SPORTS
FOOTBALL FOR THE SPECTATOR.
Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press: Boston. 1911. Photo frontis, 7.5 x 5, decorated cloth, 67 pp, covers lithely worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents toned else a nice copy in toned (esp spine) and edge chipped dust jacket. Scarce in dust jacket! More
DEATH IN THE DARK CONTENENT
St. Martin's Press: NY, (1983). Hardcover. 9 x 6", gilt-dec brown leather; aeg, 258pp, minor extremity wear, former owner's bookplate on limitation page. LIMITED TO 5000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #0315), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PETER HATHAWAY CAPSTICK. Though, I must repeat, former owner's bookplate on limitation page (alas!)..... More
DEATH IN THE LONG GRASS [limited signed edition]
St. Martin's Press: NY, (1977). Hardcover. Photos, 9.25 x 6.25", gilt dec red leather; aeg, 297pp, former owner's bookplate on limitation page else a nice copy. LIMITED TO 5000 NUMBERED COPIES printed by The Buckingham Mint (this is copy #315), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; remember: the former owner's bookplate is..... More
DEATH IN THE SILENT PLACES
St. Martin's Press: NY, (1981). Hardcover. 9 x 6", gilt-dec blue-green leather; aeg, 258pp, minor extremity wear, former owner's bookplate on limitation page. LIMTED TO 5000 NUMBERED COPIES (this is #0315), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PETER HATHAWAY CAPSTICK. Though, I must repeat, former owner's bookplate on limitation page (alas!). More
SANDS OF SILENCE, On Safari in Namibia
The Derrydale Press: Lyon, MS, (1991). Hardcover. Photos, 9.5 x 7.5", gilt-dec black leather; aeg, 214pp, bottom forecorner of front cover bumped, spine a bit cocked, former owner's bookplate on verso of front fly. LIMITED TO 2500 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #315), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PETER HATHAWAY CAPSTICK..... More
A HUNTER'S JOURNEY
PGI Publishing: Mt. Pleasant, MI, 2009. Photos, 9 x 6", boards, 282pp, bottom corners a little bumped, hinges a little loose else a nice, clean copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. Michigan hunter. More
AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS. When, Where and What They Made From the Colonial Period to the End of the Nineteenth Century.
NY (1953). Illus, 9x6", cloth, 146pp, nice copy in slightly yellowed but fresh dw. FIRST EDITION. More
THE MINNESOTA HUDDLE, Volume I 1936, A Pictorial Annual Publication Devoted in its Entirety to Football at the University of Minnesota
Stan Carlson: Minneapolis, MN, 1936. Paperback. Photos, 12 x 9", pict stapled wraps, covers a bit rubbed, edges a bit worn, contents pretty nice. SCARCE. More
THE MINNEAPLOLIS LAKERS, World Champions of Professional Basketball 1948-1949-1950, A Pictorial Album
Stan Carlson: Minneapolis, MN, 1950. Paperback. Photos, 12 x 9", pict wraps, unpaginated, a very, very nicely preserved copy. George Mikan starred. SCARCE. More
WHO'S WHO IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, Twelfth Edition 1944
Callahan: Chicago, 1944. Paperback. Photos; illus., 9 x 6", pict wraps, 128pp, covers a bit rubbed and unevenly sunned and dust-soiled, extremities a little worn, bottom of spine a bit chipped, pp browned but still a nicely preserved copy. Great war-time records book, with a photo of the 1943 Yankees..... More
CARPENTIER BY HIMSELF.
Hutchinson: London, 1955. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5, gilt decorated cloth, 208 pp with index, covers lightly rubbed, extremities worn and soiled, spine ends bumped, hinges loose, eps toned, edges spotted else a decent copy in edge-worn, edge-chipped, soiled and rubbed dust jacket. FIRST UK ED. More
OFFICIAL GUIDE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1936
American Sports Publishing: NY, 1936. Paperback. Photos, 6.75 x 5", pict wraps, 124pp, covers rubbed, edge-worn, soiled and lightly creased, contents nice; a nicely preserved piece. Spalding's Athletic Library. Frontis photo is of the Detroit Lions, 1935 NFL Champions. More
YANKEE BATBOY.
