How to Conduct a Cycling Meet
New York: AAU, 1939. Cycling rules for all bike races sanctioned by the AAU, and suggestions for planning race meets. 12mo; 20 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A very good copy in original wrappers. Paperback.
New York: AAU, 1939. Cycling rules for all bike races sanctioned by the AAU, and suggestions for planning race meets. 12mo; 20 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A very good copy in original wrappers. Paperback.
Augusta National Golf Club, 2010. First edition 4to; 128 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy in original pcitorial wrappers. Hole by hole description of the course, An article on Bobby Jones and his Grand Slam, etc.
Paris: Paul Ollendorf, Éditeur, 1891. Third edition. 8vo; 321 pp.; more than 150 ilustrations. Wear and crude tape repairs to original wrappers; else a very good copy in later gilt-stamped red buckram with original wrappers bound in. A French perspective on the history of the bicycle, illustrated with caricatures, technical.....
London: Collins, (1948). First edition. Oblong 4to; 31 pp.; full-page color plates by Leech. A very good copy in original cloth-backed boards, in a chipped and worn dust jacket.
New York: The Arno Press, 1967, 1967. First edition thus. 8vo; pp. x, 228. A fine copy in original cloth-backed boards with gilt-stamped spine label. Stoies of shooting and fishing. A volume in the Abercrombie & Fitch Library, a reprint of a sporting classic originally published in 1954.
Pleasanton: Castlewood, N.d. [c. 1948]. Promotional brochure for Castlewood, in Pleasanton, CA. Photographs showing interiors of clubhouse, parts of the course, amenities, etc. 28 cm; 4 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Later "Membership Office" stamp to rear; else a good copy.
New York: Motor Boating, (1918), 1918. 8vo; 192 pp.; many illustration from plans. Crease mark to front cover, else a good copy in pictorial cloth. An early guide to designing and building motor boats. Volume I in Motor Boating's "Practical Series"
Bedford: The Bedford Colf and Tennis Club, 1991. First edition. 4to; 84 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in original gilt-stamped blue cloth, in creased dust jacket. A history of the Westchester NY club.
princeton: D. Von Nostrand Company, Inc., (1961), 1961. First edtion. 8vo; pp. xiii, 117; illustrated from drawings.A very good copy in original gilt-stamped red cloth, in a good price-clipped dust jacket. An analysis of the psychology of the trout.
New York: Rizzoli, 2012. A historical survey of the designs of 45 significant golf clubhouses in the US and UK. The clubhouse is often considered a secondary feature of a club or course; Diedrich, an architect, establishes its importance and the notable features that vary from clubhouse to clubhouse. With.....
Monterey: Monterey Peninsula Golf Club, 1975. The history of the legendary club's first fifty years. First edition. 25.5 cm; 127 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Wear to top of spine; owner's inscription; else a good copy or better in gilt-stamped textured boards, published without a dust jacket.
N.p.: The Author, 2013. First edition. Oblong 8vo; 145 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Bruise to spine; else a good copy in original laminated boards. Illustrations with detailed descriptions of the boats owned by Foster.
New York: Appleton, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collection of fishing stories by Foote, illustrated from drawings by Milton Weiler. First edition. 20.5 cm; illustrated from drawings. Light wear to top of spine; else a very good copy in a good dust jacket with light edge wear.
Richmond: The Country Club of Virginia,,(2008). First edition. Oblong 4to; 142 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
N.P.: Guards Polo Club, 2013. First edition. 29.5 cm; 186 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Queen's Cup Final Team Pony List laid-in. A fine copy in glossy wrappers.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925, 1925. Second revised edition. 8vo; pp xvii, 159; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Some spotting to leaves adjacent to plates; owne;rs name; else a good copy or better in original gilt-stamped green cloth. Originally published in a limited edition in 1922.
New York: Huntington Press, 1930, 1930. Limited edition, #382/990. 4to; pp. xxviii, 240; illustrated. Owner's name; else a vey good copy in original gilt-stamped red cloth. An anthology of fox-hunting lore and illustrations, including a description of hunting on Long Island by Captain Edward Pennell-Elmhirst, aka "Brooksby". Printed by D......
Melville: Duck Pond Press, (2006). First edition. Folio; 192 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. the story of the planning and building of the Long Island course.
Carmel: Shivas Irons Society, 2005. Issue 2 of this journal dedicated to the literature and art of golfing. First edition. 25 cm; 80 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Very minor edgewear to front cover; else a very good copy in wrappers.
Camden: Chawezi, 2013. First Edition. Hard Cover. Monograph on Bill Moss, the well-regarded tent-maker and designer of recreational and outdoor shelters. First edition. 24 cm; 301 pp,; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in cloth-backed pictorial boards, published without a dust jacket.
The Author, 2013. Biography in pictures of this great American hero, warrior, and martial arts Grandmaster. SIGNED by John Pellegrini and by the author. "Limited Edition." 27.5 cm; 120 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Small area of rubbing to rear cover; else a very good copy or better in wrappers.
Larchmont: The Club, 1900. 1900 edition of the handbook for members of the New York club, listing among other things, members, enrolled yachts, table of time allowance, the Colt Cup, New Rules of the Road, Rules for the Anchorage of boats in New York Harbor (with folding map of harbor.....
New York: Reporter Publications, 1957. Issue 22, Spring 1957. With features on Callas, Elvis, W. Eugene Smith, portfolio of Weston photographs, instructions for building and maintaining an 8-acre private 9-hole golf course. All inserts and tip-ins present. A very good copy in wrappers. Final issue of this Men's fashion rag.....
London: Bromley, 1997. First English Edition. Hard Cover. A celebration of the first 100 years of this annual race through the "Hell of the North". First English edition. 28 cm; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A very good copy or better in very good dust jacket.
Columbus: Platoro Press, (1993). First Edition. First edition. 8vo; 56 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Soft crease to bottom corner of front wrapper; else a very good copy in original wrappers. Paperback. Biography of Olympic champions Ludmilla and Olg Protopova. INSCRIBED BY BOTH skaters.