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192227498Hartford: Press of the Case Lockwood & Brainard Co. / Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor 1922. First editions. Cloth. Most copies very good. Ex-library call numbers blacked out bookplates on pastedowns and a few other small interior stamps. Spines sunned on some of the earlier volumes occasional spotting to edges faint dampstain to the edge of a few volumes most notable towards the end of volume 2 scattered foxing but nearly all volumes tight clean and unmarked. A nice set. Illus. with b/w reproductions drawings photos and figures. 8vo. A nearly complete run from the first report of the Board in 1866 to 1922 lacking 1896 1907-11 1914 1918-1920. From 1879 to 1895 the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station report and from 1888 to 1896 the Storrs School report were bound together with the Board report as well as issued separately. Overall thus 72 volumes in 43. An important record of agriculture agricultural thought agricultural practices and agricultural influences in Connecticut from the close of the Civil War to the just after the First World War. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. / Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor hardcover
18576229Paris: Librairie de Gaume Freres 1857. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. First Edition an important book by a Catholic missionary describing early Texas; 8vo half-leather 'leopard-spotted boards' speckled edges and marbled eps which do not match boards; good boards scratched and worn; bottom corner of front board chewed off; shelfworn; edges of boards worn; corners worn to boards; spine ends rubbed and worn; pages foxed; waterstain to top corners of pages along bound edge from front pastedown to p75; eps toned; small tear to middle crease of fold-out map; 477pp folding map in rear with some hand-coloring. Note: This French edition preceded the English translation by a year. .According to 'Texas Online' Domenech 'published many repetitious exaggerated and self-glorifying accounts of his experiences and travels but his colorfully detailed narrative of the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Texas amid the tensions of boundary disputes with Mexico and the devastation of an epidemic of cholera has no counterpart.' <br/> <br/> Librairie de Gaume Freres hardcover
1932007155New York: Time Inc. 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Three volumes each containing 3 issues complete with covers Vol. 5 Jan.-Mar.; Vol. 5 Apr.-Jun.; and Vol. 6 Oct.-Dec. 1932. A total of 9 issues including the March issue with the stunning Diego Rivera cover and the December issue with the 4 page insert advertising the classic film "Grand Hotel" starring Greta Garbo John Barrymore and Joan Crawford. Each volume bound in quarter leather over cloth boards gilt titles and rules the binding Very Good leather rubbed and splitting at spine ends and corners. The magazines are all Fine. This oversize 3 volume set is quite heavy; please select media mail only and no international shipping. Time Inc. Hardcover
1930009175Salem Oregon: Western Guide Publishing Co. 1930. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by Elliott Printing House Salem OR "Tourist Camps and Apartments Resorts Eating Places Super Service Stations Points of Interest Highway Mileage Tables Road Maps Descriptive Stories of Each State Motor Game and Fish Laws for Tourists and Non-Residents." 176 page with maps numerous advertisements and black and white photographs. Contains tourism information for Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Washington Wyoming Utah and British Columbia. Near Fine bound in handsome 20thc green cloth with gilt lettering a few pages with small corner creases. OCLC locates 1 copy only at the Newberry Library Roger S. Baskes Collection. Western Guide Publishing Co. Hardcover
190416470Victor CO: Press of Victor Daily Record 1904. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good . Brown boards with gold stamped illustration. Brown & beige endpapers. 248 pages. Frontis portrait of author has fine tissue guard. Title page comes after the index of contents and list of illustrations which shows copyright applied for March 1904. Then at bottom of title page is the purple stamp "Copyrighted 1904 by Mrs. Emma F. Langdon". One fold-out illustration of the gold mining plant several photos. Brown cloth has a 1/4" rub on spine and light rubbing at tips and corners. A light wrinkle to the pages otherwise clean straight and unmarked. <br/><br/> Press of Victor Daily Record hardcover
19468127El Paso: Carl Hertzog 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Tom Lea. Limited First Edition No. 64 of 365 copies SIGNED by Lea and Erwin Will president of El Paso Electric Company on limitation page and by Hertzog in rear; folio tan cloth no dj; good cocked; covers sunned soiled and bowed; bump to top joint end from cover to cover affects pages; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; cloth on spine ends chipped; one chip to spine tail reveals boards; top corners worn to boards; owner's name stamp and penciled note on first blank flyleaf; ghosts of illustrations and some text on opposite pages; eps and pages toned. Please be aware that shipping this large item internationally may require shipping fees. <br/> <br/> Carl Hertzog hardcover
