The Summer Game

New York: The Viking Press, 1972. First edition of Angell's first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Michael yours in baseball! Roger Angell." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket drawing by James Stevenson. The Summer Game, Roger Angell’s first book on the sport, changed baseball writing forever. Thoughtful, funny, appreciative of the elegance of the game and the passions invested by players and fans, it goes beyond the usual sports reporter’s beat to examine baseball’s complex place in our American psyche. Between the miseries of the 1962 expansion Mets and a classic 1971 World Series between the Pirates and the Orioles, Angell finds baseball in the 1960s as a game in transition—marked by league expansion, uprooted franchises, the growing hegemony of television, the dominance of pitchers, uneasy relations between players and owners, and mounting competition from other sports for the fans’ dollars. Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Brooks Robinson, Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, Carl Yastrzemski, Tom Seaver, Jim Palmer, and Casey Stengel are seen here with fresh clarity and pleasure. Here is California baseball in full flower, the once-mighty Yankees in collapse, baseball in French (in Montreal), indoor baseball (at the Astrodome), and sweet spring baseball (in Florida)—as Angell observes, "Always, it seems, there is something more to be discovered about this game."

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Viking Adult. Hardcover. 0670681644 1st Edition, 3rd Printing 1972 Viking Publishing. Book is in like new condition and comes with a Mylar protective cover. Customer service is our #1 priority. We sell great books at great prices with super fast shipping and free tracking. . Fine.

New York: The Viking Press, 1972. Unrevised proofs. 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Yellow wrappers., with review slip affixed to front cover; fine. Unrevised proofs. 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Easton Press, 2007-01-01. Leather Bound. New. NEW. Burgundy leather bound. Gold gilded edges. Gold foil embossed cover. Perfect inside and out. Easton Press copyright 1999.

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Ballantine Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0345309847 Like New Condition. . Fine.

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Viking Adult, 1972-05-16. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York: Viking Press, 1972. First printing. Paperback. Fine. 8vo, 312 pages, tawny covers Unrevised Galley Proofs.

Ballantine Books, 1986-09-12. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.

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Popular Library, 1982. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 303.AEG, full leather 4 raised bands , silk marker

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1984 Book. Good +. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. Good + mass market paperback. May be some rubbing, bumping and creasing to edges, corners and spine of book. Overall a good tight copy..

Ballantine Books, 1986-09-12. Mass Market Paperback. Good.

Penguin Books, 1990-03-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Norwalk, CN: The Easton Press. Collector's Edition. Full red leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; ribbon page marker; illustrated endpapers. . Fine. Full-Leather. 1996.

Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather.

University of Nebraska Press . softcover. New. pp. x + 303

Bison Books, March 2004. Paper Back Paper Back. New.

Bison Books. PAPERBACK. 0803259514 Special order direct from the distributor . New.

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Viking Adult, 1972-05-16. Hardcover. Good.

NY: Viking Press, 1971. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. NO. No shelf or corner wear. DJ covered with mylar. 1st and last blank pages may have been removed. Solid book. X LIBRARY

Viking, 1972. 303 pages, green paper with blue cloth binding, gilt ltrs on spine, green printers ink on top edges, corners bumped, tight. DJ is white pictorial with green/blue/& black ltrs with nicks and tears on edges and corners as well as scruffed. Baseball biography and sports.. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. G++/G+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Hardback. Very Good.

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Good. Used book in good condition. Has wear to the cover and pages. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing. 100% guaranteed. 072419

Good. Used book in good condition. Has wear to the cover and pages. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing. Ex-library with the usual stamps. 100% guaranteed. 080219

Good. Used book in good condition. Has wear to the cover and pages. Contains some markings such as highlighting and writing. Ex-library with the usual stamps. 100% guaranteed. 081119

Very Good. Used book in very good condition. Some cover wear, may contain a few marks. Ex-library with the usual stamps. 100% guaranteed. 081119

Bison Books, 2004-03-01. Paperback. Good.

Viking, NY. 'Fifth printing September 1972'. Hard Cover. xii, 303 p. Among the essays are The Flowering and Subsequent Deflowering of New England; The Old Folks behind Home; A Clean, Well-Lighted Cellar; Taverns in the Town; West of the Bronx; Some Pirates and Lesser Men; The Leaping Corpse, the Shallow Cellar, the French Pastime, the Walking Radio, and Other Summer Mysteries. Dj slightly worn; VG. Stock#24535.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1972. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking Adult. Hardcover. 0670681644 . . Good. 1972.

New York, New York: Popular Library, 1972 Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Very good mass market paperback. Nice clean tight copy..

Penguin Publishing Group, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Random House Publishing Group, 1986. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.