Clutch Hitter! (A Chip Hilton Sports Story)

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. Later edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Book #4 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. Orig. published in 1949 in brown tweed with a DJ, this is one of the later picture cover editions from the early 1960s, listing to book #23 in front matter & #21 on back cover. Hardcover 12mo (5" x 7.5") with decorative red paper over boards, in 206 pages with frontispiece & some small internal pen-and-ink drawings. Deaccessioned from a school library, condition is only Good: fairly heavy rubbing to extremities, library stamps & card pocket inside both covers, child's name in crayon to ffep, else unmarked. Binding strong & straight, fading to spine only, sticker pull to front cover & to lower spine.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.