Search Results: Sports from Twin City Antiquarian Books

New York: A. A. Wyn, Inc., 1949 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards, beige cloth spine with green titles, 160 pp, 33 cartoons. Slight shelf wear, owner's name on ffep. DJ tattered, chipped, torn, 2 inch (5 cm) chip to tail of spine & rear panel, but otherwise substantially complete; in Brodart archival cover. Humorous golf anecdotes, some of which may actually have happened. A sampling of golf terms as defined by the authors: "Lie-- the number of strokes entered on the score card. ... Stroke-- what the dub has when he first pars a hole. ... Par-- a term of affection used by Joe Kirkwood Jr. in referring to Joe Kirkwood Sr." Later editions incremented the number of years spent in the sand trap. Shipping weight 1 lb.. 7th ptg. . VG+/G. Illus. by Emax. 20½ X 14 cm.

New York: Bramhall House, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light brown cloth, black titles on spine, xvii, 206 pp, 10 ill., notes. Spine ends a bit rumpled, smells moderately of tobacco. DJ badly sunned on spine and about top & back inch of front panel, else just slightly worn, fore-edges browned; in Brodart archival cover. Gardner gives the history of the poem and its author, Ernest L. Thayer, reprints the original and two revised versions, and collects 25 other poems inspired by or parodying it.. . Near Fine/VG-. 21 X 14 cm.

Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice-Hall of Canada, Ltd., 1970 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Sage green boards, foil titles on spine, pictorial endpapers, 288 pp, 8 ff color plates, many b & w photos & drawings in text, glossary. Corners bumped, a few small spots on edges. DJ tattered & chipped at extremities without loss of text; in Brodart archival cover. The author was outdoors editor for the Toronto Telegram. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). First Edition. . VG+/G+. 26 X 17½ cm.

New York: Galahad Books, 1994 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark brown paper-covered boards, xx, 388 pp. A few bumps to bottom edge of front board, spine ends rolled in. Edges of DJ curled a bit; in Brodart archival cover. A compendium of baseball writing from authors as diverse as Shoeless Joe Jackson (with a ghost), John Updike, and Stephen Jay Gould. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). . Near Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Remainder. Black cloth, foil titles on spine, vii, 248 pp. Remainder mark is a red dot on bottom edge. DJ creased at head of spine; in Brodart archival cover. Baseball writer Pete Golenbeck ghosted Lyle's observations of the New York Yankees' 1978 season while it was in progress--a season in which Goose Gossage snared Lyle's job as the Yankees' closer, and the Yankees came from behind to snare the division title. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

London: Pelham Books, 1971 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, 155 pp, 4 ff b & w plates, index. DJ lightly worn & soiled; in Brodart archival cover. The story of bicyclists who have set, or attempted to set, new records for the ride from one end of Great Britain to the other, from the earliest riders of solid-tire high cycles to the latest light weight models.. First Edition. . Fine/Near Fine. 22½ X 14½ cm.

Solana Beach, CA: Casagrande Press, 2007 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue pictorial wraps, white titles on black spine, 254, [2] pp. Collects articles and photos by 26 contributors, including an 18 pp "Bike Crash Photo Gallery." Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). Trade Paperback. Fine/No dj. 23 X 15 cm.

New York & Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1914 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green cloth, gilt titles, black & gilt decorations (leaping fish in circle on front cover), top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, 270 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, many b & w drawings. Some water spotting to boards, else very good. Stories of days spent fishing collected over a lifetime. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). . G/No dj. Illus. by Louis Rhead. 21½ X 14½ cm.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full pale grey cloth, foil titles on spine, [ix], 287, [2] pp, title page illustration & chapter headpieces by author. Small spot to bottom edge, else fine. Price-clipped DJ browned at extremities, slightly chipped at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. This sequel to Schwiebert's Remembrances of Rivers Past contains fifteen stories about fishing in streams all across the United States, and a few in the British Isles. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 21½ X 14½ cm.

n. p.: Ailsa, Inc., 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter beige cloth, green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles & dec. on front board, black titles & dec. on spine, [vii], 239, [6] pp, 11 ff b & w photo plates. A few small spots to fore-edge, else fine. Attractive and well-produced facsimile of the original 1927 edition, with a new forward by Herbert Warren Wind and a new afterword by Francis M. Bird. Bobby Jones wrote this book just after he had become the first golfer to win the U. S. and British Open Championships in the same year. Part One is a golfing autobiography, while Part Two describes Jones's method of play. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Reprint. . Near Fine/No dj. 22½ X 15 cm.

