Great condition for its age, though yellowed. See all pics! 

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A sports columnist captures the excitement of the Chicago Bulls' 1995-96 championship season, from the superhuman efforts of Michael Jordan to the volatile personality of the controversial Dennis Rodman. 35,000 first printing.

In the Year of the Bull

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David Fleming

Includes black and white picture inserts. Some wear to dust cover edges.

Pennsylvania

The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship

Fleming recounts the story of how, in 1926, the Pottsville Maroons, a semi-pro football team from the heart of Pennsylvania coal country, was stripped of its championship title. For 80 years, Pottsville fans have fought to have the championship restored.

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

2006 Super Bowl Champions

Similar to other Sports Publishing "instant" books that celebrate the achievements and championship seasons of American Sports teams, this book is certain to be a cherished keepsake for fans of National Footbal League's best team.

Tough as Steel Pittsburgh Steelers

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Andy Glockner

New York

A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the High-Stakes Game of Creating an NBA Champion

Enter the multimillion-dollar world of analytics, player identification, talent development, and other methods NBA teams use to make champions

Chasing Perfection

Rob Reischel

Brett Favre is the greatest Green Bay Packer of all times. That’s really all you need to know.

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Pulling from Packers history since the team’s inception in 1919, this guide to all things gold and green offers dedicated fans all of the stats, trivia, and miscellaneous, fun-filled information craved about this storied franchise. From the significance of 4th and 26 and the best place to eat before kickoff to all the uniform numbers Mike Michalske wore during his eight-year career, this ultimate resource contains every essential piece of Packers knowledge as well as must-do activities. This updated edition includes details on the Packers’ Super Bowl XLV triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers and key moments and personalities from the teams’ most recent seasons. Whether a die-hard booster from the days of Ray Nitschke or a new supporter of head coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, these are the 100 things fans need to know and do in their lifetime.

100 Things Packers Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

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This 110 page book covers the 18th Yugoslav Swiss system chess championship held in Vrnjačka Banja in 1962. It was won by Svetozar Gligoric ahead of Matanovich et al.
The book has a few introductions to the rounds in Serbian language, easily readable with the Google translate app. There are no notes to the 206 games. A cross table is tipped in. There are several photos, including a nice portrait of Gligoric as shown. There is damp staining of the edges of the pages as shown in the photos. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition without mildew and  the binding is sound. However, I have rated it as poor condition due to the staining. I paid five dollars for this many years ago.

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XVIII Šahovski Šampionat Jugoslavije Vrnjačka Banja 1962 (18th chess championship of Yugoslavia)

Matthew Leach

Stuart Shea

Recapture all the excitement of Cardinals baseball

Memorable Stories of Cardinals Baseball

This is a book that no Cardinals fan should be without. Read about Ken Boyer's grand slam in the 1964 World Series against the Yankees, Ozzie Smith game winning dinger in the 1985 NLCS, and David Eckstein and the 2006 World series. And more!

Fans will be excited to find out what was going through the heads of their favorite players when it matter most to their teammates and fans: Adam Wainwright on striking out Carlos Beltran, Scott Rolen on beating Roger Clemons with the odds in the Rocket's favor; Jason Isringhausen on putting the team first.

Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the club's most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has means a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group.

This updated edition of Game of My Life St. Louis Cardinals exhibits not always the best game of someone's career, but rather, the moment that stands out the most.

Game of My Life St. Louis Cardinals

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Peter May

This book is 304 pages.  The jacket has wear and price tag residue. Book itself in good condition 

The story of the 1985-86 Celtics The NBA's Greatest Team of all Time

An incomparable portrait of the explosive 1985-86 Boston Celtics, perhaps the hottest pro basketball team ever. The '85-86 Celtics played with a fire, a wisdom, and a delight that are rarely seen on the hardwoods today. Peter May captures that unique season--the last of an era for the great green dynasty.

The Last Banner

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This 362 page book covers the 1973 US chess championship in exhaustive detail. It has detailed analysis, many diagrams, an introduction by US chess executive secretary, Ed Edmondson, a 76 page history of the United States championship tournament by Daniels, and an article on the human side of the US chess championship 1973 by George Koltanowski. The interior of the book is clean with a tight binding, but the covers show mild wear so I have called it in good condition overall. I paid $6.48 for this over 30 years ago. The lowest price I could find as of mid March 2025 was $15. Buy my copy and save!

