Sports from Capricorn Books

St. Jacobs, Ontario: Self-published / St. Jacobs Printery, 2014. 328 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs. "As a young man (Floyd) Butch Martin was one training camp away from a professional career with the New York Rangers. Faced with some major personal choices, he took a different path. Butch went on to become widely recognized as one of the… Read more about this item

London: J.M. Dent, 1899. 304 pp, 8 1/4" H, dark blue cloth with gilt decoration/lettering on spine and boards by Arthur Rackham, top edge gilt, attached maroon ribbon bookmark. 5 b&w plates by R.W.A. Rouse (including frontispiece) and 2 colour plates of birds by Ralph Hodgson - all present and with original tissue guards. A loose tissue guards protects the… Read more about this item

Canada: Neptune Publishing, 1985. 256 pp, 11 1/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. Chapter headings: Saint John's early sporting history; Rowing and Harness Racing - 1870s; Speed Skating and Baseball - 1880's; Hockey, Bicycling and Boxing - 1890's; Curling Golf, Baseball and Bowling - 1900-1918; Speed Skating, Basketball and Baseball, Rowing and Track and Field -… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2015. [184] pp, square (10 1/4" H x 10 1/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "In the fall of 1965, Lewis Parker received a call from Maclean's magazine offering what was, for him, an unusual gig: accompanying a reporter to Peterborough to cover the Toronto Maple Leafs' preseason training camp, which included the stars of… Read more about this item

London: B.T. Batsford, 1944. 120 pp, 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers, b&w photographs, 3 colour plates (including frontispiece). "A vivid and authoritative treatment of the mountains and hills of Great Britain. The emphasis throughout is on practical experience; its appeal is to climbers, ramblers and country lovers who are eager to get first-hand experience of the hills and mountains… Read more about this item

Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. 518 pp, 9 1/4" H. Colour and b&w photographs. "A Hall-of-Fame goaltender, Patrick Roy holds the record for the most victories by an NHL goalie, with 551 career wins in the regular season and 151 in the playoffs. He has hoisted the Stanley Cup four times (twice with the Montreal Canadiens and… Read more about this item

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1970. 157 pp, 105 pp, 138 pp, 7" H - 3 volume set in slipcase. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Interiors - light toning to the pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exteriors - very light edge wear - a little more at the top/bottom of the spines, a couple of tiny… Read more about this item

Canada: Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group, 2004. 12 issues of The CVMG News - October 2003, Vol 36, No. & May 2004, Vol 37, No.5 through March 2005, Vol 38, No.3. 11" H, b&w photographs, drawings, advertising. Articles about vintage motorcycles, hillclimbing, racing, clubs, meets, trials, etc. 9 issues contain 26 pp each, the other three are 22 pp,… Read more about this item

London: Virtue, Spalding, 1875. 214 pp, 4to (11" H). Red leather binding with gilt lettering/decoration on boards, spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering, banding/decoration. Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelle edges, all edges gilt. 36 full-page b&w plates plus 74 additional small b&w illustrations - all present. A look at the people who lived along the Upper Thames, the… Read more about this item

London: Country Life, 1929. VII, 32 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Gray/purple cloth with paper title label on front board, purple marbled endpapers. 16 colour plates, including frontispiece (all present - clean, bright, with no tears or creases). All pages (text & illustrations) are printed on one side only on heavy stock (versos blank). Each illustration page… Read more about this item

Toronto: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. 286 pp, 11 1/4" H. *Inscribed and dated (20/2/81) by Claude Mouton on title page (previous owner has 'whited out' their own name), followed by the signature of Guy Lafleur.* B&w pictorial endpapers, b&w and colour photographs. Contents: Preface; Those Old Montreal Maroons; Les Canadiens Sont La; A Tradition of Winning; Nine Glorious… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, Green, 1891. 423 pp, 7 3/4" H. Decorated brown cloth, b&w illustrations, including tissue-covered frontispiece (collated). Contents - Riding: Introduction; Riding to Hounds; The Saddle-Horse; Training the Young Horse; Hints on Horsemanship; Hands and Seat; Race Riding; The Colonial Horse; Early History of Horsemanship. Polo: Introductory; The Antiquity of Polo; Polo in England; Polo in… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne, 1932. 368 pp, 10 7/8" H. Medium green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board, top edge gilt. "This Autographed Edition is limited to 350 copies. This Copy is No. 8" - Signed by W.G. Collingwood and A. Reginald Smith. 16 colour plates with tissues-guards bearing captions (collated), plus many… Read more about this item

Belfast: Appletree, 1994. 149 pp, small 8vo (7 1/2" H). B&w maps. "Ireland is a hill-walker's paradise. Its mountains - usually close to the sea - combine the rugged and the remote with an enviable accessibility and human scale. They also offer a wealth of spectacular scenery. (This book) provides a detailed overview of all the major Irish mountain… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1935. 364 pp, 11 1/4" H. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and monogram on spine and front cover, top edge gilt. Some pages as yet unopened. Signed in pencil on front free endpaper: "From / Portland / August 11 36". Many b&w photographs, reproductions, including double-page drawing of "The Quorn Hunt, Meet… Read more about this item

Goshen, Connecticut: Angler's and Shooter's Press, 1973. (xxxvi), (xvi), 304 pp, 12 3/4" H. No. 115 of 250 copies, initialled on limitation page by both editors. Full dark blue leather with bevelled edges, five raised bands and gilt lettering/decoration on spine, gilt banding and illustration of bird of prey with salmon on front board. Top edge gilt,… Read more about this item

London: Medici Society, 1932. 50 pp, 10 1/8" H. Oatmeal cloth spine with brown lettering, red cloth boards with fox's head in brown & white in white diamond. Six colour illustrations on dark olive stock (one double page) and over 15 b&w illustrations (collated). "To admirers of Lionel Edwards's brilliant pictures of the hunting field it is… Read more about this item

London: Heinemann, 1960. 98 pp, 8 3/4" H. Light green cloth with silver lettering on spine. Signed, with an underscore, on front free endpaper by Wilfrid Noyce, British mountaineer and author. Noyce was a climbing member of the 1953 British Expedition that made the first ascent of Mount Everest. Poems include: Mountains and Hills; Hell Gate; A… Read more about this item

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2000. 208 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps. "A comprehensive guide to 65 of the most fascinating natural areas you can visit in western Pennsylvania. Imagine a place where the only sounds are those of birds, wind, stream, and your own footsteps. Western Pennsylvania is full of beautiful natural areas where you can… Read more about this item

St Catharines, Ontario: Looking Back Press / Vanwell, 2004. 128 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "(L)ooks back at five of the best players and most intriguing characters to have played Canada's favourite game. The stories of Reg Noble, Jack Portland, Ernie Fryer, Donnie Westbrooke and Darryl Sly explore not only their skills on the ice, but also their… Read more about this item