Phillips Auction House: London, 2016. Paperback. Photos, 10.75 x 8.25", pict wraps, a beautiful copy of this auction catalogue of photos of David Beckham, famous British footballer (soccer player). The Auction benefited Unicef. 50 lots; 28 artists. SCARCE. More
The Derrydale Press: NY, 1937. Illustr, 9.5 x 6.5, red cloth with gold Derrydale seal on front cover, 71 pp, covers a bit worn, extremities fraying, spine sunned, hinges loose, contents good. LIMITED TO 950 NUMBERED COPIES. With Introduction by Eugene V. Connett, III. More
(Cranbrook Institute of Art: Bloomfield Hills, MI), (1996). Paperback. Photos, 10 x 9", pict stapled wraps, 58pp, very minor edge wear else a nice copy of this SCARCE exhibition catalogue. Inscribed "For David & Kate: Decoys are art- Blieve [sic] it..." and signed by Michael Hall (?). More
Cranbrook Academy of Art: Bloomfield Hills, MI, 1987. b&w photos, 10 x 9, pict wraps, 58 pp, covers worn and soiled, old pencil notes on front cover, contents very good. Hard to find exhibition catalog. More
The Open Road Publishing Co.: Boston, MA, 1937. Hardcover. Illus., 7 x 4.5", rebound in red cloth with original wraps, front cover affixed to cloth cover (and shellacked), 320pp, spine ends bumped, ink name of former owner at top of front fly, pp browned and a bit fragile, but SIGNED..... More
Simon & Schuster: NY, 1960. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5, cloth, 249 w/ index, bookpate, few dented pp, spine a little sunned else ok. FIRST ED, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY DEMPSEY. ALSO TIPPED IN SIGNATURES OF BOTH CO-AUTHORS. More
Detroit Lions, 1938. Paperback. Photos; ads, 10.75 x 7.75", color pict stapled wraps, 32pp, minor cover wear and soiling else a nicely preserved copy. Chicago won 28-7. Dutch Clark was Detroit's quarterback and head coach. More
Herausgegeben vom Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamberg-Bahrefeld. (Berlin 1936). Hundreds of tipped-in photos, 12x9", cloth, 127; 165pp, covers rubbed, text foxed, winter volume has a dw which is torn and tape repaired. More
(Berlin 1936?). Illus , 12x9", 165pp, spine cocked, covers rubbed/worn/scratched/soiled, gilt on front cover illus heavily worn. Occasional soiling to margins, lacking 2 pictures. Hundreds of mounted photos, including some of Jesse Owens, Hitler, etc. More
Cowles Magazine: Des Moines, 1950. Illus., 6 x 4.25", pict stapled wraps, 64pp. Covers have creasing, small abrasion, scattered spotting, contents very good. From the article: "the Yankee outfielder and the Brooklyn infielder are the greatest gate attractions in baseball...The enthusiasm of their play, the courage each has shown in..... More
Notre Dame, Indiana. 1925. Illustr, photos, ads, 11 x 8, leather-like cloth, 485 pp, covers quite worn and soiled, hinges loose, extremities bumped and fraying, ink ownership signature, contents worn with large, dark foredge stain. Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen featured in foodball section. With 24 signatures of ND students in..... More
Seymour, Iowa 1926. Photo is oblong 5 x 7.5", with wide mount, very few surface nicks, mount is worn & soiled, but overall very striking. Photos shows a team of ten young women in uniforms with three trophies in front and an older man in back holding cloth banner saying..... More
Liverpool, nd (1968). Illustr, oblong 8 x 10, stapled wraps, unpag, covers heavily creased else ok. Some related material present incl. order blank. More
NY, 1903-1903. Hardcover. Color plates by Donton and by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, black and white photos, foldout map, 11 x 8.5", green cloth, dec cover, gilt spine lettering, 456pp. Covers worn, rubbed and soiled, front inner hinge and textblock cracked, ink name, map has an inner edge tear, light soiling..... More
np (Los Angeles, CA), 1951. Paperback. Photos; ads, 10.5 x 7.75", pictorial (fox terrier and a bucket) cover, 24pp, covers very mildly rubbed, contents nice and clean. Sponsored by the Los Angeles Newspaper Publishers Association. The American Conference won 28-27 with Otto Graham as MVP. More
N.p. n.d. (circa 1030's). 12x9", printed with a photo of Armstrong on fragile paper else v.g. More
Fort Wayne, IN, 1951. Paperback. Photos; ads, 11 x 8", pict stapled wraps, 24pp, covers rubbed and soiled, contents used, one 4 x 3" part of pp15-16 torn out, staples a little rusty, but still a nicely preserved piece. SWAF. The Pistons beat Philadelphia 75-70 that night. More
np, nd (1890s?). Four are 4x4.5, creased corners, one corner missing a tip, soiling, some edgewear; remaining photo is 2.5 x 4, chipping, tiny tears, missing tip of corner, soiled on reverse. All are stored in an envelope from "The Blome Bros. Co.," a photography studio in Detroit, Mich. Envelope..... More
Detroit, 1949-1951. Each is 11 x 8.5, self wraps, 4 pp, usual wear and handling soil. The two programs from the 1950 championships are SIGNED BY MANY OF THE COMPETITORS AND EACH SIGNED BY FIGURE SKATING CHAMPION DICK BUTTON, who appeared and skated at the show. Button won the Olympic..... More
Bruce Murray Collection: np, 1990. Paperback. Photograph, 11 x 14", blindstamped in the margin "The Bruce Murray Collection", at the top of the photo is printed "1990 Shawn M. Murray", black frame 19 x 21", black mat with small section cut out of the mat for name of the photograph..... More
F&M Schaefer Brewing Co.: NY, 1955. Hardcover. Walnut double frame 11 x 21 x 3", glass, cardboard display 10 x 8", three rows of die-cut team members, each row spaced so as to create a three dimensional effect, brown easel stand on reverse which matches the frame. The wood frame..... More
Detroit, 1945. Hardcover. Black wood frame 13 x 18", photo approximately 12 x 17", black/white. Frame has minor chipping, paper backing torn and tape repaired else very good condition. The 1945 roster included Hal Newhouser, Stubby Overmire, Eddie Mayo, Dizzy Trout, Rudy York, Hank Greenberg with Steve O'Neill as manager..... More
np (Michigan?), 1894. Paperback. Photo 13.5 x 10.5" attached to a mat that is approximately 14.5 x 17.5", sturdy oak frame 20.5 x 23.5" with decorative inner trim. Badly waterstained, worst is at the bottom over the names and lower edge of photo, backing waterstained, frame is worn, rubbed, scraped..... More
Elliot Service Co.: np (NY), nd (1931). Hardcover. Sepia-colored wood frame 17 x 19", triple matted (sepia/white/sepia), black/white photo approximately 10.5 x 13.5" (not examined out of frame), professionally framed. Frame has light wear, backing paper has a few small tears, photo creased with smudging. Shows a chest-high image of..... More
Wilmot, Wisc. various dates. Illustr, 10.5 x 8, some wear, a few loose covers else ok. The lot. More