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THE MANUAL OF CRICKET. ILLUSTRATED.

By: N/A

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, F.H. Ayers:

Seller ID: 27934

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

57 pp + advertisements, 16mo (6 1/2" H), orange cloth with reddish brown lettering and decoration on front board, lettering on spine. B&w illustrations. No date, but advertisements reference dates between 1894 and 1896. Contents: Introduction; The Bat; The Stumps; The Ball; The Batting Gloves; The Leg Guard; The Wicket-keeping Gloves; The Dress; Hints on Batting - Playing Forward / Playing Back / The Cut / The Leg-Hit / The Drive; On Bowling; The field arranged for Slow Bowling; The Field arranged for Fast Bowling; On Fielding - The Wicket-keeper / Long-stop / Point / Short Slip / Third...
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Image for THE RECORD MAKERS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 1937 EDITION. THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. CONTAINING THE YEARLY AND ALL-TIME RECORDS OF THE LEAGUE.

THE RECORD MAKERS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. 1937 EDITION. THIRTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIR OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. CONTAINING THE YEARLY AND ALL-TIME RECORDS OF THE LEAGUE.

By: N/A

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: L.S. McKenna: 1937

Seller ID: 28910

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

64 pp, 6" H. B&w centerfold advertisement for Gluek's Beer of Minneapolis. Records for the American Association from 1902 to 1936, including: Yearly Team Leaders in Batting - Scoring - Holding Opponents to Fewest Runs - Hits - Total Bases - Two Base Hits - Three Base Hits - Home Runs - Sacrifice Hits - Stolen Bases - Bases on Balls - Fewest Strikeouts - Most Strikeouts - Double Plays - Fewest Errors - Batting - Runs Scored; Fielding Leaders in Percentage - Chances Accepted; Leaders in Assists, etc., etc. Interior - very small soft bump at top corner of pages, light toning to pages, othe...
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TAYLOR SPORTS GIFTS.

By: Alex Taylor Co.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Alex Taylor Co.:

Seller ID: 27813

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

64 pp, 9" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings. Gift suggestions from Alex Taylor & Co. - The House That Sport Built - Taylor Building, 22 E. 42nd St., N.Y.C. Covers everything from bridge, golf, basketball, tennis, poker, health exercising, roller skating and shooting to pens, novelty lamps, smoking accessories, desk sets, home movie equipment, book ends, beverage sets and more. No date, but a set of Walter Hagen "De Luxe" Irons (9 club, steel shafted, matched and registered set) is priced at $84.50 and the Taylor "Babe Ruth" Junior Louisville Slugge...
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GOLFING FLORIDA'S BEST.

By: Armstrong, Rob.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican: 2001

Seller ID: 23559

ISBN: 1565547322

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

218 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with color photographs and course maps. "Narrowing the field of great golf courses in Florida is an enormous undertaking, but here are detailed profiles and photos of fifty of the best resorts and daily-fee courses in the Sunshine State, including all the information you need to call up, make a tee time, and play them all. Featured are courses for golfers of every ability, courses that are largely unknown outside their neighborhoods, and some of the most famous golf courses in the country." A few very tiny white specks on front pasted...
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HOCKEY HEROES OF THE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE. LOOKING BACK SERIES.

By: Barber, Jim.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, Looking Back Press / Vanwell: 2004

Seller ID: 26026

ISBN: 1550689339

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

128 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "(L)ooks back at five of the best players and most intriguing characters to have played Canada's favourite game. The stories of Reg Noble, Jack Portland, Ernie Fryer, Donnie Westbrooke and Darryl Sly explore not only their skills on the ice, but also their private lives and distinct personalities. It was their good fortune to grow up in the Collingwood, Clearview Township and Wasaga Beach part of Ontario. This region - once best known for its shipbuilding - was also a hotbed of hockey in the early years of the twentieth century, and has produced m...
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HOCKEY HEROES OF THE GEORGIAN TRIANGLE. LOOKING BACK SERIES.

