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Clarkson N. Potter. Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. Book Club Edition. Paperback. 1199306657 . 159 pages .

New York: Potter, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Illustrated by Russell Hoban. Very good in good dustwrapper. Pages clean. Corners lightly rubbed. Edges of spine bumped. Dustwrapper price clipped. Wear and tears on edges of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper shelf rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Clarkson Potter, 1964. First Edition. First edition. Very Good book in a Fair dust jacket. Introduction by Frank Frisch. Illustrations by Russell Hoban. Owner signature. Chips and some soiling to the white dust jacket.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, c1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. Russell Hoban. 159 p., illus. Author's first non-fiction book

NY: CLARKSON N.. Fine. 1964. First Edition. About fine in a Vg.+ dj. (3/4"-inch tear at head of front panel of dj. Tiny chip at head of rear panel & a 1/4"-inch tear at base) Uncommon baseball book by the author of "The Asphalt Jungle." Illustrations by Russell Hoban. .

NY: 1964, 1964. Book. Illus. by Russell Hoban. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. W.R. Burnett takes a break from his gritty noir fiction to basque in the world of Baseball from the point of view of an old timer, and it is a very pleasant season's opener, full of educated savvy, affection; humor. His ""old timer"" discusses all kinds of players; managers; umpires; the sportswriter (the average fan knows more); Ring Lardner -- the Shakespeare of baseball; bonuses; slumps; and some of the classic remarks that have been made on and off the field. Along with the illustrations by Russell Hoban and the introduction by Frankie Frisch, this should go right down the middle to any fan who has traded or flipped bubblegum cards. W.R. Burnett kept busy, producing a novel or more a year and turning most into screenplays (some as many as three times). Thematically Burnett was similar to Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain but his contrasting of the… Read More