Wild on the Bases; A Rocky McCune Baseball Story
by Wilfred McCormick
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$38.10CA$26.67
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About This Item
New York, NY: Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1965 Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; small smudge on front board. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); slight chipping at head; missing small piece at tail; price sticker glue remnant on front panel. Tan boards and spine with bright orange lettering on spine.152 pp 8vo. Rocky McCune's team has troubles at the Kaibob Tournament in Indian country. The author's customary sure grasp of his subject matter, plus the drama, color, and clashes of the amateur baseball world set against a background of Indian tribal lore and superstition. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart Mylar jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001322
- Title
- Wild on the Bases; A Rocky McCune Baseball Story
- Author
- Wilfred McCormick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan, and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- WILFRED MCCORMICK, ROCKY MCCUNE, KAIBOB TOURNAMENT, AMATEUR BASEBALL, BOYS BASEBALL BOOK, FICTION. adolescent fiction, boys sports fiction, boys baseball fiction,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Adolescent/Childrens Books;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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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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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...