Sports from Spafford Books

Tulsa, Oklahoma: Winchester Press [0-87691-290-0] 1979. (hardcover) 220+. Fine in near fine dust jacket. 8vo. A comprehensive reference guide (at the time) on the selection, use, and ballistics of all ammunition manufactured for sport in the United States, as well as some that has been discontinued. Charts, tables, black and white photographs.The book is in… Read more about this item

Toronto: Thomas Allen Limited NONE [NONE] 1958. (hardcover) 160pp. Near fine. 8vo. Yellow cloth, with title, author, and the 5 Olympic Rings stamped in blue to top board. Title, author stamped in blue to spine. No jacket. The story of Cilroy, the horse John Rumble rode to a bronze medal in the 1956 Olympic Games… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury Books [1 870630 75 0] 1988. (hardcover) 224pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. First published in 1655, this classic of angling, a celebration of the spirit of fishing in prose and verse, was originally illustrated by Arthur Racham in 1931. Walton continued to add to the text for 25 years after… Read more about this item

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited [0-385-25783-X] 1998. (hardcover) 250pp. Near fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. There is a gift inscription penned (small and neat) to the front free endpaper; otherwise, clean and crisp, in near fine condition..

Lakefiled, Ontario: Nick Nickels NONE [NONE] 1973. (Mass market paperback) iv, [2], 150pp. Very good. 4to. Green card wrappers, title in black to front and spine; stapled, with some markings. Maps and detailss of canoe routes throughout the provinces, territories, and national parks. Some underlining as well as circled sections in red marker between pages… Read more about this item

Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press [1-55046-390-X] 2003. (Mass market paperback) 296pp. Very good. 8vo. Outlines 31 more prime canoe routes to paddle in Canada. Includes freshwater, saltwater, flatwater and whitewater routes and adventures, as well as 20 profiles of noteworthy paddlers, atour of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, and some maxims from James… Read more about this item

New York: Collier Books / Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. 0-02-09480-4 [0-02-09480-4] 1964. (Mass market paperback) 216pp. Very good. 8vo. A comprehensive guide to canoeing. Includes techniques, routes, outfitting, equipment, as written by a noted master canoeist. Light wear to the cover. Black and white illustrations throughout..

New York London: Collier Books / Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. NONE [NONE] 1974. (Mass market paperback) xi, 176pp. Very good. 4to. Guide, a manual, for canoe-campers that covers North America as well as detailed expertise on equipment, safety and first aid, animals, insects, fishing, portage, white water, camping, cooking and more. Blue-green card… Read more about this item

Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press [1-55046-391-8] 2003. (Mass market paperback) 288pp. Very good. 8vo. Outlines 37 of the best routes to paddle found in Canada. Includes first hand accounts as well as 24 profiles of paddling legends and recommended plans from 3 noted conservationists to protect the wild waterways of North America. Orange card… Read more about this item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc. [0-385-07276-7] 1976. (Mass market paperback) xii, 164pp. Very good. 4to. Complete guide to canoeing with information to plan your trip, how to choose the right canoe and other equipment, portage and water conditions, clothing and so much else. Cover shows light wear and a name has been… Read more about this item

None Listed: Worldsport Properties Limited NONE [NONE] 1976. (hardcover) 160pp. Very good. 4to. No dust jacket. White boards, black title stamped to front and spine. In 1976, there were 6 countries who played in a 15 game tournament which Canada won. More than 270 colour and black and white photographs. Cover lightly bowed and rubbed;… Read more about this item

Knoxville, Tennessee: Knife World Publications [0-940362-10-4] 1900 edition. (Mass market paperback) 28pp. Very good. 8vo. Yellow card wrappers, stapled. Black and white photographs, one drawing. A guide to the sports of knife and tomahawk throwing. Very good copy, clean and bright..

New York: David McKay Company, Inc. [0-679-20352-4] 1977. (hardcover) 90pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. Clipped jacket shows moderate wear at top and lower edges. Brown buckram overboards, black title to spine; front top corner lightly bumped. There is a stamp to the front free endpaper; else is clean and bright, with… Read more about this item

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang [1-55670-205-1] 1991. (hardcover) 152pp. Fine, no dust jacket. 8vo. Dark Kentucky blue cloth slip case with a photo pastedown, lightly sunned at back edge.. Dark Kentucky blue cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Profusely illustrated with incomaparable photographs of race horses, standard horses, the blue hills of Kentucky,… Read more about this item

Paris: Durel Éditeur NO ISBN [NO ISBN] 1946. (hardcover) xiv, 212pp, [1]. Good. 8vo. Blue half-leather over marbled boards. Spine with raised bands, title compartment lettered in gilt. Shelfwear, rubbing. Front hinge beginning to split, more pronounced at head; remaining entirely secure. Marbled EPs; ffep beginning to separate from the leaf on which it is… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books/Harper Collins Publishers [0-465-00615-9] 1994, Updated edition. (Mass market paperback) xxii, 298pp. Very good. 8vo. Updated edition, with new postscript by the author. Very good copy..

London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing [0 7475 5310 6] 2001. (Mass market paperback) 260+. Very good. 12mo. Clean, crisp, tight, bright, with colour photographs..

Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press [0-88999-595-8] 1995. (Mass market paperback) 119pp. As new. 8vo. As new. The saga of Bluenose coasting..

Porters Lake, Nova Scotia: Pottersfield Press [0-919001-49-1] 1988. (Mass market paperback) 142pp. As new. 8vo. As new. Canadian sea stories..

Edison, N.J.: Chartwell Books, Inc. [0-7858-0702-0] 1996. (hardcover) 207pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 4to. A fascinating array of 200 colour and B / W illustrations, with detailed captions and interesting text, which chronicle the history of golf. DJ in protective mylar. The book is clean, bright, solid and square..