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A History of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club St. Andrews From 1754-1900
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A History of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club St. Andrews From 1754-1900

by Everard, H.S. C.

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William Blackwood & Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1907. First. Hard Cover. 2" copper-colored stain to bottom right edge, front board. Edgewear to extremities, but overall binding sturdy, corners very lightly bumped. Foxing to front endpapers. Inner pages and photos bright and unmarked. Top-edge gilt, rough-cut pages. Frontis photo, 9 color illust. 30 full-page photo illust. Contents include: Early References to Golf At St. Andrews, First Competition, Method of Scoring, A Tariff for Payment of Caddies, Ownership of the Links, The Open Championship .
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The Sportfolio ( Complete in 6 Parts )
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The Sportfolio ( Complete in 6 Parts )

by Newnes George

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First Edition
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London: George Newnes Limited, 1896. Complete in 6 parts, 140 pages, all pages illustrated. 15 Athletics, 6 Billiards, 6 Chess, 13 Cricket, 34 Cycling, 38 Football (Rugby and Soccer), 18 Golf, 4 Lawn Tennis, 4 Sculling, 2 Skating. A Who’s Who of Victorian British Sports, resplendant with their penny-farthing bikes and racing models, etc.Bound in magazine form.One magazine slight chipped on edges, staples rusty, covers in very good condition. Internally, rust marks sligtly showing on inner margin. Pages in very good clean condition. Very rare in parts. F. First Edition. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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TAYLOR ON GOLF. Impressions, Comments, and Hints. Fifth edition with new club directory, latest...

TAYLOR ON GOLF. Impressions, Comments, and Hints. Fifth edition with new club directory, latest revised rules and lists of championships

by TAYLOR. J. H

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Hutchinson & Co. London. 1911. REVISED EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4 inches). Illustrated with "forty-eight illustrations almost entirely from photographs specially taken for the work". Some foxing throughout, mostly to the margins, but still a very good, tight and square copy in the publishers green cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and illustrations to the front board and spine. Top edge gilt.
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HEAR THE BOAT SING
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HEAR THE BOAT SING

by Geoffrey Page

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Collected Edition
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WINCHESTER, Hampshire
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The Kingswood Press, 1991. Collected Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Previous owners inscriptions: Old book Plate. Book Condition: Good. Jacket condition: No jacket. Published: 1991 1st Edition: Yes. Pages: 240. Description: The History of the Thames Rowing Club and Tideway Rowing. A scarce book.
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FORES'S SPORTING NOTES & SKETCHES, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DESCRIPTIVE OF  BRITISH, INDIAN,...
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FORES'S SPORTING NOTES & SKETCHES, A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE DESCRIPTIVE OF BRITISH, INDIAN, COLONIAL, AND FOREIGN SPORT

by FINCH, MASON, R. M. ALEXANDER, CUTHBERT BRADLEY, ROCKWOOD ET AL

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First Edition
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Piccadilly W. London: Messrs, Fores. Very Good+. 1884-1911. First Edition. Hardcover. This magazine was published from 1884-1912. This is the first 28 of 29 volumes. Uniformly bound in publisher's half red morocco over blue cloth covered boards. Spines have raised bands, gilt lettering to two compartments and gilt decorations to remaining four compartments: crossed whips with a fox's brush and riding hat; duck; horse's head and a horse shoe. With marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. 896 plates (32/vol) after Finch Mason, R. M. Alexander, Cuthbert Bradley and others (the majority tinted duotone lithographs). Glossy b/w 'Fores's Illustrated Catalogue' (from 6 to 22 pp) bound into the rear of each volume followed by ads for other Fores's publications. Slight unevenness to color of spines (as usual) , minor scuffing to some edges & corners. Condition of covers ranges from VG to VG+. Four volumes have a few flecks of foxing on the front &/or rear endpapers. Top… Read More
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POLO Magazine - 1931, Volume V with 8 Bound Issues
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POLO Magazine - 1931, Volume V with 8 Bound Issues