24056Barcelona: Ministerio de Defensa Museo Naval Lunwerg Editores. Hardcover. Very good. Undated but published between 1987 and 1996. Volumes 1-5 in 6 physical volumes. Includes: Tomo I Circunstancia histórica del viaje; Tomo II Vol. 1 & 2: Diario general del viaje; Tomo III Diarios y trabajos botanicos; Tomo IV Trabajos cientificos y correspondencia de Tadeo Haenke; Tomo V: Antropología y noticias etnográficas. Volumes measure 11.5" x 9.5" and are printed on glossy stock with color illustrations and maps. All tex in Spanish. All volumes in very good or better condition with tight bindings and no internal markings but some light corner bumping rubbing to dust jackets. An oversized and heavy set - additional shipping charges will apply. The Malaspina Expedition was a five-year maritime scientific exploring expedition funded by the Spanish government and commanded by Italian navigator Alessandro Alejandro Malaspina and José de Bustamante y Guerra. Departing from Cadiz in two vessels in 1789 the party explored the coasts of south America and western North America as far north as Nootka Sound as well as the Philippine Islands Australia and New Zealand. The two volumes of Malaspina's journal included in this set are the first comprehensive edition published. Ministerio de Defensa, Museo Naval, Lunwerg Editores hardcover
1881007885New York: Harper's Weekly 1881. Newspaper. Very Good. Newsprint. First Printing. 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h. RARE. A single leaf extracted from HARPER'S WEEKLY of Jan. 1 1881 16 1/2" w x 22 3/4" h. The original and iconic Thomas Nast engraving on newsprint. Very Good small chips along edges larger chips each side of centerfold not affecting image newsprint evenly lightly toned. Page nos. 8 and 9 top margin. Text from reverse side shows on close examintion. Unmounted under shrinkwrap atop mat board and with cardboard backing. "Cartoonist Thomas Nast established the bounds for Santa Claus' current look with an initial illustration in an 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly as part of a large illustration titled 'A Christmas Furlough'." The Public Domain Review. This 1881 engraving marked the beginning of our modern-day conception of Santa Claus. Will be mailed flat- please inquire for added cost. Eminently suitable for framing. Harper's Weekly unknown
18641158989Comstock & Cassidy 1864. Published 1864/1868. Nicely rebound in brown cloth with original leather spine titles. Tiny gouge in spine of Vol. 2 otherwise a sound fresh set. A heavy set which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jackets. Quartos. Book. Comstock & Cassidy Hardcover
1884010397Louisville and Cincinnati : The Filson Club / Robert Clarke & Co. 1884. Book. Very Good. Quarter Pebbled Morocco. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Fine in original printed wrappers which were rebound in contemporary quarter pebbled brown morocco over dark brown cloth gilt lettering at spine marbled end papers Very Good wear to leather at corners and edges slight toning to plain end papers. Frontis portrait one large folded map one facsimile in text 132 p. Apparently one of a handful of Large Paper copies of this first biography of Filson whose 1784 work "The Discovery Settlement and Present State of Kentucke ." was the first book on Kentucky. The large folded map Near Fine a 3" closed tear at left edge where attached to book is a lithograph reproduction from that book. The Filson Club Publication Number One. SCARCE in collectible condition. . The Filson Club / Robert Clarke & Co. Hardcover
179813535Providence RI: State of Rhode-Island. Very Good. 1798. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The original calf covers are intact but rubbed as one would expect. The spine label is also intact. Owner's name on the fep Levi Smith contemporary with the book. Contents foxed but very good. No stains or other damage. What a nice piece of history. I like the part of the title which states the laws were "finally enacted". Probably a good story behind that. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 646 pages . State of Rhode-Island hardcover
189416719Place OF Publication Not Identified michigan: Wingfield Watson. Very Good. 1894. Second Edition. Soft Covers. Howes notes the first edition lists the same publication date printed in Roman Numerals on the front cover and has the same collation as the second edition but the latter 2nd edition is printed "on paper obviously later". Clean light green wraps with black titles. Slight color faded edges. Front cover has a few tiny nicks. Two additional laid-in pages one with drawings. Interior of text is tight clean & intact . After expulsion from the mainstream Mormon Church Strang led a dissident group to found a colony on Lake Michigan. There he was crowned "King James I". Western Americana Mackinac Island Michigan Americana Religion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Scarce; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages . Wingfield Watson paperback
