The Fourth Down Leslie W. Quirk HBk 1929 college football novel Watson illusts

Description: The Fourth Down By Leslie W. Quirk Little, Brown and Company Boston, Massachusetts 1929 First published by Little, Brown and Company in 1912, although the first copyright date is 1911. A volume in The Wellworth College Series. [8], 321 p.: frontispiece and three other plates, all by Henry Sumner Watson (1868-1933), an American artist and illustrator; 19.5 cm. (7.75 inches). Green cloth with dark- and light-green-stamped spine and front cover titles and with dark- and light-green with white-stamped front-cover illustration (presumably by Henry Sumner Watson). No dust jacket. On page 51 there is a violet library handstamp in the bottom margin, not impacting the text, but there are no other library markings or any indications on the pages or binding that this book was ever accessioned by the library. Second Printing "His name was Penfield Wayne, and he was a newly registered freshman at Wellworth University. Just now he sat at the window in his room, dividing his time between reading from the blue, paper-covered book in his hand, and pausing to stare out upon the lower campus" [opening lines of the book]. Leslie W. Quirk (1882-1960), was a Wisconsin-born writer who published numerous childrens' books, including Jimmie Goes to War, based on his own experiences as an ambulance driver for the American Field Service during World War I. Book is in Good Minus Condition: complete with all illustrations. Pages are generally clean, with about a dozen of them having soiling in the margins with little or no impact on the text; there is scattered corner creasing. Spine lightly frayed at both ends; corners bumped and worn. Back hinge has started to separate. As noted above, on page 51 there is a violet library handstamp in the bottom margin, not impacting the text, but there are no other library markings or any indications on the pages or binding that this book was ever accessioned by the library. A rather scarce early 20th-century college football novel. Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The purchaser receives free media mail in the U.S., boxed and well protected, with tracking. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited shipping, please contact us. We ship all books in boxes or, on occasion, in flat-rate priority envelopes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with delivery confirmation. We have been selling books for about 15 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. If you wish to know whether we can ship this item in a flat-rate priority or express envelope, please contact us before bidding. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS WILL SAVE SUBSTANTIALLY ON SHIPPING. WAIT FOR OUR INVOICE Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal (which Ebay owns); no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF RECENT BOOKS IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA, LISTED UNDER CLASSICBAE. We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

Price: 14.82 USD

Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

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