By: Barber, Jim.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: St Catharines, Ontario, Looking Back Press / Vanwell: 2004

Seller ID: 29326

ISBN: 1550689339

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

RODEO COWBOYS: THE LAST HEROES.

By: Barris, Ted.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Executive Sport Publications: 1981

Seller ID: 28334

ISBN: 0919035094

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

144 pp, oblong (8 9/16" H x 10 1/16" D. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "Rodeo is perhaps the world's greatest test of physical endurance and raw heroism. It is the participant, the cowboy, who has excited both young and old for decades. Year in and year out, these men test their strength against the power of animals in such rodeo events as steer wrestling and bronc riding. Sometimes they are rewarded for their efforts by a winning time, but often they receive little more than the appreciative applause of an enthusiastic audience before heading down the ...
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SPORTING TIMES: THE "PINK 'UN" WORLD.

By: Booth, J.B. Foreword by the Earl of Lonsdale.

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: London, T. Werner Laurie: 1938

Seller ID: 23630

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

284 pp, 8vo (8 5/8" H). B&w illustrations - collated. "For more than a generation 'The Pink 'Un', as 'The Sporting Times' was familiarly known, occupied a position unique in the journalistic world - a position which no paper to-day has achieved. It was more than a mere journal for the sportsman and man about town; it established itself as a social centre of a highly specialized nature, and its readers constituted a species of home and overseas club, whose bond of fellowship was good humour and good sportsmanship." Chapter headings: The "Pink 'Un" World; The "Pink 'Un&...
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MODERN RIDING TECHNIQUES: HARMONY IN HORSEMANSHIP.

By: Brandl, Selma.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Shrewsbury, Swan Hill: 1997

Seller ID: 22174

ISBN: 1853108154

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good+

144 pp, small 4to (10 3/16" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, b&w drawing, diagrams. "(Explores) the psychology of the horse as a basis for its schooling and also sets valuable guidelines for the initial and later training for the rider. The section on school movements and (Brandl's) detailed exposition of the rider's aids is exemplary, but even more notable is the author's supporting theme of mental and physical relaxation leading to harmony between horse and rider. It adds a further dimension to the riding disciplines and sets this book apart from its contemporaries...
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KURT: FORCING THE EDGE.

By: Browning, Kurt with Neil Stevens.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: HarperCollins, (Toronto, 1991), Ist edition.:

Seller ID: 8291

195 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. Color and b&w photos. "He's the three-time World Champion in figure skating. He's the first skater ever to perform the 'quad' - a jump that combines the strength and speed of long jump with the skill and grace of b allet. Canada's own Kurt Browning...traces the events and the people that have led to his phenomenal worldwide success..." Small remainder mark on bottom of textblock near spine, otherwise book is clean and tight with no previous owner s h i p m a r k s . Dust jacket has minor edgewear, light rubbing, 1/2" closed tear on spine - no...
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GOOSE SHOOTING. THE SHOOTING TIMES LIBRARY: NO. 7.

By: Cadman, W.A.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Percival Marshall, London, n.d. - c1960.:

Seller ID: 7820

82 pp, small 8vo, gard cover in dust jacket. B&w photos, drawings. Contents: Introduction; Identification of Geese; Habits and Habitats - Grey Geese; Habits and Habitats - Black Geese; Goose Shooting Equipment, Butts and Hides; Tides, Weather and Geese; Sand-crawling and Camouflage; Inland Shooting - Dogs and Decoys; Tim's First Goose Trip. Light edge wear to boards, tiny bumps to bottom corners. Dust jacket is worn with small chips/tears , light edge wear/scuffing/wrinkling, light browning at edges, light water staining to bottom inside edge (all text/illustrations complete), very small ...
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A HIKING GUIDE TO THE TRAILS OF FLORIDA. THIRD EDITION.

