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(21) Books: Various Sports Subjects, 6 Author-Signed

Price realized
$254
Pre-sale estimate
$100 – $200
Hammer price
$200
Category
Books, Manuscripts & Archives
Sold
July 19, 2025
Sale
DAY 2- JULY 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

(lot of 21) Books: various sports subjects, including: (6) author signed, (one) "This Ain't Brain Surgery: How to Win the Pennant Without Losing Your Mind," by Larry Dierker, signed with sentiment at front page, published by Simon and Schuster, copyright 2003, 289 pages, (one) "Rudy: My Story," by Daniel 'Rudy' Ruettiger, published by Thomas Nelson, copyright 2012, 281 pages, (one) "Ten-Gallon War: The NFL’s Cowboys, the AFL’s Texans, and the Feud for Dallas’s Pro Football Future," by John Eisenberg, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, copyright 2012, 308 pages, (one) Semi-Tough," by Dan Jenkins, published by Grand Central Publishing, copyright 1972, 307 pages, (one) "Black and Blue: The Golden Arm, the Robinson Boys, and the 1966 World Series That Stunned America," by Tom Adelman, published by Little, Brown and Company, copyright 2006, 278 pages, (one) "Ball Four: The Final Pitch," by Jim Bouton, published by Sports Publishing Inc., copyright 2000, 528 pages, (1) "Yogi: The Life & Times of an American Original," by Carlo DeVito, published by Triumph Books, copyright 2008, 412 pages, (1) "The Shortstop," by Zane Grey, published by Grosset and Dunlap, copyright 1937, 310 pages, (1) "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream," by H.G. Bissinger, 25th Anniversary edition, published by Hachette Books, copyright 2015,  (1) "The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports," by Brian Kilmeade, published by Regan Books, copyright 2004, 326 pages, (1) "The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It," edited by Lawrence S. Ritter, published by The Macmillan Company, copyright 1966, 300 pages, (1) "Perfect: Don Larsen's Miraculous World Series Game and the Men Who Made It Happen," by Lew Paper, published by New American library, copyright 2009, 421 pages, (1) "State of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball," by Bill Ripken, published by Diversion Books, copyright 2020, 209 pages, (1) "Coach Wooden: One-On-One," by John Wooden and Jay Carty, published by Regal Books from Gospel Light, copyright 2003, 172 pages, (1) "My Losing Season," by Pat Conroy, published by Bantam Books, copyright 2002, 400  pages, (1) "My Turn at the Bat: The Story of My Life," by Ted Williams and John Underwood, published by Fireside Book by Simon and Schuster, copyright 1988, 267 pages, (1) "The Pacific Coast League: 1903-1988," by Bill O'Neal, published by Eakin Press, copyright 1990, 364 pages, (1) "Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football," by Jim Dent, published by St. Martin's Griffin, copyright 2007, 287 pages, (1) "Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball," by Richard Pennington, published by University of Texas Press, copyright 1998, 375 pages, (1) "The Sport of Kings," by C.E. Morgan, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, copyright 2016, 545 pages, (1) "Lord of Misrule," by Jaimy Gordon, published by McPherson and Company, copyright 2010, 294 pages, largest: approx 11 3/8"h, 8 7/8"w, 1.25"d, 30.25lbs total

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