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Catcher in the Wry
by Uecker, Bob; Herskowitz, Mickey
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Good +
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. Second Impression. Hardcover. Fair/Good +. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated Second Impression. DJ not price clipped. Will be placed in protective mylar. Tan cloth boards with blue backstrip. Gilt lettering on spine. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Spine is cocked and cracked at hinge. B&W photo plates after pp 125 are pulling away from the hinge, prev. repair with library tape has been done. Pages are very lightly age-tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Rear endpapers have been removed. A hardcover copy with its dust jacket of these hilarious true baseball stories from famed Milwaukee Brewers’ broadcaster Bob Uecker and sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz. Regional
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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 978039912586U
- Title
- Catcher in the Wry
- Author
- Uecker, Bob; Herskowitz, Mickey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Impression
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 222
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Honest Dog Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
Biblio member since 2022
Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Always feel free to email with questions, for extra pictures, shipping charge information, or if you're interested in making an offer different than the listed price! Our books may come in protective mylar or other coverings, these are all easily removable and not directly attached to the book itself.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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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