Search Results: Sports from Whiting Books

South Brunswick, New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Subject of Book. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mild shelf wear to book, chipping and rubbing wear to the jacket. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. 256 pages with Glossary of Roping and Rodeo Words and Index. Thirty rodeo ropers are profiled with black and white photos. Laid in are a few pages from a 1976 issue of Rodeo Sports News (Denver, Colorado). Stapled to the first page of the chapter on Ben Johnson, Jr. is a business card autographed on the back, blank side: "Best regards from Ben Johnson." Stapled to the first page of the chapter on Toots Mansfield is a black and white snapshot of Mansfield on horseback in a 1950s city parade, likely Houston for the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition (now the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo) as the previous owner of the book was from Houston. Nice collectible copy with the Ben Johnson autograph..

Texas A&M Athletics Department, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Maroon leather/leatherette, embossed with a view of several Aggie players' helmets and the A&M logo in white. Title on front cover in gilt & white, raised letters. A very attractive production. Review of the 2004 season and a preview of 2005, the players, and the coaching staff. 202 pages with numerous stats and pictures. Dennis Franchione was 2004 Big 12 Coach of the Year..

Barcelona: Ajuntament De Banyoles, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Texto en Catalan, Frances e Ingles. Text in Catalan, French, and English (French and English translatiions found near the end of the book). Looking forward to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, this book promotes Barcelona's smaller, neighboring town of Banyoles and its lake as the best venue for the rowing events in the Olympics. The book documents the history of the area aas well as its natural resources nd features numerous photographs to illustrate the text--both historical and contemporary subjects. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this is a large, heavy book, 198 pages, 30x30 cm (12x12 inches)..

Super Enterprises, 1966. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Some rubbing wear and slight fading to the print on a few pages, otherwise a nice, clean copy. Stapled 9 X 12-inch souvenir program for Portuguese-style bullfights at Houston's Astrodome, October 1966. Thirty-four pages with numerous color and black and white photos. The program explains bullfights to the American public with descriptions of how the sport is performed in Spain, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. In Portuguese Style bullfighting, the bull is not killed. Contents include: Introduction to Bullfighting; Ritual of the Bullfight; The Matador; The Bullfighter on Horseback (Los Rejoneadores); bullfighters Brothers Zambrano, Antonio Ordonez, Guillermo Carvajal, and Jaime Bravo, The Bull Ring, The Narrator, Constantine; Glossary of Common Bullfighting Words. Two ticket stubs from the October 22nd performance are included with the program..

London: Allison & Busby, 1986. Book. Near Fine+. Hardcover. First Edition. Slight bump to spine ends; small, light crease to front flap of jacket. Price intact, no marks--a nice, clean copy. This is the first volume to collect the work of distinguished cricket writer, C.L.R. James. Includes notes, bibliography and index, covering 50 years of James' writing about the sport..

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with silver lettering to the spine and front cover. Wear at the spine ends and corners, with some rubbing wear to the covers. Edited by Harold Putnam for the Dartmouth Outing Club. 315 pages with Index, illustrations, and black and white photographs.Organized into three sections: SKIING, SKATING, and MISCELLANEOUS WINTER SPORTS..

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Detselig Enterprises, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Light bumping head of spine, short tear lower corner of rear panel. Evolution of the chuckwagon from range days and cattle round-ups in western Canada to rodeo racing events. 192 pages, illustrated with 175 archival and contemporary color photographs. Includes Appendix of Winners, Glossary, and Index..

1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Trace of wear along spine, about fine copy. Official souvenir program during the Astros' championship season. They went on to win the West Division on Mike Scott's dramatic no-hitter. This program predates that event and is labeled the 3rd Edition. Likely it was late summer. Kevin Bass is pictured on the cover. Printed for a series against the Atlanta Braves. There's alsoa look at upcoming series on the homestand aginst the Padres (pictures of Steve Garvey, Tony Gwynn, John Kruk, and Garry Templeton), the Dodgers (pictures of Steve Sax and Fernando Valenzuela), and the Giants (Pictures of Vida Blue abd Chili Davis). All the Astros stars of that yrear are here as well: Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott, Glenn Davis, Kevin Bass, Jose Cruz, etc. Nice in collectible condition..

1986. Book. Fair. Soft cover. Rear cover is wrinkled from mositure exposure, as is the bottom corner of about the last 10 pages. Official souvenir program of the 1986 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets in the Astroome. The mositure damage at the back decreases the collectibility, but itis still a fun program to look through. Includes Mets' roster (Gooden, Strawberry), a black & white reproduction of the Astros' Championship team, and a tribute to both teams' 25-year histories. Houston and New York fanchises (Colt .45s & Mets) came into the National League together in 1962 as the expansion teams that year..

1944. Paper. Fair. No Binding. 7 X 11 Inches. Single, tan sheet folded to 7 X 11 inches, creating four panels of printed information about the event, with the rear panel displaying a Coca-Cola ad and a picture of cowboy film star Hoot Gibson. Horizontal crease, edge tears, a shallow corner chip, and some faint staining along the fold. Writing on the rear panel in green ink indicating the attendance date. Cover photo of a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Opening the program to the interior panels reveals credits for the production of the event and a list of rodeo events, with blanks to fill in name and place for contestants, and circus-like performances, such as trick and fancy horse riding, trick roping, etc. A scarce program for this Chicago performance of the traveling rodeo/circus during World War II..

New York: Sports Illustrated, Inc., 1937. Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. 10 x 14 inches. Some edge wear and wear along the spine, but there is no separation of covers or pages. Foxing on the inside of the front cover, otherwise the interior is bright and clean. The magazine was combined with American Golfer and includes articles from that publication to go with it varied coverage of sports from baseball and football to surfing and mountain climbing among others. Also included is a featured article on women and sports titled, "In Defense of Women's Athletes." 48 pages with many black and white photos. Cover art illustration of Baseball Commissioner Judge Landis, of whom an article starting on page 10..

Houston, Texas: Inverness Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Light shelf wear and some edge wear and chipping to the dust jacket. 198 pages, black & white photos. Inside story from Trainers' Hall of Fame member, Bobby Brown, who recounts his days with Houston sports teams--the Oilers in football and the Aeros in hockey. He helped with the comebacks of George Blanda and Gordie Howe and was around long enough to see and be concerned about the growing number of pills athletes were taking. Humorous and candid observations..