Sports from Mare Booksellers

No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. Miniature Football With Red and White Ribbons. States Made in USA on the football. Football measures about 2 ½ inches at its widest and about 1 ½ inches at its widest diameter. Made out of a hard material coated in either rubber or plastic. Ribbons measure about 2 ½ by 1 inch… Read more about this item

Syracuse, NY: Arnie Burdick/Syracuse University, Publisher, 1942. Unbound. Very Good. Two sheets, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on single sides only. A recounting of a November 21, 1942 football game between Syracuse University and Rutgers (Syracuse won 12 to 7), recalling the highlights of their "sluggish" win, mentioning Barney Werner and Big Tommy Maines, among others. The… Read more about this item

Whitefield, NH: American Lawn Bowling Association, Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy illustrated wraps. 12 pages including covers. Two toned photos throughout. A program to a 1959 lawn bowling tournament held in Whitefield, NH, providing a list of events, a short history of lawn bowling, a profile of the 1958 United States champion, and profiles of the divisional… Read more about this item

New York: Don King Productions, Publisher. Unbound. Good. no date, perhaps late 1970s, early 1980s. Glossy paper folder with two interior pockets. Approximately 12 by 9 inches. "Don King Presents," along with logo on the front cover. Rear cover blank. Interior has business name, address, phone number, cable address and telex numbers printed on the pockets. Presumably issued… Read more about this item

Long Island, NY: Hampton Press, 1949. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 45 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program guide to auto road races held in June of 1949. The Bridgehampton Road Races were first held on public roads from 1915 to 1921, with the races revived again starting in 1949. They were held on public… Read more about this item

New York: Top Rank, Publisher. Unbound. Good. no date, presumed 1978. Single sheet, thin card stock. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. A promotional postcard for the boxing match/title fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks. The postcard has an illustration of Leon Spinks jabbing, butterfly net in hand. Two smaller images of Muhammad Ali fly around Spinks,… Read more about this item

New York: J.F. Taylor and Company, 1901. Half Leather. Good. #44 of 450 copies of the edition de Grande Luxe. Half leather with marbled boards. Folio. 411 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A history and survey of a variety of sports in the United States. This includes section on women's golf and records; men's golf and records;… Read more about this item

York, PA: York Barbell Company, 1946. Wraps. Good. Wraps. Pagination varies. Each booklet with two small fold out posters laid in, depicting in black and white photos, various weight training exercises, demonstrated by men. Bob Hoffman's Body Building Foods order blank, featuring descriptions of products, included. A collection of two booklets discussing various weight training regimens using various… Read more about this item

New York: United States Olympic Association, Publisher, 1953. Cloth. Good. Gold cloth covers. Folio. 451 pp. Black and white photos throughout. An exhaustive report and survey of the 1952 US Olympic Team, both for the Summer and Winter Olympics, reporting on tryouts, details of the Olympics, outcomes, team members, etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling, staining and scuffing… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher, 1978. Wraps. Good. No publisher or place: 1978. Color illustrated wraps. 120 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A program to the 1978 auto racing Grand Prix held in Watkins Glen, New York, including news of the racing world, some mention of Mario Andretti, a recap of the other Grand Prixs held… Read more about this item

Amherst: No Publisher, 1902. Unbound. Good. Single sheet, folded into fourths. 10 ¼ by 6 ½ inches. A handwritten letter addressed to "Shorty", perhaps the author's sister or relative. Written from Amherst, Massachusetts, the letter relays news and anecdotes of college life, presumably Amherst College. The author mentions getting fired from his job milking cows, and recalls some… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1965. Cloth. Good/Good. Stated second printing. Gray cloth in orange-red photo illustrated dust jacket. 180 pp. With a section of black and white photos. A first person account of the life and career of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning, including his account of pitching a perfect games while a member of the… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher, 1959. Wraps. Good. Wraps, illustrated in blue, with red titling. A program to the 1959 Red Sox, with a blank scorecard at the center for a Baltimore Orioles. The 1959 Red Sox featured Ted Williams and Frank Malzone, among others, on their team, with photos of both on page 3. The scorecard mentions Green… Read more about this item

New York: Macfadden Publications, 1948. Wraps. Good. Color illustrated wraps, with the front cover depicting Ted Williams. 104 pp. Black and white and a few color photos throughout, including one of Ted Williams. A single issue of this magazine devoted to sports, including boxing and golf, with this month featuring a lengthy article on Ted Williams of the… Read more about this item

Lakeville, CT: Office of the Journal Press, Printers. Wraps. Good. no date, presumed 1912. Printed wraps. Small oblong format. Approximately 20 pages. A few black and white photos throughout, mostly of coaches or locations of advertisers, with a team photo of The Hill squad. A program for the 1912 baseball game between the Hotchkiss and The Hill schools,… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. Black and white Photo of a Gentleman Playing Baseball, captioned 'The Gen. at the Bat.' Undated, perhaps late 1800s. No indication of photographer or name of the batter. 5 1/2 by 4 inch photo mounted on a 10 by 7 inch cream matte board. Handwritten ink caption pasted below the photo. A… Read more about this item

No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. Good. Black and White Photo of a Manchester, New Hampshire Baseball team. Undated, but believed early 1900s. 6 3/4 by 4 3/4 inch photo mounted on a dark green pebbled matte board measuring 7 1/2 by 8 inches. Faint blindstamped name of photography studio at the bottom, perhaps G. Jackson, although this is… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Light blue cloth with an illustrated pastedown on the front cover. No jacket. 280 pages. With four illustrations in the interior, all present as called for. Young adult baseball fiction, part of the Tod Hale series. In VERY GOOD condition. Small piece of the illustrated pastedown peeled… Read more about this item

New York: Street and Smith, 1900. Original Wraps. Fair. Side stapled. 32pp. LACKING THE OUTER WRAPS. A tale of baseball geared toward a juvenile audience. In FAIR condition with the outer wraps lacking. Text is complete. Moderate soiling and foxing to the outer pages, as well as moderate toning. Minor scuffing and creasing along the extremities with the… Read more about this item