The Crooked Pitch: An Account of the Curveball in American Baseball History by Quigley, Martin Peter

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1984. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Algonquin Books, 1984-05. Hardcover. Good.

Hard Cover. Algonquin. Light Wear. Light Foxing on Top Edge. Clean Text, No Water Damage, Strong Binding. Same Inside DJ. Good Condition. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1984. First edition. Small quarto, cloth, 194 pps. with index; profusely illustrated. The history of baseball's "great equalizer", the curve ball. From it's alleged invention by Arthur "Candy" Cummings, a Brooklyn player in the pre-professional era, the author traces the development and impact of breaking pitches (legal and illegal) on America's National Game. Herein we learn of the "honest" curves such as the screwball, knuckleball, slider, forkball, slip pitch, Satchel Paige's Hesitation Pitch and the eephus ball; but also we have the spitter, mud ball, shine ball, emery ball, phonograph-needle ball and other "dishonest" variants. You may not have thought of chewing slippery elm bark while on the mound but we guarantee that used correctly, it will make your balls drop. Fine in price clipped jacketwith a 1" closed tear bottom right front panel.

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0912697083 . Illustrated. First edition. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper, else fine in a very near fine, price clipped dust jacket. .

Algonquin Books, 1984-05-01. 1st. Hardcover. Used:Good.

United Kingdom: Algonquin Books. 194 pages. Some marks/stains on cover - large but faint and superficial also not noticeable under slightly worn dust jacket, otherwise this is a sound clean hardback with a slightly worn dust jacket. The Crooked Pitch : An Account of the Curveball in American Baseball History . read description. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1984.