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"Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers": First Edition of Fishing For Fun; Inscribed by Herbert Hoover
HOOVER, Herbert.
Fishing For Fun and To Wash Your Soul.
New York: Random House, 1963.
First edition of this collection of writings from President Hoover. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Elliot Hass The Good Wishes of Herbert Hoover." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Edited by William Nichols. A very sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 91673
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First Edition of The Washington Senators; Inscribed by Shirley Povich and Additionally Signed by four members of the 1954 and 1955 Senators and two professional affiliates of the team
POVICH, Shirley [Eddie Yost.
The Washington Senators.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.
First edition of this informal history of one of the oldest baseball teams in the United States. Octavo, original red cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, "To John Howard Shirley Povich." Additionally signed by members of the 1954 and 1955 Senators Eddie Yost, Bob Porterfield, Jim Busby, and Chuck Stobbs on the front free endpaper above the signatures of Calvin Griffith (Hall of Fame 2010) and Bob Wolff. Signed a second time by Calvin Griffith beneath his photo between pages 86 and 87. Griffith, nephew of longtime Washington…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146647
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First Edition of Frederic Remington's The Way of the Indian
REMINGTON, Frederic.
The Way of the Indian.
New York: Fox Duffield & Company, 1906.
First edition, first state with page 9 numbered of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In very good condition. First editions are uncommon.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 143085
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"Good Appetite good cooking from an old friend": First Edition of James Beard's Theory & Practice of Good Cooking; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BEARD, James.
James Beard’s Theory and Practice of Good Cooking.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.
First edition of this classic work, which compiles 300 recipes by the dean of American cooking. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Karl W. Stueklen. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Good Appetite good cooking For Esther from an old friend James Beard." Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139445
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Rare original 1970s Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2
[LUCAS, George].
Star Wars Palitoy Radio Controlled R2-D2.
Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy, [1977].
Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145054
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“I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals": First Edition of on off the fairway a pictorial autobiography; Signed by Jack Nicklaus
NICKLAUS, Jack.
On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, "Best Regards Jack Nicklaus." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145802
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First Edition of The Diehl-Vardon Golf Manual; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
DIEHL, R.W. and Tom Vardon.
Diehl-Vardon Golf Manual: Golf Complete.
St. Paul: Western Golf Publishing Co, 1927.
First edition of this early golf instructional manual. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs. Some light dampstaining, near fine in the rare original dust jacket. Murdoch 203; D&M 15090; D&J D14740.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 75680
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Special Collection of Four Volumes of Legendary Panerai Watches
Four Volume Collection of Legendary Panerai Watches.
Milan: Arti Grafiche Color Black, 1998-2003.
Limited first editions of these extravagant photographic timelines of Panerai watches. Oblong duodecimo, original boards, generously illustrated with luminous photographs of Panerai watches and the people involved in their creation, diagrams of their designs, and pictures of other engineering exploits undertaken by the company, the collection includes a first edition of 'Legendary Watches' (Novate: Arti Grafiche Color Black, 1998), a first edition of 'Panerai Historia: From the Depths of the Sea' (Novate: Arti Grafiche Color Black, 1999), a limited edition of 'Special Editions 1997-2003: Laboratorio Di Idee' (Novate: Arti Grafiche Color Black, 2003, one of one-thousand nine-hundred and fifty, this…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145497
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First Edition of Kingsley Amis' The James Bond Dossier
AMIS, Kingsley.
The James Bond Dossier.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
First edition of Amis' critical analysis of the James Bond novels. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jan Pienkowski based on the famous trompe l'oeil paintings by Richard Chopping reproduced on the jackets of the James Bond books. An exceptional example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 144348
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First Edition of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Signed by Legendary Director Oliver Stone and photographer Barry Wetcher
STONE, Oliver and Stanley Weiser.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
New York: Newmarket Press, 2010.
First edition. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone and photographer Barry Wetcher on the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133568
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Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville; Finely Bound
CADET DE GASSICOURT, Charles-Louis.
Cours Gastronomique, ou Les Diners de Manant-Ville, Ouvrage Anecdotique, Philosophique et Literature.
Paris: Imprimerie de Brasseur Aine, 1809.
First edition of this work on French Gastronomy, containing its history throughout the country's various regions. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 96186
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First Edition of Roger Moore's James Bond Diary; Inscribed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary.
