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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
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$69.95
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| 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
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$17.95
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| 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
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$24.95
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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
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44.95
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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.
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$249.95
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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
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$49.95
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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
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$34.95
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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.
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$149.95
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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
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$19.95
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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
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$64.95
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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
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$39.95
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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
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$59.95
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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.
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$19.95
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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
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$49.95
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| 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.
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$29.95
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