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Willie Mays; The Life, The Legend
by James S. Hirsch
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1416547908
- ISBN 13
- 9781416547907
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Scribner, 2010 Scribner, New York. 2010. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail; scant shelfwear. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($30.00); slight bumping to head. Yellow boards with black overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 628 pp 8vo. Written with the cooperation of Willie Mays, this biography reveals much of the man behind the player. Rising up from poverty in Alabama to the Negro Leagues to the National League NY Giants, the SF Giants and finally to the Mets in NY at the end of his career. He was one of the best all-round players in the game and certainly one of the most enthusiastic players ever. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011373
- Title
- Willie Mays; The Life, The Legend
- Author
- James S. Hirsch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1416547908
- ISBN 13
- 9781416547907
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Willie Mays, Say Hey Kid, New York Mets, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, National League, Professional Baseball player, World Series, The Catch, Civil Rights, Negro Baseball leagues, Alabama, Baseball Hall of Fame, prejudice,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
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