Wiggen Henry (19 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This was the third novel narrated by Henry Wiggen, a six-foot three-inch, 195 pound left-handed pitcher for the New York Mammoths. A seamstress from "somewhere out West" writes to Henry, and he and Thurston "Piney" Woods take the seamstress to the automat for dinner. They both learn some things, although the distraction affects their performance in the big game. All credit deserves to go to Mark Harris who first introduced baseball novels to an adult audience, and they actually sold and received rave reviews. In Near Fine Condition. I have other Mark Harris books, over 200 Baseball Novels and Mysteries, and more than 2,500 Baseball Publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order. Jack E. Davis (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Light edgewear. Light rubbing. Light soiling. Light wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex LIBRARY copy. GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD UNCLIPT(S9.95) DUST JACKET EXPECTED EX LIBRARY MARKS, ETC, "DISCARDED".ELSE SOLID, CLEAN COPY. ; RED & BLACK HARDCOVERS. Red titles on white on BLACK dust jacket showing 1" white baseball.White endpapers.; 276pg pages; acclaimed novel, One of the Henry Wiggen books, centers around a ballplayers for the fictionally fabled New York Mammoths--the novel's narrator, pitcher Wiggen, and Bruce Pearson, his tag-along catcher and best friend.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. first edition". VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD CLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET; Dark blue titles on yellow spine strip & diamond design, all on dark blue hard covers.White endpapers.DJ has red and yellow type/diamond design.all nice, repeated on back panel. ; 143+pg pages; Unexpected delights.rich accents of American Humor.Baseball plaer romance. Illustrated by LOTS OF SMALL TYPE DUST Cover Art (illustrator). …

Condition: Good. Location:998 350 pp. wear to crown and base of spine 998.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good in wrappers, a paperback. First page is loose. Pages browned. Corners slightly flared. Shelf rubbing to cover.

Hard Cover. Jacket. First Edition (stated). A fine copy, crisp, bright and clean in near fine, minimally worn dust jacket, with a few tiny edge nicks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . . . . First Edition. 8vo, hardcover. Near fine condition in vg+ dj. Dj has three very small areas of old tape residue- two for reinforcement at the front flap corners, one to cover a very short closed tear; otherwise clean, and showing very little wear. 143 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 143 pp. Original blue covers w/ faint rubbing to corners and spine ends. DJ lightly soiled. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. Dust jacket condition is Very Good. This copy is the Book Club Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a professionally-made facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [good sound copy, modestly shelfworn with minor bumping to bottom corners; agency stamps on front and rear pastedowns (Ad Schulberg) and on front endpaper, half-title page and title page (H.N. Swanson, Inc.) (see Notes)]. The opening installment in Harris's "Henry Wiggen" tetralogy of baseball novels, all narrated by "Wiggen" (who in this instance is even credited as the author on the title page) in a semi-literate vernacular that put the character directly in a line of descent from Ring Lardner's "Jack Keefe." The next book, "Bang the Drum Slowly" (1956) is the best-known of the four, not only for the commercial success of the book itself but also because of its emotionally moving 1973 film adaptation. This one never made it to the screen, but it wasn't for lack of trying, as evinced by the agency stamps in this copy: the first is that of the N.Y.-based Ad Schulberg (sister of novelist Budd), but the more prominent and important are those of H.N. Swanson, whose Hollywood-based agency provided perhaps the most successful book-to-movie conduit from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. The presence of multiple Swanson stamps in this copy indicates that it was one that was "shopped around" to the Hollywood studios, albeit in this instance without success. NOTE again that this book bears a FACSIMILE dust jacket, to serve the dual purpose of protecting the book from further wear and enhancing its appearance on the shelf; its presence has not been factored in to our pricing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. (12) 143 (5) pp. First Edition, 1957. Not Price Clipped. Tiny chips to top edge spine dj with only the faintest additional wear to same. Slightest edge wear to boards, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 5.5" x 7.75". Blue paper-covered boards with yellowish decoration on front board, yellowish title plate and blue lettering to spine. In acetate protector. Size: Octavo. Book.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition, Thus. 8vo., 243pp. Beautiful Unread First "Collector's Edition", bound by Easton in gorgeous full leather with titles and decoration stamped in gilt on both boards and spine. All edges gilt. Silk bookmarks. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. A simply gorgeous collectable copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. New/Fine. Decorative brown leather binding with decorative gilt titling on cover and raised band spine. Silk ribbon marker. Photographic end papers. Easton Press, 1998. (The Baseball Hall of Fame series). 350 pp. Baseball themed bookplate included. Ships fast with tracking. AB0005/AZX2-030.…

Leather. Condition: As New. This is the Easton Press "Collector's Edition", signed by Mark Harris and bound in Genuine leather. "Certain of His Enthusiasms Restrained by Mark Harris". laid in is a card "A note about Bang the Drum Slowly and the author Mark Harris. Also laid in is The Easton Press Certificate of Authenticity, which is signed by Mark Harris, a witness, and the Publisher. 243 pages. This is part of The Easton Press Signed Modern Classics series. ; 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 "; Signed by Author.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine, Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. NO BOOKPLATE OR OWNER MARKINGS.; First Easton Press Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1956 Knopf first edition in price intact ($3.50) jacket. Tight and unmarked. d36 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine, Leather Bound. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines; Second front end page signed by Mark Harris. Certificate of Authenticity included.; Collector's Edition; Signed by Author. Signed.…

Paper Bds W. Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. Stated 1st Ed. Stated 1st ed. Prev. owner's bookplate ffep. Deckle-cut fore-edge, top edge brick. Light edgewear to dustjacket. NOT price-clipped. 243 pp. Book is square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG cond in VG, perhaps VG- dj, now in archival Brodart. A very nice copy of a very scarce edition. Please email questions. …