Burnes Robert L (19 results)

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Maroon cover has light edgewear. Gilt lettering bright on front cover and dulling on spine. Info covers the years of 1897-1947. Describes the development of sports over the years including sports equipment. Many illustrations. 200p. + Rawlings history.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated in B&W Photos & Drawings (illustrator). 1st Edition. Maroon colored, hard cover, edition with very legible, but not bold, lettering on the cover and spine. Generously illustrated throughout with photographs of famous personalities in the many areas of professional sports. Additionally there are illustrations chronicling the evolution of Rawlings' products from the founding of the company. The insides of both covers and their facing pages are slightly tanned. Pages are clean and tight. Prior owner's name is stamped on the Fep. 200 pages plus a 24 page Index.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Review copy with publicity material laid in. Near fine, with no significant flaws. No dustjacket. (box 147). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. There is some light wear to the cover. ; Covers fifty years (1897-1947) history of sports, with emphasis on sport's equipment.

Good plus or better, light general wear, lightly soiled book club hardbound Lightly worn, edgetorn jacket Many Photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. red cloth binding with gilt stamped title on front panel and spine cover, binding tight and square no damage, text clean and unmarked no names no stamps illustrated 200 pages plus 24 pages Rawlings the company and index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated First Printing. Short Gift Inscription On The Ffep. Minor Bump To The Upper Back Corner. Some Wrinkling Of The Foredges Of The Last Few Pages. The Jacket Has A Few Small Chips And Tears. One And One Half Inch Tear At The Back Flap Fold.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 200 pages with additional pages of index and ads for Rawlings products. Pages tight; clean; minor page wear; many illustrations and few glossy b/w photos; Previous owner name in front end paper; Crayon price marking on back endpaper. Maroon hard cover with gild lettering on front cover and spine. Minor shelf wear; Sports from 1897-1947 is described by each year in this period of time covering tennis, football, baseball, basketball, teams, equipment; stadiums, leagues, etc.VINTAGE RARE BOOK COVERING THE WORLD OF SPORTS written by the sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Robert Burnes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Previous owner's name inscribed on the inside of the front cover; rest of the interior pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. 1975. 1st Printing. Near Fine hardback book. Very Good dust jacket. Copy is square, tight and clean except for some newspaper offsetting to front facing endpaper. Inscribed by author. Jacket now mylar protected. 243pp. 8vo. (Dd).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good + maroon cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) with gilt letter to cover and spine shows some mild shelf wear including touch of bumping to top corners, hint of soil to covers and page edges, along with some other very light trace wear. 224 pages illustrated in black & white. Still a pleasing copy of this history of sport that examines some highlights and looks at some of the gear used in association.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good plus, with rubbing to the boards and the hinges cracked along both of the pastedowns, with out a dustjacket as issued. Written by the sports editor of the *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Illustrated. 201 pages.Written by the sports editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Replaced front end paper else clean and tight throughout. Covers protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The author, Robert Liston Burns (1914-1995), wrote for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat newspaper for 51 years. His book provides a year-by-year account of sports highlights from 1897 - 1947. Contains two appendicies after numbered pages: one provides a history of the Rawlings company; the other is an index. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book in the original publisher's red cloth covers with gilt spine and cover letterint. There is a Rawlings Manufacturing Co. complimentary card laid in. No jacket, apparently as issued. No indication of the edition--it is presumed to be a first as it still has the presentation card laid in. ; B&W Photographs & Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Owner name on front pastedown; spine lettering dimmed, thus about near fine, without dustjacket as issued. Written by the sports editor of the *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*.

Hardcover. First edition. Spine lettering dimmed, thus near fine, without dustjacket as issued. Written by the sports editor of the *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine as issued, without dustjacket. Written by the sports editor of the *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 50 Golden Years of Sports by Robert L (Bob) Burnes. Published by Rawlings Manufacturing Co, St Louis, MO, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. 224 Pgs. Illustrated sports history, drawings and black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 14008. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Bottom corner slightly bumped else fine without dustjacket, as issued. Written by the sports editor of the *St. Louis Globe-Democrat*.