Sports from Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

New York, NY: Alfred Van Der Marck, 1988., 1988.. Very good. - Quarto, 12 inches high by 12-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth titled in lighter green on the spine with a LeRoy Neiman color image mounted on the front cover, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with remnants of glue… Read more about this item

Boca Raton, Florida: [Boca Teeca Country Club Estates], 1979., 1979.. Very good. GOLF PROGRAM SIGNED BY BASEBALL GREAT JOE DIMAGGIO - Quarto, 11-1/8 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in glossy white stapled wraps, titled and decorated in blue & red on the front cover with the Boca Raton Bobcats' vignette illustrating the verso. The covers… Read more about this item

Fine. - William Ellsworth Hermance's autograph penned on 1-3/4 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide card stock, signed "W.E. Hermance / Canoeist". Near fine. Born in 1862 William Ellsworth Hermance set forth for Yellowstone National Park on April 17, 1885. Upon arrival, he fitted out a canoe. On July 4, 1885, Hermance embarked on a canoe trip down the… Read more about this item

Pullman, May 25th, 1887., 1887.. Very good. - A 2-1/4 inch high by 3-3/4 inch wide calling card signed in full "Jacob G. Gaudaur" and annotated by him as "Champion Sculler of America / Pullman May 25th, 1887". The date is very slightly smudged. Very good. One of two native Canadians who won the Professional World Sculling… Read more about this item

New York: William-Frederick Press, 1944., 1944.. Good. - Octavo, 8-3/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial red wraps titled and illustrated in black & white on the front cover. The covers are slightly rubbed with minor creasing to the top corner of the front cover. The left edge of the front cover is partially… Read more about this item

New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1950)., (1950).. Good. - Small quarto, 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a caricature of Ethel Merman by Peter Arno on the front cover. The covers are creased with a few small chips and a small stained hole above the play's title. 56 pages, with illustrations throughout. Good.… Read more about this item

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1870., 1870.. Good. - An original 6-1/2 inch high by 20-1/4 inch wide wood engraving portraying the historic baseball game in which the Brooklyn Atlantics finally broke the Cincinnati Red Stocking's more than 80 game winning streak. The engraving drawn by C.S. Reinhart depicts a runner on first as the pitcher winds up to… Read more about this item

Garden City, NJ: Dolphin Books, 1978., 1978.. Good. - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The binding is lightly rubbed with the corners of the front cover bumped. Unnumbered pages including text by Pete Hamill & profuse black-and-white photographic illustrations by George Bennett. The first few pages are bumped,else… Read more about this item

New York, NY: The Dakota, January 1st, 1957., 1957.. Fine. - One page with 14 autographs penned on a gilt-edged, cream-colored sheet measuring 10-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide, removed from the guest book of Grace Bristed Jackson and C. D. Jackson. Dated "January 1st, 1957", the signatures are identified along the top as those of guests… Read more about this item

London: Phillips, Son & Neale, 1987., 1987.. Fine. - Small quarto [9-1/2 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wraps with an illustration in black & gray on each cover. 32 pages plus list of Phillips sales with a bid form bound in at rear. 17 full- and half-page illustrations in black, white &… Read more about this item

Argentina: El Grafico, [1928]., [1928].. Good. - A 12-1/8 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide leaf from the Argentinian sports magazine "El Grafico", with a full-page illustration of the American sprinter Charles "Charley" Paddock portrayed in three-quarter profile from the chest up. The corners are slightly creased and there are stab-marks along the page's right edge. A color… Read more about this item

Argentina: El Grafico, [1928]., [1928].. Good. - A 12-1/8 inch high by 8-3/4 inch wide leaf from the Argentinian sports magazine "El Grafico", with a full-page illustration of the young swimming champion Corinne Conden portrayed in profile. Attired in a one-piece swimsuit, the young swimmer poses with one hand on her hip as the other reaches out. The… Read more about this item

(Westport, CT): Meckler Books, (1988)., (1988).. Very good. - Octavo, dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine in a dust wrapper. The front flap of the dust jacket is slightly foxed & creased and the top & bottom edges of the rear flap are darkened. xii, 388 & [1] pages. Very good. First edition.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1987)., (1987).. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PHIL SIMMS AND PHIL MCCONKEY - Octavo, red cloth backed with blue cloth in a dust wrapper. There is a tiny chip to the paper on the top edge of the rear cover. The rear panel of the dust jacket is slightly rubbed with… Read more about this item

Lake Placid, NY: January 6, 1984.. 1984.. Fine. - A white 3 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide envelope is illustrated with a black-and-white vignette of winter sports athletes titled below the image "Winter Sports / Ice Dancing, Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Hockey" with an Olympics 84 postage stamp. Signed on the address panel "Toni Sailer". Near fine.… Read more about this item

(Cooperstown, NY: Society for American Baseball Research, Inc.), (Fall 1982).. (Fall 1982).. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JOHN THORN - Quarto [approximately 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial white wrappers. The binding is foxed & very lightly bumped with a stain to the front wrap & a chip to the tail of the spine. 87… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, (1976).. (1976).. Good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with 2 price-stickers on its front panel. The top edges of its flaps are darkened and foxed and there is a crease to the front flap. 208 & [1] pages. 6 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Very… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969).. (1969).. Good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The extremities of the binding are darkened with a crease to the front cover. There is some light foxing to the cloth. The dust jacket is chipped & darkened with short tears & small pieces out. 288 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Good. <p>First edition.<p>The story… Read more about this item

[San Francisco, CA]: (1973),, (1973),. Very good. - A few words penned in blue ink on a postcard, 3-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Signed "Leo Nomellini". Postmarked & addressed in another hand on the verso. The corners of the card are very slightly bumped. Very good. <p>The inscription reads: "Best Personal Regards / 'Jane' /… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1960).. (1960).. Good. - Quarto [approximately 11-1/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed, chipped & soiled with a piece out of the head of its spine & with a faded notation on its front panel. There is… Read more about this item