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Over the Hill to the Super Bowl
by Brig Owens, Chuck Cascio
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0883310619
- ISBN 13
- 9780883310618
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Washington/New York : Robert B. Luce, 1973 Robert B. Luce, Washington/New York. 1973. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; light dust soiling to text block top. DJ: Very Good: NOT Price Clipped ($7.50); light chipping to head and tail; light wear to tips; light suntoning to spine; closed tear on top of front panel. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 212 pp 8vo. The 1972 Washington Redskins were a team of veterans called "Over the Hill Gang" but the fought as a team and won their conference, the went to the Super Bowl but lost there to Miami 14-7 (in 1973). The story of 1972 season is told by strong safety Brig Owens on a game by game basis with humor, with tension, and the pressure the team felt through the season. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015556
- Title
- Over the Hill to the Super Bowl
- Author
- Brig Owens, Chuck Cascio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0883310619
- ISBN 13
- 9780883310618
- Publisher
- Robert B. Luce
- Place of Publication
- Washington/New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Washington Redskins, National Football League, Conference Championship 1972, 1973 Super Bowl, Over the Hill Gang, George Allen, Miami Dolphins, Autobiography, Professional Football,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Brodart
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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