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A Fly Fisher's Life
by Charles Ritz
1960 Stated First American Edition

Book is in Very Good condition, no DJ

    * From a reknown fly fisher, Charles Ritz. Chapters on
          o Grayling,
          o Trout,
          o Art and Technique,
          o How I have seen them do it,
          o Reminiscences
    * 32 photo plates
    * Foreward by Ernest Hemingway
    * Pages clean, binding tight. Some damage to the top of the spine, but otherwise in excellent condition.
    * Henry Holt & Co 1960, Stated First American Edition , 230 pages
    *  Prior owner wrote name / date inside leaf












$69.95
Fishing The Bays of Texas  

by Anton Husak

Book is in Excellent condition. Paperback

  • Cordovan Corp, 1975, lightly used.  
  • The author is a Texas native who grew up on the fringes of Lavaca Bay. 
  • He has an encyclopedic store of knowledge about bays and the marine and animal life in and around them.  
  • Pages clean and tightly bound.  
  • Prior owners name on front cover as shown in picture

 

 

 

$17.95

Mostly Hunting & Fishing 

by Henry Stowers

Book is in VERY GOOD - condition. Paperback

  • Inscribed by author, inside cover 
  • Venture Books, 1976, 176 pages,  
  • Introduction by HOF Dallas Cowboy Bob Lilly.  
  • A collection of the columns of Stowers, who was the Dallas Morning News' Outdoor editor, 
  • He captures the spirit and color of the places he describes visiting, hunting and fishing.  
  • Cover has a bend as shown in the picture.  
  • Clean and unmarked inside, tight binding

 

 

 

 

 

$24.95

 

I Shook Up The World:
The Incredible Life of Muhammed Ali
by Maryum "May May" Ali
SIGNED 1st Edition

Book is in EXCELLENT           condition.

    * Published by Publishers Group West, 2003 1st Edition
    * Beautifully illustrated story of the life of "The Greatest" boxer in the history of the world, as told by his daughter.
    * Inscribed and dated by the author May May Ali


  
44.95
The Full Swing
by Jack Nicklaus    Signed and Inscribed

Book is in EXCELLENT condition book in Very Good DJ

      * SIGNED. INSCRIBED by Jack Nicklaus...."To Staff, Keep Hitting Them Straight" with signature. Signed on the first blank leaf of the book, which is detached from the rest of the book.
      * Nicklaus, in words and pictures, teaches you a champions way to develop your full swing.  The first part of the book deals with pre-weing preparation and the second with the full-swing action itself.
     * More than 400 color photographs
     * Jacket is NOT price clippted, and has shelf wear at top / bottom of spine and along edges. Also has prior owner information written
     * 1984 Stated First Printing, Golf Digest, 205 pages.



 



$249.95
On Any Given Sunday
by Pat Toomay
 Inscribed / Signed 1st edition

Book is in NEAR MINT condition in Excellent Dust Jacket

    * Hardcover with DJ
    * Inscribed  / Signed by Pat Toomay & also has gift inscription from prior owner in small print (see pic below)
    * This book was the source of the movie by the same name with Al Pacino
    * 1st edition, Donald Fine Press, 1984



$49.95
How to Play Baseball
by M. G. Bonner
1st edition, 1955

Book is in EXCELLENT condition

    * A wonderful book for the young baseball beginner
    * Explains how to get ready to play, and how to play all of the positions on the field
    * Explains batting, running, scoring
    * Has the playing rules and how to get along with your teammates
    * Exceptionally clean pages. Prior owner name on inside front and rear covers, 2" surface scratch to the front cover, along with minimal shelf wear are the only defects
    * Tightly bound
    * 111 pages





$34.95
Golf in the Making
by Ian Henderson and David Stirk
1979 first edition, signed by David Stirk

Book is in Near Mint condition in Excellent DJ

    * From the DJ: Golf in the Making is the first complete history ever to be published of the evolution of golf. It is illustrated throughout with 400 reproductions of paintings, prints, cartoons, drawings and photographs depicting the leading personalities involved in the history of the game. The story is taken up in 1914.
    * Published by Henderson & Stirk, 1979 stated First Edition, 332 pages
    * Tightly bound, like new book. Inscribed as a gift for Christmas, 1982 on inside leaf.






