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The Mickey Mantle Story by Mickey Mantle, with Ben Epstein - 1953

by Mickey Mantle, with Ben Epstein

The Mickey Mantle Story by Mickey Mantle, with Ben Epstein - 1953

The Mickey Mantle Story

by Mickey Mantle, with Ben Epstein

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
1953 Henry Holt stated first edition. Uncommon as a true first with the dust jacket. 108 pages followed by 32 pages of photos

Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete, clean and unmarked. The main condition issue (see the last photo in this listing): The back board panel has two small indentations near the top center of the panel, and a small puncture at the top right side of the panel, at the spine joint.

Condition of the dust jacket is Very Good. The DJ is complete, not price clipped. It shows light shelf wear, most noticeable at the top and bottom of the spine. The DJ is protected in a new mylar cover.

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  • Bookseller Harpo Speaks Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Edition first
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Henry Holt and Company
  • Date Published 1953
  • Keywords Baseball
East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960

by Ritter, Lawrence S.

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
Edition not stated, No previous printings noted
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780965694964
ISBN 10
0965694968
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New York, Total Sports, 1998, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), xiii-210 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould with a bookplate to the front pastedown identifying the book as 'From the Library of...', Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written', presents a cultural history of New York City in the first half of the twentieth century with sports, those who participated in them, and the many legendary venues that housed them at the center. Profusely illustrated throughout with both black-&-white and color photographs, many from the author's personal collection. Appended:… Read More
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THE BIG RED MACHINE
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THE BIG RED MACHINE

by Hertzel, Bob

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780130761903
ISBN 10
0130761907
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, previous owner's pasted stamp to 1/2 title page, offsetting to FFE opposite from stamp else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with rubbing to edge, bumping to spine ends, small chip from head of spine else a bright and solid copy. Book is signed/inscribed by 3 Cincinatti Reds - signature & inscription from Ted Kluszewski to FFE, signatures from Johnny Bench & Pete Rose to title page. Book includes an NBC press pass for Game 5 of the 1976 World Series. This is significant because there wasn't a Game 5. The Reds swept the Yankees 4 straight games. A truly unique item.
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The Babe: A Life in Pictures
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The Babe: A Life in Pictures

by Ritter, Lawrence S. (and Mark Rucker)

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition, First Printing by numberline
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780899197685
ISBN 10
089919768X
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Ticknor and Fields, 1988, large format hardcover (9" x 12"), 282 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould on the title page. Inscription reads "For Stephen Jay Gould with all good wishes - Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks and bumps. The premier sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written presents what has been described as "easily the best pictorial biography of the Sultan of Swat...from boyhood days in his father's saloon in Baltimore, his formative years at St. Mary's, his early playing days in Baltimore and Providence, his rise to stardom as a member of the Boston Red Sox, the legendary years… Read More
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Strikeout Story
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Strikeout Story

by Bob Feller

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good-
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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A.S. Barnes and Company, New York. First edition. Book in Near Fine condition. Green pictorial dust jacket has several tears and chips in Good- condition. Dust jacket spine is sunned. 258 pp. Text is white, unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Illustrated with many b/w photographs. Signed by Feller in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Baseball Hall of Famer's autobiography in excellent condition.
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St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

by Krupnik, Amour

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  • as new
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Condition
As New
Binding
Paperback
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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£100.38

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Unknown Upaginated; Spiral-Bound Soft Cover; Illustrated Reprint Edition; Includes Krupnik bio and background for each cartoon, Stats. Brief history of the Cardinals 1958-68. Rare. Spiral-Bound. As New.
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960
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East Side, West Side: Tales of New York Sporting Life, 1910-1960

by Ritter, Lawrence S.

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
Edition not stated, No previous printings noted
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780965694964
ISBN 10
0965694968
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Total Sports, 1998, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), xiii-210 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould with a bookplate to the front pastedown identifying the book as 'From the Library of...', Fine in Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, in protective glassine sleeve. The sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written', presents a cultural history of New York City in the first half of the twentieth century with sports, those who participated in them, and the many legendary venues that housed them at the center. Profusely illustrated throughout with both black-&-white and color photographs, many from the author's personal collection. Appended:… Read More
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THE BIG RED MACHINE
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THE BIG RED MACHINE

by Hertzel, Bob

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780130761903
ISBN 10
0130761907
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, previous owner's pasted stamp to 1/2 title page, offsetting to FFE opposite from stamp else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with rubbing to edge, bumping to spine ends, small chip from head of spine else a bright and solid copy. Book is signed/inscribed by 3 Cincinatti Reds - signature & inscription from Ted Kluszewski to FFE, signatures from Johnny Bench & Pete Rose to title page. Book includes an NBC press pass for Game 5 of the 1976 World Series. This is significant because there wasn't a Game 5. The Reds swept the Yankees 4 straight games. A truly unique item.
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£120.45
The Babe: A Life in Pictures
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The Babe: A Life in Pictures

by Ritter, Lawrence S. (and Mark Rucker)