008610Danville Illinois: Freese Boener & Co. Printers Book. Very Good. Pamphlet. 4 7/8" x 2 1/4". No Date circa 1910-1920. A blank complimentary notebook rendered unique and charming by a series of anonymous Folk Art pencil drawings 14 in all of primarily African-American figures. Some drawings are captioned and seem to be telling a story- -Where Is the Boy Here I Am Testing a Melon The Suspected Man The Weather Prophet Brother Gardener Declines Elder Toots Denies Hank Was Watching and Going Over to Sims" the latter 2 featuring men with guns. The notebook reads "Complimenst of Hancock & Briner dealers in Dry Goods Gents' Pants Hats Caps Boots Shoes and General Merchandise. Veedersburg Ind. Freese Boener & Co. Printers Danville Ill." front cover and "We present you with this book and making 'Fair Dealing and Low Prices' our motto we earnestly solicit a share of your patronage. Call and see us. Hancock & Briner Veedersburg Ind.". 3 pages have numbers and figures one page with the names "Miss Susie Miss Kim Miss Claypool". Very Good light soiling. As another dealer has put it "vintage children's art especially of an African American child are more than scarce". Freese, Boener & Co. Printers Paperback
195745730Washington DC: GPO 1957-1962. fair. 24 cm 4320 total this 4-vol. set only footnotes appendices glossary boards weak and quite stained some damp stains no pages stuck Name stamped inside front flyleaves edges soiled and stained spine lettering worn board corners somewhat worn paperclip rust stains inside front board and flyleaf v.1. Volume I covers January 30-October 14 1933; Volume II covers October 14 1933-June 13 1934; Volume III covers June 14 1934-March 31 1935; Volume IV covers April 1 1935-March 4 1936. GPO hardcover
188616789Washington D. C: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1886-96. First Edition. Soft Covers. Eleven Booklets with covers in various colors. Reports from the Governor of the Territory of Utah from 1866 to 1896 when statehood was in progress. A great resource for Utah History. Schools. Prisons Agriculture Industry Mining Election Indians Railroads and a section on Polygamy in each annual publication. "I am most firmly convinced that there is an Irreconcilable political difference fundamental In character between the Mormon system and the Government established by the United States." Ten of the booklets are in VG-VG condition. The 1886 issue has the front top corner missing. Western Americana Utah ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Government Printing Office paperback
185712300<p><b>1857 RAILROAD Exploration Surveys Indians San Francisco California Fossils RARE </b></p><p>Beginning in 1855 the United States Congress published reports and surveys of certain railroad routes from the Mississippi River westward to the Pacific. This volume from "<i>Reports of Explorations and Surveys</i>" covers the routes through California particularly those from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Note the impressive collection of illustrations – landscape views churches fossils and plants Indian tribes and geological plans.</p><p>Per Larned</p><p>"Narrative reports of many officers on various routes giving much information concerning the western country. The publication of the reports being chiefly in the form of original journals kept day by day gives them a certain accuracy that might have been lost had the writers more frequently indulged in general descriptions.</p><p>This work includes 53 fascinating engraved plates.</p><p>Item number: #12300</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>United State War Department</p><p><b><i>Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.</i></b></p><p>Washington Beverly Tucker etc. 1857.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 7 </p><p>o Part I – General Report</p><p> 22 2; 41 1</p><p> 8 color engraved plates</p><p>o Part II – Geological Report</p><p> 204</p><p> 24 engraved plates</p><p> 2 folding plates</p><p>o Part III – Botanical Report</p><p> 28</p><p> 8 engraved plates</p><p>o Appendices</p><p> 116</p><p> 11 engraved plates</p><p>o Conclusion</p><p> 37 5</p><p>· References: Larned 421;</p><p>· Language: English </p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~11.5in X 9.5in 29.5cm x 24cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>12300</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Beverly Tucker, etc. hardcover
1901ST13907<p>This is a very rare map of Kansas from 1902 shoiwing all the railroad companies operating in the state at that time. The map has a linen backing enclosed in a small carrying case. The case has writing on both sides and there is one note on the linen backing one one panel. See photos for each of these. The map itself has no marks and seems to be in great shape for it's 123 years. Fully folded out the map is roughly 21" by 30.5". Very few maps similar to this are found on the internet and I did not find another from 1902.</p> J. N. Matthews Co.