By: Carter, Elizabeth F.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Birmingham, AL, Menasha Ridge Press: 1997

Seller ID: 22120

ISBN: 08973219600

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

107 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w drawings, maps. "(A) comprehensive guide to natural Florida, a book that will help the novice and experienced hiker alike enjoy all the state has to offer. This book concentrates on trails that are at least three miles long, including public sections of the Florida National Scenic Trail. Florida is still over twelve percent wilderness, with over eight million acres of state and federal lands. Many endangered and ecologically significant areas in the state are maintained, protected, and offer public access. (This book) contains information on where trails are lo...
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A HOOFPRINT ON MY HEART.

By: Coleman, Jim.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland and Stewart: 1971

Seller ID: 28399

ISBN: 0771019947

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

256 pp, 8 3/4" H. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "In memory of / Magda Don (?) / & Duchess of York / Jim Coleman / Winnipeg". "(T)he warmly nostalgic story of a little boy who 'always wanted to own a race horse'. The boy grew up to acquire a collection of remarkably individualistic friends, some of whom were 'no better than God intended them to be'. Jim Coleman writes of his off-beat playmates, equine and human, with lively affection." Small Christmas gift inscription in ink on front pastedown, light wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has light to moderate e...
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Image for THE LAKE COUNTIES. WITH SPECIAL ARTICLES ON BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, FLORA, GEOLOGY, FOX-HUNTING, MOUNTAINEERING, YACHTING, MOTOR-BOATING, FISHING, SHOOTING, AND CYCLING. INCLUDING A FULL GAZETTEER AND MAP.

THE LAKE COUNTIES. WITH SPECIAL ARTICLES ON BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS, FLORA, GEOLOGY, FOX-HUNTING, MOUNTAINEERING, YACHTING, MOTOR-BOATING, FISHING, SHOOTING, AND CYCLING. INCLUDING A FULL GAZETTEER AND MAP.

By: Collingwood, W.G. With contributions by Mary L. Armitt, Dr. Richard C. Lowther, S.L. Petty, Bernard Smith, Rev. E.M. Reynolds, W.P. Haskett-Smith, P.C. Crossley, Oscar T. Gnosspelius, A. Severn, A.W. Rumney.

Price: $200.00 USD

Publisher: London, Frederick Warne: 1932

Seller ID: 30207

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

368 pp, 10 7/8" H. Medium green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board, top edge gilt. "This Autographed Edition is limited to 350 copies. This Copy is No. 8" - Signed by W.G. Collingwood and A. Reginald Smith. 16 colour plates with tissues-guards bearing captions (collated), plus many b&w drawings throughout the text. Fold-out map at rear. Contents: Part I (by W.G. Collingwood). Their Scenery and Story: Kent and Lune; Windermere and Grasmere; Lake Lancashire; Eskdale and Wastwater; Ennerdale and Allendale; "Merry Carlisle" and the Border; Keswick ...
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BRITISH MOTORCYCLES SINCE 1900.

By: Collins, Paul.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Shepperton, Ian Allan: 1998

Seller ID: 22730

ISBN: 0711024901

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

128 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. "For biking enthusiasts worldwide the names of the great British manufacturers trip off the tongue - BSA, Triumph, Norton, Rudge, Ariel, Greeves, Velocette, Vincent and many more; names that are redolent of the era when British bikes dominated motor sport. Such was the impact of the postwar Japanese competition, however, that the British motorcycle industry all but died. There have been occasional green shoots of recovery, but these were often ill-funded and doomed to eventual failure. But, like m...
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OLYMPIC GOLD: CANADA'S WINNERS IN THE SUMMER GAMES.

By: Cosentino, Frank and Leyshon, Glynn.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Holt, Rinehart and Winston: 1975

Seller ID: 28578

ISBN: 0039233308

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

147 pp, square (8 3/4" H x 8 3/4" D). Pictorial glazed boards (no dust jacket - as issued). B&w photographs. "(T)ells the stories of all of Canada's Gold Medallists since the first medal was won by the Winnipeg Shamrocks Lacrosse Club in 1904; stories of individual struggles, long lonely hours of practice with makeshift and borrowed equipment, agonizing self-sacrifice and incredible determin-ation, all centred towards one goal: To enter, alone and unsupported, the most demanding athletic competition in the world, and win." Minor rubbing on glossy boards.
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ZERO TOLLERANCE: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR BY THE MAN WHO REVOLUTIONIZED FIGURE SKATING.

