Sports (miscellaneous) from Augustine Funnell Books

Toronto: Thomas Allen, 1958. Book. Illus. by Audrey McNaughton. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This one "tells the true story of Cilroy, a Canadian half-bred hunter, who accomplished what most of the world's greatest horsemen believed impossible, and in doing so helped bring a coveted award to Canada." May takes… Read more about this item

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Greig, on title page. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. After surviving a serious illness, a man renews his acquaintance with golf, travelling "to 18 courses on his road to recovery, from the wild, sheep-tended links of Orkney and Iona, to industrial Bathgate and… Read more about this item

Pocket 95058, 1967. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. Contains information on Don Garlits, Don White, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Bud Faubel, Bobby Harrop, Dave Strickler, Roger Lindamood, Ramchargers, Cotton Owers, Danny Ongais, Dave Pearson, A.J. Foyt, Sam McQuagg, Art Malone, Dick Landy, and The Smoke Eaters, with "inside stories of such… Read more about this item

Elsevier Pockets A14, 1959. Book. Good to Very Good. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Dutch-language text. 159 pages (including list of ski slopes, terminology), illustrated. Moderate edgewear, impressions, mildly cocked, tanning. Internally tight (will require careful handling, though, since the binding has undoubtedly dried over the past half-century plus, and careless opening will probably cause it to… Read more about this item

Toronto: Royal Winter Fair, 1962. Book. Very Good. Wraps. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The programme for the 1962 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, held in Toronto. In addition to listing the times of events and the competitors, this contains an article on Arthur Godfrey and his horse Goldie, a fold-out detailing the 10 courses and jumps, messages from… Read more about this item

Chelsea: Sleeping Bear Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first American to play in soccer in the English Premier League tells his story. Black cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 228 pages (including photo credits), illustrated. Bumps to spine ends/bottom edge/bottom corners, in rubbed dust jacket w/a few impressions/thin… Read more about this item

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of 49 of the author's "best sports columns and features from the Globe and Mail," covering the Grey Cup, Nick Weslock, Danny Murtaugh, Eddie Shack, and a whole passel of others. Red cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 165 pages. Rubbed dust… Read more about this item

Toronto & Buffalo & London: University of Toronto Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Inscribed & Signed by Author. 3rd edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Winner of the 1997 North American Society for Sports History book award and an honourable mention for the Canadian Historical Association's 1997 Sir John A. Macdonald Prize." An ambitious undertaking… Read more about this item

Toronto: Summerhill Press, 1984. Book. Illus. by Janet Wilson (cover illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "This book is the story of Canada's thirteen gold medalists, their fellow competitors, and the skating pioneers who blazed the way in the early years." Barbara Ann Scott association copy. Taped onto the front end paper is… Read more about this item

London: Stanley Paul/Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Initialed by author. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. One of modern rugby's most famous players relates his life story. Initialed by Beaumont ("See you in NZ/BB") on title page. Black cloth w/silver foil spine lettering, 208 pages, illustrated. Bent corners, bumped spine ends, mild slant, in… Read more about this item

Calcutta: ITC Limited/Wills, 1987. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Oblong octavo. An unused diary w/a wealth of personal and statistical information and photographs concerning the world's best cricket players. Unpaginated. Uncommon..

Anapolis: United States Naval Institute, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The authors present "an up-to-date manual that would meet the requirements of soccer coaches and players in every stage of development." Navy cloth w/white lettering to front cover/spine, 172 pages (including glossary, appendixes, index), illustrated. Previous owner's name/address to top of… Read more about this item

New York: Sterling Publishing, 1962. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Yates provides a guide to "the lingo of the track," the classification of cars, the sport's development, the prize races, and much more. Blue leatherette w/red illustration to front cover, red spine lettering, 144 pages (including index), illustrated. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends/edges, in price-clipped,… Read more about this item

Toronto: Doubleday Canada/Random House of Canada, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st printing w/complete number sequence. The author chronicles "the year he spent with his family among the gorse, heather, and golfers of Gullane, Scotland, a town of a few thousand people east of Edinburgh, and the site of… Read more about this item

Fredericton: Fredericton Curling Club, 1954. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published in celebration of the Fredericton Curling Club's one hundredth anniversary. 56 pages, illustrated. Soiled covers, bits of paper stuck to same (presumably from a missing dust jacket), gift inscription to previous owner, moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean..

New York: Trident Press Book. Illus. by Paul Bacon (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In comprehensive fashion the author "shows how the trainer's choice of jockey relates to all the other aspects of handicapping." Black boards w/illustration in blind, orange cloth backstrip w/black spine lettering, 145 pages. Father's Day gift inscription… Read more about this item

Toronto: Deneau Publishers & Company Limited/The Ontario Jockey Club, 1984. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed & Numbered by Author. Limited Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A complete and detailed history (until 1984, at any rate) of North America's oldest horse race. Provides the details of each race, comprehensive lists of Plate starters, winners, jockeys, trainers, sires, and… Read more about this item

Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1975. Book. Illus. by J. Michael Huffman (cover illustration). Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of essays intended "to highlight sport as a metaphoric scoreboard that reflects and records the 'game of social life.'" Contributors include the editor, George Moss, Benjamin Lowe & Mark H. Payne, Rudolf… Read more about this item

Fredericton: The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, 1983. Book. Illus. by Marjory Rogers Donaldson. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition.. Oblong octavo. #11 of a limited edition of 100 copies. A very scarce edition of a publication honouring a variety of New Brunswick, Canada, athletes from all areas of sport, both professional and amateur. Athletes include Earle B. Avery, Hilton… Read more about this item