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Branch Rickey (Penguin Lives Series)
by Jimmy Breslin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670022497
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022496
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Viking, 2011 Viking, New York. 2011. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for small remainder mark on the textblock bottom. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($19.95); light soiling to rear panel. Gray paper over boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 146 pp 12mo. Branch Rickey is the classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio whose deep-seated faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success, earning him a place in the Hall of Fame and history. The author gives a lively portrait of Branch Rickey, his players, and of Jackie Robinson. This is a story of baseball when it was the national pastime. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie “42” In a brilliant match between author and subject, this latest addition to the Penguin Lives series features the inimitable Jimmy Breslin telling the rags-to-riches tale of Branch Rickey, the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who integrated baseball by putting Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. Moving from the dusty Midwest towns where Rickey built baseball's farm system to the Brooklyn streets where he hatched his most famous plan, Breslin brilliantly captures the heady days when baseball became the national pastime. What emerges is the irresistible story of a schemer and redeemer, a great American who remade a sport-and dreamed of remaking a country. See Branch Rickey’s life brought to the screen in the hit movie “42” in theaters everywhere now.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012512
- Title
- Branch Rickey (Penguin Lives Series)
- Author
- Jimmy Breslin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670022497
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022496
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- baseball, Branch Rickey, St Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Baseball Manager, major league baseball, Major League General Manager, desegregation, Negro Baseball players, racism, Brooklyn Dodgers President
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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