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  • THE GOLDEN PEOPLE. by Gallico, Paul
    Gallico, Paul
    THE GOLDEN PEOPLE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - Informal profiles by this former sportswriter of some of the stars of the "Golden Decade" of the 1920s - in boxing, tennis, baseball, football, golf - including Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth, Gertrude Ederle, Gene Tunney, Helen Wills, Ty Cobb, Jack Dempsey, Knute Rockne and many more. Illustrated with many photographs. 315 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (some short closed edge tears to dj) .

    Book ID: 79229
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  • BRUCE BENEDICT, HALFBACK by Gault, William Campbell.
    Gault, William Campbell.
    BRUCE BENEDICT, HALFBACK

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Dutton, 1958. Hardcover - Despite being more interested in chess and academics, a young man takes up football on the advice of his stepfather, a former pro player, and is attending college on a football scholarship, but money is also offered under the table.

    Condition: Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, no dj.

    Book ID: 75700
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  • THE MAN OFFSIDE. by Gray, A. W.
    Gray, A. W.
    THE MAN OFFSIDE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1991.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Crime novel introducing ex-football hero Rick Bannion, former Dallas Cowboy, former prison inmate, tracker of bail jumpers. 246 pp. ISBN: 0-525-933107.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 50304
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  • Green, Tim
    THE RED ZONE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised suspense murder story about the NFL by a former NFL pro.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 9293
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  • AND THIS TOO SHALL PASS. by Harris, E. Lynn
    Harris, E. Lynn
    AND THIS TOO SHALL PASS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, set in the world of professional football. Warmly INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 347 pp. ISBN: 0-38548030X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88921
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  • RED CARD: A Novel of World Cup 1994. by Hoyt, Richard.
    Hoyt, Richard.
    RED CARD: A Novel of World Cup 1994.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Forge / Tom Doherty Associates, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The US is hosting the soccer World Cup, and two players are gunned down outside the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. James Burlane, ex-CIA, now private investigator and soccer afficionado, is hired to investigate. INSCRIBED on the half title page to noted Oklahoma book collector, Larry Owens, and dated Jan 28, 1998 at Long Beach, Washington (underneath the date, Hoyt wrote "my 57th birthday." 253 pp plus a list of the 1994 World Cup teams. ISBN: 0-312-855540.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 60630
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  • FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 1950 Edition. by Hyland, Dick; Ed Danforth, Wilfred Smith and others.
    Hyland, Dick; Ed Danforth, Wilfred Smith and others.
    FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 1950 Edition.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: True, the Man's Magazine, 1950. Includes Frank Leahy's 1950 football forecast and many articles on football by regions and a section with the official 1950 football schedule. 89 pp.

    Condition: Poor condition in stapled illustrated wrappers, reading copy only (missing first 2 pages and final leaf is detached but laid in, significant chipping and wear to the covers, separating to spine, staining to some pages - but quite uncommon.)

    Book ID: 56092
    Keywords: football, magazine, Sports
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  • SUDDEN DEATH. by Kienzle, William X.
    Kienzle, William X.
    SUDDEN DEATH.

    Edition: First printing.

    Kansas City, MO: Andrews, McMeel & Parker, (1985.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Seventh mystery novel by this former priest - Father Koesler investigates a murder in the world of pro-football. 257 pp. ISBN: 0-8362-61216.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some rubbing to the edges of the dj.)

    Book ID: 47668
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  • CAPTAIN OF THE ELEVEN. by Knipe, Alden Arthur (1870-1950).
    Knipe, Alden Arthur (1870-1950).
    CAPTAIN OF THE ELEVEN.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, [1927, c 1910.]. Hardcover - The first book by this author who is probably best known for his historical fiction for young adults (often written with his wife). However, Knipe was a great football player in the late 19th centery at the University of Pennsylvania and the head coach at the University of Iowa. A rather hard-to-find book in any printing. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and three internal glossy plates. 269 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated tan cloth - a lovely, fresh copy, straight and tight, with light toning to the pages, very minimal wear to the covers.

