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View our selection of rare and vintage sports and leisure books and ephemera below. Find items related to golf, baseball, football, fox hunting, fishing, or whatever leisure activity you are searching for. Be sure to check back often for new product additions as our catalog changes frequently, sometimes daily.

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Of Flight and Life.

Lindbergh, Charles A

Of Flight and Life.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1948.

First edition, early printing of this prophetic discourse on weapons of mass destruction. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Gen. Huebner with best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh.” The recipient, General Clarence R. Huebner was the commander of the 1st Infantry (“The Big Red One”) at Normandy and one of World WarContinue reading "Of Flight and Life."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-144020

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Power Golf.

Hogan, Ben

Power Golf.

New York : A.S. Barnes & Company, 1948.

First edition of this classic “how to golf” book by one of golf’s greatest players. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Foreword by Ed Dudley. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from JSA. Uncommon signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151631

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Baseball for Everyone: A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players.

Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]

Baseball for Everyone: A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players.

New York : Whittlesey House, 1948.

Rare first edition of this instructive and entertaining inside story of baseball. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Joe DiMaggio on the half-title page, “To Jeremy Taylor With Best Wishes Joe Di Maggio.” Written with an advisory board of baseball experts including Frankie Frisch, Bill Dickey,Continue reading "Baseball for Everyone: A Treasury of Baseball Lore and Instruction for Fans and Players."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148384

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Fishing the Atlantic: Offshore and On.

Farrington, S. Kip; Introduction by Ernest Hemingway

Fishing the Atlantic: Offshore and On.

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."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-123827

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The Traveller’s Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands.

Fermor, Patrick Leigh

The Traveller’s Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1950.

First edition of Leigh Fermor’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by A. Costa. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional example.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-150727

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Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen.

Sarazen, Gene with Herbert Warren Wind

Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen.

New York : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1950.

First edition of Sarazen’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Foreword by Robert T. Jones, Jr. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Dick Garlington My best wishes from his friend Gene Sarazen.” The recipient Dick Garlington was a golfer and a close friend of Sarazen and Bobby Jones, who along with JonesContinue reading "Thirty Years of Championship Golf: The Life and Times of Gene Sarazen."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-53022

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

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.

$125.00

Item Number: RRB-150362

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The Kings of the Road.

Purdy, Ken W. [Stirling Moss]

The Kings of the Road.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations. Boldly signed by legendary racer Stirling Moss on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by Moss.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150113

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Temptress Returns.

Allcard, Edward C

Temptress Returns.

London : Putnam & Co., Ltd, 1952.

First edition of English yachtsman Edward C. Allcard’s detailed account of his second solo trip across the Atlantic aboard the yawl Temptress. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, 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 toContinue reading "Temptress Returns."

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-115755

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The Joy of Cooking.

Rombauer, Irma S.; Marion Rombauer Becker

The Joy of Cooking.

Indianapolis/ New York : Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1952.

First edition of the 1952 edition of Rombauer’s classic work. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, illustrated by Ginnie Hofmann. Boldly signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “Most cordially. Irma S. Rombauer and Marion R. Becker. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by both authors.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147706

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Annapurna: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet).

Herzog, Maurice

Annapurna: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet).

London : Jonathan Cape, 1952.

First edition in English, preceding the American edition by one year of one of the best-selling mountaineering books of all-time. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To James Helgar, with my compliments It is a pleasure to dedicate this book to you, Maurice Herzog Paris,Continue reading "Annapurna: The First 8,000 Metre Peak (26,493 Feet)."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-135187

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The Kings of the Road.

Purdy, Ken W

The Kings of the Road.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrations. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-129712

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Day with the Giants.

Day, Laraine [Leo Durocher]

Day with the Giants.

Garden City : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952.

First edition of Day’s account of her experiences as “The First Lady of Baseball”. Octavo, original cloth, with drawings by Leo Hershfield. Signed by Lairaine Day and Leo Durocher on the third free endpaper. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket photograph by Editta Sherman.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-123480

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Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Book of Etiquette: A Guide To Gracious Living.

