SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Vol. 1, No. 18.
December 13, 1954. Illus, 11.5x8", pict stapled wraps, 80pp, address label, minor wear. Nice article on old Colt revolvers. More
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Sports Scoop and Jim Rowe Photos, National Baseball Hall Of Fame Nominee Baseball Cards: Earl Averill, George Burns, Jack Fournier, Jeff Heath, Joe Jackson, Bob Johnson, Fred Lindstrom, Barney McCoskey, Earl Torgeson
Sports Scoop: Seattle/Berwyn, nd (1970s). Paperback. 5.5 x 3.5", black and white. Thirteen cards: Averill, Cleveland Indians (3 different poses), Burns, Red Sox (1); Fournier, Brooklyn Dodgers (1); Health, Cleveland Indians (1), Joe Jackson (1), Johnson, Philadelphia Athletics (1), Lindstrom, Cubs, Giants and Pirates (3); McCoskey, Detroit Tigers (1) and..... More
SPORTSCASTER'S MONTHLY With Ratings Of Racing Thoroughbreds Vol. 6 No. 7 October 1949
Sportscaster's Publications: Chicago, 1949. Paperback. Illus., 8 x 4.5", brown and white wraps, 142pp. Covers worn, soiled, rubbed, vertical tear near spine, staple removal marks on front cover all the way through to back cover, ink numbers on back cover, horse name (Gay Texan) underlined in the ratings lists else..... More
THE SPORTSMAN'S DICTIONARY; OR, The Gentleman's Companion for Town and Country, Containing Full and Particular Instructions for Riding, Setting, Farriery, Hunting, Fishing, Cocking, Fowling, Racing, Hawking, &c. The Fourth Edition.
G,G.J. and J. Robinson: London, 1792. Frontis illustr (parts of a horse), 13 (of 15) full page plates, 11 x 8.5 full tree calf, unpag, covers rubbed, extremities worn and bumped, spine chipped, hinges cracked, front cover detached (but present), old bookplate, pp toned and spotted, one plate with corner..... More
Stereoview card "Decoying Wild Ducks. Lying Low. A Flock Coming." showing a man lying on his back on a small raft covered with branches with ducks approaching him
Underwood and Underwood: New York. Strohmeyer and Myman publishers. Geo. Barker, photographer, copyright 1890, 1890. 3.5 x 7". Soiling, rubbing, spotting (mainly on the back) else good condition. More
Stereoview Card Showing duplicate images of both Babe Ruth and Tom Mix, #33290 The Keystone Eye Comfort and Depth Perception Series.
Keystone View Company: Meadville, Penna. nd (1920s). Oblong 7 x 3.5. Photographic images have a few light scratches, majority of scratches are in the center area which has no images, card has light scratches/creasing/edge wear else good/very good. This Keystone series was produced in the 1920s to be used as..... More
Stoddard & Porter Photograph of unidentified bike shop interior
San Francisco, (c. 1895). 6 x 8" plus mount with photographer's name and address stamped on reverse. Minor staining to top of image, mount a bit worn with 1" marginal tear and a little residue at top. Rich photo showing shopkeeper plus 3 repairmen, cases on left with parts and..... More
"Sugar Ray Robinson -- Boxing's Biggest Break," a two-page article in COLOR, volume 7, no. 8, Oct.-Nov., 1951.
Color: Charleston, WV, 1952. Illustr, 13.5 x 10.5, pict stapled wraps, 50 pp, covers worn, creased, soiled, torn, lower corners chewed, pages torn. Featured on the cover is "Sugar" Ray Robinson, and Bethune-Cookman College business education major, Lois McLendon. Articles listed on the cover are "What Makes a Woman Beautiful,"..... More
"SUGAR RAY ROBINSON, The Middleweight Champion of the World" [cover title; inside: "The Saga of Ray Robinson"]
(Program Publishing Co.: NY), nd (c. 1953). Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, (16)pp, covers rubbed and creased, extremities a bit worn, old bookstore inkstamp on first page, contents with some finger soiling and wear, minor musty smell else ok. SCARCE. Program for his dancing engagements. More
Thirteen Yearbooks from the Detroit Tigers 1957-1959, 1961 and 1972 [Featured in them are Detroit's first three black players Ozzie Virgil, Jake Wood and Bubba Morton]
Detroit Tigers: Detroit, 1957-1959, 1961-1969 and 1972. Paperback. Illus., size varies from 10.5 x 8" to 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, pagination varies. Condition: 1957: covers creased, worn with minor chipping, lacks lower corners of last two pages. 1967: front cover and first two pages have edge tears. 1972..... More
Three Photographs (plus one duplicate) of men and women standing next to their swordfish catch in 1940s Acapulco, Mexico; a sign in the background of two photographs reads "Maria Cristina."
