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Published by Macrae Smith Co, Philadelphia, 1952
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Book Condition: Very Good. Light gold boards with orange/tan plant design on front. Black letters and library number on spine. Spine lightly faded. Light edge wear. Library stamps, on page edges, flyleaf, and title page. The pocket removed leaving a square shape on back of board's endpage. 255 very bright, white tightly bound pages with library binding. Except for p. 169 having a tiny crease in middle of edge, the rest of pages unmarked. A very bright reading copy. Introduction from Joe Stydahar, Coach, Los Angeles Rams. Ex Library.
Published by Macrae Smith, Philadelphia, 1952
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in lightly soiled boards, lacking the dustwrapper. Profiles on various athletes whose strong fighting spirit made them stars despite almost overwhelming handicaps, including Bob Mathias, Nancy Merki, Mel Ott, and Earl Sande.
Published by Macrae-Smith, 1952
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn DJ. First Edition. 255pp Inspirational tales, from Mathias to Sande.
Condition: Very Good. V8 N4, April; 25c cover price, distributed by ID, 96pp, b/w/color throughout, side-stapled perfect bound. Vintage magazine devoted to sports, mostly baseball. Three pages on cockfighting, or game fowl, and its associations with prominent historical figures, its legal and moral issues, recent vice raids, and images of dueling cocks, spectators/participants. Casey Stengel front cover (ph. Ozzie Sweet), boxing referees, Eddie Waitkus, John McGraw, Detroit hockey, Leo Durocher, Slammin' Sam Jackson Snead, boxer Joann Hagen, Kyle Rote, Andy Pafko, horse racing, Grover Cleveland Alexander, golf fashion, smoking Kirk Douglas rear cover. This issue with variant covers, all changing the white banner headlines on the front cover, this being the only one crediting Lardner's cockfighting. Very Good, light rubbing, small tears and bruises, rear panel creased.