The Horse That Played Center Field
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Overview:
- Title: The Horse That Played Center Field
- Author: Hal Higdon
- Year: 1968
- Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Price: $2.95
- Pages: 118
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Horse That Played Center Field
- Notes:
- 1st ed., trade hardcover The May 1969 newspaper advertisement notes Holt Library Edition price $2.92.
- Publication date 1968, copyright 1969 --libraries report, presumably from the title leaf Promoted as one of HRW's 1969 spring books --May 1969 advertisement
- Probably published during 1969 Beyond the notes above, automated search (horse that played center field) of newspapers yields no 1968 hits; April 1969 notice that Higdon, author of this book, appears at the Ogden School book fair (Chicago); May 1969 article by Higdon that notes he is author of this recent book for children.
- Price from panel advertisement "What fun to grow up with [HRW]'s spring books!", Was. Post 1969-05-04 p363; as one of several under the heading "New PACESETTERS", "Fast-paced books designed especially for Junior and Senior High School students with reading problems.", which may indicate an official Pacesetters publication series.
- At Amazon.com as of 2018-12-06, {{ASIN|0030679109}} reports "Library Binding – June 1, 1969" and ISBN 0030679109; provides front cover image matching the one linked here. And also provides "Look inside" the 2010 Kindle ed. that shows identical front cover; and title leaf/screen that states "Copyright 1969, 2010 by Hal Higdon."