Search Results: Sports from Ross & Haines

St. Paul: Wally Swanson, 1970. First Edition . Paperback. Good/Issued Without d/j. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 112 pp., b/w photos, small saddle-stitched paperbound pamphlet dealing with baseball in St. Paul, Minnesota in the 1920s & 1930s. Some soiling & wear but o/w good+ cond. w/all pages & covers intact.

Lyon, Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, 1990. Reprint . Cloth. Fine/Issued Without d/j. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Short folio, xx + 169 pp., frontis, b/w illus. & drawings, facsimiles. A limited edition (2,500 cc.) reprint of the original 1933 limited edition (950 cc.). Unfortunately it is all black & white. Cloth bound hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the front cover & spine, all edges gilt, fine cond.

London: Chapman & Hall, 1869. First Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 336 pp., b/w double page frontis but no other illus. Inner hinges cracked but not through to the cloth binding. The binding is severly sun faded on both boards but the gold-foil stamping on the spine is still legible. Overall fair to good cond.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 251 pp. + ads, 3 plates. First edn., first state of the first Am. illustrated sporting book written by an American. Original quarter calf hardcover binding, marbeled boards, red leather label on spine, binding worn, cracks in the spine & hinges but still together, some foxing & staining to the interior but overall a good copy w/the ads & errata p. All protected by an inner cloth chemise in a brown cloth slipcase w/red leather label on the spine. The rest of the title: ".comprising, such plain & simple rules, as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into full knowledge of all that relates to the dog, and the correct use of the gun; also a description of the game of this country. Front cover loose but not off.

Lyon, Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, 1993. Reprint . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without d/j. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lynn Bogue Hunt. Quarto, xxvi + 251 pp., color frontis, + 4 color plates, b/w photos & drawings, maps, index. Big game fishing stories from various authors: Lynn Bogue Hunt, Ernest Hemingway, Van Campen Heilner, Kip Farrington, etc. A limited edition (2,500 cc) reprint of the original 1935 limited edition (56 de luxe copies, 850 regular copies). Full leather bound hardcover book w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine, marbeled endpapers, all edges gilt, color illus. on front cover also. Fine cond.

New York: Arno Press, 1967. Reprint . Half-Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192 pp., b/w photos & illus. From the Abercrombie & Fitch Library a facsimile reprint of the 1894 edition of The Art of Wing Shooting, a Practical Treatise on the use of the Shot-Gun. Half-cloth & boards hardcover book w/a fabric label on the spine in v.g. cond., d/w show lt. wear on some of the edges o/w v.g. cond. Not price-clipped.

Greenwich, CT.: The American Golfer, Inc., 2002. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 216 pp., b/w & color photos & illus., fold-outs, Hogan's records. Newly discovered photos of the incomparable Ben Hogan. "The Ben Hogan I Knew" by Valerie Hogan with Dave Anderson, "Hogan Lore Strikes Again" by Dan Jenkins, Eyewitness accounts by John Derr, Swing analysis by Jim McLean. Very good + cond. First trade edition. Due to size no foreign orders please.

New York: Carlyle House, 1939. First Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Courtenay Brandreth. Large quarto, xxx + 494 pp., color frontis, one color plate, 22 photographs, glossary, bib., index. Grouse, Quail, Pheasant, Turkey, Snipe, Rail, Ducks, Geese & Swans. Sl. indentation to the foredge which has caused approximately 75 pp. to warp slightly. Cloth bound hardcover book in good to v.g. cond. A good reading copy.

Southampton, England: Ashford, Buchan & Enright, 1990. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 Vols., 256 + vi + 250 pp., b/w photos & illus., appendices, bib., index in each vol. Vol. One covers 1850 to 1870; Vol. Two from 1871 to 1890. This is the reprint set w/vol. one done in 1990 & vol. two in 1992. The evolution of the British shotgun w/over 200 photos & line drawings. Both volumes are hardcover in v.g. to v.g.+ cond. as are the d/w's.