Fawcett Publications, 1973.
First edition of Moore's diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John from Roger Moore." In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133640
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First Edition of Roger Moore As James Bond: Roger Moore's Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die; Signed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore As James Bond: Roger Moore’s Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die.
London: Pan Books, 1973.
First British edition of Moore’s diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roger Moore on the title page. In near fine condition. Photographs by Luisa Moore.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133641
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Rare Edition of Cuba: Isla de las Maravillas
Cuba: Isla de las Maravillas.
Havana, Cuba: 1955.
Rare edition of this illustrated work on Cuba. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Edited by Carlos Fernandez Campos. Inscribed by Sergio Gomez, Havana, Feb. 28, 1955 to an Oregon Dr. McNeal in Spanish. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140454
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First Edition of Jack Nicklaus's My Most Memorable Shots; Signed by Him
NICKLAUS, Jack.
My Most Memorable Shots In the Majors.
New York: Golf Digest Book, 1988.
First edition of this classic work by the Golden Bear. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Ken Bowden. Illustrations by Jim McQueen. Foreword by Barbara Nicklaus.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146898
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"Say Hey This Book's for you": First Edition of Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays; Signed by Him
MAYS, Willie .
Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988.
First edition of Mays' autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Written with Lou Sahadi.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 146025
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"I feel that my whole life is a contribution"; FIRST EDITION OF THE INCOMPLEAT SINGER; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY LEGENDARY FOLKSINGER PETE SEEGER
SEEGER, Pete; edited by Jo Metcalf Schwartz.
The Incompleat Folksinger.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972.
First edition of this work by the legendary folksinger. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Robert! Pete Seeger." Seeger has also drawn a picture of a banjo. Edited by Jo Metclaf Schwartz. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 2166
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"To win, you must have both talent and desire - but desire first": First Edition of Sam Snead’s First Book; Inscribed by Him
SNEAD, Sam.
How To Play Golf.
New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1946.
First edition of the golfing legend’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lawrence Regards Sam Snead." Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138300
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Rare Edition of Templar's The Poker Manual
TEMPLAR,.
The Poker Manual. A Practical Course of Instruction in the Game… Together with the International Code of Laws.
London: Frederick Warne , 1895.
Early edition of Templar's Poker Manual. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout with colorful red and black diagrams, all edges gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 69033
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"Always remember the #1 rule of tasting- Always smell it first": First Edition of Robert M. Parker's Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961; Warmly Inscribed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.; Drawings by Christopher Wormell.
Bordeaux: The Definitive Guide for the Wines Produced Since 1961.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.
First edition of Robert M. Parker's first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "11/26/85 To Mike Cullen, All the best in wine and life Robert M. Parker." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Jacket illustrations by Christopher Wormell.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 118933
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First Edition of Gerald Durrell's The Overloaded Ark; Signed by Him
DURRELL, Gerald.
The Overloaded Ark.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 1953.
First edition of Durrell's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald Durrell on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Bill English. Uncommon signed.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 131079
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"The climate of the East Coast of Florida is nearer perfection than that of any other place on earth": Rare First Edition of Florida: Beauties of the East Coast
INGRAM, Mrs. H.K.
Florida: Beauties of the East Coast.
St. Augustine: Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893.
Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 103179
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"Good Eating and Cooking": First Edition of Delights and Prejudices; Signed by James Beard
BEARD, James; Illustrated by Earl Thollander.
Delights and Prejudices.
New York: Atheneum, 1964.
First edition of this collection of writings from James Beard. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ruth Hessernick Good eating and cooking James Beard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the spine tips. Jacket design by Earl Thollander.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 71977
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First Edition of Patric Dickinson's A Round of Golf Course; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
DICKINSON, Patric.
A Round of Golf Courses.
London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1922.
First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs, course maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Judge Sherman from Patric Dickinson in memory of a happy evening June 14, 1952 and because The Rye Golf Club and The Apawamis Golf Club should also be united." Foreword by Bernard Darwin. From the library of Joseph Murdoch, with his bookplate, fine in a near fine dust jacket. Murdoch 202; D&M 15070; D&J D4350.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 84562
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"The place for the Arabian horse is again at hand": First edition of William Robinson Brown's The Horse of the Desert
BROWN, William Robinson. Introduction by Major General G. Harbord and Henry Fairfield Osborn.
The Horse of the Desert.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1929.