With the games of the 1973 tournament

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Kareem Rosser

A picture of the back of the book shows the summary. An Inspiring Memoir￼

Massachusetts

A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever

"Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Kareem thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in 'The Bottom', a community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly's Fairmount Park, Kareem's brothers discover a barn full of horses"--

Crossing the Line

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This book covers the 1971 U.S. Open championship held in Ventura California between August 8 and 20, 1971. It has a tournament summary, detailed cross tables, photographs, diagrams, and many games. Some of the games are annotated. Unusual for the time, it is in algebraic notation. It has 130 pages. As can be seen by the photograph above, the tournament was quite strong, and was won by Walter Browne and Larry Evans, followed by Reshevsky, Lombardy, Ree, Benko, Saidy, Tarjan and Gheorghiu, among others. Incidentally, the last named player  has recently published a three volume collection of his games in English, translated from the original Romanian. He once defeated Bobby Fischer! (Fischer did not play in this tournament.) Lowest price as of June 2024 on the Book search engine. Addall dot com is $18. The apparent stains on the back cover are not real; they are shadows on the photograph.


The Chessplayer No. 189

72nd Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship 

Jim Lefko

From the Memorial Day Miracle to coach Gregg Popovich's legendary leadership to winning five NBA championships, the San Antonio Spurs have brought excitement to the Alamo City and the greater NBA family since 1976. As the team with the most rabid and loyal fan base in basketball history, Spurs Nation captures the unforgettable plays and crucial junctures in thirty years of playing hoops. Spurs Nation is THE collectible book for Spurs fans filled with silver and black and moments. This full-color photography, hardcover collection encompasses three decades of the Spurs including favorite past and current players from George Gervin to Tim Duncan, as seen through the eyes and words of the sportswriters and photographers who've covered their monumental rise for the San Antonio Express-News

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Major Moments in San Antonio Basketball

""Captures the San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball team's unforgettable plays and crucial junctures from the past thirty years, with text and photography by the San Antonio Express-News sports writers and photographers"--Provided by publisher"--

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This 53 page book covers the 40th so he hit championship, one by Mikhail Tal in front of Tukmakov and many other strong Soviet players. David Bronstein could only finish 13th, and the future three time USA champion Lev Alburt finished last. The introduction is in English and German, the games are in Russian algebraic notation, and the openings index in German algebraic notation. The notes in Russian are easy to read with the Google translate app. There is neat red marginalia on two pages as shown in the photos and the former owner’s signature on the inside front cover. The book is in otherwise like new condition. It is extremely rare, and I could not find any other copies for sale. There are about 19 annotated games out of 231 total. Own a rare piece of chess history! (I paid about $12 for this book 40 years ago.)

Baku 1972 40th Soviet Championship 

Nearly perfect condition. Very slight shelf wear. Hardcover collector edition of recap of Nebraska Husker’s 1994 championship season. 

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Nebraska 1994

Sports Illustrated Presents THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

As of mid November 2024, the lowest price for this book from an American seller on the book search engine addall dot com  is $40. Buy my copy and save!
100 typescript pages pages with tables and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6 1/4") . British Chess Quarterlies number 7. (Betts: 25-336) First edition. Contains a 6 page general introduction to the tournament , all 196 games without notes and score tables of all USSR Championships. Figurine Algebraic notation. Many of the participants in the championship were household names in the chess world. After drawing his first seven games Stein produced an astonishing burst of 5.5 of 6 to lead after thirteen rounds. Bronstein was recovering while Geller, Spassky and Cholmov continued to hold their high placings. Every half point was vital at this stage. With three rounds to go, the issue was still open. The Eighteenth round produced two vital results: Korchnoi, who had fought his way back among the leaders lost to Taimov and Suetin's game with Stein was a draw. This meant that Cholmov and Spassky lead by 1/2 point from Stein and Bronstein with Suetin and Geller a further 1/2 point behind. Suetin and Geller won and so the final was a tie first through third with Spassky, Cholmov and Stein and fourth through sixth Bronstein Geller and Suetin. A double round play-off for first place resulted in Spassky losing to Stein and a win over Cholmov and Stein became the new Soviet Champion. This book was published in two editions, one a glue bound, and the other a spiral bound. Condition: this glue bound edition has the binding intact, which is unusual for these older books. Date: 1964. British Chess Magazine, Ltd US

