Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography written for children by the Dallas Cowboy's quarterback, one which emphasizes using change as an advantage and viewing setbacks as temporary. Illustrated with photographs and full color paintings by Doug Keith. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-87833-8888.

Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Title story by David Baldacci, an original football novella. Also included in this anthology are 13 football mysteries by Lawrence Bloch, Dennis Lehane, Brad Meltzer, Anne Perry, Brendan Dubois, James Crumley, Colin Harrison, Mike Lupica, Gary Phillips, Brad Meltzer, Carol O'Connell, John Wersterman and Peter Robinson. Larry King describes the title story as 'Baldacci's finest masterwork. This novella is a powerfully stunning continually surprising thrill show. I could not put it down.' SIGNED by THREE contributors: by editor Otto Penzler on the title page, Gary Phillips at his story "Hollywood Spring and Axle" and Brendan DuBois at his story "A Sunday in January" 316 pp. ISBN: 1-893224-562.

Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Title story by David Baldacci, an original football novella. Also included in this anthology are 13 football mysteries by Lawrence Bloch, Dennis Lehane, Brad Meltzer, Anne Perry, Brendan Dubois, James Crumley, Colin Harrison, Mike Lupica, Gary Phillips, Brad Meltzer, Carol O'Connell, John Wersterman and Peter Robinson. Larry King describes the title story as 'Baldacci's finest masterwork. This novella is a powerfully stunning continually surprising thrill show. I could not put it down.' SIGNED by THREE contributors: by editor Otto Penzler on the title page, Gary Phillips at his story "Hollywood Spring and Axle" and Brendan DuBois at his story "A Sunday in January" 316 pp. ISBN: 1-893224-562.

Beverly Hills, CA: New Millennium Press, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Title story by David Baldacci, an original football novella. Also included in this anthology are 13 football mysteries by Lawrence Bloch, Dennis Lehane, Brad Meltzer, Anne Perry, Brendan Dubois, James Crumley, Colin Harrison, Mike Lupica, Gary Phillips, Brad Meltzer, Carol O'Connell, John Wersterman and Peter Robinson. Larry King describes the title story as 'Baldacci's finest masterwork. This novella is a powerfully stunning continually surprising thrill show. I could not put it down.' SIGNED by Gary Phillips at his story "Hollywood Spring and Axle" 316 pp. ISBN: 1-893224-562.

New York: Dutton, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An unusual caper novel - the impeccably bred Gordon Littlefield hatches a plot to "fix" the Super Bowl as revenge after a run-in with the owner of one of the teams. 215 pp. Dust jacket art by Mike Stromberg. ISBN: 0-525-196102.

New York: Putnam, (2015) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." A 16 year old who created a prank twitter account finds himself before a judge notorious for cracking down on teens. SIGNED on the title page and dated 5-20-15, in the year of publication. 292 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 978-0399170843.

New York: Putnam, (2014). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." The nine year old son of a New England Patriots linebacker - who seems to always be in trouble off the field - has been kidnapped. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 308 pp.

New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED first edition - After the death of Robert B. Parker in 2010, Southern crime fiction writer Ace Atkins was selected to continue the Spenser series. Reviewer Paul Saltzman commented that Atkins "has stayed true to [Parker's] voice and his literate, dialogue-driven vision while keeping his characters compelling and allowing them to grow." A 16 year old who created a prank twitter account finds himself before a judge notorious for cracking down on teens. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp.

New York: Bloomsbury, (2016) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A year before Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947, four men broke pro football's color line - Kenny Washington and Woody Strode with the Los Angeles Rams and Bill Willis and Marion Motley with the Cleveland Browns. This book traces the history of the color line
from the early 1930s--when NFL owners first instituted a ban on black players to the 1950 NFL Championship Game, which pitted the Rams and Browns against each other. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Photographs, notes, sources, index. 274 pp. ISBN: 978-1620406007.

New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1942. Hardcover first edition - A football story, illustrated with en-texte drawings by I.B. Hazleton. True first edition with a (1) on the final page. 255 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1928). Hardcover first edition - The third book in the Tod Hale series,this one featuring football Illustrated by Leslie Crump (although one of the plates depicts boxing) 312 pp.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1925. Hardcover first edition - A football story by this prolific author, primarily of boys' sport series. The third book in the Wyndham Series. Glossy frontispiece. The true first edition with the (1) on the bottom of the last page. 270 pp plus 4 pp of publisher's ads.

