SPORTS – Heroics and Hysterics
by John R. Tunis, Illustrated by Johan Bull
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Southport, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
SPORTS – Heroics and Hysterics by John R. Tunis, Illustrated by Johan Bull, published by John Day, 1928, first edition/first printing, "First published, October, 1928" (stated), light blue cloth hardcover with black lettering/no jacket, 5-1/2" x 8", x+293 pages, vignettes/small illustrations at the heads of chapters and ends of some chapters; CONDITION: very good-plus, line of light rippling of cloth on back cover, hinges firm, text block tight, overall well-preserved copy with light normal wear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Berry, books/ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 196
- Title
- SPORTS – Heroics and Hysterics
- Author
- John R. Tunis, Illustrated by Johan Bull
- Illustrator
- Johan Bull
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- John Day
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- popular culture, sports critique, social history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports/Outdoor Activities; Social History;
- Size
- 5-1/2” x 8”
Terms of Sale
Henry Berry, books/ephemera
standard Biblio return policies; buyers are encouraged to request additional information on an item and additional photos to avoid return of an item
About the Seller
Henry Berry, books/ephemera
Biblio member since 2020
Southport, Connecticut
About Henry Berry, books/ephemera
independent antiquarian bookseller with more than 20 years experience, consultant and consigmor for auctions in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....