The Last Commissioner; A Baseball Valentine
by Fay Vincent
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0743244524
- ISBN 13
- 9780743244527
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY : Simon and Schuster , 2002 Simon and Schuster; New York. 2002. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumped lower tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($26.00); bumped lower tips. Blue boards with white overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 322 pp 8vo. The author became the Commissioner of Baseball in 1989 when Bartlett Giamatti died. This book is the ultimate fan's fantasy camp as he recalls all the baseball greats he met during his time in office. He also gives his candid views on the state of baseball today and his belief that it will survive the current leadership and prosper. A book of insight and wisdom from someone who held the front row seat for 3 years. A clean almost pristine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010241
- Title
- The Last Commissioner; A Baseball Valentine
- Author
- Fay Vincent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0743244524
- ISBN 13
- 9780743244527
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Fay Vincent, Major League Baseball Commissioner, A. Gartlett Giamatti, Pete Rose, George Steinbrenner, Negro Leagues, oil fields, Bush Family, Coca-Cola Company, Columbia Pictures, baseball, major league baseball,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Autobiography;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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