    Book ID: 81250
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  • TOUCHDOWN TO VICTORY or The Touchdown Express Makes Good. Champion Sport Series #8. by Lawton, Charles.
    Lawton, Charles.
    TOUCHDOWN TO VICTORY or The Touchdown Express Makes Good. Champion Sport Series #8.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1942). Hardcover first edition - A title in the Champion Sport series which was started with three titles by Noel Sainsbury and continued by Lawton. Plain frontispiece. The last title listed on the copyright page. 207 pp.

    Condition: Good in dark red cloth with black lettering (prev owner's name), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 74882
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  • BUMP AND RUN. by Lupica, Mike.
    Lupica, Mike.
    BUMP AND RUN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel about "the world of professional football, filled with black comedy, outrageous characters" and a lot of truth. 311 pp. ISBN: 0-399146474.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64995
    Keywords: football, Sports
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  • STRANGER IN THE BACKFIELD: A Bronc Burnett Story #13. by McCormick, Wilfred.
    McCormick, Wilfred.
    STRANGER IN THE BACKFIELD: A Bronc Burnett Story #13.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1960.) dj. Hardcover - One of a series of books featuring 16-year-old athlete Bronc Burnett: nine are baseball stories, five (including this title) are football, and one is about scouting "Eagle Scout." Lists to #14 at the front. 167 pp.

    Condition: Very good in beige tweed boards, no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88391
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  • MAN IN MOTION: A Bronc Burnett Story #15. by McCormick, Wilfred.
    McCormick, Wilfred.
    MAN IN MOTION: A Bronc Burnett Story #15.

    Edition: First thus (reprint)

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1961.) dj. Hardcover - One of a series of books featuring 16-year-old athlete Bronc Burnett: nine are baseball stories, five (including this title) are football, and one is about scouting "Eagle Scout." Both the list at the front and on the rear cover of the dj list 15 titles.176 pp.

    Condition: Very good in beige tweed boards in a good dust jacket (tape repair to upper edge of front cover, price clipped. Dj now protected by an archival cover.)

    Book ID: 70907
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  • THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO. by McGinniss, Joe.
    McGinniss, Joe.
    THE MIRACLE OF CASTEL DI SANGRO.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Little Brown, (1999.). First edition - 'In the summer of 1996, McGinnis... set out for the remote Italian village of Castel di Sangro, located deep within the forbidding and isolated region of the Abruzzo.' The footballers - soccer players - of this town, with a population of only 5000, had just won promotion to Serie B, the second highest professional league. This is the story of what he found there - the promotion to B was only the first of the miracles. A fascinating account and while it is a story of triumph, underneath that is a sad underton, as 'the system' wins out. 404 pp.

    Condition: Fine in red and gold wrappers with French flaps. Much less common than the hardcover edition which had a first printing of 100,000 copies.

    Book ID: 40554
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  • INTERCEPTED: The Rise and Fall of NFL Cornerback Darryl Henley. by McKnight, Michael.
    McKnight, Michael.
    INTERCEPTED: The Rise and Fall of NFL Cornerback Darryl Henley.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Raised by supportive parents, and educated at a boys-only parochial school, Darryl Henley had it all. He earned a history degree from UCLA, became a first-team All American for the Bruins in 1988, and was a rising star as the starting cornerback for the LA Rams in the early nineties. . . The product of eight years of investigative research and over one hundred interviews, [this] takes us into Henleys fourth season in the NFL, when he met Rams cheerleader Tracy Donaho and bumped into a boyhood friend named Willie McGowan, a onetime youth-league standout who had since turned to drug trafficking. . . Detailing how one of…

