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The Glory of Their Times;: The story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it
by Ritter, Lawrence S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, 4th Printing (1966). Published by Macmillan, 1966. Quarto. Blue cloth over white boards stamped in gold with illustrated endpapers and red topstain. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light spotting to page ends. Price-clipped dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear and small tears. A very good copy of this history of American baseball. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 300 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Synopsis
The Glory of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It is a book, edited by Lawrence Ritter, telling the stories of early 20th century baseball. It is widely acclaimed as one of the great books written about baseball.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150341
- Title
- The Glory of Their Times;: The story of the early days of baseball told by the men who played it
- Author
- Ritter, Lawrence S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
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Southampton, New York
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- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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- New
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- Cloth
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- Crisp
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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