The Competitive Bowlers Manual

Marseilles, Illinois : Lifetime Sports Publications , 1979. Edge and corner wear; scuffed and scratched; spine is creased as well as the lower corner of the front of the wrapper; small tear (.5") in the tail of the spine; shelf worn; former owner's name and addres are written in red ink on the title page; overall a nice used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Brown and gray illustrated wrapper with black lettering. 82 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and fun-filled pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of-print first edition! "For many years a debate has raged over whether bowling is truly a sporting event, an athletic event or a game of skill likened to playing a pin ball machine. Some have even maintained it is merely a recreational outlet ---- one major metropolitan newspaper carried bowling scores and activities on the entetainment page with theatre and stage play announcements, TV and radio logs and restaurant and bar advertisements. It is our contention that bowling is, in reality, a combination of all of these things!............" ---- from the Introduction.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.