Foster John Compiler (24 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. Benton, Peter; Connor, Noel; Curless, Allan; Robins, Arthur; White, Martin (illustrator).

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 127p ill(some col.) 22cm. Subjects; Children's poetry; history. Children's poetry : Anthologies. Children's poetry, English. Juvenile literature. 1 Kg. Benton, Peter; Connor, Noel; Curless, Allan; Robins, Arthur; White, Martin (illustrator).…

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Light foxing within, Physical description; 125p : ill(some col.) ; 22cm. Subjects; Poetry Collections. English poetry 20th century. Children's poetry in English 1945 Anthologies. Children's poetry, English. 1 Kg.…

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Children's poetry, English. Scottish Book Trust. Children's poetry in English 1945 Anthologies. English literature; 20th century. English literature. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Poems by a variety of poets selected especially for children. Small previous owner name at top edge of front paste down and one page dog eared, else A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings. Dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings. Not price clipped. Covers are glossy pictorial boards with same illustration as dust jacket.; Color Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 96 pages.…

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Light foxing within, Physical description; 125p : ill(some col.) ; 22cm. Subjects; Poetry Collections. English poetry 20th century. Children's poetry in English 1945 Anthologies. Children's poetry, English. 1 Kg.…

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 127p ill(some col.) 22cm. Subjects; Children's poetry; history. Children's poetry : Anthologies. Children's poetry, English. Juvenile literature. 1 Kg. Benton, Peter; Connor, Noel; Curless, Allan; Robins, Arthur; White, Martin (illustrator).…

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Subjects; Children's poetry, English. Scottish Book Trust. Children's poetry in English 1945 Anthologies. English literature; 20th century. English literature. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new, 2002 Hardback book with a crisp, clean cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. No Jacket. First Edition. Large paperback, 126 pages. A very little worn on corners. Chris Orr, Martin White, Joseph Wright (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Original publisher's red and white paper wrappers. Red lettering on white spine. Front cover is mostly red and has an illustration of a baseball. 5" x 6 3/4." 126 pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are clean and intact overall but have small occasional marks and stains, occasional pencil marks or annotations, and soiling and darkening on edges of text block. Covers are clean and intact overall but have soiling and darkening, small creases and wrinkles, pencil marks on back, worn corners, and slight chipping and splitting on spine. A Good, almost Very Good copy. This is No. 59B of Spalding's Athletic Library. It is a booklet containing much statistical data and other information about Major League Baseball (MLB) records from 1876-1926. Not all of the data goes back to 1876. Among the subjects addressed in this issue are "Major league champions, 1871-1925," "Champion batters in major leagues, 1871-1925," "Leading pitcher in major leagues, 1876-1925," "Lowest average of earned runs, 1912-1925," "Major league players who have batted '300' or better for five years or more," "Major league players who have batted '400' or better," "Major league 4-year '300' batters," Major league 3-year '300' batters," "Major league 2-year '300' batters," "Major league 1-year '300' batters," "World Series Record Performances" (including, among others, "First baseman's fielding records," "Shortstops' fielding records," "Outfielders' fielding records," "Catchers' fielding records," "Pitchers' fielding records," "Home runs," and "Extra innings games"), "Major League Records" (including, among others, "Individual batting records," "Club batting records," and "Game records"), "Noteworthy Performances in Major Leagues" (including, among others, "No-hit games--9 innings," Winning 12 or more consecutive games by pitchers," "Longest games in major leagues," "Unusual pitching feats," "Three pinch hitters struck out in succession," "Nine runs by nine players," "Three home runs in 4-hit game," "Shortest post-season game," "Won all games played at home," and "First extra inning game in National League"), and "Base Ball Condensed Data.".…

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Foxes who tussle with chickens, rabbits and the farmer's dog, all feature in this colourful anthology. One even travels by train to avoid being knocked down! The beginner reader will want to read these poems and share them with others. Ref TTT 3.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with a small corner crease on the front panel. This copy also bears aninspection stamp from Spink Co. of St. Louis (Sporting News) on the title-page.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with some surface scratches along the spine. This copy also bears a inspection stamps from Spink Co. of St. Louis (Sporting News) on the title-page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with light rubbing, shallow chipps on the front and rear wrappers, light rubbing, and wear on the spine extremities. Quite uncommon.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with light rubbing and a short separation at the spine fold. Quite uncommon. Photographs of Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, John McGraw, and H.E. Heilmann on the front cover (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers with a corner crease on the rear panel and brief wear along the spine. Quite uncommon. Photographs of Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Cy Williams, and H.E. Heilmann on the front cover (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with light rubbing, light rubbing, and brief wear on the spine extremities. Quite uncommon. Photographs of Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby and George Sisler on the front cover (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with light rubbing, light edgewear that is somewhat greater on the rear panel, and faded spine with wear at the extremities. Quite uncommon.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Foster, John B. compiler. HOW TO CATCH & HOW TO RUN BASES - The importance of two great forces of Attack and Defense in Base Ball andtheir relation to each other. Practical information, entirely new, based on modern methods in Base Running and Behind the Bat. New York City:American Sports Publishing Co. (1930). Spauldings Athletic lLibrary No. 96R. John Foster was the Editor of Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide.Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and drawings. Published on a quality paper with an absence of toning (yellowing) or fox (brown spots). 143ppplus 11 pages of illustrated Spaulding ads. 16mo (5" wide x 6 3/4" tall) spine stapled with a perfect-bound soft cover. Unmarked, clean and tightlybound. In very good condition.…

First edition. 101pp. Original boards with gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. Fine in Fine unclipped dustwrapper. [11 short stories, including two each by Naomi Mitchison, George Mackay Brown and Iain Crichton Smith].

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Thompson, Carol (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Spine is cracked at title page. Spine is beginning to chip at the ends. Corners are lightly bumped.