New York: Random House, 1981. Hardcover. Introduction by Norman Mailer. 8vo. Black cloth spine and grey paper over boards, dust jacket. xvi, 166pp. Near fine/very good. Light jacket edgewear. Third printing, tight and attractive. More
World War Two interrupted this shortstop's debut with the Boston Red Sox; in 1947, he officially debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies. Signature in blue fineline, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. Near fine. Undated, but a nice later life example. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 305pp. Very good/very good. First edition. More
Berryville, VA: Rockbridge Publishing Company, 1998. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 250pp. Very good. Light vertical crease on front wrapper (only). A tight, nice third edition of this hands-on guide -- "The Complete Guide to People, Places, Events & Products." Interesting survey of the Civil War industry as it..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1989. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 313pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good/very good. Tight, attractive reprint edition. More
New York: Bonanza Books, [1989]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 313pp. Extensive illustrations. Very goodfine. Small remainder mark on top page edges. Tight, attractive reprint edition, an updated version of the 1983 title "30 Yerars of Pro Football's Great Moments." More
New York: The Fairfax Press, [[1983]. Hardcover. Illustrations by the author. 4to. Grey cloth spine with blue lettering and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 160. Extensive line drawings, color pictorial endpapers. Fine/very good. Archivally closed (on verso) edge tear to otherwise-handsome jacket. Quite tight and attractive reprint edition..... More
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1979-80. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. 560pp, (19pp). Numerous illustrations. Fine. Custom bound (in one volume) complete set of all five parts of this renowned auction, with original front wrappers bound in. The Californiana collection of Henderson (1887-1974) was, according to..... More
New York: Current Books, 1947. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth. xviii, 446pp. Very good. Lacks jacket, but a tight, clean and attractive copy nonetheess -- and signed boldly by Conroy on the front flyleaf. Bookplate on half-title page. First edition. More
New York: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1945. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. xx, 278pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, graphs. Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight, nice 6th printing of the only book penned by this early Major Leagues pitcher and later college baseball coach (1882-1957). Connie Mack and Grantland Rice each provide..... More
One of the last survivors of the celebrated FA-cup winning team (who also won the league title in 1952) was this English soccer star, who played goalkeeper for Manchester United from 1944 until 1956. Bold "Sincere Best Wishes / Jack Crompton" in black ballpoint on a 5" X 2" slip..... More
One of the last survivors of the 1948 FA cup-winning soccer team was this English goalkeeper, who played for Oldham Athletic (1942-44), Manchester City (1944) and Manchester United (1944-45). Large signature in black ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1986 July 28. Very good. Moderately age toned. With..... More
Green Bay, WI: Green Bay Packer Yearbook, 1968. Pamphlet. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 64pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. Titled slightly differently on front wrapper "The Lombardi Era and the Green Bay Packers," this 1968 yearbook in superb condition bears the usual array of articles, profiles, team rosters and..... More
One of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all time (1919-26), elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954; later in life he became a well-known New York restauranteur. TNS, 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 17 August 1939. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln/Civil War..... More
The Denver Broncos new head coach in 1962 was named AFL Coach of the Year, but he only lasted there until 1964, after which he is best known for acting as the Los Angeles Rams as scout, defensive line coach, assistant general manager and other posts. IPS, 5" X 7"..... More
Los Angeles: Savage and Savage, 1951. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, dust jacket. 64pp. Near fine/very good. Some jacket edgewear and minor soiling and discoloration. Tight and nice copy of this verse collection. First edition, limited to 999 signed copies numbered by the author (this #27). More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and tan paper over boards, dust jacket. 224pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and handsome, of this highly-praised Chicago murder mystery. More
Talented comic actor of stage and screen, blacklisted in the 1950s, nominated for an Oscar for "Save the Tiger" (1972); long-time beloved spokesman for Cracker Jack's. IPS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.d. [dated 1967 June 16 on verso in another hand]. Very good. Charming glossy portrait, inscribed "To / John..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. Hardcover. 4to. Brown decorated cloth. viii, 232pp. Numerous line drawings, floor plans. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear; ownership signature (not Archie Lieberman) on front flyleaf; occasional highlighting. Tight, nice later printing of this volume in editor Norman C. Harris' "McGraw-Hill Technical Education Series"..... More
Conshocken, PA: Combined Books, [1996]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black and blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 263pp. Numerous illustrations and maps. Fine/fine. Second printing of the "Revised and Expanded Edition" of this volume in the "Great Campaigns" series. More
N.p. Richard Abel & Company, [1968]. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff beige printed wrappers. (1p), 23pp. Near fine. Faintest of age toning to outer wrappers (only). Scholarly book distributor Abel introduces this facsimile reprint of this undated but apparently 18th century pamphlet published in Salop, England by one J. Eddowes -- one..... More
This light-heavyweight African-American boxing champion debuted in 1940 and retired in 1958; inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Signature and "To richard C laade" [sic] in blue ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. [1985] December 18. Very good. With original envelope. Rather uncommon..... More
Cora Gables, FL: Wake-Brook House, 1963. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow pebble-grained cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 289pp. Very good/good plus. Jacket edgeworn and rubbed, with small chips at head of spine. Tight, attractive first edition of this prolific sports columnist's memoir, boldly inscribed by him on the front flyleaf: "To Kenneth Plummer..... More
N.p. Central Illinois Public Service Company, 1968. 14" X 11". Printed entirely in brown ink, this scene shows a cobbler at work on a shoe in a small and cluttered early Illinois cabin as a young girl perched on a stool observes and a bearded old man in the background..... More
New York: New American Library, 1979. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xvi, 142pp, (2pp ads). Numerous illustrations, line drawings. Near fine. Tight, nice first edition of this (to quote the front wrapper) "Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide to Planning, Building, or Buying a Log House...." More