The Neighborhood of Baseball: A Personal History of the Chicago Cubs
by Barry Gifford
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine first printing. Binding square and tight. Pages unmarked. Very good, price-clipped jacket has two short closed tears and slight wear to the spine ends. Minor fading to spine. Remainder stripe to bottom of text block. Highly entertaining baseball memoir by novelist, screenwriter, and lifelong Cubs fan Gifford.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12125
- Title
- The Neighborhood of Baseball: A Personal History of the Chicago Cubs
- Author
- Barry Gifford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 205
- Keywords
- baseball, sports, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Major League Baseball
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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