Seltzer Leo (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 212 pages. 9.69x0.48x7.44 inches. In Stock.

Staple Bound Pamphlet. Condition: Good. First Edition. Early roller derby program, preceeding its smash success after first being televised in 1948. Program includes list of upcoming events at the Coliseum - dog, farm, hobby, flower, & home shows; a circus, Oil Heat Institute conference, boxing; ads for skates, watches, soft drinks, Oscar Mayer wieners, roller rinks, restaurants, RolleRage magazine, Keeley Half & Half beer & ale; rules; line-ups - skaters included Billy Bogash, Mary Lou Palermo, Ken Monte, Midge Brashun, Carl Payne, Annabelle Kealey. Stapled pamphlet, as pictured. General wear, light creasing, heavy crease to center. 8 pages, counting covers. Size: 8½" by 11¼".

Condition: Very good. First edition. Original program for the 1939 Pittsburgh roller derby match between the Duquesne Garden Whites and the New York Garden Reds - featuring a dynamic cover photo of a skater about to land catastrophically on her teammate's face. Program includes a profile of Roller Derby presenter Leo A. Seltzer, who trademarked the sport and held the first Transcontinental Roller Derby in 1935, barely four years before this program's match. With player profiles of "Smiling Italian" Johnny Rosasco, "champion ribber" Alicia Gadias, "trickiest little skater" Al Allison, and five more. 10.5'' x 7.5''. Original white and blue pictorial wrappers. Photographic illustrations. [8] pages. Light edgewear and soil to wrappers, scuffing to rear wrapper.