Sports from Whiting Books

South Brunswick, New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Subject of Book. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mild shelf wear to book, chipping and rubbing wear to the jacket. Protected now in a Mylar sleeve. 256 pages with Glossary of Roping and Rodeo Words and Index. Thirty rodeo ropers are profiled with… Read more about this item

New York: Sports Illustrated, Inc., 1937. Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. 10 x 14 inches. Some edge wear and wear along the spine, but there is no separation of covers or pages. Foxing on the inside of the front cover, otherwise the interior is bright and clean. The magazine was combined with American Golfer and includes articles from that publication… Read more about this item

New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green cloth with silver lettering to the spine and front cover. Wear at the spine ends and corners, with some rubbing wear to the covers. Edited by Harold Putnam for the Dartmouth Outing Club. 315 pages with Index, illustrations, and… Read more about this item

1944. Paper. Fair. No Binding. 7 X 11 Inches. Single, tan sheet folded to 7 X 11 inches, creating four panels of printed information about the event, with the rear panel displaying a Coca-Cola ad and a picture of cowboy film star Hoot Gibson. Horizontal crease, edge tears, a shallow corner chip, and some faint staining along the fold. Writing… Read more about this item

Super Enterprises, 1966. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Some rubbing wear and slight fading to the print on a few pages, otherwise a nice, clean copy. Stapled 9 X 12-inch souvenir program for Portuguese-style bullfights at Houston's Astrodome, October 1966. Thirty-four pages with numerous color and black and white photos. The program explains bullfights to the American public with descriptions… Read more about this item

Houston, Texas: Inverness Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Light shelf wear and some edge wear and chipping to the dust jacket. 198 pages, black & white photos. Inside story from Trainers' Hall of Fame member, Bobby Brown, who recounts his days with Houston sports teams--the Oilers in football and the Aeros in hockey. He helped with the… Read more about this item

Barcelona: Ajuntament De Banyoles, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Texto en Catalan, Frances e Ingles. Text in Catalan, French, and English (French and English translatiions found near the end of the book). Looking forward to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, this book promotes Barcelona's smaller, neighboring town of Banyoles and its lake as the best venue for the… Read more about this item

Texas A&M Athletics Department, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Maroon leather/leatherette, embossed with a view of several Aggie players' helmets and the A&M logo in white. Title on front cover in gilt & white, raised letters. A very attractive production. Review of the 2004 season and a preview of 2005, the players, and the coaching staff. 202 pages with… Read more about this item

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Detselig Enterprises, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Light bumping head of spine, short tear lower corner of rear panel. Evolution of the chuckwagon from range days and cattle round-ups in western Canada to rodeo racing events. 192 pages, illustrated with 175 archival and contemporary color… Read more about this item

1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Trace of wear along spine, about fine copy. Official souvenir program during the Astros' championship season. They went on to win the West Division on Mike Scott's dramatic no-hitter. This program predates that event and is labeled the 3rd Edition. Likely it was late summer. Kevin Bass is pictured on the cover. Printed for… Read more about this item

1986. Book. Fair. Soft cover. Rear cover is wrinkled from mositure exposure, as is the bottom corner of about the last 10 pages. Official souvenir program of the 1986 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets in the Astroome. The mositure damage at the back decreases the collectibility, but itis still a fun program to look through. Includes… Read more about this item

London: Allison & Busby, 1986. Book. Near Fine+. Hardcover. First Edition. Slight bump to spine ends; small, light crease to front flap of jacket. Price intact, no marks--a nice, clean copy. This is the first volume to collect the work of distinguished cricket writer, C.L.R. James. Includes notes, bibliography and index, covering 50 years of James' writing about the sport..… Read more about this item