False Spring, First Edition (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A classic baseball book, following a young player as he tries to make the bigs. A wonderful book any fan would love, Hard to find. Seller is not a book dealer. This comes from a large collection accumulated over a long life, and its sale is part of estate planning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pat Jordan signed a large bonus control with the Milwaukee Braves after his high school graduation. Then after three years of failing in the minor leagues, he flamed out. Jordan has become a fine writer. First Edition, 1975 was last date on the title page. Both the non price clipped Dust Jacket and the book are in very good condition. I have more than 100 Books written by or about Sportswriters and over 2,500 Baseball Publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light foxing, tanning to edges, p/o initials and date to endpaper o/w clean, unmarked, crease-free spine. BP/Baseball.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Strong copy that appears unread with a forward tilt to spine and lightly toned text block; previous bookseller (Encore, Philadelphia) placed a bookplate on front free end paper that has not had an owner's name written on it. Dust jacket (not price clipped, $7.95) is heavily worn, faded at spine, toned, and with surface staining; protected now in sleeve. Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1975, 1st ed., 1st printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 277 pages; moderate foxing on the exterior edges of textblock. Very slightly cocked spine. Light fading on spine. Minor shelf rubbing on the covers and spine. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. 1st Edition (Unstated); No Printing Stated.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First. Hardcover with no dust jacket. First American Edition. Pumpkin orange cloth cover has gold foil stamp and black print on front and spine. The tips of the boards are very mildly bumped, the cover has mild soiling and light shelfware. The pages are clean, unmarked and firmly bound. This book is in otherwise fine condition.

Paperback. Condition: Original pictorial wraps. New York: Fireside / Simon & Shuster, 1988. Appears unread. Fine condition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean, square, tight. Flat, uncreased spine. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Shannon pp. 160-165 [DIAMOND CLASSICS, ESSAYS ON 100 OF THE BEST BASEBALL BOOKS EVER PUBLISHED]: "The autobiographical story of a highly talented, bonus-baby pitcher who never reached his potential (i. e., the major leagues or even the high minors), A FALSE SPRING by Past Jordan is one of baseball literature's greatest masterpieces. Through the sheer brilliance of its writing, it takes a common experience, the failure of a can't-miss prospect, and makes of it a unique, touching, and unforgettable story." . First Printing of the First Paperback Ed. Trade Paperback. Original pictorial wraps/No dust jacket, as issued. 277pp. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. First Printing of the First Paperback Ed.

Broadside. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Printed letterpress in a small (and unstated) edition by Michael Hannon 12 x 7 inches. A New Year's Keepsake from Sand River Press and Phoenix Books. A Near Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this baseball classic in which Pat Jordan portrays his experience as a late 1950s bonus baby with a blazing fastball who never gets close to the Big Leagues. With better command of his typewriter than his heater, Jordan established himself as a topflight sportswriter before memorializing his False Spring in the low minor leagues. Minimal sign of previous use.

Broadside. Condition: Near Fine. Purple Flower Under a Blue Crescent (illustrator). First Edition. 12 x 7 inch letterpress broadside featuring a poem by Michael Hannon. Illustration of a blue moon arching over a purple flower. Black titling above black text. A New Year's keepsake from Sand River Press and Phoenix Books. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Wraps, 8vo. 272 pgs. Illustrated with black and white diagrams. Slight soiling on front cover. Else, fine condition.(F1).

Condition: good, fair to good. First Edition. 277, front DJ flap price clipped, DJ soiled, small tears/chips to DJ edges, ink number on front DJ. Small stains to margins of a few pages. The author was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves for three years, from 1959 to 1962; this memoir traces his journey from high school pitching phenomenon to frustrated, average minor league pitcher.

8vo, navy cloth to boards. First edition. Very fine in very good dj, a little wear to head and heel of spine, puncture to spine, and some dust soil.

First American Edition. Depression era novel. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket with light fading to spine.