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Army & Navy Veterans in Canada GROUP OF THREE EPHEMERAL ITEMS RELATING TO CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES HORSE RACES
Quebec, Canada Quebec Unit 33, A&NVA 1935 Original editions Near Fine
This group comprises: (1) a promotional flyer, printed in dark blue on light blue stock, including a group photo of the 14th annual convention, 9" x 12"; (2) an extensive list of winners in the 27th charity sweepstakes, March 29, 1935, with a subscription total of $463,340; (3) a book of six certificates of membership in the 28th sweepstakes, June 5, 1935. "There are four sweepstakes organized and managed by this Association each year....[based on] four races of major importance run in England at different great racing centres under the rules of the Jockey Club, London, Eng....It is seldom that more than 30 of the horses actually run...," etc, etc.
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25.00 USD
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Boosey, Thomas ANECDOTES OF FISH AND FISHING.
London Hamilton, Adams 1887 Second edition Leather Bound Near Fine
251pp, index. Bound in half blue morocco and marbled boards, panelled spine with elaborate gilt stamping, top edges gilt; paper lightly rubbed on front board. 8" x 5.5" This is the second edition of "Piscatorial reminiscences and gleanings, by an old angler and bibliopolist," published in 1835. Boosey gathered these anecdotes from a wide variety of sources.
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60.00 USD
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Boxing broadside. SENSATIONAL SAMMY HARRIS, AKRON'S LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER ... THIS BROWNSKIN BOY ... IS CLEAN, CLASSY, COLORFUL ....
Akron, Ohio Harry "Ping" Auber Circa 1920 First Edition not bound Near Fine
Red, white and blue broadside, 12.75" x 9", showing Harris in fight stance. Includes a list of fighters that Harris knocked out or beat by decision. "...Harris is only 19 years of age and has a record to be proud of: 65 fights, won 62, won 20 by K.O., lost only 3. This Brownskin Boy Always Repeats As He Is Clean, Classy, Colorfull ... You Pick the Boy, Harris Will Fight Him...."
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40.00 USD
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Hattstrom, H.A. GOLF AFTER FORTY
Hall Publishing 1946 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good Good Jacket
160pp; 87 illus from photographs by W.B. Baxter. 8.75" x 5.25" Urges the "Flatfoot Manner" of play for older golfers. [Donovan & Murdoch, The Game of Golf and the Printed Word, 20370]
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20.00 USD
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Henie, Sonja SONJA HENIE AND ARTHUR M. WIRTZ PRESENT THE SECOND EDITION OF "IT HAPPENS ON ICE"--A MUSICAL ICETRAVAGANZA: Rockefeller Center.
NY New York Theatre Program Corp. 1941 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good
20pp; action photos of the performers. 9.25" x 6.75" Contains photographs and biographical sketches of the performers, including: Hedi Stenuf, The Four Bruises, Betty Atkinson, Fritz Dietl, Skippy Baxter, Georg Von Brigelen, Freddie Trenkler, Rona and Cliff Thaell, June Forrest, Jack Kilty, Mary Jane Yeo, Jo Ann Dean and Gene Berg, Dorothy Allan, &c. The programme comprised 24 separate numbers.
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15.00 USD
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Henie, Sonja SONJA HENIE WITH HER HOLLYWOOD ICE REVUE: 1946 Annual Triumphant Tour.
Chicago Hollywood Ice Productions 1946 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Fine
16pp, printed in black and green; illus throughout from photographs. Bound in blue, flocked wraps, the cover simulating a stage curtain, with an ice-skater figure and Sonja Henie's signature stamped in gilt; covered in the original glassine wrapper. 12" x 9" The programme, printed on the centerspread, names the performers of 22 different numbers.
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30.00 USD
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Kemper Military School PROGRAM: EIGHTH ANNUAL MISSOURI STATE CONFERENCE TRACK AND FIELD MEET. Under the auspices of Kemper Military School, May 15, 1926, Kemper Field, Boonville, Mo.
