Molen Sam (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Printing. 210 page hardcover - "A Collection of Stories and Anecdotes about the Greats and the Also-Rans in Sports." 1955 printing of the 1947 original. Signed by author to prior owner on front free endpaper. The author was sports director for radio station in Kansas City. Dust jacket is worn, rubbed, damp stained and sun faded - fair condition only - but has all of the flap copy and author information. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean. Signed by Author(s).…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 2nd Printing. 210 pages. Brief, generic inscription and signed by author on fep. There are no other marks or writing in the book. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has self wear. Wear to the folds on the flaps. Light wear to the covers. Light crease top of back cover. Two small tears top of spine at front and back. Back cover lightly soiled. Signed by Author. …

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Former owner name on front end paper, otherwise a clean unmarked book. NOT former library.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Printing. 1959. 2nd Printing. Fine hardback book. Fine dust jacket. An as new copy in a comparable dust jacket. 207pp. Sm 8vo. (Cc). Lynch, Pat (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 2nd printing 1955, near fine hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing and mild edgewear that includes small closed tears. 210 pages. Still a good looking copy of these all-sports stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Inscribed with sincere thanks and all good wishes Sam Molen October 1978. This new collection of anecdotes runs the sports gamut-from baseball to bowling. You will laugh with Yogi Berra, Sam Snead, Billy Martin, Dizzy Dean, Casey Stengel, Walter (Boom-Boom) Beck, Phog Allen, Lefty Gomez, Joe Garagiola, Adolph Rupp, Satchel Paige, and many others. Very hard to find a copy of this book with a Dust Jacket-has nice drawings by Pat Lynch and is in good condition (now in a Mylar protector.) The book is in very good condition. I have around 100 items on sports humor, cartoons and comics and more than 220 signed baseball books in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Inscribed by Author(s). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Scuff on front board, small tears at the crown, near very good lacking the dust jacket. Self-published collection of sports anecdotes. Inscribed by the author, a longtime sports broadcaster, and host of the television show "Bowlin' with Molen.".

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 210pp. "About the greats and also-rans.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a short tear on the front panel. A collection of humorous sports stories, probably self-published, by a longtime sports broadcaster, and host of the television show "Bowlin' with Molen." Scarce in this condition.…

MOLEN, Sam. THEY MAKE ME LAUGH. A Collection Of Stories And Anecdotes About The Great And The Also-Rans In Sports. Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, [1947]. Small 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket; 210 pages. First Edition. Written by one of the leading sports commentators of the time, Molen retells some his best sport stories. Signed presentation from Molen on the front endpaper: "To Robert Burns- friend of Nat Wolkind, to whom this book is dedicated. Sam Molen 11/26/47." Very Good (covers bright, some browning to front endpapers from dust jacket); some wear & short tears with related creases (few small chips, especially at the head of the spine) d/j. $35.00.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED BY MOLEN FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. Signed by Author(s).