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Hudson, New Hampshire
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This is a scarce, bound volume of POLO magazine ("The Magazine for Horsemen") that contains 8 issues from January to August, 1931 with wonderfully illustrated color covers. "Volume V" is printed on the spine. Red, hardcover cloth binding with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine (and the name "J.L. Lundean" in gilt at the base of the spine). Published by Quigley Publishing Company in the United States. The magazine was "obtainable by subscription only." Oversized - the volume measures 14 1/8" tall x 10 1/4" wide. "Hunting ~ Steeplechasing ~ Horseshows" - contents include general horsemanship, horse show results, sailing, steeplechase, polo and foxhunting, with many illustrations from photographs and drawings. The issues include great illustrated advertisements (some in color) for companies such as Brooks Brothers Clothing, Duesenberg, Abercrombie & Fitch, Izod, A.G. Spalding & Bros., Johnston & Murphy Shoe, Firestone, Fortune Magazine, and many more.The following 8 issues are included:VOLUME… Read More
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Great Lakes Recruit; A Pictorial Naval Magazine : Vol. IV, No.7 Through Vol. V., No.8, July 1918...
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Great Lakes Recruit; A Pictorial Naval Magazine : Vol. IV, No.7 Through Vol. V., No.8, July 1918 - August, 1919

by Buzzell, Francis, Editor

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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Chicago: Great Lakes Athletic Association , 1918. SCARCE. 14 monthly issues with great illustrated covers bound in quarto, green cloth, gilt lettering at spine, marbled end pages, Very Good, cloth rubbed, hinges cracked yet binding holding well, some small creases and small tears to pages. Published monthly by the Great Lakes Athletic Association, devoted to the interests of the United States Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois, the Navy’s largest training installation and the home of the Navy’s only Boot Camp. Great WWI era magazines, numerous black and white photographs, lots of articles and photos about athletic teams, and wonderful color rear cover ads for Wrigley's gum. The Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team compiled a record of 7-0-2 and won the 1919 Rose Bowl, featuring three players (George Halas, Jimmy Conzelman, and Paddy Driscoll) who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Feb. 1919 issue features a team photo with those three… Read More
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Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf ( Important Association Copy in Year of Publication )
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Schönheit im Olympischen Kampf ( Important Association Copy in Year of Publication )

by Riefenstahl, Leni

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Used - Very Good Minus
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First Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Berlin: im Deutschen Verlag,, 1937. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page - " Arthur Kiekebusch su wiedersehen 1937 herrlich (?) Leni Riefenstahl". Arthur Kiekebusch was a German production manager and director, best known for the 1920 silent film "The Woman in the Dolphin" starring Bela Lugosi. He was the assistant production manager, with responsibility for all cameras and lenses, on Riefenstahl's film "Olympia" from which the photographs in this book were taken. He also worked with Leni on her 1935 film "Triumph of the Will" as unit manager and head cameraman. The First Edition book is Very Good Minus, boards bowed, cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends, prior owner name and US address front end page, hinges starting, lacking the dust jacket . Regardless, given their close working relationship, an important and historic association copy in German film making.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.… Read More
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(Real Photo postcards)  Two Real Photo Postcards Depicting  Kansas High School Football Teams...
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(Real Photo postcards) Two Real Photo Postcards Depicting Kansas High School Football Teams 1912-1913

by Everett Babcock (pictured player)

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Bloomington, Indiana
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Halstead and Walnut, Kansas: No Publisher, 1912. RARE. Two real photo postcards featuring team pictures of a Kansas High School football team. Mailed and sent Feb. 20, 1912 and Feb. 26, 1913. With great written content from player Everett Babcock to his friend, Robert Popkins, on the team, its season, and some of the players pictured. Both cards are Very Good. . Postcard. Very Good. 3 1/2" x 5 3/8".
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Surfing Illustrated Volume 1, Number 1 (1962)
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Surfing Illustrated Volume 1, Number 1 (1962)

by Staff Written

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Frederick, Maryland
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Walt Phillips Productions, 1962. Softcover. Very Good. Premier issue of Walt Phillips' Surfing Illustrated, The Magazine for Serious Surfers. Founded by noted surfer and surfing filmmaker Walt Phillips and "The Godfather of Surfphotography" LeRoy Grannis in 1962, SI ceased publication in 1967. SI's editorial board reads like a Who's Who of North Shore surfing: Along with Phillips and Grannis there was designer and record album and poster illustrator John Van Hamersveld, Australian surfer and photographer Barbara Walton, Dr. Don James ("The Premier Photographer of Surfing") and surfing legend Lee Peterson. James' photos were especially notable for having been taken in the 1930's, when the sport was in its infancy in California. Tom Davies at Malibu cover photo. Includes numerous additional photos of pioneer surfers. Of special note is a large two-panel fold-out photo of Jose Angel surfing at Waimea Bay, also taken by James. See attached image for article… Read More
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Curro: Reflections of a Spanish Youth
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Curro: Reflections of a Spanish Youth

