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Babe: The Legend Comes to Life [with] The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
by CREAMER, Robert (and) Lawrence Ritter
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Evanston IL: Holtzman Press, Inc, 1984. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes, both reissued in the Sports Classic series, and each with a new introduction by Jerome Holtzman. Fine in red and blue leather patterned cloth, as issued. Each volume is Signed by its respective author. Although issued separately, these are housed together in a sympathetic custom slipcase commissioned by the New York Yankees, and has their interlocked "NY" logo on either side of the slipcase. Accompanied by a Christmas card from the Yankees, with the original envelope. All are fine, except the envelope which has tape shadows where the Yankees affixed the envelope on the package, effectively using the envelope as a mailing label. The Yankees issued these as Christmas gifts to the local newspaper "beat writers" who covered the team.
Synopsis
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." -- Babe Ruth Babe Ruth is without a doubt the most famous character ever produced by the sport of baseball. A legendary player, world-famous for his hitting prowess, he transcended the sport to enter the mainstream of American life as an authentic folk hero. In this extraordinary biography, noted sportswriter Robert W. Creamer reveals the complex man behind the sports legend. From Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his later years, Creamer has drawn a classic portrait of an American original.
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- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73181
- Title
- Babe: The Legend Comes to Life [with] The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
- Author
- CREAMER, Robert (and) Lawrence Ritter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Holtzman Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Evanston IL
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Baseball
- Bookseller catalogs
- Baseball;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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