New York: The Century Company, 1908 (c 1906). Hardcover - School sports (football and hockey) and adventure story for older boys. Illustrated by C. M.Relyea with a frontispiece and 27 inserted plates. 367 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1921). Hardcover - A rather uncommon football novel for young adults. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates by Leslie Crump (all plates are present, but the pages on the list of illustrations are incorrect) 312 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1952.). Hardcover - An exciting sports story by a famous collegiate athlete and noted basketball coach who draws upon his own experiences for these stories (Bee was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968) Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Lists 13 sports stories at the front of the book and to this title at the back. Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Bound in rust-colored tweed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 211 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1951.) dj. Hardcover - A football story. Lists to 16 titles in front of book. Illustrated with a frontispiece and internal drawings. Bound in rust-colored tweed boards, illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 216 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1955.). Hardcover - A football story in this popular sports series. Frontispiece and en texte illustrations. Illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. Lists to #19 in front of book. 213 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1955.) dj. Hardcover - A football story in this popular sports series. Frontispiece and en texte illustrations. Illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 213 pp. Lists to #19 in front of book and on back cover of dust jacket.

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2002. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays, written over a period of 20 years, which focus on athletes overcoming hardships, including profiles of pitcher Jim Abbott, who worked past the handicap of having just one arm, and Geno Torretta, who won the Heisman Trophy. The title piece, which was cowinner of a 2000 Pulitzer Prize, examines the struggle that minority football players have undergone in winning recognition at a position once reserved for white players. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Index. xi, 307 pp. ISBN: 1-566634229.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Louisiana born author's first novel - a small-town, coming-of-age story with some wicked and humorous twists. John Fowles called it "a vividly imagined and sad-voiced novel of the sour end of the American dream." SIGNED on the front endpaper. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-1757.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Louisiana born author's second novel - the story of an aging - and dying - football coach's struggle to survive. 336 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-1757.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988) dj. Hardcover first edition - Louisiana born author's first novel - a small-town, coming-of-age story with some wicked and humorous twists. John Fowles called it "a vividly imagined and sad-voiced novel of the sour end of the American dream." 239 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-1757.

New York: The Century Company, (1927) dj. Hardcover first edition - A story of college life and football, set at a thinly disguised Yale University. The only book published by Chadwick who was an All-American football player and coach at Yale. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three glossy internal plates by C. M. Relyea. 285 pp.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (c 1930) dj. Hardcover - The eighth book in this series described as 'good clean football at its best - and in addition rattling stories of mystery and schoolboy rivalries.' 216 pp plus 4 pp publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928) dj. Hardcover first edition - Number 6 in the series: the last title listed on the front of the book - lists to #5 in this series in the ad at the end. Glossy frontispiece by Walter S. Rogers. A series described as 'good clean football at its best - and in addition rattling stories of mystery and schoolboy rivalries.' 218 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1929). Hardcover - Number 7 in the series: the last title listed on the front of the book - lists to #10 in this series in the ad at the end. Glossy frontispiece by Walter S. Rogers. A series described as 'good clean football at its best - and in addition rattling stories of mystery and schoolboy rivalries.' 214 pp plus 6 pp publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers.

Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1946) dj. Hardcover first edition - Authorized edition. " "An original story featuring Tom Harmon, famous football star as the hero", illustrated by Henry E. Vallely. Heisman trophy winner Tom Harmon, when at the University of Michigan, had what was then the best scoring record in the Big Ten. He later went on to play for the Rams. 251 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers.

New York (Racine, WI:_ George Sully ( actually Western Publishing Company, Inc.) , (1924). Hardcover - A boys series written under his own name by this prolific author best known for the numerous books he wrote under various house names for the Stratemayer Syndicate - including the Bomba series as Rockwood, the Ted Scott flying series as Dixon, and others as Victor Appleton, Allan Chapman and more. (his daughter, Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward, also wrote for the Stratemeyer syndicate including some of the Bobbsey Twins and Ruth Fielding books). Note this shows the original publisher - George Sully - on the the title page, but the copyright page shows Whitman. 220 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1949.). Hardcover - A title in the Famous Sports Stories series - a story of college football written for older children. 201pp.