Scarce first printing of the boxing champion's autobiography, detailing his rough young adulthood and ties to organized crime — adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Robert DeNiro and directed by Martin Scorsese.
First edition of Robinson's autobiography, including the account of his courageous 1947 rookie season when he broke baseball's racial barrier.
First edition of this tongue-in-cheek history of golf, beginning with the prehistoric Golfosaurian, moving onto the missing "link" Golfolinkius Anthropomorphus, and so on.
Running great Jim Fixx's Tiger racing flats, worn for the cover shoot of his bestselling THE COMPLETE BOOK OF RUNNING, together with an autograph letter signed by Fixx describing the provenance.
Signed first edition of this uncommon guide to running from the famed middle-distance Olympian, issued by Hugh Hefner's press as part of their "Lifestyles Library" series.
First edition of this Gilded-Age manual for the recently "much improved" game of three-ball billiards.
Lovely Gilded Age edition of this classic of fishing and morality in a particularly well designed publisher's cloth binding.
First printing of the tale of "the little girl with big ideas" that launched the surfing craze of the 1960s.
First printing of this children's history of the titular martial arts practice, with an emphasis on its African roots.
Original program for the 1939 Pittsburgh roller derby match between the Duquesne Garden Whites and the New York Garden Reds — featuring a dynamic cover photo of a skater about to land catastrophically on her teammate's face.
Inscribed first edition of the first autobiography by the legendary Olympic track star and 4-time gold medalist.
Striking limited edition artist's book that contrasts the violent world of prize fighting with the measured, clean format of a fine press book.
First edition of this comedic memoir that contains the first depiction of a game of poker.
Signed first edition of this biography of heavyweight champion boxer Joe Louis, "The Brown Bomber" who fought racism and Nazism with athletic skill.
Inscribed first edition of one of McPhee's best books, an account of a single tennis match played between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner.
Uncommon limited edition of Macdougall's classic "fish-yarn lore of the upper Kennebec," with ten stories originally published in Field & Stream magazine and two original to this collection.
Rare program for Muhammad Ali's legendary rematch against Sonny Liston, signed as "Muhammad Ali" shortly before the bout, only a year after he took the name — and additionally signed by three other heavyweight champs present at Ali's training camp: Joe Louis, Jim Braddock, and Jersey Joe Walcott.
Illustrated with many B&W photographs.
