My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

Extended Description and Notes

David McKay Company, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Hornsby's baseball how-to, My Kind of Baseball, one of the best ever published. Tip after tip after tip from the master. Per David McKay's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Includes scarce dust jacket with $2.50 price intact. 185 pp. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Unclipped dust jacket with two tiny tears to edges. A presentable copy of an early and important baseball instructional. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Bookseller

Midnight Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

376483

Title

My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

Author

Rogers Hornsby, J. Roy Stockton, Editor

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Very Good

Quantity Available

1

Publisher

David McKay Company, Inc

Date Published

1953

Size

9x6x1

Weight

1.56 lbs

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Shelf Wear

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Tail

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First Edition

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