By: Cranston, Toller. With Martha Lowder Kimball.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart: 1997

Seller ID: 22498

ISBN: 0771023340

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

352 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs. "Toller Cranston is: six-time Canadian figure-skating champion, celebrity, costume designer, artist extraordinaire, broadcaster, choreographer of skating routines, raconteur, bon vivant, coach, world traveller, art collector, legend and enigma. In 1976 he won Olympic bronze (so why did it feel like defeat?). This book tells the story of his life after those fateful games at Innsbruck. The rise and fall of Toller's first professional ice show is described in soul-searing detail. His subsequent triumphant tour of Europe as the Skater of t...
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Image for THE SWIMMING TIMES. VOL. XVIII. NO. 1 MARCH 1940 + NO. 3. MAY 1940 + NO. 4, JUNE 1940. WITH: SWIMMING INSTRUCTION: LAND DRILLS AND WATER PRACTICE. 4 SWIMMING-RELATED ITEMS.

THE SWIMMING TIMES. VOL. XVIII. NO. 1 MARCH 1940 + NO. 3. MAY 1940 + NO. 4, JUNE 1940. WITH: SWIMMING INSTRUCTION: LAND DRILLS AND WATER PRACTICE. 4 SWIMMING-RELATED ITEMS.

By: Cummins, B.W., Capt. & Bassett-Lowke, Janet, editors. Besford, John; Desjardins, Pete; Larkin, E.J.; Biscoe, A.E., Capt.; Sturrock, Alexander; Hardidge, P.H.; Underell, J.W.J.; Chatfield, R.C.; at al.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Croydon / London, Capt. B.W. Cummins / Simkin Marshall:

Seller ID: 28793

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Good

3 issues of 'The Swimming Times' from 1940 - 20 pp, 20 pp, 24 pp - 8 1/2" H + 'Swimming Instruction', rewritten 1937, 64 pp, 7 1/8" H. All with b&w photographs. 'The Swimming Times' includes articles on: War Work by Swimmers, Officials and Coaches; The Elements of Diving; Amateur Swimming Assoc-iation: A Record of Progress; The Royal Life Saving Society; Swimmers and Swimming in the Navy; A Scottish Club in Wartime; World Classification of Swimmers; Water Polo; etc. 'Swimming Instruction' contents: Preface; General Notes; Class Instruction; Breast Stroke; Back Stroke; Crawl Stroke; ...
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EVERY IDLE DREAM.

By: Darwin, Bernard.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Collins: 1948

Seller ID: 25034

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

255 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w illustrations. "Everyone who enjoys good prose or sport, and particularly both together, knows the name of Bernard Darwin whose chronicles of golf and Fourth Leaders in 'The Times' have for so many years been an almost indispensable part of life to many people. In this book Mr. Darwin tries his hand for the first time at the long essay, covering a diversity of topics in life and literature in the same easy, original way, seeing the meaning behind familiar things and expressing them in his exquisitely right and simple style. The topics range from a collectio...
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THE MEANING OF PUCK: HOW HOCKEY EXPLAINS MODERN CANADA.

By: Dowbiggin, Bruce.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter: 2008

Seller ID: 25609

ISBN: 1554700418

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

232 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). "In a series of essays that is a road trip across the nation's cultural landscape, (Dowbiggin) shows how the national passion for hockey reflects - or deflects - the issues of globalization, regionalism, anti-Americanism, militarism, violence, racism and greed. Why are Canadians, for instance, such strenuous advocates of pacifism and non-militarism around the world while simultaneously embracing - and promoting - the world's most vicious and violent brand of hockey? As the legion of apologists for Todd Bertuzzi's thuggish play dramatize, it's not the American...
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