27146Una hoja folio manuscrita. Sello ovalado en rojo en que se lee: ""Secrét. Part."" ""El cuerpo de armas del General Dupont. después de la capitulación han llegado al fuerte de Santa María"". ""Todos los militares llegados de España con el General Dupont se encuentran en un estado de miseria absoluta."" Al final y antes de la firma: ""El General de División Comandante de la octava división militar. Firmado: Cervoni."". Fechada en Marsella el 6 de octubre de 1808. Después de la Batalla de Bailén en la que el General francés Pierre Dupont de L’Etang 1765-1840 se rinde con sus tropas al General Castaños Dupont fue repatriado e inmediatamente destituido sufriendo por largo tiempo en prisión. unknown
58500It features the two captains Cronje and Border in tracksuits in front of the empty Giffen Stand gazing upwards with happy expectation at the coin that Border has just flipped. The caption on the verso simply states '1994. The Toss'; subsequent events have provided ample scope for more waggish alternatives. However when the image was inscribed in black felt-tipped pen 'Best wishes Hansie Cronje 30-1-98' the future was a foreign country yet to be visited . In fine condition and definitely unique. unknown
1850019528London and New York: The London Printing and Publishing Company - Limited 1850. First Edition Thus . Half Leather. Good. 11 1/8" Tall. 3 Colored Maps 22 Colored Plates 30 Uncolored Plates. Two Volumes Three Quarter Leather. Volume 1: 944 Pp With 30 Uncolored Plates And One Colored Map "Mexico California And Texas: The Newly Discovered Gold Districts". Volume Ii: 784 Pp With Two Colored Maps Of Canada And 22 Colored Plates All With Yellow Borders And Nice Original Color Throughout. The Map Of Mexico And California Tipped In But Neatly Loosened And Detached Without Intention And Usually Not Present Has Nicely Detailed Illustrations Of The Ruins At Uxmal Yucatan Mexican Peasantry And Gold Washing And Outlines The Gold Districts Of The U S And Mexico In Yellow. No Date Of Publication Indicated But Presumably 1850. Bindings Poor Three Of Four Boards Detached Spines Perished Boards Very Worn And Frayed Deserving Of An Expensive Rebind. Contents Near Fine Clean Maps Perfectly Preserved. Volume I With Additional Illustrated Title Page Showing Penn's Treaty Painted By Benjamin West And Here Engraved By J. Rogers. This Greatly Enlarged Fourth Edition With The Colored California Gold Map Is Uncommon About 7 Holdings Shown In Worldcat; It Is Not Listed In Carl Wheat's "The Maps Of The California Gold Region 1848 - 1857" Nor In The Addendum To The 1997 Martino Reprint Of That Book. <br/> <br/> The London Printing and Publishing Company - Limited hardcover
1938017177Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good . 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 306 pp. The great junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football includes: "Jack Robinson climaxed a 26-0 victory with an 80-yard return of a Chaffee punt for a touchdown" p. 127. In baseball "Individual star of the team might be said to be Jackie Robinson who besides leading the team at bat with an average of .417 was chosen as the all-Southern California Junior College shortstop and the most valuable Junior College player in Southern California. Robinson's speed also gave him all base-stealing honors the dusky flash being credited with some twenty-five thefts in twenty-four games" p. 139. In track "Three state champioships were captured by P.J. C. with their new national jaysee record-holder in the broad jump Jackie Robinson leading the way with a win in his pet event" p. 145. "Jack Robinson's victorious leap in the Southern California finals of 25 feet 6 1/2 inches broke his brother's standard" p.148. Many photos and mentions. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's first full J.C year's. sports achievements. Inscription from Larry Pickens another fine player on the football team beneath his team photo. With the PCC tribute brochure on jackie Robinson published Fall 1997. