New York: Don King Productions, Publisher. Unbound. no date, perhaps late 1970s, early 1980s. Glossy paper folder with two interior pockets. Approximately 12 by 9 inches. "Don King Presents," along with logo on the front cover. Rear cover blank. Interior has business name, address, phone number, cable address and telex..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Cloth. Light blue cloth with an illustrated pastedown on the front cover. No jacket. 280 pages. With four illustrations in the interior, all present as called for. Young adult baseball fiction, part of the Tod Hale series. In VERY GOOD condition. Small piece..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1965. Cloth. Stated second printing. Gray cloth in orange-red photo illustrated dust jacket. 180 pp. With a section of black and white photos. A first person account of the life and career of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, including his account of pitching a...... More
Syracuse, NY: Arnie Burdick/Syracuse University, Publisher, 1942. Unbound. Two sheets, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on single sides only. A recounting of a November 21, 1942 football game between Syracuse University and Rutgers (Syracuse won 12 to 7), recalling the highlights of their "sluggish" win, mentioning Barney Werner and..... More
Amherst: No Publisher, 1902. Unbound. Single sheet, folded into fourths. 10 ¼ by 6 ½ inches. A handwritten letter addressed to "Shorty", perhaps the author's sister or relative. Written from Amherst, Massachusetts, the letter relays news and anecdotes of college life, presumably Amherst College. The author mentions getting fired from..... More
York, PA: York Barbell Company, 1946. Wraps. Wraps. Pagination varies. Each booklet with two small fold out posters laid in, depicting in black and white photos, various weight training exercises, demonstrated by men. Bob Hoffman's Body Building Foods order blank, featuring descriptions of products, included. A collection of two booklets..... More
New York: Top Rank, Publisher. Unbound. no date, presumed 1978. Single sheet, thin card stock. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. A promotional postcard for the boxing match/title fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The postcard has an illustration of Leon Spinks jabbing, butterfly net in hand. Two smaller..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Black and white Photo of a Gentleman Playing Baseball, captioned 'The Gen. at the Bat.' Undated, perhaps late 1800s. No indication of photographer or name of the batter. 5 1/2 by 4 inch photo mounted on a 10 by 7 inch cream matte board. Handwritten..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Black and White Photo of a Manchester, New Hampshire Baseball team. Undated, but believed early 1900s. 6 3/4 by 4 3/4 inch photo mounted on a dark green pebbled matte board measuring 7 1/2 by 8 inches. Faint blindstamped name of photography studio at the..... More
Long Island, NY: Hampton Press, 1949. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 45 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program guide to auto road races held in June of 1949. The Bridgehampton Road Races were first held on public roads from 1915 to 1921, with the races revived again starting..... More
Lakeville, CT: Office of the Journal Press, Printers. Wraps. no date, presumed 1912. Printed wraps. Small oblong format. Approximately 20 pages. A few black and white photos throughout, mostly of coaches or locations of advertisers, with a team photo of The Hill squad. A program for the 1912 baseball game..... More
Whitefield, NH: American Lawn Bowling Association, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Glossy illustrated wraps. 12 pages including covers. Two toned photos throughout. A program to a 1959 lawn bowling tournament held in Whitefield, NH, providing a list of events, a short history of lawn bowling, a profile of the 1958 United States..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Wraps, illustrated in blue, with red titling. A program to the 1959 Red Sox, with a blank scorecard at the center for a Baltimore Orioles. The 1959 Red Sox featured Ted Williams and Frank Malzone, among others, on their team, with photos of both..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1978. Wraps. No publisher or place: 1978. Color illustrated wraps. 120 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program to the 1978 auto racing Grand Prix held in Watkins Glen, New York, including news of the racing world, some mention of Mario Andretti, a...... More
New York: United States Olympic Association, Publisher, 1953. Cloth. Gold cloth covers. Folio. 451 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An exhaustive report and survey of the 1952 US Olympic Team, both for the Summer and Winter Olympics, reporting on tryouts, details of the Olympics, outcomes, team members, etc. GOOD..... More
New York: Street and Smith, 1900. Original Wraps. Side stapled. 32pp. LACKING THE OUTER WRAPS. A tale of baseball geared toward a juvenile audience. In FAIR condition with the outer wraps lacking. Text is complete. Moderate soiling and foxing to the outer pages, as well as moderate toning. Minor scuffing..... More
New York: J.F. Taylor and Company, 1901. Half Leather. #44 of 450 copies of the edition de Grande Luxe. Half leather with marbled boards. Folio. 411 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history and survey of a variety of sports in the United States. This includes section on women's..... More
New York: Macfadden Publications, 1948. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps, with the front cover depicting Ted Williams. 104 pp. Black and white and a few color photos throughout, including one of Ted Williams. A single issue of this magazine devoted to sports, including boxing and golf, with this month featuring a...... More