Jack Coombs (58 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Book slightly shelf-cocked. Previous owner's name inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: GOOD. Second edition, fifth printing. Forewords by Grantland Rice (who calls this the most complete book on playing baseball ever written) and Connie Mack (who describes this as the first book of its kind). Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings. Index. xxiii, 340 pp. Fair condition only in charcoal gray cloth with silver lettering, no dust jacket (wear to the covers, contents are very good, printed throughout on heavy glossy stock, binding is sturdy.).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 278 pages with index in rear. 5 parts; Word by Connie Mack and Grantland Rice in front. Usual ex-library markings; Pages tight;; yellowed; moderate page wear; Many b/w diagrams and photos; B/w photo of Jack Coombs on frontispiece. Some smudges on endpapers; Green hard cover with lettering on spine. Moderate shelf wear; some rubbing and minor wear of corners, edges, and spine ends. Chapter headings include: The Defensive game (pitching, catching, infielder's; first base, second base, Shortstop, Third Base, Outfielder's game; Defense Strategy) Ofensive game (batting base running; batting order); Mythical ball game (the game itself); Practical problems (Organization and management; coach); and Treatment of minor injuries in baseball. RARE VINTAGE BOOK ON BASEBALL.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. Second Edition, 5th Printing. Hard cover 8vo in black cloth w/white facs signature and spine titles. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth rubbed and edgeworn, owner name front pastedown, else Fine and unmarked. 340pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Coombs, John W. "Jack." BASEBALL INDIVIDUAL PLAY AND TEAM STRATEGY. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Second edition (revised) 6thprinting June 1949. "Instructions to Scorers" added as part IV of the revised edition. Photos and diagram illustrated including frontispiece of JackCoombs playing baseball in uniform. Introductions by Connie Mack and Grantland Rice. xxv, 340pp with index, 8vo, gilt lettering on navy blue cloth(hardcover). Published on quality, calendered (glossy) stock with absence of foxing (brown age spots). Unmarked, clean, tightly bound. Generally invery good condition.

vg/no dj, prev owner name/covers faded/edgewear, good tight copy. index. Illustrated by photos. 1950 printingst edition. Binding is blue cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. NYC: Prentice-Hall, 1950. 2nd edition, 7th printing, VG+/G. Book has rubbing to the word "Baseball" at top of spine light wear to spine ends & corners. DJ has 1 1/2" V-shaped chip at top of spine eliminating Coombs", wear to corners, lower spine, most edges, closed tears on lower front panel & upper rear panel. Over 100 illustrations form a complete guide to the proper method of playing every position, covering many scenarios. Long section on scoring a game, how to treat injuries, uses a mythical 9-inning game to show numerous examples of defending. Combs was a former MLB player with at least four, 2 in each league. Short intros by Grantland Rice and Connie Mack. Good, solid intro to the National Game.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 4th Edition/First Printing. Jacket very rubbed and chipped, Blue boards rubbed at corners and tips. Prior owner name on fep reverse. Pages are clean, small amount of markings in text, binding sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. SHOWS AGE WITH SLIGHT SOIL AT BASE. MISSING REAR ENDPAPE AND FRONT ENDPAPER PASTED DOWN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. M. RELYEA (illustrator). NICE COPY FAIRLY NEW WITH ONLY DEFECT WRITING AND INK STAMP OF OLD OWNER ON FRONT ENDPAPER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Stated Sixth Printing (1949). No Chips, Tears Or Writing. Slight Slant. Light Foxing To The Edges. Corners Square.

30 pages. Illustrated. William H Coombs "The Merchant Navy - Its Present and Future" / "Special Leave in the United Kingdom" / Acts of Gallantry / C Jack Hellberg "Power Propulsion for Ships' Lifeboats" / Correspondence for Merchant Ships / Frank C Bowen "Talking of SHIPS AND ENGINES" (Papers).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Forewords by Grantland Rice and Connie Mack. Second Edition, Fifth Printing. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked, except for former owner's name written inside front cover. Dust Jacket has some small tears and chips. plus some creases. In mylar cover.

4th ed., VG/G+ jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Chipping on edges of dust jacket. Pages are clean. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

hardcover. Condition: Good. minor wear, no dj.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Eight-page collectible booklet, #4 in the series, with combined motor oil and baseball interest. Good plus condition, an unworn copy with a stain in top right corner.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Prentice-Hall, Inc. G/G. (1947). 2nd Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 2nd Printing . 12mo., xxiii, 340 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, tears, toning, cover bumped, writing on ffe, page toning .

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DJ. THIRD EDITION, THIRD PRINTING, CLEAN COPY.

HC. Condition: Good-FON. 340 Written for the purpose of helping those to play and coach the game with a greater degree of proficiency.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Third Edition. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Collectible eight-page advertising booklet, #5 in the series, with combined motor oil and baseball interest. Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Collectible eight-page advertising booklet, #2 in the series, with combined baseball and motor oil interest. Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Eight page collectible advertising pamphlet with combined motor oil and baseball interest. Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Oil company advertising booklet, eight pages in accordian foldout style. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. Later Printing. No dustjacket, bound in black cloth with silver gilt lettering on spine (lettering is almost entirely rubbed off.) Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs and bumps to edges and corners of covers, some browning to edges of interior pages.