm tall, octavo. Bound in black paper boards, gilt title on spine, index.

New York: Al Munro Elias Baseball Bureau, 1947. Softcover. Good/no jacket. pp 149, 19cm tall, 12mo. Covers show minor soil, front cover has short tear at spine. Good binding and internally fine.