BCM Quarterly No. 7

31 USSR Chess championship

This book in Russian language covers the 17th Soviet chess championship. It was won by Smyslov and Bronstein, ahead of Geller, Petrosian and a host of other grandmasters. It has 315 pages, a few photographs, cross tables of prior championships, good notes, and then diagrams. Internally, it is an excellent condition with the usual pages browning due to cheap paper used the covers are likewise chipped, and worn as usual for these Soviet books. It is easy to read using the Google translate app. These Soviet chess championship books are now very scarce. I paid $40 for this book about 30 years ago. Buy a bargain from the golden age of chess!

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

17th USSR Chess Championship 

This book is uncommon. It contains cogent annotations by the outstanding GrandMaster, Bent Larsen. It contains caricatures, diagrams, and also the games of the players’ previous encounters. The pages are browning. I found one instance of a neat underlined sentence. There is also one area where there is a small piece of white tape, not covering any text as shown in the photos. As with all of these old Tartan publisher books, the binding is fragile, but is still fully intact. Former owner’s signature on the front free endpaper. The lowest price on eBay as of October 2024 is $19.99. Notation is English descriptive.

The world chess championship 1978 Karpov vs Korchnoi

This book covers the United States men’s and women’s chess championship of 1944, as well as the blitz (lightning) championship, the US open, and the US amateur championship. It has many photos and good notes by such masters as Adams, Denker, Fine, Edward Lasker, and Fred Reinfeld. It is printed on good quality glossy paper, but there is some damp staining of the lower right corner of the pages, which is not particularly noticeable. It has 92 pages and apart from the damp staining, is and otherwise excellent condition. However, I have graded it as good to be conservative. I paid about $25 for this 30 odd years ago, worth about $52 today.

Volume 8

The yearbook of the United States Chess Federation 1944

This 68 page booklet covers the famous seventh world students chess team championship held in the Soviet Union in July and August 1960. There the United States upset the Soviet Union, with William Lombardy defeating Boris Spassky on top board with the black pieces! This pamphlet is quite rare, especially in the English edition. The book shows significant wear to the spine with tape reinforcement, and one instance of inked marginalia as shown in the photographs. Internally, the book is in very good shape and is printed on good quality paper with many photographs and a selection of heavily annotated games. I paid $20 for this about 30 years ago.

VIIth World Student Chess Championship Leningrad, Soviet Union July – August 1960

This book is ex librisManhattan chess club Library. See the photo of the Manhattan CC red sticker on the spine. The book is in fair condition with chips to the covers and a few pages, without loss of text.  There are taped repairs to the covers and a few pages. I did not see any marginalia. It is printed on good quality paper and has 84 pages. There are 64 annotated games with notes by Fred Reinfeld. Diagrams, cross tables, and several photos and enhance the text. The championship was one by Al Horowitz, in front of Dake, Denker and Kashdan et al. I purchased this book for about $20 when the Manhattan chess club disbanded in 2002. From Wikipedia: The Manhattan Chess Club in Manhattan, New York City was the second-oldest chess club in the United States (next to the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club in San Francisco) before it closed. The club was founded in 1877 and started with three dozen men, eventually increasing to hundreds, with women allowed as members from 1938. The club moved to several locations over the years. It closed in 2002.

Yearbook of the American chess Federation volume two

The championship tournament of the American chess Federation Philadelphia 1936

Este juego de inteligencia tiene una
larga historia, que se remonta
miles de años atrás. Desde la lejana Persia hasta nuestro mundo moderno, el ajedrez no ha perdido actualidad, y se juega en todo el orbe, no sólo porque es interesante, sino porque enseña a pensar y a calcular muchas de las estrategias que utilizamos en nuestra vida diaria. Este libro le enseña las reglas del juego, el empleo especial de cada una de las piezas y las técnicas para ganar. Ilustrado con sencillos esquemas fáciles de seguir, y escrito por expertos, es una herramienta invaluable para conocer y dominar este juego de reyes.

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Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season

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