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Color photograph of baseball legends Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson. Signed by both Mickey Mantle and Brooks Robinson. Framed on a custom mount with a commemorative plaque. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 10.5 inches. In fine condition.
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New York : Random House, 1960.
First edition of this biography of the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red. Boldly signed by Carl T. Rowan on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Jacket design by Anita Walker.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan’s book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.
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New York : Atheneum, 1964.
First edition of this collection of writings from James Beard. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ruth Hessernick Good eating and cooking James Beard.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light wear to the spine tips. Jacket design by EarlContinue reading "Delights and Prejudices."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1972.
First edition of this work by the legendary folksinger. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Robert! Pete Seeger.” Seeger has also drawn a picture of a banjo. Edited by Jo Metclaf Schwartz. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
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St. Augustine : Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Indian River Railway Company, 1893.
Scarce first edition of this early brochure for the state of Florida. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers, gilt titles, with color illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with numerous plates from photographs. With text by Helen K. Ingram.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 1953.
First edition of Durrell’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald Durrell on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Bill English. Uncommon signed.
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New York : National Basketball Association, 1996.
Original 1996-97 NBA schedule pamphlet celebrating the NBA’s 50th Anniversary. Boldly signed by Jerry West in the center of the front panel in blue felt tip. Jerry West (1938–2024) was a foundational figure in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, serving the franchise with distinction as a player, executive, and advisor. As a guardContinue reading "Jerry West Signed 1996-97 NBA Schedule."
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New York : Macdonald and Co, 1977.
First edition of “the best of all the astronaut books” (Los Angeles Times). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Cunningham on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, owner name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Silverman. Written with the assistance of Mickey Herskowitz.
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New York : George H. Doran Company, 1923.
First edition of Tilden’s masterwork on the sport of tennis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with engravings after photographs of noted players including frontispiece. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition.
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: Wimmer Cookbooks, 2015.
First edition of this cookbook which intertwines over 300 family recipes with personal anecdotes and photographs of the Nicklaus family. Square octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with color photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the authors and Nan O’Leary on the front pastedown, “To Leslie and Steve – Cook with love! Barbara Nicklaus and NanContinue reading "Well Done! Life, Love & Food: Recipes and Memories."
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New York : The Dial Press, Inc, 1968.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer and Tony award-winning play based on the career of heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, basis for the 1970 film. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Iris – with great affection & continual gratitude – Howard.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Great White Hope: A Play."
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New York : Coward-McCann, 1949.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on fishing. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Lynn Bogue Hunt, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For Dr. Bledsoe, a great afternoon, ___ ___ and shot, who knows the game offshore and on. America’s With bestContinue reading "Fishing the Atlantic: Offshore and On."
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Berkeley, California : University of California Press, n.d.
First edition of Pope’s classic work on bowhunting. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 20 halftone photo plates. From the collection of Douglas Mauldin, although not marked. Douglas Mauldin acquired and became of the publisher of the Derrydale Press in the late 1980s, and reprinted this book in the “Legends of the Longbow Series.” Near fineContinue reading "A Study of Bows and Arrows."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
First edition of this classic collection of golf stories by John Updike. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain orange, illustrated by Paul Szep. Boldly signed by John Updike and illustrator Paul Szep on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Updike. Illustrated by Paul Szep. A card withContinue reading "Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf."
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Rouen : H. Lestringant, 1896.
Rare Societe des Bibliophiles Normands Limited Edition reissue of Le Paulmier’s foundational work on pomology. Octavo, original wrappers, one of only 200 copies printed, this is number 65. Translated into the French by Jacques Cahaignes. Introduction by Emile Travers. In very good condition.
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Rare original broadside poem by Edgar Guest on golfer Harry Vardon. A photograph of Vardon with a putter and the poem by Edgar Albert Guest is below. Guest who was popular poet in the 20th century and became known as the “People’s Poet”. Matted and framed.
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Philadelphia : Courage Books, 1996.
First edition, early printing of this work by the legendary founder of Cigar Aficionado. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Marvin R. Shanken on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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London : Edward Arnold, 1919.
First edition of this essential early manual on single-handed cruising by one of the greatest yachting writers of the 20th century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the front pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstopContinue reading "Single-Handed Cruising."
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New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on courses designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Quarto, original boards, 164 illustrations, including 152 plates in full color, pictorial endpapers. Boldy signed by Jack Nicklaus at the bottom of the front panel of the dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Pete Dye.
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London : Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931.
First edition of Cotton’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, “F.A. Reeves with best of wishes most sincerely Henry Cotton 1931.” In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
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New York : Silver Arrow Books, 1988.
First edition of the astronaut’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Marge and Bill With Friendship and very Best Wishes! Frank Borman.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Stromberg. Written with Robert J. Serling.
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London : Pelham Books, 1964.
First edition of this early work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illstrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes Arnold Palmer.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of this powerful biography of Jill Kinmont. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Burk Uzzle and others. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kinmont on the front front free endpaper, “To Dr. Robinson, Thank you for your nice letter. Best Wishes- Jill Kinmont 2-27-67.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "A Long Way Up: The Story of Jill Kinmont."
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