New York: Random House, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover quarto in purple DJ. 233 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Contents: Prologue: Beginnings and endings -- Preseason: It's that time -- The season: Life in the salt mines" -- Second season: The home stretch. ||..... More
New York: W. Morrow, 1978. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Quarto in black and red illus DJ; 320 p. , index; 26 cm. Small bookseller labwel of Vroman's, Pasadena to front paste-down. || Horse racing -- Betting -- Dictionaries. Courses de chevaux -- Paris -- Dictionnaires anglais..... More
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972. First UK edition. Paperback. Octavo in yellow, color-illus wraps; 214 p. illus. 23 cm ; bibliography: p. 206-207. An overview of bicycle history, with several illius. in b/w. || Bicycles ; Cycling -- History. More
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Oblong quarto in illus boards and illus DJ with green spine; 191 p. : col. ill. ; bibliographical references and index24 cm. Very well done, focusing on the friendships formed and developed through the pastime..... More
Paramount, CA: Magic City, 1990. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Light blue duodecimo; 31 p, b&w illus. Magic; Games; Recreation. More
London: The Photochrom Co. Ltd, [1924]. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. White octavo; 16 p : b&w illus; 22 cm. No. 1, First Series. || Golf; Sports & Recreation. More
Milan: Randonnées pyrénéennes, 1991. Ed. Milan. Hardcover. Hardcover white folio. 128 pages : b/w illustrations ; 29 cm. Author inscribed on front free end paper. Includes christmas letter on separate paper. In French. || "Des premieres traces de skis au sommet de l'Aneto en avril 1904 aux quatre mousquetaires feminines..... More
Great Britain: Kegworth Derby : Britannia Bow Works, 1999 (2001). 2nd reprint. Paperback. Teal Quarto, color photo illus; 168 p. : ill. ; . cm. "A practical guide to the manufacture and use of the longbow arrows and bow strings as used in traditional archery" More
London: Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley, 1998. 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. In English Series: Master bridge series; Contract bridge -- Humor. Jewish wit and humor. More
Moscow: Fizkultura I Sport Publishing House, 1964. Hardcover. Octavo in white boards; [192] pages : chiefly illustrations (some color, 1 folded); 23 cm. In English. // Very scarce; in only 7 libraries worldwide. More
London: R. Hale, 1993. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo in white DJ; 183 p ; 23 cm. Card games; Sports & Recreation. More
Squamish, British Columbia: Quickdraw Publications, 2000. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Large black duodecimo or small octavo; 232 p, b&w illus ; 19 cm. Rock climbing -- British Columbia -- Squamish Region -- Guidebooks. More
Cincinnati: "It"-of-golf" Book Co., 1927. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Blue-cloth duodecimo; 59 p ; 18 cm. Rare; only one holding found in WordCat. || Sports & Recreation; Golf. More
Baltimore: Bready, 1979. Third edition. Paperback. Quarto in orange wrappers; 104 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm.; wrappers show very light signs of wear o/w are mostly clean and free of tears and creases; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight; a gently..... More
Glasgow, Burton's Navigational Publications, 1955 (1962). Reprint. Hardcover. Small Octavo in light grey DJ; 146 p. tables, diagrs. 23 cm. "First appeared in 1935 under the title: A manual of modern navigation."--Pref. Maritime Science, Sailing, Astronomy, Celestial Navigation. More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. 2009. 4th rev. and exp. ed. Paperback. Octavo in black paper wraps ; 400 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. Signed and inscribed by one of the authors. "The long anticipated 4th Edition of The Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide is competely revised with..... More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1993. First edition (stated) ; first printing (presumed). Hardcover. Oblong small quarto in glossy orange illus baords and same DJ; 156 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (p. 152) and index. Excellent illustrations. Very well done. || New York Giants (Baseball team)..... More
N.P. N.P., 1982. Limited First edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo in green DJ in protected plastic sleeve; 166 p, b&w illus ; 23 cm. Signed by Charlie Emery. || Biography; Golf. || #372. More
San Leandro, Calif. Self-published, 1940. Hardcover. Small octavo in red cloth with black text; 220 pages frontispiece, 32 plates on 16 leaves 20 cm.; very good(+) copy; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; sunning to ffep outlining the opposite bookplate; soil from handling to cloth; soil from age; o/w cloth..... More
New York: Dover Publications, 1962. Hardcover. Octavo in blue cloth with gilt titles to spine; illus.; 370 pp., 22 cm. In English || "An unabridged republication of the work first published by G. P. Putnam Son's in 1896." More
New York: Chess Review, 1951-1966. softcover. 28 issues of the magazine, ranging from 1951 to1966, with most issues for 1964. Heavily illustrated in b&w. 28 cm. Includes a single issue of Chess Life & Review (Feb., 1972) as well as a May 2014 issue of Chess Life. More
New York: Chess Review, 1958. Hardcover. Quarto in rustic blue cloth; twelve issues for 1959 bound as one hardcover cloth volume of 320p. More
(Albany, California): (Wen Wu School), (1975). Paperback. Quarto-size (8 1/2 x 10 inches) pamphlet in red textured and printed wraps; 38p, b&w diagrams and photos. Text in English and Chinese. Very scarce. Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Tai chi. More
N.p. Privately published, 1979. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Blue-cloth octavo in brodart; xix, 743 p ; 24 cm. Handwritten letter signed by author laid in. || Card games; Sports and Recreation. More