THE JOYS OF SPORT
First edition of these whimsical essays on various sports (fencing, sailing, crabbing, deer hunting, bicycling, and many others) with humorous illustrations.
First edition of these whimsical essays on various sports (fencing, sailing, crabbing, deer hunting, bicycling, and many others) with humorous illustrations.
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.
Inscribed first printing of this profile of "the greatest [basketball] player in the history of the Ivy League" (jacket) – who would later become a US Senator – John McPhee's first book.
Inscribed first printing of the autobiography of the Negro League great, an exciting story of baseball in the US, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Venezuela, and Canada.
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.
Signed first edition of biography of heavyweight champion boxer JOE LOUIS, "The Brown Bomber" who fought racism and Nazism with athletic skill.