120, wraps, illus., covers soiled, stained, and somewhat worn, name stamped inside front flyleaf, sticker residue on rear cover. Introduction by Jim Bouton. Chapter titles include "The Ravings of a Baseball Fanatic, " "Pagan, Ritualistic, and Religious Resemblances to Plain Old Baseball, " "The Tragically Short Span of Excellence; the Brief Term of a Player's Fading Glory, " "The Whole Team, Feeding on Individual Talents, " and "Exercises in Baseball as a Way of Fiction, " among many others.

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Title: Baseball the Beautiful: Decoding the Diamond
Publisher: Links Books, New York
Publication Date: 1974
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0825630304
ISBN 13: 9780825630309
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Paul Spina
Edition: First Printing.
Condition: fair

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Book by Cohen, Marvin

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