Acapulco, 1943 and 1947. 1943: oblong 4.5 x 2.75 b&w. 1947: 7 x 5, b&w, with duplicate that has margins cropped and 3.5 x 2.5, color. Light wear, removal marks on back of one, ink names on backs of three of the photos else very good. The earlier one, from..... More
Tintype showing three young women named Nellie, Nettie and Ida Littleton posing in a horse-drawn buggy in the country.
np, nd (1880s? 1890. No photog listed. 3.5 x 4.25. Light scratches, dark areas around the edges, names of the women are on a label affixed to the back. The young ladies are nicely dressed with attractive hats. More
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 1946 BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Globe and Mail: Toronto, 1946. Paperback. 3.75 x 2.5", one stiff sheet folded, with ad on back panel. Very good condition. More
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 1946 BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Globe and Mail: Toronto, 1946. Paperback. 3.75 x 2.5", one stiff sheet folded, with ad on back panel. Very good condition with original envelope. More
A Treatise On Greyhounds With Observations on the Treatment and Disorders of them
Lackington et al: London, 1819. Color frontis & title page vignette, 7 x 4.5", one cover mottled calf, one cover half leather, teg, xiii, 122pp. Disbound, two different covers, replacement endpapers, "Bound for C.S. Lauriat Boston", frontis dethatched and toned, title page toned with some offsetting, slightly torn page, scattered..... More
THE TURNING POINT, The 54th Amateur Championship of the United States Golf Association, 1954
np, nd (1983?). Hardcover. Photos, 7.75 x 6", gilt-lettered black boards, 64pp, minor edge bumping, ink writing inside back cover else a very nice copy. SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS (who mostly add the year of their championship below their signatures): Nick Flanagan (2003), Nathaniel Crosby (1981), Buddy..... More
THE TURNING POINT, The 54th Amateur Championship of the United States Golf Association 1954
np, nd. Hardcover. Photos, 7.5 x 6", gilt-lettered black boards, 64pp, upper fore-corners bumped else a nice, clean, fresh, tight copy. Includes bookmarks advertising the book at the Arnold Palmer Turning Point Invitational, at the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI on August 29, 2004. More
THE TURNING POINT, The 54th Amateur Championship of the United States Golf Association 1954, Winner: Arnold D. Palmer" [cover title]
np, nd. Hardcover. Photos; illus., 7.5 x 6", gilt-lettered black boards, 64pp, a nice, clean, tight copy with commemorative bookmark. More
Two brief mentions of black boxer Harry Wills' upcoming bout with Jack Dempsey in Articles on Dempsey in "The Ring" Volume 4 Number 10 November 1925
The Ring: NY, 1925. Paperback. Illus., pict stapled green wraps, 42pp. Covers soiled, creased, rubbed, sunned, spine worn, contents have light creasing and toning, edge tears else good. In an article on Gunboat Smith and Jack Dempsey, the writer says "I doubt if Harry Wills could take his measure", sports..... More
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN VS. ARMY. Saturday, October 13, 1956. Official Program.
Illus, 12x9", pict wraps, 64pp, covers heavily soiled. More
"What Chance Has The Galloping Gorgonzola"; a two page article on Joe Louis in KEN June 29, 1939
Ken Inc.: Chicago, 1939. Illus., light waterstaining and wrinkling, some minor chipping, toning else good condition. From the article: "The farcical encounter on June 28 between the beer-bellied buffoon (Tony Galento) and the Dark Disintegrator (Joe Louis) seems to be the worst excuse for a heavyweight championship fight ever perpetrated"..... More
WILLIAMS SHOOTER'S CATALOG 10th Edition. 1961
Davison, Mich. 11 x 8.5, pict stapled wraps, 212 pp, covers worn else ok. More
WILLIAMS SHOOTER'S CATALOG No. 9. 1958-1959.
Davison, Mich. Illustr, 11 x 8.5, 138 pp, few last pages have crinkled corner, covers soiled some. More
WINCHESTER QUALITY PRODUCTS. World Standard Guns and Ammunition - Flashlights and Batteries - Fishing Tackle - Ice and Roller Skates - Cutlery - Tools.
Winchester Repeating Arms Company: New Haven, 1929. Illustr, 11 x 8.5, stapled wraps, 233 pp. Covers have light/moderate wear, light soiling, light creasing to upper corner, lower corner and pages bumped and creased, some wear along spine, staples rusty, moderate staining on first and last few pages, occasional smudging else..... More
Window Card for "BIG TIME WRESTLING OAK PARK, MICH. TUESDAY NOV. 9 - 8:00 P.M. OAK PARK HIGH SCHOOL MIGHTY IGOR AND LOU KLEIN - VS - FABULOUS KANGAROO GIRLS MATCH IVAN KALMIKOFF - VS - DINGO PLUS ONE OTHER GREAT MATCH SPONSORED BY SENIOR CLASS TICKETS AD
Oak Park, nd (1970s). Lone Star Printing Co, Fort Worth, Texas. 14 x 22, toning, lightly bumped corners else very good. Red on cream background with images of the four main stars. More