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Posted By: Max Weder

Thanks Barry. It's obviously easier to confirm what has a dust jacket (by personal observation) than what was issued without. I have had numerous collectors swear up and down that a certain book doesn't have a dj, but of course all they're saying is they haven't seen it in 15 or thirty years of collecting.

I strongly suspect you're right on the other books, but have you been able to confirm these absences through original catalogue descriptions or advertisments?

As for The Bride and the Pennant, I believe it was the first ghost written baseball novel. I still haven't had the courage to read it, but I'll bet Frank ends up with both the girl and the pennant. The book also provides a glossary of the pseudonyms it uses, in case the reader is completely baseball illiterate.

I've always assumed it had a dust jacket, but the book is rare enough (i.e. it's only shown up on ebay twice in the last seven years) in hard cover that I'm not sure many (or any) of the dust jackets survived.


Thanks,

Max