Resultados de búsqueda: Sports from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

New York: J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894. "the Marvel of Anatomists, Sculptors, and Artists in the Nude; embracing the great Athlete's simple method of Physical Education for the Home, the Gymnasium, and the Army Training School; preceded by a Biography dealing with the chief incidents in Mr. Sandow's Professional Career, his Phenomenal Prowess and Gladiatorial Skill, in Competitive Matches, Contests and Exhibitions; with Mr. Sandow's Scheme of Dumb-bell and Bar-bell Exercises, and his Views on the Physiology of Gymnastics, the Function of the Muscles, etc. Richly illustrated from photographs expressly taken for the work by Sarony of New York, Morrison of Chicago, and White of Birmingham, and of Drawings by A. Casarin." Very Good Plus, bound in red cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, black and white, front hinge cracked yet holding well, light rubbing to cloth at the tips, the stamp of "The Tarr System Library" front paste down, which would seem to be a prior… Leer más

New York: Random House of Canada, Limited, 2001. First Printing. 1st state dustjacket, with price of $24.95 and no "Audio Book" statement on rear flap. Filmed in 2003. Light soiling pageblock edge, and dustjacket light wear at flap fold edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Periodical Publishing Company, 1930. RARE, OCLC locates one copy, at University of Notre Dame Library. Near Fine, faint soiling rear wrapper. 48 pages with numerous black and white photographs. . First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hyattsville, MD: Speed Age, Inc., 1949. Very Good, tearing along crease at spine, 1" tear for edge front wrapper. 32 pp. in stapled wrappers. Numerous advertisements and black and white photographs. Driver of the month- Red Cummings. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1972. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page - "To Lenny, Good Luck Jose Torres". Fine, prior owner name and 1/72 front paste down, hidden by front flap, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, front flap price-clipped, light rubbing, 2 small closed tears bottom edge front panel. Torres was light heavyweight champion in 1965, President of the WBO from 1990-1995, and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, with a career record of 49-3-1. A boxing classic, and uncommon SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gottingen, Germany : Gottinger Automobil - Club, 1927. RARE TLS from Ernst H. Diepholz, Generalvertreter fur Deutschland, B.S.A Motor Bicycles, under his company letterhead, dated 24th Nov., 1927, to British motorcycle racer R.E. Atkinson. Herr Diepholz begins the letter by congratulating Atkinson on his win at that year's Hainberg Rennen ( Atkinson was the winner of the Class B 350ccm race). He then goes on to inform him that B.S.A. is sending him "some spares for your machine free of charge". And concludes by offering to give Atkinson "a special 350 ccm BSA Super Sport motorcycle" should he be willing to enter "the Grand Prix of Europe for motorcycles (which) takes place on the Nurnberg Ring near Cologne on the 2nd or 3rd of July". Those races in 1928 would have marked the 2nd year of racing at Nurburgring ( if they were held- I am unable to find any information on motorcycle races winners, etc.). Along with what were apparently Atkinson's RARE programs for the… Leer más

New York: Atheneum, 1972. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics' Award for Best Play of 1972. Illustrated with photographs of the stage production starring Walter McGinn, Charles Durning, Michael McGuire, Paul Sorvino and Richard Dysart. Stated 1st edition, Very Good, foxing to fore edge and spotting to cloth, evidence of damping at bottom edge, in Near Fine dust jacket. tiny creases at top edge spine ends. SCARCE SIGNED. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Peter E. Randall, Publisher, 1986. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front end page. "The story of the life and times of the inventor of our game of tennis.". SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Gladys Medalie Heldman, 1963. SCARCE. Most likely the first magazine cover for Arthur Ashe, the beloved African-American tennis champion, the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. This issue published a month after his first major men's title at the Pacific Southwest, while he was still a student at UCLA. Very Good, library stamp rear cover, ink mark front cover not affecting photograph, 3 pages with top corner creases, light soiling and wear to covers. . First Printing. Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.