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What a Game They Played: Stories of the Early Days of Pro Football by Those Who Were There
by Richard Whittingham
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060153555
- ISBN 13
- 9780060153557
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$25.54CA$17.88
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About This Item
New York, NY: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984 Harper & Row Publishers, New York. 1984. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear to board bottom edges; light bumping to upper tips. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($15.95); light bumping to head, tail, and upper tips. Light blue paper over boards with dark blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers. 235 pp 8vo. This is a book in which 18 legendary football figures out of pro football's early days - Red Grange, Johnny Blood, Shipwreck Kelly, Mel Hein, Don Hutson, Sammy Baugh, Sid Luckman, and many more - tell in their own words what the game was like in the era of soft leather helmets, salaries of $100-$200 per game, and players who played both ways without a substitute. Packed with humorous anecdotes and wonderful recollections, this book gives sports fans an irresistible and very personal look into the past. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016382
- Title
- What a Game They Played: Stories of the Early Days of Pro Football by Those Who Were There
- Author
- Richard Whittingham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060153555
- ISBN 13
- 9780060153557
- Publisher
- Harper & Row Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- pro football, professional football, early days of pro football, professional football stars, professional football owners, Red Grange, Johnny Blood, Shipwreck Kelly, Mel Hein, Don Hutson, Sammy Baugh, Sid Luckman, Art Rooney, Wellington Mara, George Hala
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- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
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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- Tail
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- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
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