Grand Rapids, MN: Grand Rapids Herald-Review, 1952 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth w/gold titles. 119 pp, frontis, 25 pp contain illustrations. It is difficult to tell from title page whether the publisher is Montague, the Northland Country Club, or the Grand Rapids Herald-Review, which printed this limited edition. Rear board very lightly soiled and bumped along top edge, gift inscription dated 1952 on recto of ffep, else fine. Wrapped in Brodart archival cover to prevent soiling. History of golf in Scotland and the USA. Illustrations include historical photos (Tom Morris, Sr. & Jr., Harry Vardon, evolution of swing from 1887 to 1950), paintings, cartoons. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 27½ X 20 cm.

Boston, New York, Toronto & London: Little, Brown and Company, 1995 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark green boards, chartreuse titles on spine, xx, 475 pp, 8 ff b & w photo plates, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Sports journalist Feinstein writes first-hand about goings-on on the PGA tour in 1993 and 1994. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 14th ptg. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 1991 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth with title gilt-stamped title, xi, 246 pp, 14 ff b & w photo plates, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Biography of the Minnesota sports writer and radio announcer, who ended his career as the legendary color man for the Minnesota Twins baseball broadcasts. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . As New/As New. 23½ X 16 cm.

Minneapolis: Nodin Press, 1991 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth with title gilt-stamped title, xi, 246 pp, 14 ff b & w photo plates, bibliography, indx. DJ price-clipped and lightly creased at top of rear joint; else as new in Brodart archival cover. Biography of the Minnesota sports writer and radio announcer, who ended his career as the legendary color man for the Minnesota Twins baseball broadcasts. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . As New/Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Warner Books, 2001 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green boards, white titles on spine, pictorial endpapers, xiv, 306 pp, hundreds of color photos. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 28½ X 23½ cm.

Minneapolis: Posttime Press, 1986 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Inscribed by author on preliminary blank. Green & white with racing photo on front cover, 220 pp. This is a how-to book on handicapping and betting on horses. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No dj. 21½ X 14 cm.

New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth, black titles on front board & spine, [2], xiii, 151, [3] pp, 32 ff b & w photo plates, 2 pp ads. Externally rubbed and somewhat soiled, 5 mm tear at head of spine, front endpaper torn at gutter, shaken front hinge reglued, paper browned. From the Introduction: "In scope the feats described in this volume comprise all that is essential in jiu-jitsu for purposes of personal encounter. Much that would be of interest only under Japanese conditions of life has been omitted. The tricks selected for analysis in this volume are those that are of the most value to the man of Anglo-Saxon heritage in matters of fighting." Illustrated by photos, in many cases of two Japanese combatants in correct business attire.. First Edition. . G/No dj. 19½ X 13½ cm.

New York: Random House, 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter red cloth, grey paper-covered boards, foil titles on spine, red foil monogram on front board, [xi], 206, [1] pp, map, 4 ff b & w photo plates. Top edges of boards slightly faded, else fine. DJ is price-clipped, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. This is the story of LeMond's career as a professional cyclist, with emphasis on his comeback to a surprise victory in the Tour de France in 1989 after a nearly-fatal hunting accident in 1987 and appendicitis in 1988. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange cloth, black titles on spine, [v], 233 pp. DJ rubbed; in Brodart archival cover. Mrs. Stuhldreher writes about her life with Harry Stuhldreher, one of the Four Horsemen at Notre Dame in the 1920s, a quarterback described by Knut Rockne as "the brainiest field general he ever coached," and later a football coach for Villanova and the University of Wisconsin. A journalist as well as a famous coach's wife, Mrs. Stuhldreher tells an engaging and readable story. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/VG+. 21 X 14½ cm.

New York: Atheneum, 1974 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter brown cloth, orange paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine, blind title on front board, xviii, 333, [1] pp inc 16 pp b & w photos. Edges of boards slightly faded. DJ has very light edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. University of Southern California coach John McKay writes about what it takes to be a college football coach (give the ball to O. J. Simpson "and order him to 'Run fast,' 'Catch the ball,' and 'Head for the goal line.'"). Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 22 X 14½ cm.