About this title: In "A False Spring", Pat Jordan traces the falling star of his once-promising pitching career, illuminating along the way his equally difficult personal struggles and quest for maturity. When the reader meets Jordan, he is a hard-throwing pitcher with seemingly limitless potential, one of the first 'bonus babies' for the Milwaukee Braves organization. Jordan's sojourn through the lower levels of minor-league ball takes him through the small towns of America: McCook, Waycross, Davenport, Eau Claire, and Palatka. As the promised land of the majors recedes because of his inconsistency and lack ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Fireside, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780671659943ISBN:0671659944
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. Light edgewear with a small scuff to the back cover. Otherwise, a clean and tight copy with an uncreased spine. read more
Description: Very good. By Pat Jordan; ISBN: 1886913226; Pub. : Ruminator Books; Pub. Date: 1998-04-01; Media: Paperback; Weight: 10.88 oz.; Very good, with slight wear. Covers have sharp edges. Surfaces of covers are glossy. Surfaces of covers are unmarred. Binding is tight. Pages have no marks, writing or highlighting. by Pat Jordan; ISBN: 1886913226; Pub. : Ruminator Books; Pub. Date: 1998-04-01; Media: Paperback; Weight: 10.88 oz.; Very good, with slight wear. Covers have sharp edges. Surfaces of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ruminator Books
Date Published: 1998-04-01
ISBN-13:9781886913226ISBN:1886913226
Description: Very Good. Tight, bright and shiny, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, cover lift, spots on page edges. read more
Edition: Fireside ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780671659943ISBN:0671659944
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. minor crease at cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Fireside Sports Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Dodd, Mead & Co, c1975, 1st ed, blue cloth hard cover, ltly; X-lib, else clean and solid, near VERY GOOD in a bright, near VERY GOOD DJ. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, New York
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780396070788ISBN:0396070787
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-Between 7 3/4" and 9 3/4" 277 page book is in very good condition with slight edgewear/scuffing of cover and slight discoloration on page sides. The DJ is in good condition with edgewear, scuffing of cover, discoloration of cover, and yellowing. This is the story of a boy who loved baseball, who pitched four consecutive no-hitters as a Fairfield Little Leaguer, and who on graduating high school signed a large bonus contract with the Milwaukee Braves. He spent three ... read more
Description: Fine. 0396070787 Baseball America trade paperback, 1996, clean/tight, No marks/tears or defects...Fine (like new)...Bubble-wrapped and ed in a Box w/ confirmation. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780396070788ISBN:0396070787
Description: Very Good+ in Fine- jacket. (1975) DUST JACKET NOTES: FINE-/ Jacket is covered in mylar and has minimal cover wear including light tanning and a few small tears. BOOK NOTES: VG+ with bright gilt to spine / Hardcover book has cover wear including light foxing to top page edges, edge wear and bumping; inside has a New bookplate and a small year writen on the front endpage. 277 pages. Binding is solid. Buy with confidence. The only book you regret is the one you didn't bye. Thanks for looking. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 2005-09-01
ISBN-13:9780803276260ISBN:0803276265
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780803276260. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co, New York
Date Published: 1975
Description: First edition. Hardcover book in near fine condition with a near fine dust jacket but for a closed 1 1/4 tear to the front panel. read more
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