Stringer's Books and Ephemera
Rare and Fine Books and EphemeraSports and Recreation (24 items)
- ORIGINAL POSTER SEAFORTH ARENA (Seaforth, ONTARIO) WRESTLING ERIC THE RED vs VIC ROSSATTANI 1972 (No place) no printiner no date (ca. 1970s)175.00Condition for this poster is good with some edge wear, some wear to corners, a few pinholes in the corners, a small 1/2" hole to the right of "The Beast" name (repaired with tape), some light creasing to the poster, back of poster has some tape repairs and a few black marker notations (not evident from the front). The "SEAFORTH ARENA" red banner at top is an affixed label with some wear along the left side and creasing to the right side. Still a very nice copy.Card stock poster size is 14" x 22".Original wrestling poster for a match at the Seaforth Arena in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada. The match took place sometime in the 1970s on a July 11th (probably 1972) featuring Eric the Red vs Vic Rossattani as the main match. Also with "the Fabulous Midgets" and "Lady Wrestlers" as well as The Beast, Chief Little Bear, and more.01263View Full Details
- ORIGINAL POSTER LONDON ARENA (London, ONTARIO) WRESTLING VIC ROSSATTANI vs ERIC THE RED 1972 (No place) no printer no date (1972)200.00Condition for this poster is very good with some wear to corners, some edge wear, some light scuffing to the corners and a bit along the right edge. The back of the poster has in black marker an old price (marker is not evident on the front, no bleeding).Card stock poster size is 14" x 22".Original wrestling poster for matches at the London Arena in London, Ontario, Canada. The matches took place probably in 1972 (Wed. July 3) and featured as the main event in a "Lumberjack Match" - with 10 wrestlers around the ring to keep the two wrestlers in - Vic Rossattani vs Eric the Red. Also, tag team bout with Black Jack Mulligan and Pretty Boy Heenan vs the Kelly Twins, tag team midgets and 2 more bouts.01265View Full Details
- 1992 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES150.00
Albertville, France
SIGNED BY 8 MEMBERS OF CANADIAN FIGURE SKATING TEAM (POSTER) (Grenoble, France) Les Editions Arbra(?) 1992Condition for this poster is very good+ with some edge wear to the right side, and slight wear to corners, some light creasing to poster.Poster size is 23 1/2" x 30 1/4".Original poster from the 1992 Winter Olympic Games with 8 signatures of the Canadian Figure Skating team. The signatures are of Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Josée Chouinard, Isabelle Brasseur, Karen Preston, Michael Skipchuk, Doug Ladret, and Lloyd Eisler.01209View Full Details
Poster was obtained from a former member of the Canadian Figure Skating team of the 1950s.
Poster will be shipped rolled. - (Cover title:) BEGINNING HOCKEY Ottawa Edmond Cloutier, ... Queen's Printer 195620.00R.C.A.F. Sports SeriesStaple-bound booklet is in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
23 pages.Booklet size is 5" x 8".Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) booklet on beginning hockey, part of their R.C.A.F. Sports Series.00683View Full Details - BOXING AND WRESTLING35.00
January 1958 Union City, NJ Boxing and Wrestling, Inc. 1958Magazine is in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
82 pages.Magazine, size is 8 1/21950s boxing magazine with great cover art, and articles on Jimmy Braddock vs Tommy Farr, Floyd Patterson, Jimmy Wilde and more.00175View Full Details - BOXING ILLUSTRATED20.00
November 1975
Vol 17, No 11 Montreal Fax Publishing Inc 1975Magazine is in very good condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, some tanning to pages.
66 pages.Magazine size is 8" x 10 1/4"1975 boxing magazine when the sport was really king.00225View Full Details - BOXING YEARBOOK #3 New York G.C. London Publishing Corp. 197420.00Magazine is in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to spine ends, some wear to corners.
66 pages.Magazine size is 8 1/4" x 11"Boxing Annual from 1974, this issue includes an article on the Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano, who would of won. Also, a look at the light heavyweight champions.00402View Full Details - TOMMY KAY'S20.00
BOXING GUIDE
April 1974 New York Jalart House 1974Magazine is in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners, some tanning to pages.
66 pages.Magazine size is 8" x 10 3/4".First issue of this 1970s boxing magazine featuring articles on Joe Frazier, George Foreman and, of course, Muhammad Ali, also Duane Bobick, Jerry Quarry, movie boxing and more.00557View Full Details - (Cover title:)25.00
FISHING. WHAT TACKLE AND WHEN.
South Bend Bait Company South Bend, IN South Bend Bait Company no date (ca. 1946)Staple bound booklet in very good+ condition with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends.
44 pages with illustrations.Booklet size is 5 1/4" x 6 1/4".Booklet of fishing tips and equipment form the South Bend Bait Company.00591View Full Details - GIANT BOOK OF DUNCAN YO-YO RETURN TOP TRICKS Evanstson, IL Donald F. Duncan, Inc. c. 196125.00Booklet is in very good condition with some darkening to covers along edges, small tear front cover top at top staple, some wear to corners.