First edition of William Robinson Brown's authoritative work on the Arabian horse. Quarto, original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt, patterned endpapers, tissue-guarded full color frontispiece from a painting by Harrington Bird, illustrated throughout. One of 750 copies. In fine condition. A beautiful example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138919
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"A delight and a challenge for anyone who likes chess problems": First edition of Raymond Smullyan's The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes; Inscribed by him to fellow logician Hilary Putnam
SMULLYAN, Raymond [Hilary Putnam].
The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan's book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, "For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 88086
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"SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, IT IS A GRAND SPORT": FIRST EDITION OF S. KIP FARRINGTON, JR.'S ATLANTIC GAME FISHING; INSCRIBED BY HIM to the editor of Field & Stream
FARRINGTON, S. Kip. Introduction by Ernest Hemingway.
Atlantic Game Fishing.
New York: Kennedy Bros., Inc., Publishers of Yachting, 1937.
First trade edition of Farrington’s classic work on Atlantic game fishing, with an introduction by Ernest Hemingway. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs and color illustrations by Lynn Bogue Hunt including frontispiece. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, "For Ray Holland one of the best editors in the game, and as good a sportsman as there is in the world, and the last goes also for Dan who will soon rank with the old man on the first. With my very best wishes to you both. S. Kip Farrington…
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 126491
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First Edition of P.A. Vaile's Modern Golf; Finely Bound by Asprey
VALIE, P.A.
Modern Golf.
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909.
First edition of this early work by Vaile. Octavo, finely bound in full green morocco by Asprey, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, triple gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, inner dentilles, all edges gilt. Illustrated with numerous full-page photographic plates and diagrams, including frontispiece photo with tissue-guard. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 89767
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"The Founding treatise on pomology": Rare Societe des Bibliophiles Normands Limited Edition reissue of Le Paulmier's Traite Du Vin Et Du Sidre
LE PAULMIER, Julien.
Traite Du Vin Et Du Sidre.
Rouen: H. Lestringant, 1896.
Rare Societe des Bibliophiles Normands Limited Edition reissue of Le Paulmier's foundational work on pomology. Octavo, original wrappers, one of only 200 copies printed, this is number 65. Translated into the French by Jacques Cahaignes. Introduction by Emile Travers. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 110190
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First edition of Francis B. Cooke's Single-Handed Cruising; from the library of adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett
COOKE, Francis B.
Single-Handed Cruising.
London: Edward Arnold, 1919.
First edition of this essential early manual on single-handed cruising by one of the greatest yachting writers of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the front pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 115637
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First Edition of Walter Cunningham's The All-American Boys; Signed by Him
CUNNINGHAM, Walter.
The All-American Boys.
New York: Macdonald and Co, 1977.
First edition of "the best of all the astronaut books" (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Cunningham on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, owner name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Silverman. Written with the assistance of Mickey Herskowitz.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142901
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FIRST EDITION OF JAMES HERRIOT'S THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL; SIGNED BY HIM
HERRIOT, James.
The Lord God Made Them All.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981.
First edition of this installment in Herriot’s true-life-saga as a veterinarian in the Yorkshire countryside. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by James Herriot on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Bob Chronister. Author photograph by Chris Krugs.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 135493
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"Mix it up, Jack honey, pace him, pace him out!": First edition of Howard Sackler's The Great White Hope; inscribed by him
SACKLER, Howard. [Jack Johnson].
The Great White Hope: A Play.
New York: The Dial Press, Inc, 1968.
First edition of the author's Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play based on the career of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, basis for the 1970 film. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Iris - with great affection & continual gratitude - Howard." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Hatfield. Author photograph by Michael Wallis. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140735
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First Edition of James S. Hirsch's Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend; Signed by Baseball Icon Willie Mays
HIRSCH, James S. [Willie Mays].
Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.
New York: Scribner, 2010.
First edition of this definitive biography authorized by Willie Mays and written by Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist James Hirsch. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason J. Heuer. Author photograph by Bill O'Connell. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 145366
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First Edition of The Boys of Summer; Signed by Roger Kahn
KAHN, Roger.
The Boys of Summer.
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1972.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Roger Kahn on title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147029
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"I feel that my whole life is a contribution"; FIRST EDITION OF THE INCOMPLEAT SINGER; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY LEGENDARY FOLKSINGER PETE SEEGER
SEEGER, Pete; edited by Jo Metcalf Schwartz.