Vanderbilt, Amy [Drawings by Andy Warhol]

Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Book of Etiquette: A Guide To Gracious Living.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1952.

First edition of this classic work, with early drawings by Andy Warhol. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Happy Entertaining! Amy Vanderbilt.” Illustrated by Fred McCarroll, Mary Suzuki and Andrew Warhol. Near fine in a good slipcase. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148189

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The Overloaded Ark.

Durrell, Gerald

The Overloaded Ark.

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.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-131079

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Championship Chess and Checkers for All.

Evans, Larry & Tom Wiswell

Championship Chess and Checkers for All.

New York : A.S. Barnes and Company, 1953.

First edition of this work by the chess grandmaster. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Larry Evans on the front free endpaper, “To Ambassador Thompson Best wishes Larry Evans March, 1956.” The recipient Llewellyn Thompson was a United States diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and, for a lengthy period, in the Soviet Union where his tenureContinue reading "Championship Chess and Checkers for All."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3981

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How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead in His Social and Business Life.

Carnegie, Dorothy

How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead in His Social and Business Life.

New York : Greystone Press, 1953.

First edition of Dorothy Carnegie’s essential 1953 guide for the housewife, offering practical advice to help the husband succeed in the style of her husband, Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Dorothy Carnegie on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the original dust jacket which isContinue reading "How To Help Your Husband Get Ahead in His Social and Business Life."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-96136

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The Overloaded Ark.

Durrell, Gerald [John Drinkall]

The Overloaded Ark.

London : Faber and Faber & The Book Society, 1953.

First edition of the Book Society edition of Durrell’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth, top stain blue. Boldly signed by Gerald Durrell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Sabine Baur. Signed bookplate of John Drinkall, who was a distinguished British diplomat whose career in theContinue reading "The Overloaded Ark."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150367

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The Conquest of Everest.

Hunt, John; With a Chapter on the Final Assault by Edmund Hillary [Tenzing Norgay]

The Conquest of Everest.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.

First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in full color, and 48 pages in black and white, maps, sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on theContinue reading "The Conquest of Everest."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147911

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South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953.

Noyce, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt

South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.

First edition of Noyce’s firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Signed by 1953 Mount Everest British expedition member George Band on the title page. George Christopher Band George was the youngest climber on the 1953 BritishContinue reading "South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest, 1953."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141037

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Food In England.

Hartley, Dorothy

Food In England.

London : Macdonald, 1954.

First edition of this classic work by the social historian Dorothy Hartley, which is both a cookery book and a history of English cuisine. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with Hartley’s own strong, detailed and lively illustrations. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “D. Hartley. the author- with remembrances of our meetings-atContinue reading "Food In England."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131335

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The Washington Senators.

Povich, Shirley [Eddie Yost, Bob Porterfield, Jim Busby, Chuck Stobbs and Calvin Griffith'

The Washington Senators.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954.

First edition of this informal history of one of the oldest baseball teams in the United States. Octavo, original red cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To John Howard Shirley Povich.” Additionally signed by members of the 1954 and 1955 Senators Eddie Yost,Continue reading "The Washington Senators."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146647

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Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait.

Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby)

Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait.

1954.

Attractive signed large color portrait of golfer Bobby Jones swinging his driver. Boldly inscribed by Bobby Jones, “For Will Grimsley with best regards, Bob Jones.” Annotated below the portrait, “Reproduced from a painting by Thomas E. Stephens and presented by ninety-nine members of the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta Georgia. Number 282 of a limitedContinue reading "Robert T. (Bobby) Jones Signed Portrait."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-100047

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South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

Noyce, Wilfrid; Foreword by Sir John Hunt

South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1954.

First edition of Noyce’s firsthand account of the ascent of South Col. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photogravures and maps including frontispiece. Foreword by Sir John Hunt. Association copy, signed by Noyce on the title page and inscribed by him on the front free endpaper to Susan Hunt, “Susan Hunt, Specially – WeContinue reading "South Col: One Man’s Adventure on the Ascent of Everest 1953."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-114308

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