28 pages, cartoon illustrations.Booklet size is 5" x 7".Booklet from Duncan Yo-Yo's on tricks to perform with their yo-yos.01160View Full Details - (Original Wrestling Poster) ST. THOMAS ARENA. The Sheik vs Martinez. The Fabulous Midgets… Whipper Watson Jr... 2 Men vs 700lb Black Bear. No place no publisher no date (ca. 1970s, earl145.00Condition of poster is good, with creasing across the middle, some wear to corners, 1 ½” tear left side of poster in the middle, loss of paper at top in the middle (see photos). Still a nice, very busy, wrestling poster.Poster is on card stock, size is 13 ½” x 22”.1970s wrestling poster from the St. Thomas (Ontario) Arena featuring The Sheik, Whipper Watson Jr. and Ginger a 700lb black bear.01560View Full Details
- ORIGINAL POSTER LONDON ARENA (London, ONTARIO) WRESTLING STAN STAZIAK vs TIGER JEET SINGH 1974 (No place) Aurora Copy Masters no date (ca. 1970s)285.00Condition for this poster is very good with some edge wear, some wear to corners, a bit of scuffing to the front near the top, some light creasing, back has notations in black marker Card stock poster size is 14" x 22".Original wrestling poster for matches at the London Arena in London, Ontario, Canada. The matches took place probably in 1974 (Sunday Dec. 1) and featured as the main bout for the North American Championship Belt Stan Staziak vs Tiger Jeet Singh (with 2 referees!). Also, a tag team championship bout between the Mongols vs Billy Red Lyons and Crusader Robertson, Mighty Igor vs The Wolfman and Ivan Kalmicoff vs Ron Doner.01262View Full Details
- OUT-FIGHTING OR LONG RANGE BOXING London Ewart, Seymour & Co. no date (1914)100.00Hardcover book in good only condition with wear to covers, wear to corners and spine ends, soiling some pen marks to back cover, Pictorial boards with cloth spine, size is 4English book on the science of boxing.00449View Full Details
- SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY50.00
HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL (BASEBALL)
TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED BASE BALL FOR BEGINNERS New York American Sports Publ. Co. c. 1932Condition for this softcover book is good only with edge wear, wear to corners, Canadian price stamp on front cover, former owner's name and address on front cover, some wear to covers, some tanning to pages.
93 pages with illustrations.Softcover book, size is 5" x 6 1/2".1932 edition of Spalding's How to Play Base Ball.01220View Full Details - HOW TO BECOME A HOCKEY STAR Montreal & Toronto The Canada Starch Co. c. 1934320.00Condition for this booklet is very good+ with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, light soiling to back cover, staples rusted, slight wear along spine.
32 pages with photos with illustrations.Softcover staple-bound booklet, size is 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".Original 1934 booklet from the Canada Starch Company on becoming a hockey star, with instructions on skating, stickhandling, shooting, the equipment, the positions, rules, training, bench management and more. The centre pages contain photos of the Montreal Maroons and the Montreal Canadiens teams. A scarce early hockey booklet.00697View Full Details - CANADIAN-AMERICAN LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS. 1950 ORANGE BOOK. (Schenectady, NY) Canadian-American League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1950)75.00Condition for this book is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.4to. (8 ¼” x 11”), oblong wrappers, 32 pages. With photos.A short-lived baseball league that operated from 1936 to 1951 (with a three-year break during World War 2). The book contains a brief history of the league, Club directories, standings, attendance through the years, various records and more.01588View Full Details
- TORONTO BIRDFINDING GUIDE (Toronto) A Canada Centennial Project 196725.00Condition of this softcover staple-bound book in near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
52 pages with a few maps.Softcover book, size is 6" x 8 3/4".A fairly informative guide to bird finding in Toronto, at least in 1967.00304View Full Details - FOOTBALL New York United States Rubber Company no date (ca. 1940s)40.00Condition for this booklet is good+ with some soiling and darkening to the front cover, some soiling to back cover, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
16 pages with photos.Pictorial wrapper booklet, size is 5" x 7 1/4".Promotional booklet from the United States Rubber Company (the makers of Keds) on football written by former Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy directed towards boys.00934View Full Details - SMALL WATERCRAFT Toronto Fullerton Publishing Co. no date (ca. 1930s).35.00Softcover staple-bound book in good condition with some edge wear, some soiling and a some staining to the front and back covers, light creasing.
67 pages with photos, illustrations and ads.Softcover book size is 5 1/2"x 8 1/2".1930s guide on how to select, handle and care for all kinds of small watercraft. With some ads from Peterborough Canoe Company, Evinrude, Woods, Canadian Canoe Company and more.01241View Full Details - REMEMBER WHEN45.00
THE EARLY YEARS OF STOCK CAR RACING IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO
Volume 1 Charles Printing Co. no date (late 2009 or eaSoftcover books in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners, some curling along spine.
177 pages with photosSoftcover books, all are 8 1/2" x 11".Self-published history of the early years of stock car racing in Ontario Canada.00866View Full Details - CLASSIC BOXING CARDS Mineola, NY Dover Publications c. 198840.00Card stock book is in near fine condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners.
12 pages with colour illustrations.Card stock book, size is 8 1/4" x 11".A collection of "56 Full-Color reproductions from the Mecca Cigarette Sets, 1909-1910" printed on card stock with perforations for removing cards from the book (none have been removed, book is complete). Each card is a colour reproduction along with info, stats of the boxing.00437View Full Details - WILT CHAMBERLAIN New York Tempo Books 196725.00First printing.Paperback is in about very good condition with some edge wear, bookseller stamp inside front cover, small nick back cover, slight tanning to pages.
184 pages with photos.Paperback"The life story of one of the great basketball players of all time."00170View Full Details - THE JOHNNY UNITAS STORY New York Tempo Books 196812.50First printingPaperback is in good+ condition with some edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, some creasing along spine.
157 pages with photos.Paperback"The amazing personal sage of the NFL's Most Valuable Player - the sensational quarterback and passing wizard of the Baltimore Colts."00396View Full Details - RIVERS OF THE UPPER OTTAWA VALLEY Hyde Park, ON Canadian Recreational Canoeing Assoc. c 199322.50Condition for this softcover book is very good+ with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
112 pages with photos and maps.Softcover book, size is 8 1/2" x 11".Canoeing in the Upper Ottawa Valley, with maps and history of the area.01037View Full Details
