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N.Y.: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 1989. 1st edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine, as new copy in very lightly rubbed dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Seaver, the former all-star pitcher for the Mets, Reds and other teams, and Resnicow, author of eight whodunits, including Edgar-nominee The Gold Solution , set their baseball mystery novel in the near future. Just before the first game of the World Series, Samuel Moultran Prager, the tyrannical, George Steinbrenner-like owner of the expansion team Brooklyn Bandits, is found murdered, apparently by a thrown baseball, in the depths of Brooklyn's stadium. The problem for the policeand sports reporter Marc Burris that more than 100 people were in the stadium when Prager died and each had a motive and the ability to kill him. The baseball sections of Beanball are, not surprisingly, solid and fascinating to any fanespecially the accounts of Series games and the Bandits' unorthodox… Read More

Dutton 1994 1st ed. Fine in dj, SIGNED COPY. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Dutton, 1994. 1st ed. Fine in dj. With the passing of Ted an interesting item to add to any collection. A million-dollar baseball card collection is stolen and Bernie is framed for the heist.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

NY: Dutton, 1994. 1st ed.Page edges soiled, spine slant esle very good in near fine dust jacket.. With the passing of Ted an interesting item to add to any collection. A million-dollar baseball card collection is stolen and Bernie is framed for the heist.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.

NY,NY: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 2000. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE. A non-series effory by the author of North To Montana and Good Morning Killer. This one centers around the world of baseball and its connections in South America.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York: Overlook Press, 2003. 1st. Ed. FINE/FINE - CUBA and BASEBALL make for a great read.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Putnam, 1994. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. SIGNED COPY, signature only, by the author on the title page. Joe Dante, NYPD detective, in author's first hardcover book. Kansas City Royals star pitcher Willie Cintron is found dead from a heroin overdose on the day of the final game of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees..... Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1989. 1st ed. Fine in dj. Author's first book. The first book introucing Katherine Henry - baseball writer in Toronto, Canada. Whodunit aficionados and baseball fans alike will enjoy this thoroughly engaging novel that provides a colorful inside view of the all-American pastime. The characters are authentic, the plot deftly paced and the narrative lively and humorous. Kate Henry, a 40-year-old baseball writer, covers the Toronto Titans for the Toronto Planet. The veteran reporter is intelligent, feisty and enamored of her job. The Titans are about to clinch the pennant, but designated hitter Sultan Sanchez misses the big game. During the victory celebration the team announces that Sultan is dead. The next morning, the body of ace pitcher Steve Thorson is found in the clubhouse, and it appears that the two murders are related. Even worse, the killer must be someone connected with the team. In pursuit of this hot story, Kate confronts… Read More

NY: Harper Collins, 1993. First edition, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. . Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. "Satire-laden Florida thriller from Standiford (Spill, 1991)- -with quirky characters, vivid settings, and riveting action done in Sam Peckinpah's slo-mo style. Baseball is happening in southern Florida. Down-on-his-luck Johnny Deal, son of a one-time prosperous developer, seemingly for old times' sake has been invited to a soir?e aboard his dad's old pal's yacht--a gathering of movers and shakers hoping to bring the national pastime to Miami. Despite Thornton Penfield's opulent hospitality, the evening is a maudlin reminder of days past. So Deal and pregnant wife Janice escape early. The next day Deal's on his way to the Little Havana fourplex he's renovating (the last of his father's legacy) when a driver tries to run him off the road. To boot, his brakes fail and Deal narrowly avoids the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Morrow/Avon, 1994. 1st ed. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. The third Drover novel. Drover is called into an investigation of Homer White, whose heavy-hitting baseball career with the Chicago Cubs has gone into a slump.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

NY: Ballantine Books, 1983. 1st ed. Very slight reading crease else a near fine copy of this Paperback Original. A SHAMUS AWARD Winner.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

NY: Warner, 1995. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket. Baseball background.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Morrow, 1993. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. A Duffy House title. Boston. It's Old Timers Day af Fenway and two former Red Sox, whose critical blunders have robbed the Sox of World Series championships are gunned down.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Morrow 1993, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj. A Duffy House title. Baseball. INSCRIBED COPY as Evers and also by both authors; Bill Brashler and Reinder Van Til. It's Old Timers Day af Fenway and two former Red Sox, whose critical blunders have robbed the Sox of World Series championships are gunned down.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Morrow 1993 Fine in dj. A Duffy House title. Baseball. 1st ed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

N.Y.: Morrow, 1993. 1st ed. Fine in dj. A Duffy House title. Baseball. INSCRIBED COPY as Evers and also by both authors; Bill Brashler and Reinder Van Til. It's Old Timers Day af Fenway and two former Red Sox, whose critical blunders have robbed the Sox of World Series championships are gunned down.. Inscribed Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1991. 1st edition, June 1991, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Publicity sheet laid in. 1962 NY Mets. The second book for sleuths Thomas Andrew Curry and Sandrine Cadette Curry, who have recently married. When Mets outfielder Jerry Fielder is murdered, the Currys are called in to assist the investigation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martins, 1991. 1st ed. Stained at page edges else near fine in dust jacket. 1962 NY Mets. The second book for sleuths Thomas Andrew Curry and Sandrine Cadette Curry, who have recently married. When Mets outfielder Jerry Fielder is murdered, the Currys are called in to assist the investigation.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

N.Y.: St. Martin's, 1982. 1st ed. Near fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket. In 1953 America, McCarthyism is everywhere. Congressman Rex Harwood Simmons is among the leaders who single-mindedly hunt down suspected Communists; he even claims that Communism has infiltrated America’s favorite pastime. But while watching a Yankee game one afternoon, he becomes a target. As the crowd cheers for a home run, Simmons is shot dead in his seat. . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. 1st ed., with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in dust jacket with protective mylar cover. SIGNED with full signature at title page. Third Brady Coyne title, this one set in the world of major league baseball in Boston. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.