Sports & Sporting
Sporting, Horse Racing, Cock Fighting
Baltimore: Gideon E. Smith, May, 1837. 47 pp wraps. Content includes John Bascombe, memoir, pedigree and performance; Robin Hood, piedigree and performance; Division of Purses; Sports of the turf in France; Rules of the pit; Adventures in the Rocky mountains; Racing calendar and much more. Frontispiece John Bascombe. Measures 10".....
Price: $75.00
camp, nature resort, fishing, family
Jackman, ME: Holden Brothers, [1930]. A brochure for Attlean Lake Camps, a nature resort in Jackman, Maine, on the shores of Attlean Pond. It features twenty-two (22) guest log cabins, most with private baths, that can hold between 2 to 6 people each. The camp has a variety of activities.....
Price: $90.00
Volvelle, baseball, wheel, sports, statistics
Boston, MA: Atlantic Specialties Company, 1950. A volvelle or wheel that helps the user find the batting average of any baseball player "in a jiffy". The user needs to turn the wheel until the arrow is pointing to the the number of times a player was at bat, this number.....
Price: $150.00
hunting, traps, trapping, firearms, guns,
Manufacturer: FC Taylor Fur Company Location: St. Louis Date: 1931 Pages: 52 (including covers) Subject Matter: Hunting, trapping Comprehensive descriptions with prices. Full color covers, with the interior page's illustrations mostly in B&W, but with orange accents on some pages. Besides the illustrations of the items being sold, there are.....
Price: $70.00
Athletic club, Physical education, training
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1869. 215 page book, with gilt stamped covers. Twelve essays written on the subject of 'physical culture'. First appeared as articles in the Herald of Health Journal. While it might have first have been indended to be essays on 'physical culture' these articles have snowballed.....
Price: $60.00
boys and girls camp, christian camp, ymca,
Concord, NH: Young Men's Christian Association, 1923. A brochure for Camp Spaulding, a Christian summer camp for young boys and girls in Concord, New Hampshire. The camp focuses on offering "real opportunities to gain a greater appreciation of the wonders of Nature and a reverence and loving thought for the.....
Price: $95.00
boys camp, fishing, camping, swimming
Chautauqua, NY: 1934. Camp Tonka'wa, pronouced Ton-ka-wa, was an all boys camp in upstate New York. There the boys would spend their summer camping in tents on raised wooden platforms participating in a variety of activities, such as tennis, golf, swimming, boating and canoeing, aquaplaning (a form of water-skiing), nature.....
Price: $90.00
Yachting and Boating,Maritime Paints and Marine Varnishes,Copper Paint
Jersey City, New Jersey: C.A. Woolsey Paint & Color Co, Early 1900s. A colorfully printed folding advertisement for C.A. Woolsey Paint & Color Company, including illustrations of their maritime paints (e.g. deck paint, exterior work, wood preservative varnish). Illustrated bifolium printed in black, yellow, red, and light blue (6.25" by.....
Price: $150.00
duck, hunting, duck netting, master of the hunt, occupation of Japan, WWII
Japan: 1947. A tri-fold informational pamphlet on how to participate in the the noncompetitive hunting sport of duck netting. Exclusive to Japan, duck netting is a sport consisting of ten 'players', including a 'Master of the Hunt'. The players work to both startle a duck and swing a large net.....
Price: $110.00
Roller Skating
Cohoes, New York: 1890s. An attractive folding invitation to a private roller skating session at a new roller skating rink in Cohoes, New York. Illustrated with a bucolic scene of a pond with artist's easel, and also a fishing scene on the upper flap. Promotes the "Grand Opening" of the.....
Price: $115.00
Child's Original Artwork,Humor and Rhymes,Ice Skating
United States: c.1910. A charming original drawing of a boy with skates, drawn in pencil with water colors, with an accompanying rhyme in pencil: See jolly Joey with his skates! He's eaten two or three large plates Of Quaker Oats, and that creates The smile that won't come off." Measures.....
Price: $225.00
Camps and Camping,Resorts,Vacationing
Jackman Station, Somerset County, Maine: Lake Parlin House and Camps, 1940s. Photo-illustrated brochure for The Lake Parlin House, a resort on the shores of Lake Parlin, Maine. Markets itself to American families as "A Modern Hotel in the Heart of Maine's Wild Woods", with both modern amenities and rustic charm.....
