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The Kid Who Beat the Dodgers
by Miers, Earl Schenck
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland / New York: World Publishing Company, 1954. Book. Illus. by Paul Galdone, Illustrator. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. Cleveland / New York: World Publishing Company, 1954. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. Paul Galdone, Illustrator. Stated First Edition in clean original unclipped dust jacket. Clean brown cloth-covered boards with reddish-brown illustration on cover, reddish brown title box with gold lettering on spine. No fading, fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with drawings by Paul Galdone. 191 pages. Bright illustrated dust jacket is not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), has very small chip at one corner, slight edge wear at top and bottom spine edges (but not chipped). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Here is the right book for every young person whose heart lifts at the crack of a baseball bat or the sight of a football spiraling in the air. Anyone who likes athletics will find a rich and varied selection in these twelve stories, covering baseball, track, golf, football, swimming, skiing, bronco-busting, basketball, sailing, tennis, and polo! Action, adventure and laughter packed into twelve rousing stories about sports. By the author of "Monkey Shines" and "Touchdown Trouble"..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027808
- Title
- The Kid Who Beat the Dodgers
- Author
- Miers, Earl Schenck
- Illustrator
- Paul Galdone, Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Stated First Edition.
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland / New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S BASEBALL, SPORTS, DODGERS, EARL SCHENCK MIERS, PAUL GALDONE, FIRST EDITION, JUVENILE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; Children's;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Tight
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
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- New
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