Prentice-Hall: NY, 1955. Photos, 8.25 x 5.5, cloth backed boards, 202pp, covers worn and soiled around edges, upper fore corner of front cover with contusion, hinges loose, eps toned and spotted, text block edges soiled, in worn and edge torn (but scarce) dust jacket. FIRST ED, REVEW COPY with review..... More
THE COFFIN CORNER Volume One, Volume Two, Volume Three [and] Volume Four [four volumes, "The Official Newsletter/Magazine of the Professional Football Researchers Association"]
Professional Football Researchers Assoc.: N. Huntington, PA, 1986-1989. Paperback. 4 vols. Each 11 x 8.5", plastic comb bound plastic wraps, 62pp, 90pp, 78pp; 94pp, some edge toning, pencil notes on first pages, some red pencil underlining to one volume, clear plastic covers have magic marker circles highlighting the volume numbers..... More
BULLDOGS ON SUNDAY 1919, Twilight of the Ohio League [Canton, Ohio Bulldogs football team]
PFRA: np, nd. Paperback. 8.25 x 5.25", wraps, 121pp, some pencil notes and red pencil underlining else a nice copy. SCARCE. More
BULLDOGS ON SUNDAY 1920
PFRA: np, nd. Paperback. 8.25 x 5.25", wraps, 178pp, covers a little edge-worn, corners bumped, covers unevenly toned, red pencil underlinging throughout else still a nice copy of this SCARCE history of the Canton, Ohio, Bulldogs. More
ZEHN JAHRE UNTER DER ERDE: Hohlenforschungen eines Einzelgangers.
Leipzig 1936. Illus, 9.25x6.25", 176pp, 2 maps, light soiling to covers, couple of corners bumped, upper page edges bumped. Translated from the French, FIRST GERMAN EDITION. More
BASEBALL JOE, Champion of the League, Or the Record that Was Worth While.
Cupples & Leon: NY, 1925. Four full page illustr, 7.5 x 5, decorated cloth, 246 pp + ads, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents toned and with scattered finger soil, a few little drip marks on foredge of text block else a nice copy. FIRST..... More
SAVAGE SUDAN, Its Wild Tribes, Big-Game and Bird-Life.
NY 1922. Illus, 9.5x6", gilt-stamped cloth, 452 w/index, t.e.g., EX-LIBRARY, usual markings, extremities dented, front cover spotted. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. More
HOOK, LINE, SINKER.
Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp. 1954. Color chart, 11 x 16", showing fishing equipment, live bait hooking methods, etc. A bit wrinkled, vertical center fold, light soil. Giveaway from Chevrolet dealers. More
CALLED OUT BUT SAFE, A Baseball Umpire's Journey
Univ. of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, NE, (2014). Hardcover. Photos, 8.75 x 5.75", cloth backed boards, 198pp, minor shelf wear else a nice, clean copy in a nice dustjacket. INSCRIBED "Always Play Fair" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, AL CLARK, who adds "MLB Umpire 1976-2001"; additionally, SIGNED BY THE CO-AUTHOR DAN..... More
TRIALS OF THE HUNTED.
Boston 1928. Photos, 9x5.5", cloth, 310pp, EX-LIBRARY, heavily marked else almost v.g. FIRST EDITION. More
FOOTBALL ["A Book for Players and Football Fans" on cover]
Rand McNally: Chicago, 1935. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", pict stapled stiff wraps, 32pp, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and chipping slightly, old abrasion on front cover, spine with vertical wrinkling, contents used with some finger soiling and a slight musty odor. Still, a decent copy of this fairly..... More
COMPETITIVE SWIMMING AS I SEE IT.
Swimming World: North Hollywood, CA, 1967. Photos, 8 x 5.25, blue boards, 170+ photos, covers rubbed, extremities worn and bumped, burn mark on foredge (first 30 pp or so), some interior soil else a decent copy. Clark was an Olympic Gold Medal winner. More