Lichine, Alexis

Alexis Lichine’s New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1967.

Early printing of the revised edition of this comprehensive guide to wines and spirits. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Dan Chapin best wishes Alexis Lichine on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R. Scuddellari. In collaboration withContinue reading "Alexis Lichine’s New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits."

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$225.00

Item Number: RRB-76091

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Kite, Tom

A Fairway to Heaven: My Lessons From Harvey Penick On Golf And Life.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1997.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Harry- Best of luck with your golf Tom Kite.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bradford Foltz. Written with Mickey Herskowitz.

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$225.00

Item Number: RRB-129108

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Nelson, Byron; Arnold Palmer

How I Played the Game.

Dallas, TX : Taylor Publishing Company, 1993.

First special 1993 Sponsor edition of Nelson’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s full forest green leatherette with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with frontispiece and photographic plates. One of one thousand one hundred copies signed by Byron Nelson on the semi-transparent flyleaf, this is number 58. In near fine condition, bookplateContinue reading "How I Played the Game."

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-146678

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Short, Nigel

Nigel Short On Chess.

London : Hamlyn, 1993.

First paperback edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Nigel Short on the half title page. In near fine condition.

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-5811

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Lewis, Carl

Carl Lewis Signed Sports Illustrated.

New York : Time Inc., August 5, 1996.

Original Sports Illustrated from August, 1996 of Olympic champion Carl Lewis on the cover. Boldly signed by Carl Lewis on the front cover. In near fine condition.

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150634

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Bonington, Chris and Charles Clarke

Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2000.

First edition of this work by Bonington and Clarke. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke on the title page. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown of each volume. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person toContinue reading "Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri."

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-111347

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Smeeton, Miles; Foreword by Nevil Shute

Once is Enough.

London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959.

First edition of this “unique among books of maritime adventure” (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in hisContinue reading "Once is Enough."

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$200.00

Item Number: RRB-112199

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Giambi, Jason

Jason Giambi Signed Sports Illustrated.

New York : Time Inc., March 25, 2002.

Original March 25, 2002 issue of Sports Illustrated signed by first baseman and designated hitter Jason Giambi. Octavo, original wrappers depicting Giambi on the front cover in his New York Yankees uniform. Boldly signed by him on the front panel. In near fine condition.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150827

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Ford, Whitey with Phil Pepe; Foreword by Yogi Berra

Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras.

Chicago : Triumph Books, 2001.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the Yankees. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Phil Pepe on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, sticker to the front panel. Foreword by Yogi Berra.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-145762

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Perry, Fred J

Perry on Tennis: Expert Advice for All on Lawn Tennis.

London : Hutchinson & Co, [1936].

First edition of this instructional work on tennis by legend Fred Perry. Octavo, original publisher’s teal cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Foreword by H.W. Austin. Uncommon in this condition.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-151418

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Bocuse, Paul

Paul Bocuse In Your Kitchen: An Introduction to Classic French Cooking.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1982.

First edition of Bocuse’s introduction to French cooking. Quarto, original glossy pictorial boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello. Translated, adapted, and with editors’ notes Philip and Mary Hyman.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-152113

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Parker, Robert M.

Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.

First printing of the fourth edition of Robert M. Parker’s first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed with a star by Robert M. Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Author photograph by the author’sContinue reading "Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines."

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-150771

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Nelson, Byron

Byron Nelson’s Winning Golf.

Dallas : Taylor Publishing, 1988.

First edition of the re-issue of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Buck Ray Good Golfing Byron Nelson.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-146821

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Conran, Terence

Terence Conran on London.

London : Conran Octopus Ltd, 2000.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original boards. Signed by Terence Conran on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-5373

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Simon, Andre L

Star Chamber Revels (Or, The Fountayne of Justice). A Satyre Acted on Friday the eleventh day of June, in the yeare 1602 by the then Lords of the Queen Elizabeth’s most honourable Council.

Peekskill : Printed by Crosby Gaige, 1937.

First edition of Andre L. Simon’s retelling of a day in the life of the Lords of the Star Chamber. Octavo, original boards, engraved headpiece and tailpiece. Signed by the author at the conclusion of his introduction. Very good in the rare original glassine.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-115807

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Chichester, Francis

Alone Across The Atlantic.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961.

First edition of this work by the famed explorer. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon SpiritContinue reading "Alone Across The Atlantic."

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-112552

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Snead, Sam

Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat.

New York : A Golf Digest Book, 1986.

First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Andy Myer. Boldly signed by Sam Snead on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with Jerry Tarde.

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-150306

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Krone, Julie

Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade.

New York : Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1993.

August 1993 issue of Post Parade signed by American jockey and Belmont Stakes winner, Julie Krone. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Krone on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Julie Krone in black felt tip with a smiley face on the front panel. This issue features anContinue reading "Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade."

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-152115

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Kotter, John

The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

Cambridge : Harvard Business School, 2002.

Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

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$150.00

Item Number: RRB-107819

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Rosen, Michael

Rude Rhymes: Mother Goose Goes Behind the Bike Shed.

London : Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.

Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here.” In fine condition.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-82141

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Levy, Bill

The Derby.

Cleveland and New York : The World Publishing Company, 1967.

First edition of this entertaining inside look at the greatest horse race in America. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, top stain orange, illustrated profusely with black and white photographs by Mike Tonegawa. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Canfield and Shook.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-151382

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Grand, Gordon

Old Man and Other Colonel Weatherford Stories.

New York : The Derrydale Press, 1934.

First edition of the third book in the great sporting writer’s Colonel Weatherford series. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with paintings by William J. Hays influding tissue-guarded frontispiece. One of 1450 copies printed for Eugene V. Connett at the Derrydale Press. Bookplate. In near fine condition.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-116018

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Compiled by Milbourne Christopher

The Sphinx: Golden Jubilee Book of Magic. A Selection of Tricks From the Pages of the Magazine.

New York : Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1951.

First edition of this commemorative anthology celebrating the first fifty years of The Sphinx. Octavo, original wrappers, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition. Compiled by Milbourne Christopher. Illustrated by Sid Lorraine. Introduction by John Mulholland.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150362

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Revson, Peter

Speed with Style: The Autobiography of Peter Revson.

London : William Kimber, 1974.

First edition of this racing legend’s autobiography, published posthumously. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phipps Photographic.

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$125.00

Item Number: RRB-151076

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