Flying Tackle (A Bronc Burnett Story)

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Book #4 in the 27-book YA series, published 1948-1967, featuring 16-year-old star athlete Bronc Burnett, with "a world of how-to-play tips interwoven with the exciting yarns themselves." Providing "a stadium full of thrills,'' this series was set in Sonora, New Mexico, & offered stories about baseball, football, & scouting, at which Bronc was equally adept. Orig. written in 1949, this is a slightly later printing of that First Edition, listing to BB#6 in front matter& BB#8 on back DJ cover, self-summary on front flap. In 184 pages. With tan textured cloth-over-boards stamped in brown with images of football players to front/brown lettering to spine, this 12mo is in VG+ condition: very clean, pages slightly off-white but completely unmarked, binding strong & straight. Very slight rubbing to extremities & bumping to top-outer corner of front cover. The unclipped DJ is Good: cover & spine are colorful & bright, with small rubbed areas of sticker pull; heavier rubbing to back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.