Sam Leonard — A Difficult Trade the Baseball Mystery
San Franciso, Robert D. Reed, 2000. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this baseball mystery from Sam Leonard. Signed by the author to the title page. 'A Difficult Trade' is Sam Leonard's debut novel, and is about Harry Hvide as he decides to slash payroll when no-one wants to buy his baseball team. He tries to trade his star player, Richie Johnson, who is untradeable, and later ends up shot, In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.