Westport, Connecticut: Meckler Books, 1988. Fine condition in a Fair dust jacket (chipped, torn). Not price clipped ($22.50). Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. Photo illustrated. Oral baseball history, based on interviews with some of the Negro League greatest players: Sol White, Rube Foster, John Henry Lloyd, Jose Mendez, Smokey Joe Williams, Dick Redding (The Cannonball), Louis Santop (The Big Bertha), Oscar Charleston, Cristobal Torriente, Dick Lundy (King Richard), Oliver Marcelle (The Ghost of New Orleans), Judy Johnson, Joe Rogan (Bullet Joe), Dobie Moore (The Black Cat), Jud Wilson (Boojum), Biz Mackey, Martin Dihigo, Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, Mule Suttles, Red Grier, Luther Farrell, Chino Smith, Cum Posey, Gus Greenlee, J. L. Wilkinson, Leon Day, and Ray Dandridge. Front of jacket features a team photo of the 1921 Kansas City Monarchs. Bound in the original black cloth. Includes dust jacket.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fair jacket (chipped, torn). 8vo. xvi, 400pp.

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Bookseller: About Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001690
Title: Blackball Stars, Negro Leagues Pioneers
Author: Holway, John B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine condition
Jacket Condition: Fair jacket (chipped, torn)
Edition: First Printing of the First Edition
ISBN 10: 0887360947
ISBN 13: 9780887360947
Publisher: Meckler Books
Place of Publication: Westport, Connecticut
Date Published: 1988
Bookseller catalogs: Baseball;
Size: 8vo. xvi, 400pp

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