Kate Carpenter Schmidt, managing editor of a neighborhood newspaper, collector of baseball cards, avid reader, and dabbler in various philanthropies, has an adventure which teaches her to discriminate between what is real and what is fake
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # Q15P-00524
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Fair. McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). Signed Copy . No Dust Jacket Signed/Inscribed by author on front endpage. Seller Inventory # SB06F-01812
Seller: Mike's Baseball Books, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). 1st Edition. The title refers to a hit Kate's mom makes in a neighborhood game after Kate gives her baseball lessons for her birthday. Has really nice illustrations by Emily McCully. First Edition, second printing. Both the non price clipped Dust Jacket and the book are in very good condition. I have around 200 books on Juvenile Baseball Fiction, more than 80 books written by or about Women or Girls in Baseball, and over 2,400 Baseball Publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Seller Inventory # ABE-1789476832149
Seller: Alf Books, Menomonie, WI, U.S.A.
McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). hard cover, tiny edge tear on DJ, 115 pages, 5 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches, 1st edition, very good + book condition, very good dust jacket condition, juvenile fiction, Seller Inventory # M0623
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). 1st Edition. 115 pages with a past owner's name, "Margaret Willard" on the ffep. (perhaps, she is the author's little girl?!) No other extraneous marks. Bright unclipped dustjacket with 5 tiny closed tears across the top. Very entertaining character, Kate Carpenter Schmidt; she continuously invents her own unusual, self-made record categories in a desperate bid to get her name printed in the Guinness Book of World Records! Her attempts are highly eccentric, everyday challenges rather than traditional athletic feats. Throughout the story, she hatches multiple zany schemes, which include: Teaching her mother how to play baseball (and giving her three free lessons as a birthday present)Entering a local pet show with her neighborhood friend, Ursula Quinn, to win a watch. Collecting neighborhood news for her own self-published newspaper. Seller Inventory # ABE-1779731937429
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. McCully, Emily Arnold (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Quarter blue cloth cover with green boards has light rubbing but near pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has a 1/4" tear on back panel but near pristine. Publisher's price of $6.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ). Seller Inventory # 14297