Sports Biography
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Tom Sayers : The Last Great Bare-Knuckle Champion
by Wright, Alan
Sussex: The Book Guild Ltd, 1994. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor bumping to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing to upper and lower edges. 304pp. Biography of the 'Little Wonder', as he became known, Tom Sayers, who held the title of Heavyweight Champion of England for three years in the mid-1850s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25...
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NZ$159.27
Triple Crown Winner: The Earl Sande Saga: Tragedy to Triumph
by Richard J. Maturi (AUTHOR SIGNED)
Cheyenne, WY: 21st Century Publishers , 2005 21st Century Publishers, Cheyenne, WY. 2005. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Inscribed and signed by author on the title page. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head; small oil stain on the rear upper tip area. Black leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 356 pp 8vo. This is the story of a skinny, too-tall, young...
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NZ$17.12
Home Sweet Home Memories of Tiger Stadium
by News, Detroit
Sports Publishing LLC. Fine. 1999. First Edition :. Hardcover. 1582611378 . Oblong quarto in wraps, unworn, unread else NEW. Foreward by Al Kaline. Memories, photos, the stadium. ; Honoring A Detroit Legend; 11.1 X 8.5 X 0.4 inches .
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NZ$60.60
Finney - a Football Legend
by Agnew, Paul
Preston, Lancashire: Carnegie Press, 1989. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked blue cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 272pp. Official biography of Preston North End and England footballer, Tom Finney. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good (+). 8.75 x 6 inches.
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NZ$11.15
My Autobiography
by Teddy Sheringham with Mel Webb
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1998. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased but very well sunned. 256pp. Autobiography of the Millwall, Manchester United, Tottenham and England football player.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+). 9.5 x 6.25 inches.
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NZ$15.93
Salomon Snowboards Presents Crazy Loco. A Short Film by Tanner Pendleton Following Jed Anderson
by Tanner Pednndleton (editor)
Salomon Snowboards, 2014. Edition Not Stated (Limited Supply). Stiff wraps. Near fine. Oblong 12mo, pp. 40. -- The booklet and the film was given away free at local shops while supplies lasted. "On location in Calgary, Japan, Montreal and Minnesota, the project captures some of the most talented snowboarders in the world. Also featuring Harrison Gordon, Jake Kuzyk, Scott Stevens, Chris Carr, Mike Rav, Joe Sexton, Teddy Koo, Dylan Ojo, Chris Grenier, Danimals, Jake O.E, and Louif...
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NZ$77.04
Eating for Health and Strength
by MacFadden, Bernarr
New York: MacFadden 1924. (Hardcover) 276pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece, tables. The gilt is fading and there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front free endpaper. (Sports, Diet, Food, Nutrition, Physical Culture, Strength and Health).
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NZ$62.92
Behind Every Champion..1995 Cornhusker Football Seniors
by Keith A. Zimmer
Lincoln, NE : Dageforde Publishing, 1996 Dageforde Publishing, Lincoln, NE. 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. Red grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 219 pp 8vo. This book invites the reader to go beyond the playing field and the locker rom to meet the young men- the champions- behind the facemasks. Twenty-one seniors share their...
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NZ$25.68
Bobby Abel: Professional Batsman, 1857-1936
by Kynaston, David
London: Secker & Warburg, 1982. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of handling. 164pp. Biography of the cricket batsman who played for Surrey and England between 1881 and 1904.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.
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NZ$15.40
Pa-Kua; Chinese Boxing for Fitness and Self-Defense
by Smith, Robert W
New York: Kodansha International [0-87011-044-6] 1975, later printing. (Hardcover) 160pp. Very good in good to very good dust jacket. Illustrations. The dust jacket is price-clipped, lightly edgeworn and soiled. (Martial Arts, Chinese Boxing, Fitness, Martial Arts, Self-Defense).
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NZ$58.43
Sailing The Young Sportman's Guide
by Defontaine, W. H
New York, NY: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Good in Good dust jacket;. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages; Mylar Cover on dust jacket, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage, Book Tight, Black & White Images. Minor edge wear. .
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NZ$28.16
Ultimate Golf Techniques
by Campbell, Malcolm
New York, NY: DK Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;. 1996. First American Edition. Hardcover. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages; Mylar Cover on dustjacket, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage, Book Tight, Illustrated. Text is clean no markings seen. .
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NZ$42.80
Skiing With Control
by Shambroom, Rick
New York, NY: Collier Books. Good with No dust jacket as issued;. 1968. 3rd Printing stated. Paperback. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 145 pages; Glossary. Clean and tight, good. Small damaged place front cover. Self- instruction guide to techniques and equipment .
