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WARD HILL AT WESTON A STORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE by Everett T [Baseball Fiction]: Tomlinson - Hardcover - 1897 - from William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB and Biblio.com.au

WARD HILL AT WESTON A STORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE

by [Baseball Fiction]: Tomlinson, Everett T

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Philadelphia: A.J. Rowland, 1897. Slate blue cloth, decorated in silver with baseball and cobweb motif, lettered in gilt. Frontis. A few faint flecks to cloth sizing, spine a bit cocked, but very good. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the prolific author of "boys' books" in 1902. The frontis and several chapters focus on interschool baseball competitions, and the many later editions featured explicit baseball imagery on their covers.

  • Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: WRCLIT78125
  • Title: WARD HILL AT WESTON A STORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOL LIFE
  • Author: [Baseball Fiction]: Tomlinson, Everett T
  • Book condition: Used
  • Quantity available: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: A.J. Rowland
  • Place: Philadelphia
  • Date published: 1897
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