Sports from Appledore Books, ABAA
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Tennis: Origins and Mysteries -- With an Historical Bibliography
by Malcolm D. Whitman
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1932
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- Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$507.60
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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1932. Boards. Very Good +. The 1932 1st edition. Limited to 450 copies, "printed upon Van Gelder hand-made paper, designed by William Dana Orcutt". Solid and VG+, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbedc paper title label affixed to the spine. One severe example of offsetting (at pg. 59), where a… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$507.60
Modern Surfing Around the World
by John Severson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1964
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1964. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1964 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Quarto, generously illustrated with dozens and dozens of black-and-white photos throughout.
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NZ$169.20
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University Of Notre Dame 1926 Yearbook ("The Dome") -- Knute Rockne, George "The Gipper" Gipp, etc.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1926
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- Leatherette
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$507.60
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South Bend, Indiana: The Univetrsity of Notre Dame, 1926. Leatherette. Very Good +. The uncommon 1926 Notre Dame yearbook, prominently featuring the 1925 football team and its legendary head coach Knute Rockne, here given an adoring full page photographic portrait, which serves as the introduction to the sports section of the yearbook. Notably, there's also a long tribute… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stable Talk and Table Talk; or, Spectacles for Young Sportsmen in 2 Vols
by Harry Hieover
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1846
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1846. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. An appealing copy of the 1846 2nd edition, complete in 2 vols. Both volumes tight and VG in their green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spines and decorative blindstamping at the panels. Light fading to the spines, mild wear along the spine ends. Light spotting and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$169.20
Jack Johnson/Jim Jeffries Post Card
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1910
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- Post Cards
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$507.60
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1910. Post Cards. Very Good +. Wonderful 1910 pictorial postcard promoting the "Fight of the Century", the July 4th, 1910 showdown in Revo, Nevada between "current" heavyweight champion of the world Jack Johnson and the "retired" heavyweight champion of the world Jim Jeffries. Framed in its period, decorative silver, the postcard is divided evenly down the middle and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$507.60
Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask
by Jim Hynes and Gary Smith
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2008
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$126.90
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Ontario, Canada: John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2008. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 2008 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, Quarto, dozens and dozens of crisp color photos throughout. Foreword by Hockey Hall-of-Fame Goaltender Gerry Cheevers.
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NZ$126.90
Woo -- Mercy Daddy! Welcome to My World: The Jimmy Valiant Story -- WWE Hall of Famer
by Jimmy Valiant with Angel
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2005
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$846.00
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Blacksburg, Virginia: Pocahontas Press, 2005. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM JIMMY VALIANT on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2005 stated 1st printing. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny crease at the spine. Thick octavo, a number of wonderful black-and-white photos complementing the text.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$846.00
Positively Page: The Diamoind Dallas Page Journey (In Dustjacket)
by Diamond Dallas Page
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 2000
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- Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$84.60
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Baltimore: Positive Publications, 2000. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 2000 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, crisp color and black-and-white photos complementing the text, which was co-written by Larry "Smokey" Genta.
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NZ$84.60
To Be the Man (In Dustjacket)
by Ric Flair
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 2004
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$84.60
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New York: Pocket Books (Simon and Schuster), 2004. Boards. Fine/Fine. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white (and a number of color) photos throughout.
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NZ$84.60
Knute Rockne: Man Builder
by Harry A. Stuhldreher
- Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Published
- 1931
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$846.00
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Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1931 stated 1st edition. A very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (neat 1931 Christmas inscription) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch of mild spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, a number of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$846.00
Electric Foil Fencing
by Istvan Lukovich
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Published
- 1971
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$84.60
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Corvina Press, 1971. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1971 1st English language edition. Solid and VG (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown, stamp to the front free endpaper's bottom-edge, offsetting to the endpapers) in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, 290 pgs.
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NZ$84.60
Dizzy Dean Baseball Dictionary
by John Hanna ("Dizzy") Dean
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1953
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- Original wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$846.00
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St. Louis: The Falstaff Brewing Company, 1953. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon January 1953 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this charming piece of baseball ephemera. A Dizzy Dean baseball dictionary, complete with "Messages to Kids", "Inside Dizzy", "Dizzy's Definitions" and "Dizzy's Dillies". A very sharp copy to boot: clean and Near Fine in its stapled,… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$846.00
One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (Signed by Both Walt Frazier and Earl The Pearl Monroe)
by Walt Frazier (With Neil Offen)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Fine
- Published
- 1988
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$253.80
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New York: Times Books, 1988. Boards. Near Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY WALT FRAZIER AND ALSO SIGNED BY EARL "THE PEARL" MONROE on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 stated 1st edition, 2nd issue. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white photos complementing "Clyde's" text.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$253.80
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Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr. (The Signed/Limited Edition -- In the Publisher's Original Slipcase)
by Robert T. Jones, Jr. and O.B. Keeler
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1927
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- 1/4 Vellum
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$21,150.00
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New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1927. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good. Arguably the Holy Grail of 20th century golf literature. The very uncommon 1927 signed/limited --and true 1st edition-- of Bobby Jones's inspiring and deeply-influential autobiography, "Down the Fairway". LIMITED TO ONLY 300 COPIES (this being #65) AND SIGNED TWICE BY BOBBY JONES (at the limitation page and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$21,150.00
Mi Libro de Futbol
by Adolfo Mogilevsky
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2006
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- Original wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$84.60
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Buenos Aires, 2006. Original wraps. Near Fine. The 2006 re-issue of this classic soccer instructional, originally published in 1967. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ADOLFO MOGILEVSKY on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in its orange pictorial wrappers.
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NZ$84.60
The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant!
by Bobby Thompson (with Lee Heiman and Bill Gutman)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1991
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- Boards
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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New York: Zebra Books (Kensington Publishing Corp.), 1991. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY BOTH BOBBY THOMPSON AND RALPH BRANCA on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the June, 1991 stated 1st printing. Clean and Fine in a c risp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light scuffing to the rear panel. A nice… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$169.20
Football's Unforgettable Games
by Harold Claassen
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1963
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light fading along the spine. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Truly a collector's copy, in unusually fine condition.
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NZ$169.20
I Managed Good, but Boy Did They Play Bad
by Jim Bouton
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Published
- 1973
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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Chicago: Playboy Press, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY JIM BOUTON across the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing and one tiny chip at the foot of the spine. A tight, very presentable… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$169.20
Joe Louis: Man and Super-Fighter (In Dustjacket)
by Edward Van Every
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Published
- 1936
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$1,692.00
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY AUTHOR EDWARD VAN EVERY AND ALSO BY LEGENDARY SAN FRANCSCO CHRONICLE SPORTS COLUMNIST JACK ROSENBAUM on the front free endpaper. A tight, very impressive copy to boot of the 1936 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.00), VG+ to Near… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,692.00
The Winning Shot (In Dustjacket)
by Jerome D. Travers and Grantland Rice
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1915
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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NZ$1,438.20
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1915. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A truly impressive copy of the 1915 1st edition. Tight and unusually crisp, with just a touch of light foxing to the endpapers. And in a bright, price-intact ($1.25), VG- to VG example of the 1st issue pictorial dustjacket. Light chipping at the spine crown and… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,438.20