The Incompleat Folksinger.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972.
First edition of this work by the legendary folksinger. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For David Pete Seeger." Seeger has also drawn a picture of a banjo. Edited by Jo Metclaf Schwartz. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 133172
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First Edition of Countdown; Inscribed by Frank Borman
BORMAN, Frank.
Countdown.
New York: Silver Arrow Books, 1988.
First edition of the astronaut's classic autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Marge and Bill With Friendship and very Best Wishes! Frank Borman." Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Written with Robert J. Serling.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 143859
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"There is more fine sportsmanship in tennis than in any other of the leading games": First Edition of William T. Tilden's Singles and Doubles; in the rare original dust jacket
TILDEN, William T.
Singles and Doubles.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923.
First edition of Tilden's masterwork on the sport of tennis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings after photographs of noted players including frontispiece. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 104052
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First Edition of Carl Cutler's Greyhounds of the Sea
CUTLER, Carl C.
Greyhounds of the Sea: The Story of the American Clipper Ship.
New York: Halcyon House, 1930.
First edition of Cutler's masterwork on the history of the American clipper ship. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, frontispiece. In near fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 131492
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First Edition of Stirling Moss’s Book of Motor Sport; Signed by Him
MOSS, Stirling.
Stirling Moss’s Book of Motor Sport.
London: Cassell and Company, 1955.
First edition of Moss' classic book of motor sport. Octavo, original cloth, profusely illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Edited by Wayne Mineau. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 116912
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"There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons": First Edition of Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1905.
First edition of Roosevelt's important collection of first-hand hunting accounts, including a lengthy description of newly created wilderness reserves. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt with tissue guard present, illustrated with photographs. In very good condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146123
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“A man who can putt is a match for anyone”: First Edition of Willie Park's The Art of Putting
PARK, Willie.
The Art of Putting.
Edinburgh: J. & J. Gray & Company, 1920.
First edition of the author's rare book on putting. Octavo, original cloth, top edge gilt, illustrated with plates from photographs. In near fine condition with light rubbing. First editions are rare.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 46056
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First Edition of A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont; Inscribed by Jill Kinmont
VALENS, E.G. [Jill Kinmont].
A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of this powerful biography of Jill Kinmont. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Burk Uzzle and others. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kinmont on the front front free endpaper, "To Dr. Robinson, Thank you for your nice letter. Best Wishes- Jill Kinmont 2-27-67." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 124068
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First edition of T. Henry Cotton's Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People; inscribed by him
COTTON, T. Henry.
Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency in the Royal and Ancient Game.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931.
First edition of Cotton's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, "F.A. Reeves with best of wishes most sincerely Henry Cotton 1931." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 135277
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Original broadside by Edgar Guest of The Time I Played with Vardon
VARDON, Harry) Edgar Guest.
The Time I Played With Vardon.
Rare original broadside poem by Edgar Guest on golfer Harry Vardon. A photograph of Vardon with a putter and the poem by Edgar Albert Guest is below. Guest who was popular poet in the 20th century and became known as the "People's Poet". Matted and framed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 100920
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"I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me": First Edition of Portrait Of A Professional Golfer; Signed by Arnold Palmer
PALMER, Arnold.
Portrait Of A Professional Golfer.
London: Pelham Books, 1964.
First edition of this early work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illstrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Best Wishes Arnold Palmer." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147007
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First Edition of Stirling Moss' All But My Life; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MOSS, Stirling with Ken W. Purdy.
All But My Life: Face To Face With Ken W. Purdy.
London: William Kember , 1963.
First edition of the racing legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Peter, I hope that your book is as good as the questions asked. Stirling Moss." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 138822
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First Edition of Baseball: An Illustrated History; Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin
WARD, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns [Doris Kearns Goodwin].
Baseball: An Illustrated History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
First edition of this companion book to the classic documentary series. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin on the title page. Kearns Goodwin served as a commentor in the series. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 144374
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First edition of Garry Kasparov's Autobiography Child of Change; Signed by Him
KASPAROV, Garry.
Child of Change: An Autobiography.
London: Hutchinson , 1987.
First edition of this chess legend's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 5392
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"One of the most remarkable and adventurous small boat voyages of modern times": First edition of Commander R. D. Graham's Rough Passage; from the library of adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett
GRAHAM, Commander R.D. Introduction by Claud Worth.
