Philadelphia: Universal House, 1950. Decorative Cloth. A rarity in baseball literature: SALESMAN'S SAMPLE-- ALSO KNOWN AS SALESMAN'S DUMMY-- OF CONNIE MACK'S LEGENDARY BIOGRAPHY. Probably less than 50 copies printed. A clean, bright, Near Fine example--in its truncated form. Bright red pictorial cloth, octavo, tight binding. A handsome, streamlined edition intended..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1931. Cloth. The 1931 second printing before publication of this wild "football mystery". Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact ($2.00) example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket. Light wear at the spine ends, otherwise very sharp. 12mo, 265 pgs. More
New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Pictorial boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DAN MADIGAN on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2007 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its wonderful pictorial boards. More
Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1969. 1st. Cloth. A very nice copy of the 1969 1st edition, limited to 1500 numbered copies. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY DANA LAMB along the entire front free endpaper. VG+, bright and clean, in a VG+ publisher's slipcase. A light, subtle trace of foxing along..... More
Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1965. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1965 1st edition, limited to 1500 copies. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DANA LAMB IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front fly-leaf. Bright and Near Fine in a Near Fine acetate dustjacket. A clean, Near Fine example of the publisher's printed slipcase..... More
New York: Gridiron Publishing Company, 1940. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR DEAN HILL on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its green bevelled boards, with light wear at the tips and along the cpine corwn. Tall quarto, wonderful..... More
Baltimore: Positive Publications, 2000. Boards. A handsome copy of the 2000 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, crisp color and black-and-white photos complementing the text, which was co-written by Larry "Smokey" Genta. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1945. 1st. Cloth. The 1945 1st edition, in the uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG (with light rubbing to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with several small tears --and light chipping and creasing-- along the panel edges. Thick octavo, 732 pgs., a very..... More
Scribners, 1925. Hardcover. A pretty copy of the 1925 2nd edition. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with minor rubbing to the front and back panels. Thick octavo, 159 pgs. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR EDWARD VAN EVERY AND ALSO BY LEGENDARY SAN FRANCSCO CHRONICLE SPORTS COLUMNIST JACK ROSENBAUM on the front free endpaper. A tight, very impressive copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1923. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1923 1st edition, IN A CRISP, BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and design to the front panel and faded lettering along the spine. And in a sharp, VG+ dustjacket..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1934. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1934 1st edition. Tight and VG (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and several small closed tears along the panel edges. 12mo, 167 pgs. plus wonderful..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY FRED CORCORAN on the half-title AND ALSO INCLUDES A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM DOUGLAS LA RUE SMITH, FORMER HISTORIAN AT WINGED FOOT (DOUG'S WINGED FOOT BUSINESS CARD also laid into the book). A solid..... More
L.C. Page and Co., Boston, 1903. Hardcover. Thick, 562 pg. octavo. 1903 reissue in the RARE dustjacket of the 1887 original ed. 6 handsome colored plated and numerous rich black and whites. A VG copy with a moderately faded spine in an impressive, VG dustjacket with minor chipping to top..... More
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1890. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR G.O. SHIELDS on the first blank endpaper. A crisp, very solid copy to boot of the 1890 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the..... More
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1950. Cloth. The May, 1950 stated 2nd printing, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY GENE SARAZEN underneath the frontispiece photograph of him. A solid copy to boot: VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with light staining to the endsheets and very light wear at the spine ends. Octavo, written with the..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Cloth. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the 1937 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its dark-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. A touch of light spotting at the front panel's lower-edge, very light scuffing to the rear panel. Mild..... More
International Hockey Board, 1958. Cloth. "Second (revised and enlarged) edition. With the Latest Rules and Notes, Suggestions to Umpires by International Hockey Board". 1958. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping along the panel edges. 12mo, 133 pgs. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1936. 1st. Cloth. The 1936 signed/limited, in its red cloth and issued simultaneoulsy with the more common trade edition. #182 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY H.B. MARTIN at the limitation. Solid and VG, with still-bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Light spotting at the panels..... More
New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1963. Hardcover. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light fading along the spine. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Truly a collector's copy, in unusually fine..... More
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1931. Cloth. The 1931 stated 1st edition. A very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (neat 1931 Christmas inscription) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch of mild spotting to the rear panel. Octavo..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Cloth. SIGNED BY HERBERT WARREN WIND on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1975 3rd edition, revised. Tight and VG (light spotting to the panels and along the fore and bottom-edges) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto..... More
Santo Domingo: Impresora Portes Hnos. S.A., 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. 1987 1st edition of this history of Domincan players who had made it, up to this point, to the Major Leagues. Crisp and clean and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 119 pgs. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890. Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. 1/2 leather. The 1890 1st edition, part of the wonderful "Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes" by Longmans, Green and Co. of London. Solid and VG+ in its 1/2 navy-blue calf over orange cloth. Bright gilt-insignia at the front..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes and Co., 1951. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE GREAT DIZZY DEAN on the front free endpaper. A handsome copy to boot of the 1951 1st thus, which is also the Jubilee edition and first 1 volume edition. Solid and VG (with pronounced offsetting --and..... More
