Backboard Fever (A Chip Hilton Sports Story)
by Bee, Clair
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Book #10 of 23 in the original series published 1948-1966 in the popular YA boys' series featuring freshman sports hero, Chip Hilton, & his understanding coach, Hank Rockwell, both based on the author's real life & experiences. Reissued in the late 1990s, these originals are highly collectible. First published with tweed boards & a DJ in 1953 (see our listing #021198 for that variant), this is one of the later picture cover series from the 1960s, listing to Book #20 in front matter & rear cover, original endpapers. With decorative red paper-covered boards, this hardcover 12mo (5" x 7.5") is in Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. Very slight bumping to spine tips & corners is only flaw. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021200
- Title
- Backboard Fever (A Chip Hilton Sports Story)
- Author
- Bee, Clair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SPORTS TEAMS COLLEGE STUDENTS BOYS COACHES ATHLETES FICTION BASKETBALL PLAYERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Sports & Fitness;
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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