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6 Hardback Books Chronicling the History of Professional Football.
Lot 175. 6 Hardback Books Chronicling the History of Professional Football. The star of this collection is the finest copy we have seen of The First 50 Years: A Celebration of the National Football League in its Fiftieth Season. With Bob Oates, Jr., as the editor, the NFL issued this book in 1969. Its 256 pages are extensively illustrated. Aside from some foxing on the page opposite the back end-page, the book is nm+ in an nm+ dust jacket. Apparent first edition. Trivia fans will enjoy another NFL book - The NFL’s Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football, 1973 stated first printing, ex book and dj with the owner’s name on the front end-page. A third book is endorsed by the NFL: The Game: The Official Picture of the National Football League by Tex Maule, 1964 revised edition, vg-ex book, g-vg dj with the owner’s name on the inside flap. The book contains an illustrated section on each NFL team. Robert Smith covers the game from the 1890s through the 1960s in the Illustrated History of Pro Football, 1970 first edition, ex book with the owner’s name in two places inside, g-vg dj. In a 1977 first edition, Jack Fleischer joins with coaches, including Otto Graham, John Madden and George Halas, to describe Pro Football at its Best. The book identifies the 15 greatest games. The lighter side of the game is the subject of Football With and Humor by Gene Ward and Dick Hyman, 1970 first edition, nm-m book, ex-m dj. Bill Gallo provided illustrations for the book.
Winning Bid $60.
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