Bob Lemon: The Work Horse
by Ed McAuley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No dust jacket
- Seller
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A S Barnes and Company, New York, 1951. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 25 pp (complete). Text profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. Pages clean and bright white and unmarked except for a crayon name on front free endpaper. One of the eight Barnes All-Star Library books (DiMaggio, Kiner, Williams, Musial, Berra, Blackwell, Lemon and Pafko) and one of the most scarce in the series. This short biography was published just after Lemon had been awarded his second 'Pitcher of the Year Award' when he was with the Cleveland Indians. Lemon's career statistics shown on front and back endpapers and pastedowns. Must see condition to appreciate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Select Tomes (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100169
- Title
- Bob Lemon
- Author
- Ed McAuley
- Format/Binding
- Pictorial front and back boards, tight hinges, minor wear on lower front edge.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- baseball, sports, Cleveland Indians,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
- Size
- 6 1/4 X 8 1/2
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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GAHANNA, Ohio
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I am making available selections from my collection of eclectic, historical and sometimes rare books. My collection includes historical novels, cookbooks, textbooks and children's books along with other ephemera.
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