The Real Book About Sports.
by Bonner, M G; illustrated by Albert Orbaan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: decorated boards; the front hinge is weak and is reinforced with clear hinge tape, otherwise a Very Good book
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York:: Garden City Books, 1958.. Book Club Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: decorated boards; the front hinge is weak and is reinforced with clear hinge tape, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good+ dust jacket.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index. Orange illustrated endpapers. Description: This is part of the Real Book series. Illustrated with drawings by Albert Orbaan. Discusses several different sports, largely by focusing on several major athletes such as Don Larson, Mickey Mantle, Jim Thorpe, Knute Rockne, Harold Grange, brief mention of many old time baseball Hall-of-Famers, Bob Cousy, mentions watching with interest the game of a college player, Wilton Chamberlain, Eddie Shore, and more. Has a chapter on the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Details
- Seller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 057899
- Title
- The Real Book About Sports.
- Author
- Bonner, M G; illustrated by Albert Orbaan
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: decorated boards; the front hinge is weak and is reinforced with clear hinge tape, otherwise a Very Good book
- Edition
- Book Club Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York:
- Date Published
- 1958.
- Pages
- 216 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.5 inches tall)
Terms of Sale
The Bookworm
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About the Seller
The Bookworm
Biblio member since 2003
Oroville, California
About The Bookworm
We are a small town bookstore, in the same location for over fifteen years. We strive to maintain a wide selection of books in lower price ranges.
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- Book Club Edition
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- Hinge
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- New
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...