Story of Vancouver Asahi, A Legend in Baseball
by Goto, Norio
- Used
- fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 1771364408
- ISBN 13
- 9781771364409
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia
Item Price
$38.65
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About This Item
Vancouver, BC: Elmer Morishita, Grace Eiko Thomason, 2016. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except an inscription on the title page, the signature to which, in Kanji, is Masaki, the first name of the translator Masaki Watanabe The book is a history of the Asahi team from its inception in 1914 until its dissolution in 1941, at which time, two years into WW2, many of its then members were forced into internment camps in the BC interior. 242 pp.. Dedicated by Author. First English. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- First Used Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006010
- Title
- Story of Vancouver Asahi, A Legend in Baseball
- Author
- Goto, Norio
- Format/binding
- Paperback
- Book condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First English
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1771364408
- ISBN 13
- 9781771364409
- Publisher
- Elmer Morishita, Grace Eiko Thomason
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, BC
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- Sports Nikkei History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - Canada - British Columbia - Anecdotal; Sports; History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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