The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season s schedule to October. One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well. New York Times Book Review."
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The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season s schedule to October. One of the best baseball books ever written. It is probably one of the best American diaries as well. New York Times Book Review."
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Fair. Cover hinges cracked. chipping endpages. Ex-libris/bookplate. Reading copy only, has significant to heavy reading/age wear and tear, may have some staining or water damage, pages may be tanned or fragile, may have loose hinges, may have light to heavy markings, not collector/gift quality. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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GOOD in GOOD jacket. 6 X 8.5 pp. 278. Publisher: Harper & Row; 0 edition (January 1, 1975) Language: English HARDBOUND: 278 pages ISBN-10: 006010547X ISBN-13: 978-0060105471 Item Weight: 1.1 POUNDS DJ HAS EDGEWEAR. DJ IS PRICE CLIPPED. The classic inside account of a baseball year by a major league pitcher. It begins, appropriately, with the winter doldrums and sweating out a new contract, then follows the author and his family to spring training in Florida and through the full season.
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Good. First Edition. Dell PB as shown in photo, First Printing thus July 1961. TIght binding and clean text, some wear to wraps consistent with age. A2S5.
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Very Good. 273p. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book in near-fine condition. Back cover is almost imperceptibly warped. Otherwise clean and tight. Signed by Brosnan on the front free endpaper. A volume in the Holtzman Sports Classics Autographed Limited Edition Series.
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Good in Poor jacket. Baseball. 8vo. First Edition, Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 273 pages. The book is in good condition with some shelf wear. The dust jacket is in poor condition with chipping and bumping to edges. Sunning to spine. Interior is clean and tight. Blue spine/White text. #031704.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Autographed on the front fly-leaf: "Best Wishes, Jim Brosnan." The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. The dust jacket is chipped and creased at the spine ends. The book has stains (toning) in the rear gutter. Very good condition in very good dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. "An inside chronicle of the baseball year as seen by a major league pitcher."; 8vo.; xii, 273 pages; Signed by Author.
Sort of like Ball Four, the diary of a season with the 1959 St. Louis Cardinals. Jim Brosnan catches some of the humor of a lomg season, and for a true baseball fan, you get to see what it was like being a major leaguer pitcher in ther 1950.s
Chet
Aug 21, 2014
Great Inside Stuff
Get a feel for what it's really like to be a professional baseball player and conquer the grind and ups and downs of long seasons.