William Brashler's novel is story of a black barnstorming ball club in 1939, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's unofficial color barrier. This edition includes a preface by the author and an introduction by Peter Bjarkman discussing the novel's place in books about the Negro Baseball Leagues and in sports fiction in general.
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William Brashler's novel is story of a black barnstorming ball club in 1939, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's unofficial color barrier. This edition includes a preface by the author and an introduction by Peter Bjarkman discussing the novel's place in books about the Negro Baseball Leagues and in sports fiction in general.
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Very Good. 1973. 1st. Hardcover. First edition. Cloth, dj. 8vo. 244 pp. Some shelf wear and chipping to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate cover. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Fiction).
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1973 Harper & Row FIRST edition of Brashler's novel amde into a major movie. This copy is in VG+/VG+ condition. The HB is very clean and tight. There is a small old tape shadow on the tops of the front and rear boards. There is a small stain on the rear brown endpaper. The DJ is not price clipped. There is minor wear at the top spine end and the merest of wear otherwise. A great and unique first! **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.
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Very Good+ in Very Good + jacket. First Edition. VG+/VG+. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 244 pp.; slight edgewear to the jacket including a small chip to the base of the spine; faint previous owner's stamp on top edge, else a very good or better copy. Protected in an archival cover. A wonderful novel about the black baseball leagues in 1939.
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Very good. Inscribed and signed by author. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.
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