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    Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Raised by supportive parents, and educated at a boys-only parochial school, Darryl Henley had it all. He earned a history degree from UCLA, became a first-team All American for the Bruins in 1988, and was a rising star as the starting cornerback for the LA Rams in the early nineties. . . The product of eight years of investigative research and over one hundred interviews, [this] takes us into Henleys fourth season in the NFL, when he met Rams cheerleader Tracy Donaho and bumped into a boyhood friend named Willie McGowan, a onetime youth-league standout who had since turned to drug trafficking. . . Detailing how one of the best and brightest of our professional athletes destroyed himself through temptation, arrogance, and anger at a justice system that he felt had failed him, [this] is also a cautionary tale about American culture." Map, photographs, notes. 511 pp. ISBN: 978-0803238497.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79387
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  • ONE MORE JULY: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry. by Plimpton, George.
    Plimpton, George.
    ONE MORE JULY: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Curry began his career in football with the Green Bay Packers in 1963, and over the years he played with the Baltimore Colts, the Houston Oilers and the LA Rams. Thoughtful reminisences of the sport and the players. INSCRIBED by Plimpton on the front endpaper with the words "and the roar of the crowd." 212 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0133767.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (a tight copy which appears unread, just a spot or two of foxing on the edge of the textblock.).

    Book ID: 63398
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  • ONE MORE JULY: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry. by Plimpton, George.
    Plimpton, George.
    ONE MORE JULY: A Football Dialogue with Bill Curry.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1977) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Curry began his career in football with the Green Bay Packers in 1963, and over the years he played with the Baltimore Colts, the Houston Oilers and the LA Rams. Thoughtful reminisences of the sport and the players. INSCRIBED by Plimpton on the front endpaper. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0133767.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (a tight copy which appears unread, but foxing to the edges of the textblock and some light offsetting to the endpapers.).

    Book ID: 63397
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  • GRIDIRON GRIT: Champion Sport Stories series #2. by Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    GRIDIRON GRIT: Champion Sport Stories series #2.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (c. 1934.). Hardcover - The second book in this series, focusing on football and dedicated to George Raymond Harrah for his example of 'grit' on and off the field, and with an acknowledgment to Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner for 'football dope.' Plain frontispiece, thin format. 202 pp Book lists through #3 at front.

    Condition: Very good minus in red cloth (rather severe toning to pages), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 76009
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  • CRACKER STANTON: Champion Sport Stories series #3. by Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    CRACKER STANTON: Champion Sport Stories series #3.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (c. 1934.) dj. Hardcover - The third book in this series, focusing on baseball . Plain frontispiece, red cloth binding, 202 pp. Front flap of the dj list through #8 in the series.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (rather severe toning to the pages, creasing to the outer margin of several pages, edgewear, tears at bottom of spine, and folds of dj and rubbing to the dj.)

    Book ID: 67359
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  • GRIDIRON GRIT: Champion Sport Stories series #2. by Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    Sainsbury, Noel Jr.
    GRIDIRON GRIT: Champion Sport Stories series #2.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (c. 1934.) dj. Hardcover - The second book in this series, focusing on football and dedicated to George Raymond Harrah for his example of 'grit' on and off the field, and with an acknowledgment to Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner for 'football dope.' Plain frontispiece, red cloth binding, 202 pp. Book lists and the front flap of the dj list through #3 in the series.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (rather severe toning to the pages, prev owner's name dated 1955, edgewear and rubbing to the dj.)

    Book ID: 63569
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  • BLOCK THAT KICK! Hot off the Gridiron Series, #1, by Sherman, Harold M. (1898 - 1987)
    Sherman, Harold M. (1898 - 1987)
    BLOCK THAT KICK! Hot off the Gridiron Series, #1,

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1928). Hardcover - The first sports novel by this prolific writer - "Tingling romance, breath-taking mystery. Climaxed by a championship football game at Yankee Stadium." Glossy frontispiece. 323 pp plus 4 pp. publisher's ads. Full color illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Very good in red cloth with black lettering.

