Harley-Davidson Rider's Hand Book: 61 and 74 Overhead Valve Twin Models
Milwaukee, WI: Harley Davidson, [1930's]. 1930's. Paperback. Duodecimo. 4.75 x 7 in. 36 pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. More
Games & Hobbies
Report of the Fish Commissioners of the State of Pennsylvania, for the Year 1901
n.p. Wm. Stanley Ray, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. 178 pp. Near fine in original burgundy cloth boards with an embossed border on the covers and a few minor bumps from shelf life. The binding is firm and the interior pages are clean and..... More
The Furniture of Sam Maloof
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2001. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 9.75 x 12 in. xvi, 269 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white and color reproductions of photographs. Fine in original pictorial french flap wrappers. Inscribed bookplate on the front free endpaper. Published in conjunction with..... More
Hunting in the Ancient World
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small quarto. 7.25 x 10.5 in. xiii, 192 pp. Near fine in original turquoise cloth and near fine pictorial dust jacket. More
The Yearbook of the United States Chess Federation: 1939 (Volume 5, 1939)
Milwaukee, WI: United States Chess Federation, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Small quarto. 6.5 x 9.75 in. xiv, 15-82 +[4] adverts pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. Very good in original green stapled, lettered wrappers. "A Continuation of the Yearbooks of the American Chess Federation and Western Chess..... More
American Chess Quarterly: Volume Two, Number Two (Fall 1962)
Cambridge, MA: Nature Food Centers, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. 351–442 pp. Occasionally illustrated with sepia reproductions of game board plays. More
Producing Your Educational Television Program
Schenectady, NY: Mohawk-Hudson Council on Educational Television, 1961. Revised Edition. Paperback. Quarto. 8.5 x 11 in. 95 pp. Very good in original pictorial wrappers with previous owner signature sticker on inside of front cover. More
Winning Chess: How to See Three Moves Ahead
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. 1970's Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.25 x 8 in. 231 pp. Illustrated with black & white chessboard notations. More
Fifty Years of Fishing: The Destin Fishing Rodeo, A Pictorial History, 1948–1998
Destin, FL: Destin Fishing Rodeo, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Quarto. 8.5 x 11 in. 280 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white and color reproductions of photographs. More
Home Butchering and Meat Preservation
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1986. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Small quarto. 7.5 x 9.25 in. xi, 271 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of photographs and artworks by Sam Dardick. More
The Middle Game in Chess
New York: David McKay Company, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.75 in. vi, 442 pp. Very good in original black cloth, faint scattered foxing to edge of text block and dust jacket, and very good pictorial dust jacket with minor chipping to extremities. More
Roberto Giobbi's Card College, Volume I: A Complete Course in Sleight-of-Hand Card Magic
Seattle, WA: Hermetic Press, 1996. Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther. Revised Later Printing, Second Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 7.25 x 10.25 in. xiii, 250 pp. Illustrated with black & white drawings by Barbara Giobbi-Ebnöther. Translated from the German by Richard Hatch. More
Lyra Piscatoria, Original Lyrics on Fish, Flies, Fishin and Fisherman
London: Horace Cox, 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octodecimo. 4.75 x 6.75 in. xvi, 173 pp. Very good in original, green cloth boards with bright gilt titling and light rubbing to the spine and front cover. The binding is slightly tender, but pages appear clean and free of stray..... More
The Adventure of Chess
New York: Doubleday, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. xxiv, 296 pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. Near fine in original black silver-decorated cloth, light foxing to the edge of text block and very good pictorial dust jacket, mild chipping to edges, sunning to..... More
The Two-Move Chess Problem
London: G.Bell & Sons, 1931. 1931 Edition. Paperback. Duodecimo. 4.75 x 7 in. vi, 116 pp. Occasionally illustrated with black & white diagrams. Very good in original stiff, decorated cloth-covered wrappers, previous ownership signatuare on the upper cover and title page. More
Bloomsbury Ballerina: Lydia Lopokova, Imperial Dancer and Mrs. John Maynard Kaynes
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. xx, 476 pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. Near fine in original paper-covered boards and fine pictorial dust jacket. More
Growing Flowers for Market: A Practical Manual for Small-Scale Field Production and Marketing of Fresh Flowers
Winters, CA: Yolo Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 6 x 9 in. 260 pp. More
Marache's Manual of Chess
New York: Dick and Fitzgerald, 1866. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 4.5 x 7 in. iv, 156 pp. Very good in original black cloth boards that have gentle rubbing, a firm binding, and a small worn spot on the bottom of the spine. The interior pages are lightly toned..... More
Dungeons & Dragons: Complete Scoundrel--A Player's Guide to Trickery and Ingenuity
Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast Inc., 2007. Third Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 8.5 x 11 in. 157 pp. Occasionally illustrated with color reproductions of drawings. More
Dim-Mak: Death-Point Striking
Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. xxii, 217 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of (instructional) photographs. Near fine in original pictorial wrappers. More
Ultimate Dim-Tak: How to Fight a Grappler and Win
Boulder, CO: Paladin Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Octavo. 5.5 x 8.5 in. xxiii, 220 pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of (instructional) photographs. Fine in original pictorial wrappers. More
Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects
Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 7.25 x 10.25 in. xxv, 354 pp. Occasionally illustrated with color photographs by Dan Bascelli. "Practice a handful of the introductory effects and, in no time, you'll establish your reputation as a 'mathemagician.'" More
Seat Weaving
Peoria, IL: The Manual Arts Press, 1917. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo. 5.5 x 7.75 in. 84 pp. Occasionally illustrated in black & white. Very good in original decorated cloth, faint previous ownership signature to the front free endpaper. More
Book of the Hastings Tournament 1936–1937 (Limited Editions–Volume IV)
New York: Fred Reinfeld, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 8.5 x 10.5 in. 50 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Very good in original red cloth with affixed label to upper cover, front hinge starting but binding is still tight. Typewritten Copy #110 on the title page, from an unknown limited..... More
Book of the Margate Tournament 1935 (Limited Editions–Volume III)
New York: Fred Reinfeld, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 8.5 x 10.5 in. 44 pp. Near fine in original cloth-backed boards with affixed label to upper cover, head of lower board bumped. More