signed first edition hardcover
1992 · New York
by Wilber Cynthia J.
New York: Morrow, 1992. First edition. hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the half-title, "May 16, 1992 / Best Wishes / Cynthia J Wilbur." An affectionate, moving, and amusing tribute to the baseball greats of the 1940s and 1950s. Told in the players' own voices, this is the story of what it was like to live the American dream of baseball, in a time before players had agents, before owner "lockouts' and artificial turf, a time when playing baseball was its own reward. Includes; Ted Williams, Stan Musial Norm Sherry, Joe Garogiola, Yogi Berra, Al Kaline, Preacher Roe, Bobby Doerr, Joe Black, Johnny Vander Meer, and many others. 366pp illustrated from photographs. (Inventory #: 14097)