Streak: Joe DiMaggio and the Summer of '41

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988 With ten pages of black and white photographs. First edition, first printing. Signed by DiMaggio on half-title page. Publisher's blue textured paper-covered boards, with spine lettered in gilt, and erratum slip laid in; in its original cream dust jacket designed by Richard Adelson, with images of newspaper page and a batting DiMaggio to front panel, lettered in black, red, and tan. Fine book; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with a touch of fading to spine and light toning to flaps. With a COA from Certified Authentication Service (CAS). Overall, a fresh copy. In Streak, author Michael Seidel traces Joe DiMaggio's remarkable 56-game hitting streak in 1941. In his preface, Seidel writes, "I am not charting the biography of a man but the rhythms of a legendary sequence, perhaps the most admired sequence in sports history." Joe DiMaggio played all thirteen seasons of his career with the New York Yankees and was selected as an All-Star thirteen times. With his exemplary hitting and fielding (he was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" because of how he sailed around the outfield) he helped power the Yankees to nine World Series titles. Outside of baseball, he was known for his high-profile marriage with Marilyn Monroe. DiMaggio was one of the rare athletes that transcended his sport: his association with a bygone era of America was noted in Simon and Garfunkel's Grammy Award-winning song, "Mrs. Robinson." Ted Williams said, "His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound impact on the country.". Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.