Knave Eagles by Wade Robert (10 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Good. First Edition. Collectible - pg. edges worn; ex library w/markings; 212 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition / First Printing. Hint of edge and corner wear to the dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very lightly bumped and rubbed, overall a very crisp and clean, well-preserved, extremely rare and collectible first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Very scarce title! Hard-to-find and out-of-print! 211 very fine, unmarked and uncreased pages! "If asked to supply his own epitaph, Gil Rolfe likely would have suggested: The Best Damn Solitaire Player in the World. He was almost completely his own creation, including his name. He had overcome both heredity and environment and had done it without help and, at times, against active opposition. He had learned young that the world didn't care whether he survived or perished. And he resolved to beat the world with its own deck. Indifference was his religion, detachment his philosophy. In the vernacular of his society, Gil Rolfe was known as a man who never lost his cool.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very topical novel for its time-set mostly in Castro's Cuba. There is an attempt to spirit away star pitcher Chombo Herrera, who has returned to Havana to get married and is now unable to leave the island. A few of his innings are described and at a critical moment he knocks out one of the bad guys with a thrown baseball. Both the book and the non price clipped Dust Jacket (in a mylar protector) are in very good- condition. I have more than 195 baseball novels and mysteries in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. DJ has some light yellowing, but is in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. VG/G, used, 211pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj is not price-clipped. Stated first printing.

Condition: Good. 1970. 211 pages. Pink pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to clipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Tiny owner name, slight sunning to the very edges of the boards else fine in near fine dust jacket with a faint stain on the rear panel and a crease on the front flap. Troubleshooter is sent to deal with a big league pitcher who returns home to Havana during a crucial part of the pennant race.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. a Cold War era spy-thriller about one-man's attempt to help a major league baseball player and his girl friend escape from Castro's Cuba with the help of the CIA; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only minimal surface and edgewear. Scarce. Collectable.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. First Printing (so stated). New York: Random House, 1969. An attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in collectible condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Bound in the original gray boards with a black cloth spine. Stamped in shiny silver on the front cover and lettered in metallic crimson on the spine. The board edges are a just a little sun-faded (but less than usual for this edition). Small crease to corner of Dust Jacket inner flaps, front and back. NOT price clipped (4.95). No chips. No tears. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. The author's second book, subtitled "A novel of suspense." This is a baseball-themed, spy thriller set in Miami and Castro's Cuba. During a crucial part of the pennant race, Gil Rolfe is sent to extricate a baseball team's star pitcher, Chombo "Sugar" Herrera, who has gone home to Havana to see his girlfriend, and now cannot get back. McCue p. 115 calls it an "Adult mystery." From the Dust Jacket: "If asked to supply his own epitaph, Gil Rolfe likely would have suggested: The Best Damn Solitaire Player in the World. He was almost completely his own creation, including his name. He had overcome both heredity and environment and had done it without help and, at times, against active opposition. He had learned young that the world didn't care whether he survived or perished. And he resolved to beat the world with its own deck. Indifference was his religion, detachment his philosophy. In the vernacular of his society, Gil Rolfe was known as a man who never lost his cool.". First Printing (so stated). Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. (xii), 212pp. .

Hardcover. Condition: Black cloth spine /gray boards. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Not Price Clipped (4.95). First Printing of the First Edition. New York: Random House, 1969. Near Fine condition (boards a touch faded at edge, but less than usual) in a gorgeous, Very Fine Dust Jacket. No tears. No fading. No chips, runs or errors. Protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. The author's second book. "A novel of suspense." This baseball-themed, spy thriller is set in Miami and Castro's Cuba. During a crucial part of the pennant race, Gil Rolfe is sent to extricate a baseball team's star pitcher, Chombo Herrera, who has gone home to Havana to see his girlfriend, and now cannot get back. An attractive copy of a book tough-to-find in collectible condition. McCue p. 115: calls this an "Adult mystery." From the Dust Jacket: "If asked to supply his own epitaph, Gil Rolfe likely would have suggested: The Best Damn Solitaire Player in the World. He was almost completely his own creation, including his name. He had overcome both heredity and environment and had done it without help and, at times, against active opposition. He had learned young that the world didn't care whether he survived or perished. And he resolved to beat the world with its own deck. Indifference was his religion, detachment his philosophy. In the vernacular of his society, Gil Rolfe was known as a man who never lost his cool." Keywords: Baseball novel. CIA. Cuba. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth spine /gray boards/DJ Not Price Clipped (4.95). 8vo. (xii), 212pp. .