Search Results: Sports - Football from W. Fraser Sandercombe

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. (xvii) 204 pp. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband; decorated endpapers. Illustrated in colour and in black and white. The Contents are: Foreword by Mark Cohon; Introduction: Our Game, Our Stories; The Building of a Legacy; The Yanks Are Coming; Keeping the Home Fires Burning; The First Grey Cup; Tough as Steel; West Coast Rising; O, Canada; Commitment fo Excellence; The Argos Bounce Back; Baltimore, Canada; The Montreal Renaissance; and Rider Pride; followed by an epilogue and appendices: Year-by-Year Grey Cup[ Results; All-time Grey Cup Standings; Grey Cup Coaches; Grey Cup Awards; Grey Cup Officials; Grey Cup Team Records; Grey Cup Individual Records; and an index..

Toronto: Pagurian Press Limited, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiii) 192 pp. Green boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with some rubbing on the back cover; no interior markings. The Contents are: Foreword by G. Sydney Halter; Introduction; In the Beginning; The Grey Cup - For Hockey; The Second Half; The Price of Revolution; The Day of the Pro; and The Year of the Golden Grey Cup; followed by Conclusion and A Statistical Record..

Toronto: Harper Collins Publishers, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 217 pp. Blue boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: 1965 - 1978; 1978 - 1983; Fall 1983; Spring 1984 - Spring 1987; Spring 1987 - Spring 1989; June 1989 - November 1990; Off Season 1990 - June 1992; Summer 1992 - Fall 1993; 1994 - 1996; Late 1996 - Grey Cup 1997; Tackle Violence and Get Mad; and Like a Turtle on a Fencepost; followed by Career Statistics..

New York: Crown Archetype - Random House, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 283 pp. Quarter-bound in red on blue boards; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Random House review slip dropped in..

Winnipeg, Manitoba: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 2000. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 199 pp. Trade paperback format. Personalized inscription by Neil Payne. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Illustrated with colour plates. The Contents are: Preface; Why?; Life in the Minors; Off to Boot Camp; Hey, Rookie; What Did You Say, Coach?; Life on the Sidelines; Pressure; Where's the Beer?; Grey Cup, eh?; Where Are the Broads?; Has Anyone Seen My Black Hat?; U.S. Expansion - Oops, It's Over; and One More Year; followed by Afterword: The Greats; and an index..

Winnipeg, Manitoba: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 199 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with colour plates. The Contents are: Preface; Why?; Life in the Minors; Off to Boot Camp; Hey, Rookie; What Did You Say, Coach?; Life on the Sidelines; Pressure; Where's the Beer?; Grey Cup, eh?; Where Are the Broads?; Has Anyone Seen My Black Hat?; U.S. Expansion - Oops, It's Over; and One More Year; followed by Afterword: The Greats; and an index..

Hamilton, Ontario: Hamilton Tiger Cats Football Club, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Subject. First Edition. 4to. 160 pp. Signed by Danny McManus on the front free endpaper. Glossy pictorial boards; illustrated throughout in full colour. Light wear on the corners with some minor rubbing on the panels; aside from the McManus signature, no interior markings. Includes a dropped-in ticket from the Danny McManus Tribute Dinner, Tuesday September 18th, 2007; also includes a dropped-in copy of his 1992 AW Sports trading card with him in a Winnipeg uniform, along with the 1991 and 1992 Jogo cards also featuring McManus in the Blue Bombers uniform. The Chapters are: Tomahawk Chop - Florida State; Heading North - Western Canada; Welcome to Steeltown - Hamilton and Eastern Canada; Rise to Glory; The Final Drive; and Beyond the Gridiron. Includes writing by: Bobby Bowden; Mark Richt; Darren Flutie; Archie McDonald; Jeff Dickins; Ron Lancaster; Larry Sicinski; Steve Milton; Ken Peters; Dan… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. 304 pp. Please note, this is a very large and heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Pictorial boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers; headband. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs, and drawings by the author. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings..

Guilford, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 164 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs..

Chicago: Triumph Books, 2009. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xx) 235 pp. Black boards decorated in gilt on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white plates. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings..

Norwalk, Connecticut: Cronopio Publishing, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 197 pp. Quarter-bound in dark brown on light brown boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings..

Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 248 pp. Quarter-bound in green cloth on decorated yellow boards; lettered in black on the spine; headband; illustrated endpapers. Lightly chipped on the upper spine and the upper right of the rear panel with a few short nicks around the edges; no interior markings..

Toronto: Warwick Publishing, 1998. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiv) 192 pp. Quarter-bound in teal on beige boards; lettered in beige on the spine; headband; illustrated with black and white photographs. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. This includes Flutie's 1987 Topps Rookie Card 45, in a Chicago Bears uniform, along with a 1991 Jogo card of him in a BC Lions uniform. The Contents are: Growing Up; The Road to the Heisman; Playing the Trump Card; Da Bears; Patriot Games; O' Canada; Stamp of Approval; Great Expectations; Season in Hell in Calgary; Rowing with the Boatmen; Showdown in Snowtown; Epilogue I: The Canadian Game; and Epilogue II: Quotes and Notes..

New York: Seaview Books, 1980. Book. Illus. by Tom Allen;. Good Only. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 314 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on green boards; decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine. An ex-library copy in an unmarked dustjacket with light wear; price intact. Dj art by Tom Allen. AS the football team moves toward their final game, he discovers that failures are part of success. This is about the passage into manhood and the dreams that take root in our childhood and never die..

New York: Ballantine Books, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 558 pp. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; book plate inside. The quarterback was the kind of talent who came along once in a lifetime, a survivor who loved football for what it was - a titanic struggle of skill against skill, instinct against instinct, man against man. And the Franchise, also know as the Texas Pistols, had a five year plan to go from expansion team to Super Bowl....

New York: Cupples and Leon, 1913. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 206 pp. Beige cloth with a red and black pictorial on the front panel; lettered in black on the front panel; decorated in red and black on the spine. Some wear at the corners with some minor discolouration on the boards; the rear hinge is tight with the gutter intact; the front hinge is a bit loose with a short split on the lower gutter. Illustrated..

Hamilton, Ontario: Potlatch Publications, 1972. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. 172 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and a flat but faintly creased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This includes a dropped-in football sports trading card, featuring Garney Henley in a Tiger Cat uniform, card number 34, printed by Topps. The Contents are: Introduction by Frank Cosentino; The Beginner; The Redbird; The Scalper; The All American; The Packer; The Tiger Cat - Rookie Year; The Tiger Cat - The Sixties; The Tiger Cat - The Seventies; Garney's Greats - CFL All Stars 1960 - 1972; Fans; The Women in His Life; What It's Really Like Out There; and It's the Schenley for Henley..

New York: Random House, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Revised Edition. 8vo. 181 pp. Pictorial boards; illustrated endpapers. Black and white photographs throughout. Light rubbing on the corners; previous owner's name inside..

New York: Random House, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Revised Edition. 8vo. 184 pp. Pictorial boards; illustrated endpapers. Black and white photographs throughout. Light rubbing on the corners; previous owner's name inside..

New York: Random House, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 152 pp. Pictorial boards; illustrated endpapers. Black and white photographs throughout. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings..