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How to Umpire, How to Captain a Team, How to a Manage a Team, How to Coach, How to Organize a League, How to Score, and Technical Terms of Base Ball [Spalding's Athletic Library Group I, No. 231] by Murnane, Timothy Hayes [T.H.] (editor); Spalding's - 1912

by Murnane, Timothy Hayes [T.H.] (editor); Spalding's

How to Umpire, How to Captain a Team, How to a Manage a Team, How to Coach, How to Organize a League, How to Score, and Technical Terms of Base Ball [Spalding's Athletic Library Group I, No. 231] by Murnane, Timothy Hayes [T.H.] (editor); Spalding's - 1912

How to Umpire, How to Captain a Team, How to a Manage a Team, How to Coach, How to Organize a League, How to Score, and Technical Terms of Base Ball [Spalding's Athletic Library Group I, No. 231]

by Murnane, Timothy Hayes [T.H.] (editor); Spalding's

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American Sports Publishing Company, 1912. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" A very good copy in original blue and white pictorial wraps of this rare Spalding's Base Ball title from 1912, one of the scarcest volumes of the Spalding's Athletic Library (Worldcat locates only a single surviving copy). This copy is intact, with only slight wear and some minor dampstaining. [5] pages of ads; 67 pages of text; plus extensive illustrated ads at rear (dated January 5, 1912).B/w Illustrations.
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U.S. Reports: Grand Rapids School District v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373. 1984

U.S. Reports: Grand Rapids School District v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373. 1984

by Brennan, William J.; Supreme Court Of The United States

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United States Supreme Court, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed by the author of this decision, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, at top of page 1 in blue ink. 24+[8] pages (the 8 pages at rear represent dissents in whole or in part). A fine copy. This important decision (later overturned in Agostini v. Felton) pertained to public funding for religious schools.
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Poisonous, Noxious, and Suspected Plants of our Fields and Woods
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Poisonous, Noxious, and Suspected Plants of our Fields and Woods

by Pratt, Anne

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Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 chromolithograph illustrations with text beneath, printed rectos only, with title page, and bound in the orignal printed plum colored wraps, measuring 7.5 x 10.5' Some loss to spine and and bottom front cover, and fading along the edges, else a Very Good complete copy. // A work by this author, with this title, place of publication and publisher was published in 1857. Cf. English catalogue of Books. However that work has the following collation: xii, 208 p., [44] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 16 cm. Cf. NUC pre-56. The exact relationship between the two publications cannot be determined.
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Novices: A Study of Poetic Apprenticeship
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Novices: A Study of Poetic Apprenticeship

by Eshleman, Clayton

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Mercer & Aitchison, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No Jacket (As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A stated First Printing. 80pp. An account of the author's apprenticeship, under the aegis of Cesar Vallejo. Includes a 2pp text by Charles Olson. One of 50 deluxe copies signed by the author, with a handwritten poem of the authors tipped in at the back.
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Earshot (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8)
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Earshot (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8)

by Hahn, Kimiko

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Hanging Loose Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 95pp., casebound in cream colored cloth, with black stamped titles. A Fine copy. (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8) Author's second book, and winner of the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and an Association of Asian American Studies Literature Award. A scarce title in the hardcover edition.
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life in Fourteen... Seventeen...
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life in Fourteen... Seventeen Volumes [17 volumes]

by Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron; Moore, Thomas (editor)

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John Murray, 1832. First Edition. Unknown. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 17 volumes, complete as issued. Additionally intended to be 14 volumes, this work was extended by the inclusion of additional work to 17. Attractively bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards, spines with gilt-tooled raised bands and gilt floral devices, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (has some rubbing, and nicking to spine tips of several volumes). PROVENANCE: Each volume with the bookplate of George Richards Lamb. Contents:.
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U.S. Reports: Grand Rapids School District v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373. 1984

U.S. Reports: Grand Rapids School District v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373. 1984

by Brennan, William J.; Supreme Court Of The United States

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United States Supreme Court, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Signed by the author of this decision, Associate Justice William J. Brennan, at top of page 1 in blue ink. 24+[8] pages (the 8 pages at rear represent dissents in whole or in part). A fine copy. This important decision (later overturned in Agostini v. Felton) pertained to public funding for religious schools.
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Poisonous, Noxious, and Suspected Plants of our Fields and Woods
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Poisonous, Noxious, and Suspected Plants of our Fields and Woods

by Pratt, Anne

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Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1857. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 44 chromolithograph illustrations with text beneath, printed rectos only, with title page, and bound in the orignal printed plum colored wraps, measuring 7.5 x 10.5' Some loss to spine and and bottom front cover, and fading along the edges, else a Very Good complete copy. // A work by this author, with this title, place of publication and publisher was published in 1857. Cf. English catalogue of Books. However that work has the following collation: xii, 208 p., [44] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 16 cm. Cf. NUC pre-56. The exact relationship between the two publications cannot be determined.
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Novices: A Study of Poetic Apprenticeship
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Novices: A Study of Poetic Apprenticeship

by Eshleman, Clayton

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Mercer & Aitchison, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. New/No Jacket (As Issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A stated First Printing. 80pp. An account of the author's apprenticeship, under the aegis of Cesar Vallejo. Includes a 2pp text by Charles Olson. One of 50 deluxe copies signed by the author, with a handwritten poem of the authors tipped in at the back.
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Earshot (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8)
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Earshot (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8)

by Hahn, Kimiko

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Hanging Loose Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 95pp., casebound in cream colored cloth, with black stamped titles. A Fine copy. (Contemporary Anthology Series; 8) Author's second book, and winner of the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize and an Association of Asian American Studies Literature Award. A scarce title in the hardcover edition.
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life in Fourteen... Seventeen...
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The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life in Fourteen... Seventeen Volumes [17 volumes]

by Byron, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron; Moore, Thomas (editor)

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John Murray, 1832. First Edition. Unknown. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" 17 volumes, complete as issued. Additionally intended to be 14 volumes, this work was extended by the inclusion of additional work to 17. Attractively bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards, spines with gilt-tooled raised bands and gilt floral devices, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers (has some rubbing, and nicking to spine tips of several volumes). PROVENANCE: Each volume with the bookplate of George Richards Lamb. Contents:.
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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The Story of Baseball
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The Story of Baseball

by Ritter, Lawrence S

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New York, William Morrow & Co., 1983, hardcover, pp.vii-150, Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed by the author on the title page "Merry Christmas-Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean, wear to bottom corners, tiny ink mark to bottom edge of text block. Dustjacket, edge nicks, short edge tears with some crumple, chips to spine ends, in new Brodart sleeve. The fundamentals of the game of baseball and an introduction to the great players of the past by the author of 'The Glory of Their Times'. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Introduction by Ted Williams. Index appended. ISBN 9780688017248
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter

by Slaughter, Enos with Kevin Reid

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Greenboro, NC: Tudor Press. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0936389230 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; Includes Postcard From National Baseball Hall of Fame Signed by Enos Slaughter ; Black and white photographs; 208 pages .
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Summerland.
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Summerland.

by CHABON, Michael

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New York: Hyperion, 2002. Signed on the title page by the author who has drawn a baseball by his signature. This is being sold together with a promotional package of Summerland cards. First edition / First printing. White paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style

by Whiting, Robert

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New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.
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St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

by Krupnik, Amour

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Unknown Upaginated; Spiral-Bound Soft Cover; Illustrated Reprint Edition; Includes Krupnik bio and background for each cartoon, Stats. Brief history of the Cardinals 1958-68. Rare. Spiral-Bound. As New.
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My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

by Rogers Hornsby, J. Roy Stockton, Editor

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David McKay Company, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Hornsby's baseball how-to, My Kind of Baseball, one of the best ever published. Tip after tip after tip from the master. Per David McKay's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Includes scarce dust jacket with $2.50 price intact. 185 pp. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Unclipped dust jacket with two tiny tears to edges. A presentable copy of an early and important baseball instructional. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Roger Maris at Bat
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Roger Maris at Bat

by Maris, Roger; and Jim Ogle

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Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st edition with a very good DJ with some damage to the top of the DJ's spine, protected In a Brodart cover
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THE BIG RED MACHINE
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THE BIG RED MACHINE

by Hertzel, Bob

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New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, previous owner's pasted stamp to 1/2 title page, offsetting to FFE opposite from stamp else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with rubbing to edge, bumping to spine ends, small chip from head of spine else a bright and solid copy. Book is signed/inscribed by 3 Cincinatti Reds - signature & inscription from Ted Kluszewski to FFE, signatures from Johnny Bench & Pete Rose to title page. Book includes an NBC press pass for Game 5 of the 1976 World Series. This is significant because there wasn't a Game 5. The Reds swept the Yankees 4 straight games. A truly unique item.
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