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Fear Strikes Out
by Piersall, Jim and Al Hirshberg
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chico, California, USA
- Item Price
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$75.00
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. A talented major-leaguer, Piersall suffered from what we now term bi-polar disorder. His account of his struggles was made into a movie. First published by Atlantic, and surprisingly uncommon. This is a Near Fine copy of the reprinted popular edition. Brown "tweed" cloth binding with black titling on the spine. Clean text; 217 pages.… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
It's Good to be Alive
by Campanella, Roy
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Chico, California, USA
- Item Price
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$60.00
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Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown, and Company, 1959. Roy Campanella had starred in the Negro Leagues prior to joining the World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers and becoming one of the game's greatest catchers. A tragic accident rendered him paralyzed, cutting short his great career; this autobiography tells the story of his attempt to recover. This is a Fine copy of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
