Games, Sports & Hobbies from Books of the World

London: Hodder & Stoughton, October 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good- jacket. First Edition. Black paper over boards with bright gilt titles to spine. Unmarked. Spine straight and sound, tail bumped. Jacket clipped with chipping and several one inch closed tears, mostly along hinges, spine faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. This is an expedition… Read more about this item

Pownal, Vermont: Storey, June 1995. Hardcover. Very Good / no jacket. Name and illustrations by prior owner to front pastedown. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Dust stains to top edge. Rubbing to covers. Not from a library. 260 pages. Covers all aspects of Western riding from choosing a horse to trail riding, barrel racing, roping, and showing.

Noteworthy, 1968. Staple-bound pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Slight rubbing to covers, otherwise As New. 16 pages. A coloring book, songbook, and history book all-in-one.

Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, April 2014. Trade Paperback. First Edition / First Printing (stated). Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light wear to lower rear corner. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 253 pages. An alternative American history in which colonialism, jingoism, capitalism, and faith are represented by baseball. Personal… Read more about this item

New York: Random House Reference, July 2007. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 472 pages. Hundreds of full-color photos. A gorgeously illustrated guide to American collectibles and treasures of the twentieth century. From eggbeaters to elegant furnishings, porcelain to plastic, Bakelite to… Read more about this item

Branford, Connecticut: The Intrepid Traveler, May 2008. Trade Paperback. First Revised and Updated Edition. Full number line. New. Pristine inside and out. Not damaged. No remainder mark. 320 pages. Contents: At sea; Our home, Planet Earth; At the extremes; Winging it; This 'n' that; Where in the world?; Travail, et al; Pastimes; On track; Sleep on it; Looking back; Business… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday / Main Street Books, August 1992. Trade Paperback. August 1992. Full number line. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. 246 pages. More than 500 photographs and illustrations anchor this guide to social dancing that offers easy, step-by-step instructions for most popular ballroom dances: the waltz, fox-trot, tango, cha-cha, polka,… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, October 1974. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Red cloth over boards with blue illustration to front board and blue lettering to spine. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Slight spine tilt. Edgewear to jacket with three 1/2-inch tears. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 224 pages.… Read more about this item

New York: Custom House. Paperback. March 2020. Advance Reader's Edition. Fine. Slight reading wear to bottom edge of front cover, otherwise As New. 292 pages. For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and economists have spent massive amounts of precious time thinking about whether streaks actually exist. After all, a substantial number of decisions that we make in our everyday… Read more about this item

London: Hakluyt Society, 2003. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition. As New. Securely bound with two staples in heavy paper wraps. Not from a library. 32 pages, 27 figures. Lecture Delivered at the Annual General Meeting of the Hakluyt Society, 2 July 2002. Note: ISBN printed in pamphlet, 0904180751, is in error (belongs to prior years annual lecture. Correct ISBN is 0904180778.

Lenoir City, Tennessee: Synergy South, December 1999. Hardcover. Commemorative Edition. Originally published as Jungle Cowboy. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 310 pages. For years, Stan Brock was a regular fixture in America's living rooms as co-host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild… Read more about this item

RARE! Phoenix Park, West Bank, Demerara, Guyana: Harpy Books, November 2002. Staple-bound pamphlet. First Edition (stated). Very Good. Stamp of Michael Forde Bookshop to title page, otherwise interior pristine. Rubbing and shelf-wear to covers. Not from a library. 40 pages. Contents: Encounter with a Tiger-Cat, The Year of the Wild Pig, A Night to Forget, Jungle Tug-O-War - Man… Read more about this item

Beijing: Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China, no date, [about 2002]. Boxed Set. Rare presentation copy issued by the PRC government to foreign institutions and VIPs. Boxed set includes hardcover book, CD-ROM for windows computers and a VHS tape. All are unused and suitable for gifting. Box shows minor shelfwear. Book cover shows many very-small bubble-like spots,… Read more about this item

New York: Mallard Press, August 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine square and tight. Light foxing to top edge and endpapers. Light shelfwear to jacket. 208 pages. Heavy item; possible additional charge for international and/or expedited shipping. A fascinating full-color tour of the premier saltwater fishing locations around the globe, concentrating on locations most… Read more about this item