October 1964.
Language: English
Published by Stated first edition, published by Villard Books, New York, 1994., 1994
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
AbeBooks seller since February 6, 1998
Association member: MWABA
Condition: Used
£ 17.32
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Near fine with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is very lightly bumped at top front edge. 380 pages with a bibliography plus 36 photographs.
Seller Inventory # 8219
- Title
- October 1964.
- Author
- Halberstam, David
- Publisher
- Stated first edition, published by Villard Books, New York, 1994.
- Publication year
- 1994
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0679415602
- ISBN 13
- 9780679415602
- Edition
- 1st Edition
October 1964 is Halberstam's exciting new book about baseball - this time about the last season of that Yankee dynasty. Like the previous book, it is both sports and history, and it is a fascinating account of an electrifying baseball championship against the background of profound social change. The Yankees, like most American League teams, reflected the status quo and, in contrast to the National League teams, had been slow to sign the new great black players (indeed, for a time, their best scouts were ordered not to sign them). Though the Yankees boasted such great names as Mantle, Maris, and Ford, theirs was an aging team: Mantle, hobbled by injuries, was facing his last hurrah in post-season play. By contrast, the St. Louis Cardinals were a young tough team on the ascent, featuring talented black players - Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, Lou Brock, and Bill White - who were changing the very nature of the game with their unprecedented speed and power.
Halberstam has once again given us an absorbing tale of an exciting season and a great Word Series that reflected a changing era in both baseball and the rest of society as well: The fabric that insulated baseball from the turmoil in the rest of the country was beginning to tear. We get intimate vignettes not only of the players but also of the scouts who signed them (including the black scouts who had been denied the chance to play in the major leagues themselves), and of the new and more irreverent members of the media, known as the Chipmunks, and their conflicts with the players. A book of keen insight and significance, October 1964 is also, like Halberstam's previous work, a great read.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Inside Flap
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Jerry Merkel
XENIA, OH, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 12 business days | 3 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.11 | £ 6.35 |
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
Contact information: Jerry Merkel, 2281 Spahr Rd., Xenia, OH 45385-9315, (937)677-0828, merkbook@gmail.com.
Specialty
Scholarly books in all fields, Regional Americana, Military History, BiographyAssociation member
Seller's business information
Jerry Merkel
OH, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Prices net to all. All books returnable. Books are shipped in thick cardboard
boxes. Contact information: Jerry Merkel, 2281 Spahr Rd., Xenia, OH 45385-9315,
(937)677-0828, merkbook@sprynet.com.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Jerry Merkel, XENIA, Ohio, U.S.A., +1 937-677-0828, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
The following shipping charges apply when you order direct by e-mail (merkbook@sprynet.com), telephone (937)677-0828, and regular mail or Paypal. No charge for media mail shipping in USA. For priority mail shipping in USA, add $6.25. For shipping outside USA, add $25.50. Your shipping costs will be higher when you order with the ABE shopping basket.