COLONEL BOGEY'S SKETCH BOOK
1897
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.
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
(1990)
Inscribed first printing of this exploration of sports culture in American life by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and basis for the film of the same name.
HAWAIIAN SURFRIDING
1961
First printing of Blake's second book, a photo-essay of the sport published just as the surfing boom hit the mainland.
DUKE KAHANAMOKU'S WORLD OF SURFING
(1968)
First printing of the surfing guide and memoir of Duke Kahanamoku, published the year of the Duke's death.
DUKE OF HAWAII
(1968)
First printing of this paperback original, the first biography of Duke Kahanamoku.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SURFING
(1965)
First printing of one of the early overviews of the sport during the surfing craze of the 1960s.
SURF-RIDING ON THE CORNISH COAST
(1955)
1955 edition of this rare classic on surfing in Great Britain, and one of the earliest printed books exclusively on surfing, first published in the now unobtainable 1934 edition as THE ART OF SURF-RIDING (and with a different cover design).
MUHAMMAD ALI
(1991)
First printing of Ali's official biography, signed by Ali.
SHOELESS JOE
1982
Signed first printing of this beloved baseball novel adapted into the Kevin Costner film FIELD OF DREAMS.
GIPSY TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM
1890
First printing of this late Victorian guide to camping and the associated arts.
SURFING: THE ULTIMATE PLEASURE
1984
Inscribed first printing, comprehensive description of surfing history, culture, and mechanics with over 100 stunning photos.
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