Boonville, Missouri Kemper Military School 1926 Original edition Printed self-wraps Very Good
4pp, printed on card stock. Lists officials and 15 events, with the names of winners written in blue ink. 10.5" x 6.25" The competing schools were Chillicothe, Rockhurst, Wentworth and Kemper. Kemper won by more than double the points of the runner-up.
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25.00 USD
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Macfadden, Bernarr VITALITY SUPREME
NY Physical Culture 1915 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good
pp: xiv, 259, (12)ads; illus throughout from photographs of the author and of a young woman demonstrating various strength-building exercises. Author's portrait in color inset on cover. 7.75" x 5.25" Contains 23 chapters, including: Exercise for Vitality Building: How to Breathe; Strengthening the Stomach; What to Eat; Blood Purification; Suggestions about Sleep; The Laugh Cure; The Daily Regimen; &c.
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35.00 USD
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Mead Cycle Company GROUP OF FOUR ITEMS FEATURING THE ALEXIS SPECIAL BICYCLE, MESINGER HYGIENIC SADDLES, A GAS-LAMP HEADLIGHT, BELLS, ETC.
Chicago Mead Cycle Co. 1899 First Edition Very Good
(8)pp; five illustrations. 11" x 8" The Alexis Special bicycle was priced at $16.95, available as a premium to agents who would deliver company fliers about the bikes. In addition to that offer, this group includes an order form for bicycles and two illustrated fliers: (1) "The Mesinger Hygienic Saddle" warns that an "improperly constructed saddle is injurious to the health of cyclists.especially lady riders." Models for ladies & gentlemen were $1.50 (down from $4). On the back is an ad for Record "A" Single Tube Tires, made of "pure Para rubber, selected Sea Island cotton and the best quality of friction cloth"--$6.50 (reduced from $9). (2) A warning about mail-order frauds in the bicycle business, whereby "old models are now being offered as high-grade 1900 models." On the back are illustrated ads for "a genuine 1900 model gas lamp, a good bell, a pair of trouser guards and a Burdick 10,000 Mile Cyclometer Free."
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50.00 USD
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National Dairy Council FIT FOR FUN
Chicago National Dairy Council 1952 Second printing Original wraps Very Good
23pp; vignettes. Tells how women can improve their lives and personalities and acquire "that sparkle" by getting enough rest, careful eating, playing outdoors, socializing ("dates are necessary only for dancing"), working on a hobby, cleanliness, etc. 5.25" x 3.5"
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10.00 USD
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Rampersad, Arnold JACKIE ROBINSON: A Biography
NY Alfred A. Knopf 1997 First edition Hardcover Near Fine near fine Jacket
pp: x, 512, index; 32pp illus from photographs. 9.5" x 6.5" This full-length biography of the baseball great is based on unprecedented access to his private papers.
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15.00 USD
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Shabazian, Ludwig RELIEF TO ROYALTY: THE STORY OF JAMES J. BRADDOCK, WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: By Lud [Ludwig Shabazian], Sports Editor, Hudson Dispatch, Union City, New Jersey. Foreword by Damon Runyon.
Union City Published by the author 1936 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good Signed
pp: v, 191, erratum slip at back; two photo-portraits and 19 illustrations by the author. Cover gilt flaking. 7.75" x 5.5" This is a presentation copy, inscribed on the blank flyleaf: "To my friend / Jim McMahon / Lud-- / Sept 8th 1936." ~~ Braddock went from being on financial relief during the Depression in North Bergen, New Jersey, to winning decisions over John Henry Lewis, Art Lasky and Max Baer in 1934 and 1935, becoming World Heavyweight Champion.
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500.00 USD
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Shipstad and Johnson PEGGY FLEMING
s.l. Ice Follies nd (1969). 1969 1st Edition Soft cover
Color-pictorial covers and contents in very good condition. 13" x 9" (16)pp Issued by Shipstad & Johnson's Ice Follies, who presented Peggy Fleming as a guest star in the year after she won Olympic gold. Illustrated by illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps.
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20.00 USD
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