My 66 Years in the Big Leagues : The Great Story of America's National Game
by Connie Mack
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
A$31.02A$21.71
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1950 John C. Winston Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1950. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; flaking of cover coating on spine and board extremities. light wear to tips, head, tail, and board bottoms from shelving. DJ: Fair; NOT Price Clipped ($2.50) chipping and missing pieces at top and bottom of panels, head, and tail. Blue cloth boards and spine with white printing on the spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. Clean sound interior/ No cracking to hinges. 246 pp 8vo. This is the autobiography of Connie Mack who is on the eve of his 50th consecutive year of managing the Athletics. It is a story of success as Connie rose up through the rungs of baseball and full of stories about the struggles of the sport through the 20s and 30s. A wealth of experience coming from the beginning of the game to the Pennant winning Phillies of 1950. A clean presentable copy.
Synopsis
Originally published: Philadelphia : Winston, [1950].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006105
- Title
- My 66 Years in the Big Leagues : The Great Story of America's National Game
- Author
- Connie Mack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Connie Mack, Cornelius MacGuillicudy, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, The Federal League, baseball stars, professional baseball,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball; Autobiography;
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.
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- Price Clipped
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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