Shoeless Joe
by Kinsella, W. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1982. First printing. Attractive copy of classic book which was basis for film "A Field of Dreams". Very slight bumping at head of spine. Crisp textblock is bright and fresh. Appears unread. Price clipped jacket has 1/2" closed tear on rear panel, minor edgewear at base of spine and faint wrinkling on spine. Tight and square, well bound. In mylar. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine to Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
More than the inspiration for the beloved film Field of Dreams , Shoeless Joe is a mythical novel about “dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American” ( Philadelphia Inquirer ). “If you build it, he will come.” These mysterious words, spoken by an Iowa baseball announcer, inspire Ray Kinsella to carve a baseball diamond in his cornfield in honor of his hero, the baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson. What follows is both a rich, nostalgic look at one of our most cherished national pastimes and a remarkable story about fathers and sons, love and family, and the inimitable joy of finding your way home.
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- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004491
- Title
- Shoeless Joe
- Author
- Kinsella, W. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- A Field of Dreams
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Books Into Film;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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