Diamond Laughs or The Humor of Baseball
Published by Fort Pitt Brewing Company, Pittsburgh, PA, 1948
- Used
Seller: Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA), DeLand, FL, U.S.A.Blind-Horse-Books (ABAA)
AbeBooks seller since September 1, 2011
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 14.95
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Stapled illustrated wraps; 5.5 by 7.25 inches; 79 pages. Spine worn with discrete interior reinforcement.Text clean, light even toning. . Promotional item for the Fort Pitt Brewing Company. They were a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1906 to 1957, which brewed Fort Pitt Beer and other regional brands. The compiler was an American radio sportscaster, best known for being the first full-time play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, for whom he worked exclusively during 19 consecutive seasons. Rowswell was affectionately dubbed "Rosey" by baseball people and revering fans alike.
Seller Inventory # 18137
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Diamond Laughs or The Humor of Baseball
- Author
- Rowswell, A. K. (Rosey)
- Publisher
- Fort Pitt Brewing Company, Pittsburgh, PA
- Publication year
- 1948
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Jack Berger
- Seller catalogs
- LITERATURE [Many Sub-Catagories], SPORTS and GAMES
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Store description
Blind Horse Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and adheres to its Code of Ethics. We specialize in travel, exploration, fine press, and documentary material, with particular emphasis on printed ephemera, maps, photographic archives, and institutional publications from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Our inventory regularly includes material appropriate for academic, library, and museum collections. We work carefully with provenance, condition, and bibliographic accuracy, and stand fully behind all descriptions and attributions. Items are selected with long-term research and collecting value in mind. Blind Horse Books is operated by Richard and Dottie Oates and based in DeLand, Florida. We have been active in the antiquarian book trade since 1999 and are members of the ABAA, FABA, IOBA, and the Ephemera Society of America. Building Your Great Collection, One Fine Book at a Time. …
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FL, U.S.A.
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