by Vavra, Robert; Book Designed and Cover Drawing by John Fulton

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Limited First Edition
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Bloomington, Indiana
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Seville: Imprenta Sevillana, S.A, 1975. Subscriber's Edition, an edition limited to 850 copies. SIGNED at half title page by Robert Vavra, John Fulton, and the subject, bullfighter Curro Camacho. Uncommon SIGNED by all three. The book is Fine in a Near Fine slip case with very light rubbing at edges. . SIGNED. Limited First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.
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Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
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Sports and Pastimes of the People of England: Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants and Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

by Joseph Strutt, William Hone

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Used - Very Good
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Third edition
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Hardcover
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Tokyo, Tokyo
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Very good copy of Strutt's classic study of medieval English games, sports, festival recreations and performances. With 140 hand-coloured engravings in the text.First published in quarto in 1801, this is the third edition and first in octavo, with index and notes by William Hone, published in 1830.Profusely illustrated with examples from illuminated manuscripts in the British Museum, the Bodleian, Harleian and Royal libraries, etc.Contains all forms of intellectual and physical games, from archery to bell-ringing, football to apple-bobbing, chess to bear-baiting, acrobatics to golf, jousting to gambling, opera to maypole dancing.Joseph Strutt (1749-1802) was an English engraver, artist, antiquary and writer famous for his work on the history of English costume and sports.Red library cloth binding with gilt title on spine, ink stamp on rear of title page, solid text block, interior fresh with delicate hand-colour on the engravings.
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Nouvelles règles de la poule a deux billes. Rédigées d’après les avis des plus forts...
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Large engraved and folded broadsheet (585 x 468 mm) with a beautifull interior view of a billiard hall with a lavishly decorated billiard table with 6 male billiard players, ca 224 x 470 mm, in the upper half of the sheet, designed and engraved by Daniel, graveur du roi. Lower part of the sheet with text in 6 columns, centre fold marked by a billiard cue, adorned with four richly decorated medals in the corners of the text. - Bound with: Chéreau, Charles. Nouvelles règles du jeu de billard, ... Paris, chez l'auteur ca 1844. Large engraved and folded broadsheet ((585 x 468 mm) with an ornate calligraphic drop-title framed by emblematic vignettes, with rules of variant billiard games in six columns, centre fold marked by a billiard cue, and with two oval ornate medals in lower corners of the text. - Bound with: Chéreau, Charles. Nouvelles règles du jeu de billard, ... A Paris, chez l'auteur ca 1844. Large engraved and folded broadsheet ((585 x 468 mm) with an ornate calligraphic drop-title framed by… Read More
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The Hippodrome
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The Hippodrome

by Hayward, Rachel

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First American Edition
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Hayward, Rachel The Hippodrome , 1913 George H. Doran Company, New York. American First Edition. Red boards with gilt titling and ornamentation. Gilt still fairly bright. EXLIB Good condition. / No DJ Included. Early noir detective novel set in Paris in the 1860's- 70's, and the Story of Arithelli, the beautiful English equestrienne. 295 PAGES. 5 1/8 X 7 ¾. 295 pages. QUITE RARE. We are pleased to consider offers.
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Big Red of Meadow Stable

Big Red of Meadow Stable: Secretariat, the Making of a Champion

by William Nack

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New York, NY: Arthur Fields Books, Inc., 1975. First Edition, stated. Inscribed and signed by the author. VG in VG DJ. Inscription on front flyleaf describing Secretariat. Minor wear to binding edges. Lower front corner heavily bumped. Other corners moderately bumped. Binding tight; textblock clean and bright. Unclipped DJ shows age-toning overall, has small tear near upper front spine, creasing at corners, long creases on the back, and some light soiling/abrasion. Overall, a solid copy with a wonderful inscription. Definitely a part of Secretariat's history. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.
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