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This catalogue updated 12/2/04S025b. [Baseball - Cal Ripken, Jr.] The Sporting News. THE SPORTING NEWS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1995, THE CAL RIPKEN SPECIAL ISSUE. 10.5" x 13", 60 pp. + 10 pp. special section on Cal, former Baltimore Oriole great. Cover has color photo of Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken. Released as Cal neared breaking Lou's streak of 2130 consecutive games played. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $20.
S025c. [Baseball - Cal Ripken, Jr.] Sports Illustrated. SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION - 2,131 - CAL RIPKEN JR. STANDS ALONE. Time, Inc., 1995. Magazine 8" x 10.5", 98 pp. Special issued devoted to Cal's setting a new Iron Man record of 2131 consecutive games played on September 7, 1995. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $20.
S023c. [Baseball - Cal Ripken, Jr.] TV Guide. TV GUIDE ISSUE FOR JULY 8 - 14, 1995. TV Guide, Vol. 43, No. 27, issue #2206. Magazine 5" x 7.5", 214 pp. Cover story "Can This Game Be Saved? All-Star Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball's Best Hope; How To Get The Fans Back by Billy Crystal, Vanessa Williams, and others" Cover features color photo of Cal. Issued as Cal neared setting the new Iron Man mark, which he did the following September 7. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $12.
S042. [Baseball] Sobol, Ken. BABE RUTH & THE AMERICAN DREAM. Ballentine pb, 1974. First thus. 269 pp, index, 16 pp of photos, intro by Dick Schaap. One inch separation of front panel at spine else Very Good in wraps. $7. qaty.
S025b. [Baseball] The Sporting News. THE SPORTING NEWS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1995, THE CAL RIPKEN SPECIAL ISSUE. 10.5" x 13", 60 pp. + 10 pp. special section on Cal, former Baltimore Oriole great. Cover has color photo of Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken. Released as Cal neared breaking Lou's streak of 2130 consecutive games played. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $20.
S048. Camp, Raymond R. NOLL GUIDE TO TROUT FLIES AND HOW TO TIE THEM. H.J. Knoll, 1965. Softcover 7.5" x 10.5", 48 pp., index, richly illustrated in color by Don Ray. A veritable encyclopedia of the ancient art of fly tying, with clear instructions and wonderful illustrations. Very faint moisture marks at spine top and at inside top edge first few pages, else EXCELLENT+. No writing or marking to endpapers or text. Tight binding. $11. aqw0501%
S032a. Donovan, Arthur J. and Bob Drury. FATSO - FOOTBALL WHEN MEN WERE REALLY MEN. Morrow, 1987. First edition. HC 6.5" x 9.5", 224 pp. + index. ISBN 0-688-07340-9. Bio by former Notre Dame and Baltimore Colts defensive tackle." This copy: Near FINE in bright intact dj. bzx%b5. $9. SOLD!!
S032a. [Football] Donovan, Arthur J. and Bob Drury. FATSO - FOOTBALL WHEN MEN WERE REALLY MEN. Morrow, 1987. First edition. HC 6.5" x 9.5", 224 pp. + index. ISBN 0-688-07340-9. Bio by former Notre Dame and Baltimore Colts defensive tackle." This copy: Near FINE in bright intact dj. bzx%b5. $9.
S016. [Hockey] Wigge, Larry ed. HOCKEY GUIDE 1987-88 EDITION. Sporting News, 1987. First edition. 8vo, 239 pp, Perfectbound. VG in wraps. $9. ytua.
S031. Jenkins, Dan. YOU CALL IT SPORTS, BUT I SAY IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE. Simon & Schuster, 1989. First edition. HC 8vo, 368 pp. "Classic pieces by one of the most famous sports-writers of all time" AS NEW in dj. $13. ytra%
S031. Lewis, Carl. INSIDE TRACK. S&S, 1990. First edition. 8vo, 240 pp, index, photos. Inscribed by the the author. Donor's ink inscription at fly, else AN in dj. $19. ytwa
S066. Rotella, Dr. Bob. GOLF IS NOT A GAME OF PERFECT. Simon & Schuster, 1995. First edition. 12 mo, 224 pp., appendix. Forward by Time Kite. One of the hottest performance consultants addresses the mental aspects of the game. AS NEW in dj. $9. rta1000.
S042. Sobol, Ken. BABE RUTH & THE AMERICAN DREAM. Ballentine pb, 1974. First thus. 269 pp, index, 16 pp of photos, intro by Dick Schaap. One inch separation of front panel at spine else Very Good in wraps. $9. qaty.