$149.95
The Games of the World Correspondence Chess Championships
Edited by T. D. Harding


Book is in NEAR MINT condition in NEAR MINT Dust Jacket

    * Hardcover with DJ, 10" x 7 3/4" oversized
    * Hardly a flaw at all in this volume.
    * Hippocrene books, 1984, 152 pages, 1st US edition




$19.95
The Model Railway Encyclopedia
by Ernest F. Carter

Book is in Good + condition for its age overall. Cover is G, insides are Excellent.

    * A comprehensive constructional and operational manual dealing exclusively with the smaller scale railway hobby.
    * Fourth revised edition, 1958 of 1950 copywrite by Burke Pub., Great Britain
    * 480 pages including advertisements at the end
    * Cover is worn, as shown in photos
    * Pages are all clean and bright, tightly bound, no writing, underlining or highlighting
 


$64.95
Roping
Trick and Fancy Rope Spinning
by Chester Byers

Book is in EXCELLENT condition in VERY GOOD - DJ

    * Chester Byers is a champion rope spinner and trick and fancy roper.
    * Fully illustrated with many drawings and photos.
    * Foreward by Will Rogers,
    * Extremely clean pages, all tightly bound
    * Very slight bowing of front cover, along with weak front hinge
    * DJ has wear and small tears along the edges, but otherwise very nice and bright.
    * 105 pages, G Putnam's Sons, 1928 copyright, seventh printing of 1st  edition

    
  



$39.95
Amateur Amusements
by Professor Lorento

Book is in Good+ condition for age. No DJ

    * Chapters include subjects on Ghosts and How to Raise Them; chapters on charades / riddles / connundrums / Puzzles, along with chapters with the solutions / answers to them; chapters on magic, palmistry, conjuring, magnetism, ventrloquism, card tricks and much more.
    * Subtitled: "Including almost every kind of play and sport suitable for parties and parlor recreations, giving full directions how to get up shadow pantomimes, gallanty shows, short comic plays."
    * Well yellowed pages and split but well-attached front and rear covers, but everything is still well-attached but should be handled with care. Corners bumped and cover wear as you'd expect from a book this age.
    * 1878, Hurst & Co. , NY, 376 pages + ads, First Edition Thus, Arlington Edition
    * Decorative red boards








$59.95
Norman Hunter's Successful Magic for Amateurs
Edited by F. J. Camm

Book is in Good + condition for its age overall. Cover is G, insides are Excellent.

    * A comprehensive instructional manual dealing  with how to successfully perform magic tricks.
    * Ex library with typical markings / card holder
    * 383 pages, undated, Arco Publishing
    * Cover is fairly worn and spotted - see photos
    * Pages are all clean and bright, tightly bound, no underlining or highlighting, minimal markings on inside leaf as shown below


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To Be A Viking
by Matt Blair

Book is in EXCELLENT condition in VERY GOOD - DJ

    * Crotalus press, 238 pages.
    * Interviews with over 35 past and present Viking players, as well as coaches and staff. Includes photos, many of which first appear in this book.





$19.95
Next Year's Champions :
The Story of the Dallas Cowboys
by Steve Perkins
Inscribed and Signed


Book is in EXCELLENT condition. DJ has  some yellowing from sun but otherwise VG+.

    * Inscribed & SIGNED,
    * First Printing 1969,
    * World Publishing, 253 pages






$49.95
Who's Who in Professional Baseball

by Gene Karst & Martin Jones, Jr.

Book is in VERY GOOD condition

     * Arlington House pub, 1973. 919 pages.

     * From Henry Aaron to Henry Zimmerman, this book has capsules of the history and achievements of thousands of major league players up through the early 1970's.

     *Very clean throughout and tightly bound. Small gift inscription inside front leaf.

 

 

 

 

$29.95