Brown Benchmark the Elysian Fields Press (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Shadows of the Diamond explores the reality behind many of baseball's myths. It reveals how the lives, reputations, and careers of ballplayers were damaged, diverted, and in some cases destroyed by unfortunate timing, fateful misunderstanding and/or false representations. First Edition wuth all numbers from 1 to 10 present. Both the non clipped Dust Jacket and the book are in very good condition. I have more than 200 publications on the History of Baseball in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Support Small Business by buying this book! 1st Edition / 1st Printing - The Elysian Fields Press, 1992. No apparent marks in text. Binding is tight and square. Light wear to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New condition. As New dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Brown & Benchmark / Elysian Fields Press, 1992. A beautiful, pristine copy. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. As New condition in bright, shiny, As New Dust Jacket (protected by a removable Brodart sleeve). NOT price clipped ($19.95). No chips. No tears. No fading. No creases. No rubbing. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. First printing, with complete number row (10 987654321) on copyright page. Biography of the baseball player considered to be the best third basemen in Chicago White Sox history. Illustrated with a 16-page photo section. Bibliography. Index. Original rust-colored cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "In 1921, George Daniel 'Buck' Weaver, the Ginger Kid, was banned for life from baseball. THE GINGER KID provides historians and baseball fans with the entire story of the life of Buck Weaver, from his first appearance on the ball fields of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, through his rapid though erratic rise to the major leagues, the Black Sox scandal and trial, his ouster from the game he loved so much, and his unrelenting efforts, up to the day he died, to clear his name. Was Weaver's fate unjust? Herein lie the facts of the case." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/As New dust jacket. 8vo. xvii, 337pp.…