THE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER or Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond
Hancock, H. Irving
From BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 December 1997
From BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 December 1997
About this Item
First edition. Cream cloth with front panel illustration of a punting football player player in black and red, football crossed bats and open book to the spine, cover lettering in black; white coated paper dust jacket with pictorial illustration replicating the books cover, except the back ground field is in green. A bit of wear to the crown of the spine, else a near fine, tight copy; in a very good, modestly worn dust jacket with light chipping to the spine ends and lower front flap corner. According to Mattson & Davis (31000) this copy of the book is in the first format. The book is also listed in Cary Sternick's THE HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY: A History and Pictorial Bibliography (Item #17). According to the pictorial section of this history the dust jacket might be in the second format with the football field in green; the book is still in the first format. The second book, in the four book High School Boys Series again featuring Dick Prescott and his friends. "Here, the boys take over the high school baseball team and lead it to victory."-- Andy McCue, Baseball by the Books. Octavo. 248 pages. 8 pages of Altemus' series advertisements at the rear. Seller Inventory # ABE-1723325980436
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHER or Dick & Co. on the...
Publisher: Philadelphia: The Altemus Company, (1910).
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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