New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, 1951. Book. Illus. by Calabrese (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tells the story of a young man with an athletic scholarship "driven by pressure from all sides to put football ahead of his studies, to throw away a future career for a present victory." Burgundy cloth w/orange spine lettering, 182 pages. A bit cocked, tanning, faint dampstaining to bottom edge, in price-clipped dust jacket w/some edgewear/light chipping, sticker pull to top right corner of front panel, a bit of dampstaining to bottom of rear panel..

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Bookseller: Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015443
Title: The Football Gravy Train
Author: O'Rourke, Frank
Illustrator: Calabrese (dust jacket illustration)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: A.S. Barnes & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1951
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: NOISBN, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, SCHOLARSHIPS, CALABRESE
Bookseller catalogs: Sports (football);

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