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Jordan, Michael; Scotty Pippen; Steve Kerr; et al.

1997-98 Chicago Bulls Team Signed NBA Basketball.

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Official NBA Spalding Basketball, boldly signed by 13 members of the 1997-98 NBA Champion Chicago Bulls including Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen. Additionally accompanied by a James Spence Letter of Authentication. Housed in a custom acrylic case. This extremely rare multi-signed basketball signifies the end of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990’sContinue reading "1997-98 Chicago Bulls Team Signed NBA Basketball."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145461

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Nicklaus, Jack.

My Story.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

First edition of the Golden Bear’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jack Nicklaus on the front free endpaper. Written with Ken Bowden. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Smith.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146075

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Fischer, Bobby.

Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess.

New York : Basic Systems, 1966.

First edition of this definitive work on how to play chess. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Rare and desirable signed.

$6,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146074

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Di Maggio, Joe.

Joe DiMaggio Signed Model Builder Magazine.

Mount Morris, Illinois : Lionel Corporation, December, 1939.

December 1939 Issue of Model Builder Magazine, the ‘The Magazine of Model Railroading for Men and Boys’ published every other month by Lionel Corporation. Imperial octavo, original wrappers, featuring a black and white photograph of Joe Di Maggio with a New York Central model railroad on the cover with related excerpt on page 29 thatContinue reading "Joe DiMaggio Signed Model Builder Magazine."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-145454

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Moss, Stirling.

Stirling Moss’s Second Book of Motor Sport.

London : Cassell, 1958.

First edition of Moss’ sequel to his first Book of Motor Sport. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Nick A friend, from a friend, Stirling Moss” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited by Maxwell Boyd.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146061

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Mays, Willie .

Say Hey: The Autobiography of Willie Mays.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1988.

First edition of Mays’ autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Written with Lou Sahadi.

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-146025

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Mantle, Mickey.

The Quality of Courage.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Thanks Mickey Mantle.” Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design by Stoney Butchkes. Uncommon signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146036

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Moss, Stirling.

Stirling Moss’s Book of Motor Sport.

London : Cassell and Company, 1955.

First edition of Moss’ classic book of motor sport. Octavo, original cloth, profusely illustrated. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Edited by Wayne Mineau. Foreword by Raymond Baxter. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-144362

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Ruth, Babe [George Herman].

George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth Signed Photograph.

c. 1930s.

Photograph of George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth, boldly signed by him. Sepia-toned glossy photograph of George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth. Signed by Babe Ruth near the bottom of the photograph. Matted and framed with a plaque describing Ruth’s claim to fame which reads, “George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth 1895-1948 ‘Babe’ Ruth won fame as one of the greatestContinue reading "George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth Signed Photograph."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145338

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Foster, John B; [George Herman 'Babe' Ruth].

Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide Thirty-Ninth Year 1915.

New York : American Sports Publishing Company, 1915.

First edition of the first official baseball guide to feature an image of Babe Ruth. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with over 100 full page engravings of ballplayers and teams and 16 cartoons by famous American artist Homer C. Davenport, featuring George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth’s first ever appearance in a Spalding guide on page 198.Continue reading "Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guide Thirty-Ninth Year 1915."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145326

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Sussman, Gerald.

The Official Sex Manual: A Modern Approach to the Art and Techniques of Coginus.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965.

First edition, early printing. Small octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Illustrated by Sam Salant.

$50.00

Item Number: RRB-146101

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Lewis, Edna and Evangeline Peterson.

The Edna Lewis Cookbook.

Indianapolis and New York : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972.

First edition of Edna Lewis’ first book. Octavo, original cloth.Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Norman Ives. Jacket photograph by John T. Hill. First editions are scarce.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-145073

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Mantle, Mickey.

The Quality of Courage.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1964.

First edition of this early work by baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Murph and Joyce My Best Wishes Your Old Friend Mickey Mantle.” Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket photograph by Fred Kaplan. Jacket design byContinue reading "The Quality of Courage."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-145896

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Uyenishi, S.K. [Raku]; Word Portrait of the author by Percy Longhurst.

The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu As Practised in Japan: Being a Simple Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self-Defence.

London : Athletic Publications Ltd, c. 1940.

Later edition of this comprehensive wrestling text-book. Octavo, original green cloth with black lettering and decoration, illustrated with several black-and-white plates. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145250

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Hill, Napoleon.

The Master-Key to Riches.

Los Angeles : The Willing Publishing Company, 1945.

First edition of Napoleon Hill’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Napoleon Hill on a half-title page. Very good in a good dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Rare and desirable signed.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145872

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Child, Julia.

Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom Essential Techniques And Recipes From A Lifetime Of Cooking.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

First edition of this collection of recipes by Julia Child. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jane Julia Child.” Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Front of the jacket photograph by Micheal McLaughlin. Book photograph by Paul Child.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-145839

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Vardon, Harry.

Progressive Golf.

London : Hutchinson & Company, 1920.

Third edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original green cloth, illustrated with six folding plates containing a total of thirty action-shot photographs. Very good in a good dust jacket. Uncommon in the original jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145235

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Fischer, Bobby.

My 60 Memorable Games.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1968.

First edition of this classic work, which is regarded as one of the great pieces of chess literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. Introduction by Grandmaster Larry Evans. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Smith. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "My 60 Memorable Games."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145616

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Ford, Whitey with Phil Pepe; Foreword by Yogi Berra.

Few and Chosen: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras.

Chicago : Triumph Books, 2001.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the Yankees. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Phil Pepe on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, sticker to the front panel. Foreword by Yogi Berra.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-145762

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Edwards, Phil with Bob Ottum.

You Should Have Been Here an Hour Ago: The Stoked Side of Surfing or How to Hang Ten Through Life and Stay Happy.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of this classic profile of ‘the surfer’s surfer.’ Octavo, original sky blue cloth, illustrated with full-page photographs. Lengthily signed by the author opposite the copyright page: “You should have been here …. Phil Edwards.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, with dampstaining to the book. Jacket photograph by Lynn Pelham-Rapho-Guillumette. PhotographContinue reading "You Should Have Been Here an Hour Ago: The Stoked Side of Surfing or How to Hang Ten Through Life and Stay Happy."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145184

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Palmer, Arnold.

Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia from a Life on and Off the Course.

New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated autobiography of this golfing legend. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To George Best Wishes Arnold Palmer.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145787

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Mays, Willie; Monte Irvin; Hoyt Wilhelm; Al Dark; Sid Gordon; Al Corwin; et al.

New York Giants 1955 Team Signed Baseball.

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Rare unbranded baseball signed in blue ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by 25 members of the 1955 New York Giants, including: Willie Mays, Monte Irvin, Hoyt Wilhelm, Al Dark, Sid Gordon, Al Corwin, Bill Taylor, Sal Maglie, Jim Hearn, Bobby Hofman, Marv Grissom, Davey Williams, Whitey Lockman, Wes Westrum, Joey Amalfitano, WindyContinue reading "New York Giants 1955 Team Signed Baseball."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145912

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Nicklaus, Jack.

On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1978.

First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the half-title page, “Best Regards Jack Nicklaus.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145802

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Darwin, Bernard.

Golf Between Two Wars.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1944.

First edition of this golf classic. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145701

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