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NZ$31.59
My Sergei (Ekaterina Gordeeva)
by Gordeeva, Ekaterina; Swift, E. M
Warner Books, 1997. Mass Market Paperback Paperback. NEAR FINE/NOT ISSUED. • Binding: Mass Market Paperback • 1997 • Fine spine creases. •
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NZ$4.28
The Best Of Sports Illustrated
by Chase, Carrie (editor)
New York, NY: Bishop Books, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - 11" to 13" tall; 192 pages; Clean, tight and bright. DJ with little wear to edges. Photo cover DJ of Muhannad Ali by Neil Leifer. Glossy paper. Color, black and white photos. List of phot credits. All areas of sports and sports figures from 1954 until 1995. .
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NZ$43.66
Man of Sport, Man of Peace : Collected Speeches and Essays of Philip Noel-Baker : Olympic Statesman 1889-1982 (Signed By Author)
by Anthony, Don (Compiler)
London: Sports Editions Ltd, 1991. Inscribed 'To Tom (Lord Pendry) with all good wishes Don Anthony 26.10.92'. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and two very tiny bumps. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. 175pp. A selection of speeches and writings by Philip Noel-Baker, himself an Olympic silver medalist who devoted his life to the Olympic movement and he also received the Nobel Peace Prize for his tireless...
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NZ$37.16
Taxidermy Guide
by Tinsley, Russell
South Hackensack, NJ: Stoeger Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1977. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 223 pages; Green Cloth Binding, No Dust Jacket, Book Tight, Text is clean no markings seen Black & White Illustrations and Photographs .
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NZ$38.43
The World's Best Golf
by Davis, William H
Trumbull: Golf Digest [0-671-72555-6] [1991], 1st edition. (4to) 312pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Color photographs, maps, directory, index. (Sports, Golf, Golf Courses).
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NZ$89.88
The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame
by James, Gary
London: Hamlyn, 2005. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 178pp. A tribute to the first eighteen players inaugurated into Manchester City Football Club's Hall of Fame. Very well illustrated with detailed profiles and playing career of each player.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 10.5 x 8 inches.
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NZ$13.38
Ottawa Senators (Publisher series: Hockey in Canada.)
by Cruickshank, Don
Calgary: Weigl Educational Publishers [1-55388-262-8] 2007. (4to) 32pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Black & white and color photographs, glossary, index. Publisher series: Hockey in Canada. Locale: Ottawa. (Sports, Hockey, National Hockey League, Ottawa Senators).
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NZ$44.94
Find a Way
by Nyad, Diana
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Nicely signed, roughly treated. Signed boldly by Nyad on the first blank in black sharpie, no inscription. Blue hardcover in dustjacket, stated first edition, no number-line. A fair copy of both book and dustjacket. Notably edgeworn with bumping and discoloration along the bottom edge, and spine ends impacted. Binding is cocked forward and although all pages are still bound in, there is a feeling of looseness. Joints and hinges...
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NZ$111.28
Shantung Black Tiger; A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China
by Kiong, Tjoa Khek (With Quintin T.G. Chambers & Donn F. Draeger.) (Illustrations by Pascal Krieger.)
New York: Weatherhill Inc [0-8348-0122-1] 1997, later printing. (Trade paperback) 149pp. Very good. Illustrations, photographs, glossary. The covers are lightly worn. Illustrations by Pascal Krieger. Locale: China. (Martial Arts, Martial Arts, Shaolin--Martial Art).
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NZ$76.41
Cracked Ice; An Insider's Look at the NHL in Turmoil
by Fischler, Stan
Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson [0-07-552626-3] 1995. (Hardcover) 239pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. A small scratch on the back panel. "Stan Fischler, who has been covering hockey longer than anyone on the beat, examines the rise, fall and attempted comeback of big-league hockey, from the resignation of NHL president Clarence Campbell to the game's Americanization under commissioner Gary Bettman". Book about Gary Bettman & Clarence Campbell. Time Period 1990's....
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NZ$44.94
Jill and I and the Salmon
by Russell, Jack
great outdoors book exchange. New. 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed, Limited #122 of 149cc. States l950 on copyright page but Is the l992limited edition. Octovo hardcover in full dark blue Niger ( Napa cowhide) : tight and square spine/binding, pages white, bright and crisp (Simpson 70# Deckle Warm White paper) , covers unworn and AS NEW, unread. Solid and warm to the touch. "When Jack Russell writes of salmon, he writes of Atlantic Salmon" So starts the foreward by Alec Jackson....
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NZ$75.76
Playing with Fire; The Highest Highs and Lowest Lows of Theo Fleury
by Fleury, Theo (With Kirstie McLellan Day.)
Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers 978-1-55468-239-3 [978-1-55468-239-3] 2009, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 322pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Black and white and color photographs, index. "Playing with Fire follows Fleury's career from his glory days to his darkest, haunted by addiction, marital breakups, brushes with the law and a suicidal night of drinking, when he stared down the barrel of a loaded gun. From his nightmare childhood to his dysfunctional adulthood, Fleury leaves no stone...
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