THE BABE AND I.
by Ruth, George Herman "Babe" [1895-1948] (Subject); Ruth, Claire Merritt ("Mrs. Babe Ruth") (Author); Slocum, Bill (Author)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Good Hardcover w/ Fair Dustjacket; white/tan spine with red and black lettering; DJ has discoloration, considerable creasing and some torn areas at top and bottom edges and corners, wear to front fold; boards have creasing and some chipping to top and bottom edges of spine, but otherwise clean; binding tight; text block clean; b/w photographs; 215 pp. 1347879. FP New Rockville Stock.
Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1347879
- Title
- THE BABE AND I.
- Author
- Ruth, George Herman "Babe" [1895-1948] (Subject); Ruth, Claire Merritt ("Mrs. Babe Ruth") (Author); Slocum, Bill (Author)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...