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Published by Zebra Books - Kensington Publishing, New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0821741500ISBN 13: 9780821741504
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. (x) 214 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on teal boards; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: Preface; Sports As Business The Real World of Minor League Baseball; The Art of Investing in Minor League Baseball; Life on the Farm; and Baseball Owners and Operators: Business Men and Others; followed by appendices and a index. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Kensington Publishing, New York, 1993
ISBN 10: 0821741500ISBN 13: 9780821741504
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, May 1993, stated. Inscribed, signed, and dated on the front endpaper by the author, to the general manager of the Boston Red Sox Lou Gorman (1929-2011; was GM of the Sox 1984-1993, as well as GM of the Seattle Mariners from 1977-1980): "To Lou, / who got it all started! / with thanks, / Jay Acton / 5-25-93." A printed sticker on the front endpaper reads: "James 'Lou' Gorman / Boston Red Sox / Fenway Park / Boston, MA 02215." The book is unmarked; slight spine slant; corners sharp, tail of spine bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $18.95); Brodart protected. Signed by Author(s).