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Temporary Insanity

by BASEBALL]. JOHNSTONE, Jay and Rick Talley

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Chicago, Contemporary Books [1985].. First edition. 8vo. Foreword by Tommy Lasorda and Steve Garvey. Illustrated. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good-fine. 198 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Johnstone on front free endpaper: "To Ted - my very best to you from all us Dodgers. . . Hope you enjoy, Jay Johnstone.". Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item
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The Sporting Dog

by [DOGS]. GRAHAM, Joseph A

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904.. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Frontispiece and 29 b/w halftone illustrations. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (minor rubbing), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 327 pages. No foxing. Number 20… Read more about this item
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Rowing and Track Athletics by Samuel Crowther - Track Athletics by Arthur Ruhl

by CROWTHER, Samuel and Arthur Ruhl

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1905.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. Frontispiece and 11 b/w halftone illustrations. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (small scratches), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 449 pages. Number 20 of… Read more about this item
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Upland Game Birds

by [HUNTING]. SANDYS, Edwyn and T.S. Van Dyke

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1902.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. Frontispiece and eight illustrations by L.A. Fuertes, A.B. Frost, J.O. Nugent, and C.L. Bull. Index. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices(minor rubbing), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on… Read more about this item
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Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat

by [HUNTING]. WHITNEY, Caspar, George Bird Grinnell, and Owen Wister

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904.. First edition. 8vo. 27 b/w illustrations and gravures. Index. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (minor rubbing), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown (minor rubbing), else fine. 284 pages. Includes 3… Read more about this item
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American Yachting

by [YACHTING]. STEPHENS, W.P

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1902.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. Illustrated. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (small chip head of spine), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 380 pages. Includes chapters on Record of… Read more about this item
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The Trotting and The Pacing Horse in America
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The Trotting and The Pacing Horse in America

by [HORSE RACING]. BUSBEY, Hamilton

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1904
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First edition (so stated). Thick octavo. Frontispiece and 48 b/w halftone illustrations. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices. Fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 369 pages. Number 20 of 100 copies on large paper. The American Sportsman Library.… Read more about this item
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Lawn Tennis: Its Past, Present, and Future by J. Parmly Paret: To Which is Added a Chapter on Lacrosse by William Harvey Maddren

by [TENNIS]. PARET, J. Parmly

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904.. First edition (so stated). Large 8vo. 5 page preface by Paret. Illustrated with portraits by William A. Larned and others as well as b/w plates. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden… Read more about this item
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Bass, Pike, Perch and Others

by [FISHING]. HENSHALL, James A

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1903.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. 20 b/w illustrations by Martin Justice Mielatz. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices(small crack), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D. Borden on the front pastedown. 410 pages. Also includes chapters… Read more about this item
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The Water-Fowl Family

by [HUNTING]. SANFORD, L.C., L.B. Bishop and T.S. Van Dyke

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New York, The Macmillan Company, 1903.. First edition (so stated). Thick 8vo. Frontispiece and 19 b/w halftone illustrations by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Charles Livingston Bull and A.B. Frost. Full gilt stamped contemporary dark green morocco by Stikeman, t.e.g., others uncut, the spine with gilt stamped horse head, fish and sporting dog devices (small scratches), else fine. Heraldic bookplate of M.C.D.… Read more about this item
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The Rules of Golf [Revised]

by OUIMET, Francis, editor

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[Garden City, New York, Garden City Publishing Co., 1948].. 8vo. Illustrated with drawings by Art Krenz. Dust jacket (short tears; few nicks). Very good. 90 pages. Norman Krasna's copy with his signed bookplates on the front pastedown that reads: "This book is the property of Norman Krasna through the courtesy of The Buck-A-Month Club, Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California.… Read more about this item
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Halftone Photograph Signed

by [FOOTBALL]. CRAZYLEGS HIRSCH

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("Crazylegs Hirsch") in ink on pictorial card with three reproduction drawings in three positions of "Crazylegs" in uniform. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"; very good (minor signs of handling). With biography printed on verso. Signed: "Crazylegs Hirsch". Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.
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Autograph

by [BASEBALL]. WOODLING, GENE

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on First-Day Cover for the 6 cent Professional Baseball stamp (Scott # 1381) with pictorial cachet by Fleetwood, postmarked Fairbanks, AK, August 26, 1978. Boldly signed by Gene Woodling. 6 1/2" x 3 3/4". Very good.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.
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Autograph Signed

by [BASEBALL]. DUROCHER, LEO

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("Leo Durocher") boldly penned in black fountain pen ink on vintage album leaf. 5 3/4" x 4 1/2". Very good (minor signs of handling), ca. 1949. Nice example. Signed: "Leo Durocher" Leo Durocher married to actress Laraine Day 1947-1960.. Signed by Author(s). No Binding. Very Good.
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"The Game Is On": Notre Dame vs. USC: A Fifty Year History

by APPLEGATE, Cameron

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[Hollywood] Fiske/Milne [1977].. First edition. 4to. Introductions by John McKay, John Robinson, et al. Edited by Stephen J. Fiske, David Graham, William H. Milne. B/w and color illustrations; pictorial endpapers. Original gilt stamped brown leatherette. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tears). Very good. 285 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good/Very Good.
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Upland Gunning: Collected Etchings & Watercolors of Sport in the Field and Allied Subjects

by SCHALDACH, William J

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York, A.S. Barnes and Company [1946].. First trade edition. 4to. 4 page foreword by the author. Illustrated with 56 plates in b/w and color. Original gilt stamped brown cloth. Very good. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. No signatures or bookplates.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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Over The Edge

by [BASEBALL]. JOHNSTONE, Jay and Rick Talley

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Chicago/New York, Contemporary Books [1987].. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by Georgene Sainati (unclipped). Fine. 229 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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Sweet Lou

by [BASEBALL]. PINIELLA, Lou and Maury Allen

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New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons [ 1986].. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 300 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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Bo Knows Bo

by [BASEBALL]. JACKSON, Bo and Dick Schaap

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New York, Doubleday [1990].. First edition (so stated) . Tall 8vo. Author's preface. Appreciations by George Brett and Howie Long. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 218 pages. With facsimile signature on the half title page. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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The Snake in the Sandtrap (and Other Misadventures on the Golf Tour)

by [GOLF]. TREVINO, Lee and Sam Blair

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New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston [1985].. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 49 b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by Antler & Baldwin (unclipped). Fine, fresh. 166 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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