S025b. The Sporting News. THE SPORTING NEWS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 1995, THE CAL RIPKEN SPECIAL ISSUE. 10.5" x 13", 60 pp. + 10 pp. special section on Cal, former Baltimore Oriole great. Cover has color photo of Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken. Released as Cal neared breaking Lou's streak of 2130 consecutive games played. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $22.
S025c. Sports Illustrated. SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION - 2,131 - CAL RIPKEN JR. STANDS ALONE. Time, Inc., 1995. Magazine 8" x 10.5", 98 pp. Special issued devoted to Cal's setting a new Iron Man record of 2131 consecutive games played on September 7, 1995. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qf%b5. $20.
AM021a. Sprunt, Alexander Jr. DWELLERS OF THE SILENCES. Dodd, Mead, 1935. First edition. HC 5.75" x 8.25", 345 pp., illus. by Charles Livingston Bull. Sketches of hunting, fishing, wildlife, and outdoor life in the north woods. This copy has defects at hinges but is a nice reading copy with clean text and endpapers. [zzd%] $9.
TR009. Suarez, Jose & Marks, John. THE LIFE & DEATH OF THE FIGHTING BULL, Putam, 1968. First U.S. HC 4to, 127 pp. Contains 64 double page b/w photos by Jose' Suarez. FINE in clean, bright dj w/price intact, w/small chip front panel, 4 closed tears. Large color photo of bullfight on front panel. This book has clean text, tight binding, sound hinges. $26 uyar
S031. [Track & Field] Lewis, Carl. INSIDE TRACK. S&S, 1990. First edition. 8vo, 240 pp, index, photos. Inscribed by the the author. Donor's ink inscription at fly, else AN in dj. $19. ytwa
S023c. TV Guide. TV GUIDE ISSUE FOR JULY 8 - 14, 1995. TV Guide, Vol. 43, No. 27, issue #2206. Magazine 5" x 7.5", 214 pp. Cover story "Can This Game Be Saved? All-Star Cal Ripken Jr. Baseball's Best Hope; How To Get The Fans Back by Billy Crystal, Vanessa Williams, and others" Cover features color photo of Cal. Issued as Cal neared setting the new Iron Man mark, which he did the following September 7. This copy: MINT condition, carefully preserved, unread, no browning or darkening, no tears, no writing or marks. GIFT QUALITY for the baseball fan or collector. qc%b5. $12.
L093. Walton, Izaak. THE COMPLETE ANGLER, & THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON ; London: Macmillan, 1901. First thus. HC 8vo, 497 pp., leather half-bound, gilt top edges. One of the first books ever published (1653) on fishing, or any other sport. Chips to spine head and tail. Outside hinges cracked, inner hinges repaired. Some foxing to endpapers. Owner's name at fly. Binding is sound. $43. gyt1000%.
S028. Wells, H.G. THE CROQUET PLAYER. Viking, 1937. First U.S. edition. HC 12mo, 98 pp. Illustrations by Clifton Line. At the time, a reviewer opined: "One of the most unusual stories I have read for a long time. Mr. Wells is at his best telling a story and getting his ideas across at the same time. It is a gruesome and gripping tale of the horror of Cainsmarsh and its implications." Likely, the reviewer did not read the book. Its central theme is complacency and tolerance by civilized peoples of the savagery of other nations, a timely topic in the era when Hitler was beginning his destruction. Book has early foxing at extremes of gray linen boards, else EXCELLENT with tight binding and sound hinges, and no writing. Dj spine darkened, chips and rubs at extremes, but with price intact. $18. 9uwg8%.
S070. Whitman, Robert L. JIM THORPE AND THE OORANG INDIANS - N.F.L.'s MOST COLORFUL FRANCHISE. Robt. L. Whitman & Marion Cty. Hist. Soc., 1984. First edition. Softbound 6" x 9", 124 pp., photos, index. Signed by the author. Fascinating account of the LaRue, Ohio, Oorang Indians professional football team. The Oorang Indians National Football League team was composed wholly of American Indians, including Jim Thorpe, and played in the league in 1922 and 1923. Much interesting information on the team, Thorpe, and the early days of the N.F.L. Book is EXCELLENT+ in wraps. $22. qar1000%
S016. Wigge, Larry ed. HOCKEY GUIDE 1987-88 EDITION. Sporting News, 1987. First edition. 8vo, 239 pp, Perfectbound. VG in wraps. $9. ytua.
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