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Pond Scum and Vultures: America's Sportswriters Talk About Their Glamorous Profession
by Wojciechowski, Gene
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0026308517
- ISBN 13
- 9780026308519
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Pub Co, 1990. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo, black cloth spine over white paper covered boards. 244pp. including index. A satirical and very funny candid expose of the sportswriting "profession". A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW. Flawless..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05291
- Title
- Pond Scum and Vultures: America's Sportswriters Talk About Their Glamorous Profession
- Author
- Wojciechowski, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0026308517
- ISBN 13
- 9780026308519
- Publisher
- New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- SPORTS JOURNALISM AMERICAN WIT HUMOR, JOURNALIST, WRITER, SPORTS, EXPOSE, MEMOIR, MEDIA, FOOTBALL, MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, PROFESSIONAL, CELEBRITY, LOCKER ROOM
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Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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