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition, First Printing by numberline
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780899197685
ISBN 10
089919768X
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Ticknor and Fields, 1988, large format hardcover (9" x 12"), 282 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Association Copy, Signed by the author and inscribed to the American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould on the title page. Inscription reads "For Stephen Jay Gould with all good wishes - Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine-end and corner bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light spine-end and corner nicks and bumps. The premier sports historian and author of The Glory of Their Times, often called 'the greatest book about baseball ever written presents what has been described as "easily the best pictorial biography of the Sultan of Swat...from boyhood days in his father's saloon in Baltimore, his formative years at St. Mary's, his early playing days in Baltimore and Providence, his rise to stardom as a member of the Boston Red Sox, the legendary years… Read More
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Strikeout Story
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Strikeout Story

by Bob Feller

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good-
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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A.S. Barnes and Company, New York. First edition. Book in Near Fine condition. Green pictorial dust jacket has several tears and chips in Good- condition. Dust jacket spine is sunned. 258 pp. Text is white, unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Illustrated with many b/w photographs. Signed by Feller in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Baseball Hall of Famer's autobiography in excellent condition.
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St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

by Krupnik, Amour

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  • as new
  • Paperback
Condition
As New
Binding
Paperback
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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£100.38

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Unknown Upaginated; Spiral-Bound Soft Cover; Illustrated Reprint Edition; Includes Krupnik bio and background for each cartoon, Stats. Brief history of the Cardinals 1958-68. Rare. Spiral-Bound. As New.
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The Story of Baseball
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The Story of Baseball

by Ritter, Lawrence S

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used - Good+
Jacket Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780688017248
ISBN 10
068801724X
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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£80.30£68.26
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New York, William Morrow & Co., 1983, hardcover, pp.vii-150, Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed by the author on the title page "Merry Christmas-Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean, wear to bottom corners, tiny ink mark to bottom edge of text block. Dustjacket, edge nicks, short edge tears with some crumple, chips to spine ends, in new Brodart sleeve. The fundamentals of the game of baseball and an introduction to the great players of the past by the author of 'The Glory of Their Times'. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Introduction by Ted Williams. Index appended. ISBN 9780688017248
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The "Hard-To-Please-Player" Will Find What he Wants in These 30 Famous Player's...
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The "Hard-To-Please-Player" Will Find What he Wants in These 30 Famous Player's Models of the Louisville Slugger Line ( Promotional Sheet )

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  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition
No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby , 1938. One Sheet, Folded to make 4 pages, 8 1/2 " x 11". Illustrated with black and white photographs. Very Good Plus, small tear at center crease. Two holes punched for a ring binder. Features photos of professional players Zeke Bonura and Buddy York, and the roster of 30 player's models includes Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Paul Waner, and Rogers Hornsby, among others. Center 2 pages feature "Some of the Many Steps in Making Baseball Bats". . First Edition. One Sheet, Folded. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8 1/2 " x 11".
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter

by Slaughter, Enos with Kevin Reid

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  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780936389233
ISBN 10
0936389230
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Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
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£108.40£75.88
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Greenboro, NC: Tudor Press. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0936389230 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; Includes Postcard From National Baseball Hall of Fame Signed by Enos Slaughter ; Black and white photographs; 208 pages .
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition
No DJ Included
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No DJ Included
Edition
2nd Printing Thus
Binding
Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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Summerland.
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Summerland.

by CHABON, Michael

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  • as new
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
As New
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780786808779
ISBN 10
0786808772
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Hyperion, 2002. Signed on the title page by the author who has drawn a baseball by his signature. This is being sold together with a promotional package of Summerland cards. First edition / First printing. White paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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£80.30
Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style

by Whiting, Robert

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780380631155
ISBN 10
0380631156
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Calgary , Alberta, Canada
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£82.66

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New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.
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St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

by Krupnik, Amour

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  • as new
  • Paperback
Condition
As New
Binding
Paperback
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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Unknown Upaginated; Spiral-Bound Soft Cover; Illustrated Reprint Edition; Includes Krupnik bio and background for each cartoon, Stats. Brief history of the Cardinals 1958-68. Rare. Spiral-Bound. As New.
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£100.38
My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

by Rogers Hornsby, J. Roy Stockton, Editor

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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David McKay Company, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Hornsby's baseball how-to, My Kind of Baseball, one of the best ever published. Tip after tip after tip from the master. Per David McKay's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Includes scarce dust jacket with $2.50 price intact. 185 pp. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Unclipped dust jacket with two tiny tears to edges. A presentable copy of an early and important baseball instructional. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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£104.38
Roger Maris at Bat
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Roger Maris at Bat

by Maris, Roger; and Jim Ogle

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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Westfield, New York, United States
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£113.62

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Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st edition with a very good DJ with some damage to the top of the DJ's spine, protected In a Brodart cover
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£113.62