    Book ID: 73138
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  • CAPTAIN OF THE ELEVEN. by Sherman, Harold M. (1898 - 1987)
    Sherman, Harold M. (1898 - 1987)
    CAPTAIN OF THE ELEVEN.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, (1933) dj. Hardcover - A football story for older boys. A title in the All American Sports series. 251 pp. Dust jacket art by [J Clemens] Gretta

    Condition: Good only in a good dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages, rear hinge starting, dust jacket has some rubbing and edgewear and chips)

    Book ID: 67639
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  • Simpson, O. J. with Pete Axthelm
    O. J. : The Education of A Rich Rookie.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Simpson's first autobiography - a memoir of a college football star, winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1968 focusing on his rookie season with the Buffalo Bills. Photographs. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-026113007.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (previous owner's name blacked, dj has closed tear, price-clipped, tape reinforcement to ends of dj spine - but overall, a tight straight copy.)

    Book ID: 36465
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  • FRANK MERRIWELL'S LADS or The Boys Who Got Another Chance. by Standish, Burt L. (pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.)
    Standish, Burt L. (pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.)
    FRANK MERRIWELL'S LADS or The Boys Who Got Another Chance.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Philadelphia: David McKay, (c 1914). A football story by this prolific author. Glossy frontispiece. 24 titles listed in the Frank Merriwell ad at the rear of the book, but this titile is not shown. 309 pp plus 6 pp publisher's ad.

    Condition: Poor to fair condition only in tan illustrated boards - soiling and wear to the covers, corners bumped and fraying, a bump to the lower edge of the textblock affecting the lower margin of several leaves, scribbling inside rear covers. Gift inscription dated xmas 1922. Rather uncommon in hardcover.

    Book ID: 88718
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  • GOAL IN SIGHT. by Thurman, A. R.
    Thurman, A. R.
    GOAL IN SIGHT.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: David McKay, (1953). Hardcover - A rather hard-to-find book about high school football - and some unconventional training techniques. 186 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library, in sturdy library binding, with markings and some wear, no dj.

    Book ID: 73956
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  • COMRADES AT WINTON HALL; or, Cadet Pranks and Winter Sports. #7. by Victor, Ralph.
    Victor, Ralph.
    COMRADES AT WINTON HALL; or, Cadet Pranks and Winter Sports. #7.

    Edition: Early printing.

    New York: A.L. Chatterton, (1909). Hardcover - Adventures at a boys' military academy - including on the football field. Glossy frontispiece. 259 pp. Lists to #9 at front of book.

    Condition: Good only (front hinge cracked, other wear to covers)

    Book ID: 63875
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  • IN CONTEMPT. by Walter, Jess and Christopher Darden.
    Walter, Jess and Christopher Darden.
    IN CONTEMPT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The inside story of the OJ Simpson trial, but also the story of Darden himself, growing up poor in Richmond , California, but determined to succeed in his dream of being a lawyer. Photographs. 287 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0391839.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 57232
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  • IN CONTEMPT. by Walter, Jess, signed and Christopher Darden.
    Walter, Jess, signed and Christopher Darden.
    IN CONTEMPT.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The inside story of the OJ Simpson trial, but also the story of Darden himself, growing up poor in Richmond , California, but determined to succeed in his dream of being a lawyer. SIGNED on the title page by co-author Jess Walter (who gets the small type, but said he just wanted it large enough for his mother to see.) Photographs. 287 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0391839.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56807
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  • Wojciechowska, Maia.
    DREAMS OF THE SUPER BOWL.

    Edition: First edition, a trade paperback.

    Pebble Beach, CA: Pebble Beach Press, 1993. An uncommon title by this Newbery award winning author. The story of two friends one the son and grandson of coal miners in Pennsylvania and the other a Japanese kid who share the dream of playing pro football.

    Condition: Near fine (light stain near spine of cover.)

    Book ID: 14448
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  • BUTTON DOWN. by Ylvisaker, Anne.
    Ylvisaker, Anne.
    BUTTON DOWN.

    Edition: First printing.

    Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book featuring the often hapless Button family, set in small town Iowa in 1929. INSCRIBED on the title page. 177 pp. ISBN: 9780763653965.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 67299
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