N.P.: W.S. Curtis, 1985. Reprint . Imitation Leather. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slender octavo, 45 pp., facsimile t.p. A facsimile reprint of the 2nd edition of 1801. Bound in imitation leather in fine cond., green d/w sl. rubbed o/w v.g. cond.

Springfield, MA.: The W. F. Adams Co., 1896. Fourth Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 140 pp., b/w illus. Slight spotting & lt. wear to dark brown/maroon cloth covers. Gold stamping on front cover, none on spine. First pub. in 1890, this is the 4th edn. of 1896. Overall in very good cond.

New York: W.A. Townsend, Pub., 1864. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 282 pp. + ads, frontis, + 5 b/w plates. Taken from the 3rd London edn. Original embossed green cloth w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine in v.g. cond. Very lt. wear to the head & heel of the spine.

London: Greenhill Books, 1988. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Vols., xviii + 366 + 393 pp., frontis, b/w illus., index. Intro. by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, new foreword by Colin Laurie McKelvie. A facsimile reprint of the 50 + year diary of the famous English sportsman, Peter Hawker. Lt. brown colored cloth bound hardcovers w/gold-foil stamping to the spines & front covers. Lt. wear to the head & heel of the spines. Bindings tight, very good cond.

Cheapside: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1835. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 365 pp., small b/w illus. An A to Z dictionary. "Containing explanations of every term applicable to racing, shooting, hunting, fishing, hawking, archery, etc. etc. w/essays upon all national amusements." Original blue decorated cloth binding w/label on spine. Lt. wear but v.g. cond.

Peterborough, N.H.: Callahan & Co., Booksellers, 1995. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quarto, 307 pp., author index, sources. An A to Z listing of various authors' pseudonyms used & books they've written on angling, shooting, hunting, archery, horses, riding, polo, racing, dogs, falconry, golf, sports, etc. Red cloth bound hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine in fine cond. Very useful.

Rutherford, N.J.: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press, 1977. Third Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 309 pp., facsimiles, index of subjects. A Checklist of Books by American and Foreign Authors Published in America Prior to 1860 including Sporting Songs. Third Edn., Rev. & Enlarged. Gray colored cloth bound book in v.g. cond., mostly white colored d/w shows lt. soiling & repaired tear in rear o/w good to v.g. cond. Not price-clipped.

Minneapolis: Minnesota Alumni Weekly, 1914. First Edition . Half-Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 188 pp., tall octavo, b/w illus. & photos, game charts, foldout photo, two foldout charts, two color illus., printed endpapers. Hardcover, black cloth spine paper over boards printed in black & red, cover sl. soiled, corners lightly rubbed, o/w v.g. cond. The Minnesota Alumni Weekly, vol. XIV, #9, Nov. 9, 1914.

New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1849. First U.S. Edition . Decorative Cloth. Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 vols., 360 + 367 pp., 12 b/w plates (6 in each vol.), index. The first U.S. edition of this classic sporting work. Former owner's inked sig. & presentation on the f.f.e.p. of each vol. Very lt. foxing to both vols., original red cloth binding to both hardcover vols. Gold-foil stamping to the front & spine of each. Some wear to the front hinge of each vol., some wear to the corners & head/heel of spines (especially vol. I). Overall a good plus set.

Chicago: William A. Bruette, 1912. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Short octavo, vi + 215 + iii pp., b/w photos, drawings, illus., tables, appendices, index. Signed by the author/publisher on the f.f.e.p. Maroon cloth bound hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine in v.g. cond. w/only lt. wear to the edges & head & heel of spine, hard to see spot near bottom of front cover. Internally the white endpapers show sl. soiling o/w v.g. cond.

Lyon, Mississippi: The Derrydale Press, 1993. Reprint . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 248 pp., frontis, b/w photos. Big game hunting & fishing. A facsimile limited edition (2,500 cc.) reprint of the original 1938 limited edition (950 cc.). Maroon full leather bound hardcover book w/gold-foil stamping to the front cover & spine. Also a color illus. on the front cover. Marbeled endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine cond.