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Gelbert, Doug. The Great Delaware Sports Book. Montchanin, Delaware: Manatee Books, 1995. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 222 pages. Photographs. Inscribed and signed by the author. Includes information on 125 years of sports in Delaware, including Auto Racing, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Golf, Horse Racing, and Olympics. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 0964442701. #25074. $25
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Gilliford, Winifred C. Winnie's Wisdom: Great Tennis Truths from an 'Old' Pro. Illustrated by Wesley Hotchkiss. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Crawford Press, 1997. 100, [3] pages. Portrait. Very good pictorial paperback (soft cover). ISBN 0965662705. #24919. $25
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Hirsch, James S. Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 2d printing. 358 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. A label has been pasted on the blank front flyleaf signed both by the author, James Hirsch, and Rubin Carter. Also, former owner's notes and name on upper right-hand corner of this page. 'This book recounts the harrowing, inspiring odyssey of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a black boxer wrongly convicted of three murders, from fierce despair to freedom and enlightenment.' - Front dust jacket. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0935979854. #21629. $47.50
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Holzman, Red, with Leonard Lewin. My Unforgettable Season, 1970. New York: Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1993. 1st printing. 318 pages. Index. Photographs. Signed on title page, 'Best Wishes to Jack, Red Holzman'. A Tor Book. 'Red Holzman, Hall-of-Fame coach of the 1970 Knicks, takes the reader back to that unforgettable season when the New York Knicks (New York Knickerbockers) won their first National Basketball Association championship.' - Front dust jacket. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0312854536. #23565. $40
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Jackson, Phil, and Hugh Delehanty. Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior. Foreword by Senator Bill Bradley. New York: Hyperion, 1995. 1st paperback edition. xv, 224 pages. Inscribed by the author 'To Matt, Best Wishes, Phil Jackson'. Featuring a brand-new chapter covering the championship 1995-1996 basketball season. - Rear cover. Very good pictorial trade paperback (soft cover). ISBN 078688200X. #23348. $25
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Kamper, Erich. Encyclopedia of the Olympic Games. Foreword by Willi Daume. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. 1st edition. 4to (large book). xix, 360 pages. Text in English, French and German. A compilation of facts, figures and references about the Olympic Games since their beginning in 1896. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0070332657. #22000. $30
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King, Billie Jean, with Cynthia Starr. We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1988. 1st Printing. 4to (large book). viii. 200 pages. Index. Color and black-and-white photographs. Inscribed and signed, 'To Helga - Go for it! Billie Jean King'. A Regina Ryan Book. Very hardcover in Very good dust jacket. ISBN 0070346259. #18523. $75
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Klemantaski, Louis, photographs, and Michael Frostick, text. Racing Sports Cars. New York: Macmillan, 1945? 1st printing. [64] pages. Photographs. Primarily a book of photographs, chapters include What is a Sports Car?, Racing Sport Cars, Technique, Well-Known Drivers in Action, and Theory in Practice. Good hardcover. #23693. $35
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Koran, Nancy. The Zen of Tennis: A Winning Way of Life. Illustrations by Carl Anders Aabo. Foreword by Colin S. Dibley. No place: Nancy Koran, 2002. 248 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author. 'A dynamic reference book filled with proven ideas, information and techniques that will bring more enjoyment and satisfaction to your game than you ever imagined.' - Front jacket panel. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0967979692. #26419. $30
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Lud. (Pseudonym of Ludwig Shabazian). Relief to Royalty: The Story of James J. Braddock, World's Heavyweight Champion. Foreword by Damon Runyon. Preface by Ludwig Shabazian. Union City, New Jersey: Printed by the Hudson Dispatch, 1936. 191 pages. With two photographs and 19 illustrations by the author. Erratum slip inserted between pages 190 and 191. Includes 'Fistic Record of James J. Braddock'. Biography of the boxing champion, who won decisions over Max Baer and Art Lasky in 1935. Good hardcover, corners and edges slightly worn, gilt spine-title slightly faded. Some small stains on rear pages, not affecting text. #22151. $700
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Ludwig, Jack. The Great American Spectaculars: The Kentucky Derby, Mardi Gras and Other Days of Celebration. Drawings by Raymond Davidson. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1976. 1st edition. 247, [1] pages. Inscribed and signed by author, 'To ... and ...., A beautiful Chabad + a good New Year. Thrive! December 1976, Setauket.' Good hardcover in slightly worn, torn and frayed dust jacket. ISBN 0385066708. #21228. $25
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Mason, Bernard S. Primitive and Pioneer Sports for Recreation Today: Rope spinning, Lariat throwing, Tumblesticks, Whip cracking, Boomerangs, Log rolling, Boomabirds, Tomahawks, Darts, Blowguns, and many others. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1974. Facsimile reprint. x, 342 pages. Index. Illustrations. First published in London: Putnam, 1937. Good hardcover. Exlibrary: spine label, stamps on top edge, pocket on front flyleaf. ISBN 0810340291. #24532. $15
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Metropolitan Squash Rackets Association. MSRA: Metropolitan Squash Rackets Association Yearbook, 1986-1987. New York: Metropolitan Squash Rackets Association, 1986? Small 4to (medium-large book). 104 pages. Photographs. Advertisements. Slightly worn and stained stiff wrappers (soft cover). #23206. $15
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