John Jack Coombs (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Book slightly shelf-cocked. Previous owner's name inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 340pp including index Photographs Deagrams Front hinge is cracking and rear inge has separated Light ripple near inside edge of pages and on bottom edge of first few pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 278 pages with index in rear. 5 parts; Word by Connie Mack and Grantland Rice in front. Usual ex-library markings; Pages tight;; yellowed; moderate page wear; Many b/w diagrams and photos; B/w photo of Jack Coombs on frontispiece. Some smudges on endpapers; Green hard cover with lettering on spine. Moderate shelf wear; some rubbing and minor wear of corners, edges, and spine ends. Chapter headings include: The Defensive game (pitching, catching, infielder's; first base, second base, Shortstop, Third Base, Outfielder's game; Defense Strategy) Ofensive game (batting base running; batting order); Mythical ball game (the game itself); Practical problems (Organization and management; coach); and Treatment of minor injuries in baseball. RARE VINTAGE BOOK ON BASEBALL. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Third Edition. The hardcover edition is in good condition with some minor wear visible on the spine and cover. The binding remains strong, ensuring the book's durability. There is no dust jacket present, and the pages are clean, free from inscriptions or library markings.

Condition: GOOD. Second edition, fifth printing. Forewords by Grantland Rice (who calls this the most complete book on playing baseball ever written) and Connie Mack (who describes this as the first book of its kind). Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings. Index. xxiii, 340 pp. Fair condition only in charcoal gray cloth with silver lettering, no dust jacket (wear to the covers, contents are very good, printed throughout on heavy glossy stock, binding is sturdy.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Coombs, John W. "Jack." BASEBALL INDIVIDUAL PLAY AND TEAM STRATEGY. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Second edition (revised) 6thprinting June 1949. "Instructions to Scorers" added as part IV of the revised edition. Photos and diagram illustrated including frontispiece of JackCoombs playing baseball in uniform. Introductions by Connie Mack and Grantland Rice. xxv, 340pp with index, 8vo, gilt lettering on navy blue cloth(hardcover). Published on quality, calendered (glossy) stock with absence of foxing (brown age spots). Unmarked, clean, tightly bound. Generally invery good condition.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. Second Edition, 5th Printing. Hard cover 8vo in black cloth w/white facs signature and spine titles. Very Good/No DJ. Cloth rubbed and edgeworn, owner name front pastedown, else Fine and unmarked. 340pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos. Book.

vg/no dj, prev owner name/covers faded/edgewear, good tight copy. index. Illustrated by photos. 1950 printingst edition. Binding is blue cloth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. NYC: Prentice-Hall, 1950. 2nd edition, 7th printing, VG+/G. Book has rubbing to the word "Baseball" at top of spine light wear to spine ends & corners. DJ has 1 1/2" V-shaped chip at top of spine eliminating Coombs", wear to corners, lower spine, most edges, closed tears on lower front panel & upper rear panel. Over 100 illustrations form a complete guide to the proper method of playing every position, covering many scenarios. Long section on scoring a game, how to treat injuries, uses a mythical 9-inning game to show numerous examples of defending. Combs was a former MLB player with at least four, 2 in each league. Short intros by Grantland Rice and Connie Mack. Good, solid intro to the National Game.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. SHOWS AGE WITH SLIGHT SOIL AT BASE. MISSING REAR ENDPAPE AND FRONT ENDPAPER PASTED DOWN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. NICE COPY FAIRLY NEW WITH ONLY DEFECT WRITING AND INK STAMP OF OLD OWNER ON FRONT ENDPAPER. M. RELYEA (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Stated Sixth Printing (1949). No Chips, Tears Or Writing. Slight Slant. Light Foxing To The Edges. Corners Square.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Forewords by Grantland Rice and Connie Mack. Second Edition, Fifth Printing. Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked, except for former owner's name written inside front cover. Dust Jacket has some small tears and chips. plus some creases. In mylar cover.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. minor wear, no dj.

Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Prentice-Hall, Inc. G/G. (1947). 2nd Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 2nd Printing . 12mo., xxiii, 340 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, tears, toning, cover bumped, writing on ffe, page toning . Black & White Illustrations (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: VG. NO DJ. THIRD EDITION, THIRD PRINTING, CLEAN COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

HC. Condition: Good-FON. 340 Written for the purpose of helping those to play and coach the game with a greater degree of proficiency.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. Later Printing. No dustjacket, bound in black cloth with silver gilt lettering on spine (lettering is almost entirely rubbed off.) Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with minor rubs and bumps to edges and corners of covers, some browning to edges of interior pages.…

dj. Third Edition. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 2nd edition. (Baseball, Sports) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. pictorial wraps; unpaginated clean, unmarked pages, moderate toning; .items by John Martin, M. Agnes Van Alen, Patten Beard, Flether White, Alberta N. Burto, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, Will P Snyder, Sarah Harbine Weavr, Chester m. Cogswell, lois J. Vile, Isaac Watts, Fanny Bingham, Kate Jordan Louise H. Guyol, Jo E.L. McMahon, Rowene Brown Davies Laura Chadbourne Puffer. Etc. Marjorie Hartwell (cover), George Carlson, Herman L. Drucklieb, Anne R. Chuse, George H. Wert, Jack Coombs, Violet Moore Higgins, B.L. Cuming, Verna G. McCully, Anne Apletree, Caroline Eastman Morse (illustrator). …

Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. xx, 278pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, graphs. Very good. Faint edgewear. Tight, nice 6th printing of the only book penned by this early Major Leagues pitcher and later college baseball coach (1882-1957). Connie Mack and Grantland Rice each provide brief introductions. Portion of front jacket flap neatly tipped to front flyleaf. Interestingly, front and rear pastedowns each bear ownership signature of William H. Groves, long-time Professor of Physical Education for Men and coach at Eastern Illinois University (1951-1969). Amusingly, on one leaf he lightly pencils a contradiction to Coombs' "correct swing of the bat" advice ("The swing of the bat should be level, parallel to the ground"), stating: "no! it should be slightly upward to squarely meet the ball decending [sic] at an angle." Fun copy of an uncommon title -- a volume in the "Prentice-Hall Health and Sports Series.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dj. 2nd Edition, 6th Printing. Ex private library. A word written by Connie Mack and one by Grantland Rice. 340 pages incliding index. Black and white photos and illustrations within text. Stamps on end papers and card jacket on back cover. Blue cloth cover with gold gilted titles on spine and author's signature on cover. Corners are slightly bumped. VG/--. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xx, [2], 278 pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Index. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.25 inches. Some weakness at rear board which has been restrengthened with glue. Facsimile signature of author on front cover. The author was the baseball coach at Duke University. Because of the additions and revisions, this is the preferred version. This is one of the Prentice-Hall Books on Health and Sports. A Word by Connie Mack. A Word by Grandland Rice. Includes a chapter on the Treatment of Minor Injuries in Baseball by Dr. A. R. Shands, Jr. John Wesley "Jack" Coombs (November 18, 1882 - April 15, 1957) was an American professional baseball player. He played in as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906-14), Brooklyn Robins (1915-18), and Detroit Tigers (1920). When he won 31 games while losing nine in 1910, he became one of only 13 pitchers to win 30 games in a season since 1900. In 1906, he pitched the longest complete game in the American League, 24 innings against Boston, winning 4-1. His best season was 1910 which is still one of the best single pitching seasons in MLB history. Besides his record of 31-9, he led the American League in wins (31), games played (45), and shutouts (13), which is still the single season AL record. He also won three games in the 1910 World Series, in which the Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs. Coombs became a championship-winning coach at Duke University (1929-52) who sent many players to the majors. Second Printing with Additions and Revisions. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 278pp. Forewords by Grantland Rice and Connie Mack. Blue cloth gilt. Lacks front blank leaf, a little cocked, a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Advice from former Major Leaguer and then coach of Duke University.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Coombs, John W. "Jack." BASEBALL INDIVIDUAL PLAY AND TEAM STRATEGY. New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1938. FIRST EDITION. Photosand diagram illustrated including frontispiece of Jack Coombs playing ball in uniform. Introductions by Connie Mack and Grantland Rice. xxii, 278ppwith index, 8vo, gilt lettering on navy blue cloth (hardcover) with the publisher's original photo-illustrated dust jacket protected in a new, removable,clear, archival cover. Published on quality, calendered (glossy) stock with absence of foxing (brown age spots). Unmarked, clean, tightly bound.Looks good. Generally in very good condition. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 11"x 8.5", 117 leaves, mimeographed. Original wrappers, though lacking the rear wrapper. Front wrapper has dings and tears. That said, this is a rare pre-publication version of Coomb's famous book. There is only ONE copy of this work found in the massive database used by librarians and many others, WorldCat. Therefore, even though not in fine condition, it does exist, and there seems to be only one other copy listed. Provenance: Library of Congress, with their rubber stamp on the rear of the front cover. This may have been a copy submitted for copyright purposes before it was released to the "Pamphlet Collection"(as remnant of the rubber stamp see on the front cover). Interior is quite nice.…