These six powerful short stories chronicle bits of the lives of characters, major and minor, who have walked the rugged terrain of Chris Crutcher's earlier works. They also introduce some new and unforgettable personalities who may well be heard from again in future books. As with all Crutcher's work, these are stories about athletes, and yet they are not sport stories. They are tales of love and death, bigotry and heroism, of real people doing their best even when that best isn't very good. Crutcher's straightforward style ...
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These six powerful short stories chronicle bits of the lives of characters, major and minor, who have walked the rugged terrain of Chris Crutcher's earlier works. They also introduce some new and unforgettable personalities who may well be heard from again in future books. As with all Crutcher's work, these are stories about athletes, and yet they are not sport stories. They are tales of love and death, bigotry and heroism, of real people doing their best even when that best isn't very good. Crutcher's straightforward style and total honesty have earned him an admiring audience and made readers of many nonreaders.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket scuffed with edgewear. Boards have light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Book Club edition, 02G. (Detectives, Mystery) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Near Fine in Very Good-dust jacket. Near Fine book in VG-dust jacket. Jacket is rubbed with light edgewear, small rippled area to top margin of back panel, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book is lightly rubbed at extremities of green buckram covers. Red topstain to top page ends, bright gilt titles and decoration to spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Very carefully read, if at all. Mystery by a great writer of the genre. Stated first edition, price on jacket is $3.95. 8vo 8"-9" tall. 180 pages. H3.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. Stated first. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor wear, tear, chipping, and rubbing. Pages are clean. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good copy with clean pages in slightly stained, nicked dust jacket. Cover creased. Book club edition. 8vo. Published in New York, 1964. 180 pages.