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Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$42.00 + shipping

Description: Covers lightly soiled, top edge lightly spotted. DJ has a 1/2" chip to top of spine with a tape repair. interior is clean and unmarked. BF

Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$48.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Originally priced at $4.95/worn and soiled white jacket with blue and yellow lettering on front and spine/tear at top and bottom; 242 pages; Spine areas/long flap tear at front top and bottom edges/black ink stamp on front flyleaf

Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. First printing as stated. Very Good in a Good unclipped dust jacket; dj is sunned. 3/4 papered boards with a red cloth spine. Light soiling from handling. Thumbing to text block edge. NO markings in text. Sound binding. In solid reading condition. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.

Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert.. [Dust Jacket] : The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).. New York: Random House, [1968]., 1968.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Dust Jacket. Very Good+. In protective Mylar wraps. Price unclipped. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

COOVER, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association Inc, J. Henry Waugh, Prop. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 242 pages. Coover's terrific second book, a novel that presages today's obsession with fantasy baseball. A clean and tight near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a close to near fine dust jacket with some of the usual sunning to the spine and some other very minute wear.

Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$70.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Unclipped dust jacket gently ruffled spine ends in mylar cover. Tight binding, solid white boards with uneven tanning, red spine strip with bright silver lettering and spot of fading at head of spine, faded blue upper edge, clean, unmarked pages throughout.

Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.

Coover Robert. Universal Baseball Association. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: One of the 10 best baseball fiction books ever published. Fantasy baseball in an incredible story. Book and dj clean minor spine fade, clean. Not price clipped

Seller: LSQ Books, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. THE UNIVERSAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION, INC.: J. Henry Waugh, PROP.. New York: Random House, (1968) dj, 1968.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Description: Hardcover first edition - First printing. Coover's second novel, the story of an accountant who becomes increasingly obsessed by the fantasy baseball league he created in which every move is determined by the roll of the dice. 242 pp. Near fine in a good only dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, dust jacket has several short tears, a couple of small chips, some sunning to the spine, original price of $4.95 still present and now protected by an achival cover.

Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.

Robert Coover. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 2nd Printing. Nice copy. Tight and square. Clean price clipped copy. Dust jacket extremely good and bright has a 1" closed tear on top right corner and another in bottom right corner, a little chipping to top of spine. Scarce classic hard to find in nice condition. In mylar.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.: J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, 1968.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publisher: Random House, New York, 1968. NEAR FINE+ hardcover book in NEAR FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. Tiny bit of wear at head of DJ's spine and top of rear panel.Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped ($4.95). First Edition, First Printing (stated). Lovely copy.

Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.

Robert Coover. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. : J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: (1968). 8vo. 1st edition. Bumping and rubbing to spine ends and boards. Toning and horizontal impression to boards. Minor chips to front board an tape residue to upper corner of back board. Toning to textblock and leaves throughout. Spine is slightly cocked. Rubbing and bumping to extremities of d.j. Small closed tear on head of rear panel with faint adhesive redisdue, affecting verso as well. VG/VG.

Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$108.00 + shipping

Description: First printing stated. Unmarked, tight and square. Spine ends lightly bumped. Price intact jacket has a couple of nicks and yellow orange lettering on spine lightly sunned. A classic about a serious baseball fan and hard to find in nice condition or any condition at all. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Robert Coover. The Universal Baseball Association. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Protected jacket is in excellent shape; the price of $4.95 is intact; the binding is straight, the pages clean and unmarked; no fading. The only flaws are a slight tilt to the spine and a stain on the first inside page from a previous owner's bookmark being removed. This may well be Coover's finest novel, showing him at the top of his form. It's about an man who creates his own baseball league in his mind and becomes obsessively involved with his fictive creation. Highly recommended.

Seller: Bill's Books, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.

COOVER, Robert.. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. NY: Random House (1968)., 1968.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: 242 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacket with one short closed tear and a wrinkle to crown. Coover's second novel, one of the best on baseball, alternating between the "real" life of J. Henry Waugh, and his tabletop fantasy baseball league.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$140.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Dust jacket has minor chipping.

Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc.. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$165.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 242 pages. First edition, first printing. His 2nd book about a serious baseball fan who designs a fantasy baseball game whose every action is determined by a throw of the dice. Price clipped. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

COOVER, Robert. The Universal Baseball Assoc., Inc. (Signed). Random House, NY, 1968.

Price: US$196.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Bound in red cloth over white boards, stamped in silver in bright white, blue and gold dust jacket. Signed by the author at the bottom of the title page (signature only). A very attractive copy of a book that is seldom found in this protected condition. Book is near fine with just the slightest darkening to top edge. A well-above average copy of the first edition. of the author's second book. 242 pp.

Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop.. NY; Random House; 1968;, 1968.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 1st ed.; F/NF in pc DJ with 3 short tears but none of the usual fading to the spine.

Seller: Walt Barrie Rare Books, gleneden beach, OR, U.S.A.

Robert Coover. The Universal Baseball Association. Random House (New York), 1968.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. First printing. Hardbound. Very Good/Very Good. There is a closed tear on the front Dj cover; soiling side pages; some spine slant; bruised top corners; some foxing.

Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. J. Henry Waugh, Prop. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$225.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth and brown paper over boards, fine in fine dust jacket (price clipped)

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. THE UNIVERSAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION, INC. J. HENRY WAUGH, PROP. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "A clever metaphor about the power of fantasy over reality, Coover's novel features J. Henry Waugh, a nebbish who devises a complicated baseball board game. The game soon becomes more real to him than the surrounding world and begins to regulate his life." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-75. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1995-98. A fine copy in fine price-clipped first printing dust jacket. A very pretty copy. (#146548)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. THE UNIVERSAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION, INC. J. HENRY WAUGH, PROP. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "A clever metaphor about the power of fantasy over reality, Coover's novel features J. Henry Waugh, a nebbish who devises a complicated baseball board game. The game soon becomes more real to him than the surrounding world and begins to regulate his life." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-75. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1995-98. A fine copy in fine price-clipped first printing dust jacket. A very pretty copy. (#133446)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Coover, Robert. The Universal Baseball Association, Inc. Random House, New York, 1968.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Quarto [30 cm] Light blue spiral bound wrappers. Light toning and soiling to the wraps. Housed in a custom clamshell. Scarce uncorrected advance proof of Robert Coover's second novel: A darkly humorous tale of an unhappy accountant and his immersive, solo experience with tabletop dice baseball. A distinctive Coover fabulation; the reader is immersed in the thoughts of both the main character, and the imaginary players he has developed. Upon publication, the title was amended to "The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop." The main character's name is critically considered a nod to the concept of God and the philosophy of creationism, a major subtextual theme of the novel. Ex-libris Carter Burden, late New York City Council member and principal owner of the the Village Voice. A direct descendent of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Carter Burden was a prominent member of the 1960s Manhattan social elite, playing host to notable names in the international literary, artistic and cultural scenes. He was photographed by Horst and sketched by Warhol. As half of a 1960's "it" couple--along with his first wife, heiress Amanda Jay Mortimer Burden--Carter's social activities were matters of intrigue and aspiration to many. The Burdens were regularly featured in society and gossip pages, fashion and lifestyle magazines, and given nicknames including "The Moon Flower Couple" and "The Burdens, whom we all must bear. In spite of the ease of characterizing Carter Burden as a youthful old-money stereotype, those who knew actually knew him considered him sensitive, curious and artistic. After growing close to Robert Kennedy during his doomed presidential campaign, Carter was inspired by Kennedy's sense of social justice and desire to help the disenfranchised. This reflects in his City Council legacy. As summarized by the New York Times: "[Burden] served as chairman of the committee on health, fought to protect children from lead-based paint poisoning, sought to better the health and housing of the elderly, advocated the establishment of standards for prisoners' rights and introduced one of the first gay rights bills in the country. Like some of his other legislation, it did not pass, but many of his proposals did became law, in whole or part." In addition to literature, Carter Burden was a noted collector of art and antiques. Yet Burden's library was the centerpiece of his home. He focused on acquiring first editions, manuscripts and galley proofs of American literature published from 1870 onward.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.