Tales of the diamond :; selected gems of baseball fiction
by Fox, William Price; Hyman, Miles (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very small tear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light sunning to bottom edges, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ.
- ISBN 10
- 0942627156
- ISBN 13
- 9780942627152
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Woodford Press, 1991. First edition, first printing (stated). Hardcover. Very small tear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light sunning to bottom edges, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ.. Quarto in green DJ; 151 p, color illus ; 27 cm. Contents: Baseball Hattie by Damon Runyon -- The Umpire's revolt by Paul Gallico -- The Thrill of the grass by W.P. Kinsella -- Nebraska crane by Thomas Wolfe -- A Killing by Roger Angell -- My kingdom for Jones? by Wilbur Schramm -- Leroy Jeffcoat by William Price Fox -- The Perfect game by Sergio RamÃrez -- Old well-well by Zane Grey -- What did we do wrong? by Garrison Keillor -- The Pitcher and the plutocrat by P.G. Wodehouse -- Braves 10, giants 9 by Shirley Jackson -- You could look it up by James Thurber -- The Hector Quesadilla story by T. Coraghessan Boyle. || Baseball; Short stories; American.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80748
- Title
- Tales of the diamond :; selected gems of baseball fiction
- Author
- Fox, William Price; Hyman, Miles (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very small tear to DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve, light sunning to bottom edges, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0942627156
- ISBN 13
- 9780942627152
- Publisher
- Woodford Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novels, Fiction, Short Stories; United States, American Studies, Americana;
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Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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