Price: $150.00
School Newspaper, Andover Massachusetts, Private School
Andover, Mass: Edward H. Williams, III, 8-Jun-04. The small newspaper is published one a week during the school year and includes short, often local news. The two-sided printed newspaper is roughly divide into three sections, general news, sports news, and advertising. The news includes mostly area information, this issue includes.....
Price: $55.00
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U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Academy, 1939. Vol. 28, No. 21 of "The Log", a serial published by the U.S. Naval Academy. Rife with humor and camaraderie, this issue features cartoons, silly stories, campus news, and fun facts for the young men to enjoy. Also included in this issue is a......
Price: $175.00
camp, camping
Tuftonboro, NH: Camp Belknap, 1936. Camp is an all boys summer resident camp found in 1903. Originally it was operated by the YMCA until 1996 when it switched to an independent non-profit. The boys ranged in age from 8 to 16 and could stay for one, two, four, six or.....
Price: $350.00
Physical Fitness,Men's Health,History of Body Image and Body Building
Chicago, Illinois: Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago, 1897 (and dated 1900 in ink). A custom physical fitness chart dated 1900 for a Mr. F.R. Schalck, filled out for him at the Young Men's Christian Association of Chicago. Data points include strength and size/measurements for different parts of the boy.....
Price: $125.00
Polo, Bicycle Polo, Equestrian Sports, Horsemanship
Chicago, Illinois: Charles Meurisse & Company, 1929. Photo-illustrated catalog for Polo & Hunt products sold by Charles Meurisse & Company of Chicago in 1929. Polo equipment is illustrated and priced, and includes polo mallets, balls, referee accessories, saddles, bridles, girths, bits, boots, helmets, clothing and accessories. Even bicycle polo sticks.....
Price: $350.00
Transformation card, Humor, Fishing
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Betty's Sporting Goods, 1940s. Printed advertising card for Betty's Sporting Goods, including a changing face puzzle - what makes a person happy or sad and a tongue-in-cheek list of items with the heading "How to Live on $15.00 a Week", which includes whiskey, beer, midweek whiskey, and tobacco.....
Price: $85.00
History of Bicycling, Invitations, Events
Upper Sandusky, Ohio: Wyandot Wheelmen, 1892. The Wyandot Wheelmen was a jovial group of cycling enthusiasts that hosted events for fellow bicyclists and their families. The present invitation invites "Yourself and Ladies" to their Second Select Ball, which featured a "Grand March" and music by Brauns' Orchestra. The invitation features.....
Price: $175.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,manuscript, guest log, guest book, travel & tourism, sports & sporting, fishing, hunting
Kennebec County, Maine: July 7, 1890 - September 10, 1900. A guest book for the Birches, a camp in Maine owned by Frank B. Webber (1848-1910). The cabin was located in the Belgrade Lakes region of central Maine, and it appears it was used by Webber and his extended family.....
Price: $475.00
ABAA-RBMS-2026,Playgrounds and Playscapes,Child Development Through Play,Spalding,Physical Education
Chicopee, Massachusetts: A.G. Spalding & Bros, 1919. A late 1910's advertising booklet for Spalding brand playground equipment, advertised as a safe and fun way for kids to grow, learn, and develop. Includes everything from basketball goals and volley ball nets to May poles, seesaws, swings, and indoor gymnasium equipment such.....
Price: $600.00
Hunting and Fishing
Portland, Maine: T.B. Davis Arms Co., c.1900. Trade catalogue for T.B. Davis Arms Co., "Jobbers of Sporting Goods of Quality" (upper wrapper). Includes descriptions, pricing, dimensions, and illustrations for dozens of products ranging from fishing poles and hooks to nets, knives, and batteries. Lower wrapper advertises the company's firearms and.....
Price: $275.00
tennis, Harvard, Dartmouth, sports, advertisement
Hanover, NH or Cambridge, MA. 6-May-16. A small ticket for the sale of tickets to the May 1916 Tennis tournament between the men's tennis team of Harvard and Dartmouth. It is unknown if these matches took place at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH, or at Harvard in Cambridge, MA, however Harvard.....
Price: $75.00
yachting club, menus
Printed folded menu and list of members and officers for the Vallejo Yachting and Rowing Club, Vallejo, California-organized May 1, 1900. The twenty-fifth Anniversary Club House Dinner includes general mess of celery, olives, sweet pickles, radishes, and combination salad; roast of suckling pig a la Roman with spiced dressing and.....
Price: $85.00