Rough Passage.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1936.
First edition of Graham's narrative of his solo voyage across the Atlantic to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Bermuda on the Yacht Emanuel. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, with maps and illustrations including frontispiece. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a…
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 112063
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First Edition of Buzz Aldrin's No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon; Signed by Him
ALDRIN, Buzz.
No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.
Washington, D.C: National Geographic, 2016.
First edition of this work which "recounts life lessons learned from his historic Apollo 11 moonwalk in 1969 and beyond” (Kirkus Reviews.) Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover design by Jonathan Halling. Cover illustration by Jamie Noguchi. Written with Ken Abraham.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 136203
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First Edition of Countdown; Inscribed by Frank Borman
BORMAN, Frank.
Countdown.
New York: Silver Arrow Books, 1988.
First edition, second printing of the astronaut's classic autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bob Best wishes Frank Borman." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Written with Robert J. Serling.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 144619
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First Edition of Play Golf With Player; SIGNED BY GARY PLAYER
PLAYER, Gary.
Play Golf with Player: Instruction of Every Aspecct of the Game.
London: Collins, 1962.
First edition of this early instructional by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, "With Very Best Wishes Gary Player." Very good in the original dust jacket that shows some wear to the crown.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 988
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First edition of H. Alan Day's The Horse Lover; inscribed by him and signed by his sister Sandra Day O'Connor who contributed the introduction
DAY, H. Allan. With Lynn Wiese Sneyd. Foreword by Sandra Day O'Connor.
The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs.
Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
First edition of Day's personal history of Mustang Meadows Ranch. Inscribed by H. Alan Day on the title page, "To Jane Best Wishes Alan Day" and signed by his sister Sandra Day O'Connor who contributed the introduction and with whom he previously coauthored Lazy B.: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Joel Sartore. Rare signed by Sandra Day O'Connor.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 121061
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"IT IS ONLY A QUESTION OF ACCLIMATISATION FOR FROST-BITE, HUNGER, WEARINESS AND OTHER DISCOMFORTS…": FIRST EDITION OF EDWARD SHACKLETON’S ARCTIC JOURNEYS
SHACKLETON, Edward.
Arctic Journeys: The Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.
First edition of Shackleton's expedition, illustrated with 45 photographic prints, in-text illustrations, and five maps, including one folding map at rear. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket, which is in good condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 136763
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First Edition Of John Updike’s Collection of Golf Writings; With A Full Page Drawing by Illustrator Paul Szep
UPDIKE, John; Illustrated by Paul Szep.
Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
First edition of this classic collection of golf stories by John Updike. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Paul Szep. Signed by the illustrator Paul Szep, who has drawn a full page sketch of John Updike. Also laid in is another illustration of Updike signed by Szep. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 7275
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First Edition of Robert M. Parker's The Wines of the Rhone Valley; Signed by Him
PARKER, Robert M.
The Wines of the Rhone Valley.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
First edition of this comprehensive work on wines of the Rhone Valley. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Christopher Wormell. Boldly signed by Robert Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Koppel and Scher. Maps by Jeanyee Wong.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 142101
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First Edition of A Golfer’s Life; Signed by Arnold Palmer
PALMER, Arnold .
A Golfer’s Life.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1999.
First edition of the golfing legend's autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, with 16 black-and-white photographic plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Jack Best Wishes Arnold Palmer." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with James Dodson.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 140389
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First Edition of Paul Bocuse's French Home Cooking; Warmly Inscribed by Him
BOCUSE, Paul.
French Home Cooking.
London: Granada, 1982.
First edition of this work by the legendary chef. Small quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Paul Bocuse on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 139552
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First Edition of Anne Morrow Linbergh's Listen! The Wind; with a lengthy autograph note from her expounding on the different types of love
LINDBERGH, Anne Morrow.
Listen! The Wind.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. With a foreword and map drawings by Charles A. Lindbergh. With a lengthy autograph note entirely in the hand of Anne Morrow Lindbergh which reads, "From Marcel & Elise 'Love is to the soul what the would is to the body - an increase, an additional soul.' 'To love means to see, and seeing belongs to the order of grace. To see means to recover a being in his glory. To re-establish him in his order of origin, which is super-natural. Love is the Sacrament of the Real Presence....…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 133595