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1938017178Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 306 pp. The great junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football includes: "Jack robinson climaxed a 26-0 victory with an 80-yard return of a Chaffee punt for a touchdown" p. 127. In baseball "Individual star of the team might be said to be Jackie Robinson who besides leading the team at bat with an average of .417 was chosen as the all-Southern California Junior College shortstop and the most valuable Junior College player in Southern California. Robinson's speed also gave him all base-stealing honors the dusky flash being credited with some twenty-five thefts in twenty-four games" p. 139. In track "Three state champioships were captured by P.J. C. with their new national jaysee record-holder in the broad jump Jackie Robinson leading the way with a win in his pet event" p. 145. "Jack Robinson's victorious leap in the Southern California finals of 25 feet 6 1/2 inches broke his brother's standard" p.148. Many photos and mentions. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's first full J.C year's. sports achievements. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1939017176Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 271 pp. The last junior college annual of Jackie Robinson with his half-length photographic portrait on Varsity football team. The description of Varsity football begins: "Pasadena Junior College's greatest football team sparked by its greatest individual athlete Jack Robinson. That's what critics were saying of Coach Tom Mallory's 1938 gridiron juggernaut after the Bulldogs won 11 straight games scoring 369 points. Unanimous choice as most valuable player Robinson's contribution was 131 points and over 1000 yards from scrimmage." In the game against Santa Ana " Jack Robinson's 83-yard gallop with Larry Monroy's punt was the climax of the wild-scoring game. four touchdowns plus Jack Robinson's field goal and four conversions were too much for Santa Ana" which lost 31-19." Against San Bernardino Two men Jack Robinson of Pasadena and Hal Finney of San Bernardino were directly responsible for all ten touchdowns. Robinson scored three personally and passed to Frank Spratt Don Winton and Ray Bartlett for three more." Against Ventura 27-6 Jack scored and again after gallops of 60 and 14 yards. Against LACC 16-0 "Jack Robinson took a lateral from Red Robinson and ran 83 yards for the initial score." Against Compton 20-7 "With both elevens at top peak one man- Jack Robinson - spelled the difference between the two squads. First Bulldog tally came when Jackie went 15 yards climaxing a 56 yard drive. Almost immediately Jack pulled down a Compton aerial then passed to Red Robinson for 14 yards and a touchdown. Third score was made on a 45-yard gallop from scrimmage by the phenomenal Jackie. Against Phoenix 40-0 "Jack Robinson got off a 65-yard return." Against San Francisco ! "Jack Robinson was a one-man riot as he scampered 76 yards to a score on the second scrimmage play. Later Jackie went 14 yards for a touchdown and made three conversions for a total of 15 points. Ray Bartlett on a pass from Robinson made another touchdown. Jackie's ball-toting averaged 14.8." Against Glendale 33-6 "Jack Robinson . scampered 85 yards on the last play of the game to climax the conference season. Jack also made the first score. By winning this game the Bulldogs tied Santa Monica for the Western conference league crown." Against Cal Tech 39-6 "Jack Robinson and 16 other seniors rang down the curtain on their Pasadena football careers as they walloped cross town rival Cal Tech in the season finale. Robinson's closing chapter was a 104-yard run to the touchdown climaxing the greatest individual career in jaysee history" after scoring also on a pass. Again team photos of Jack as Acting Captain and forward of the Varsity basketball team and group photo where they were also league champions and stopped the 83-game winning streak of the U.S.C. freshman at 43-36. Great half-page photo of Jackie jumping at the basket in team play another at the basket in team play. One of the great documents of American amateur sports the history of the finest J.C. track team an exhilirating experience to read. The only detailed and reliable source of information about Jackie's last J.C. sports achievements. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
