The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball The Complete All-Time Major League Players Register
by Hy Turkin and S. C. Thompson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
A. S. Barnes and Co. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1951. Hardcover. Signed by Hy Turkin and inscribed to Pie Traynor, a Pittsburgh Pirate star who in the Hall of Fame when this was inscribed to him. Hard cover published by A. S. Barnes and Co. in 1951. Brick-red covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, covers have some edge wear, and ends of spine have some wear. Endpapers have some foxing and spotting. Pages have slight tanning. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is worn, torn and creased along edges, with some missing pieces, has foxing, and is in acceptable condition. 620 pages, 2.6 lb.; Jubilee Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 620 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- OVT8128
- Title
- The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball The Complete All-Time Major League Players Register
- Author
- Hy Turkin and S. C. Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes and Co
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- MLB, Baseball, Pittsburgh Pirates, Encyclopedia, Baseball Statistics
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