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THE CURIOUS CASE OF SIDD FINCH
by Plimpton, George
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0025976508
- ISBN 13
- 9780025976504
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London: Macmillan Publishing Company / Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. INSCRIBED by the Author on the front free blue endpaper, 8vo, original publisher's quarter blue cloth with black backstrip and light blue boards, archival polyester-protected photographicl dust jacket (unclipped with original price $14.95) depicting a young baseball pitcher; 275 pages. George Plimpton's first novel.<br/><br/>George Ames Plimpton (1927 - 2003) was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. He is widely known for his sports writing, and for helping to found The Paris Review.<br/><br/>SUPERIOR INSCRIBED & SIGNED COPY: Tight, bright, clean. Dust jacket (not price-clipped) is bright and clean with slight edgewear at spine ends and corners.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6962
- Title
- THE CURIOUS CASE OF SIDD FINCH
- Author
- Plimpton, George
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0025976508
- ISBN 13
- 9780025976504
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Company / Collier Macmillan Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Baseball, Zen, pitching, humor, sports, team, winning, wit
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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