1939005014Pasadena: Pasadena City College 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 11 5/8" Tall. Photographs Throughout. 271 Pp. The Last Junior College Annual Of Jackie Robinson With His Half-Length Photographic Portrait On Varsity Football Team. The Description Of Varsity Football Begins: "Pasadena Junior College's Greatest Football Team Sparked By Its Greatest Individual Athlete Jack Robinson. That's What Critics Were Saying Of Coach Tom Mallory's 1938 Gridiron Juggernaut After The Bulldogs Won 11 Straight Games Scoring 369 Points. Unanimous Choice As Most Valuable Player Robinson's Contribution Was 131 Points And Over 1000 Yards From Scrimmage." In The Game Against Santa Ana " Jack Robinson's 83-Yard Gallop With Larry Monroy's Punt Was The Climax Of The Wild-Scoring Game. Four Touchdowns Plus Jack Robinson's Field Goal And Four Conversions Were Too Much For Santa Ana" Which Lost 31-19." Against San Bernardino Two Men Jack Robinson Of Pasadena And Hal Finney Of San Bernardino Were Directly Responsible For All Ten Touchdowns. Robinson Scored Three Personally And Passed To Frank Spratt Don Winton And Ray Bartlett For Three More." Against Ventura 27-6 Jack Scored And Again After Gallops Of 60 And 14 Yards. Against Lacc 16-0 "Jack Robinson Took A Lateral From Red Robinson And Ran 83 Yards For The Initial Score." Against Compton 20-7 "With Both Elevens At Top Peak One Man- Jack Robinson - Spelled The Difference Between The Two Squads. First Bulldog Tally Came When Jackie Went 15 Yards Climaxing A 56 Yard Drive. Almost Immediately Jack Pulled Down A Compton Aerial Then Passed To Red Robinson For 14 Yards And A Touchdown. Third Score Was Made On A 45-Yard Gallop From Scrimmage By The Phenomenal Jackie. Against Phoenix 40-0 "Jack Robinson Got Off A 65-Yard Return." Against San Francisco ! "Jack Robinson Was A One-Man Riot As He Scampered 76 Yards To A Score On The Second Scrimmage Play. Later Jackie Went 14 Yards For A Touchdown And Made Three Conversions For A Total Of 15 Points. Ray Bartlett On A Pass From Robinson Made Another Touchdown. Jackie's Ball-Toting Averaged 14.8." Against Glendale 33-6 "Jack Robinson . Scampered 85 Yards On The Last Play Of The Game To Climax The Conference Season. Jack Also Made The First Score. By Winning This Game The Bulldogs Tied Santa Monica For The Western Conference League Crown." Against Cal Tech 39-6 "Jack Robinson And 16 Other Seniors Rang Down The Curtain On Their Pasadena Football Careers As They Walloped Cross Town Rival Cal Tech In The Season Finale. Robinson's Closing Chapter Was A 104-Yard Run To The Touchdown Climaxing The Greatest Individual Career In Jaysee History" After Scoring Also On A Pass. Again Team Photos Of Jack As Acting Captain And Forward Of The Varsity Basketball Team And Group Photo Where They Were Also League Champions And Stopped The 83-Game Winning Streak Of The U.S.C. Freshman At 43-36. Great Half-Page Photo Of Jackie Jumping At The Basket In Team Play Another At The Basket In Team Play. A Great Document Of American Sports An Exhilirating Experience To Read. The Only Detailed And Reliable Source Of Information About Jackie's Last J.C. Sports Achievements. Robinson Was Awarded The Congressional Gold Medal In October 2003 The Second Major League Baseball Player To Earn The Medal After Roberto Clemente In 1973. Now Honored As A Hero In Padadena Robinson Never Returned There Due To Its Treatment Of Himself And His Family When They Lived There. <br/> <br/> Pasadena City College hardcover
2007059809New York: Acanthus Press 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 12 1/4" Tall. Photographs Throughout. Two Volumes Red Cloth Gilt Silk Bookmarks Bound In First Printings Fine In Fine Dust Jackets No Wear No Marks. International Shipment By Insured Usps Priority Mail At Charge Over $150. <br/> <br/> Acanthus Press hardcover
