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Interest in Japanese baseball has skyrocketed in recent years, fueled by the arrival of exciting young Japanese players such as Ichiro Suzuki (Mariners), Keiichi Yabu (A's), Hideki"Godzilla" Matsui (Yankees), and Kazuo Matsui (Mets). Taking a fresh subject and approach to the baseball book, "Sayonara Home Run!" is a colorful and fascinating introduction to Japanese baseball through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful baseball cards. "Sayonara Home Run!" presents a fascinating parallel chronicle of America's - or shall we say, Japan's - national pastime. The game was introduced to Japan shortly after it took hold in the U.S. and for more than 130 years, it has been a point of intense national pride in Japan. Its history has many great stars and shares intriguing cross cultural moments with the American game, including: Eiji Sawamura, a pitcher so talented that at 17 years old, he once struck out Charlie Gehringer, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Fox in succession during an international all-star game.
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John Gall is the art director for Vintage/Anchor Books. His award-winning designs for Alfred A. Knopf, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Grove Press, and Nonesuch Records havebeen recognized by the AIGA, Art Directors Club, Print, Graphis, and ID Magazine
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Sayonara Home Run! The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card. Foreword by Steven Heller.
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Small quarto size paperback bound in boldly colored pictorial card covers with French Flaps. 191 pages. Illustrated with hundred of examples of Japanese cards, chiefly in color, from the early 1900's through the 1960's. First edition, first printing with full number line. Sayonara Home Run! introduces curious fans to Japan's national pastime through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful baseball cards. A fascinating text traces the roots and cross-cultural history of the Japanese game, while hundreds of illustrations showcase gorgeous vintage cards. Woven throughout are profiles of key Japanese players, features on important U.S. team tours of Japan (with Japanese cards of players such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio), and insights into the social history of the cards. Including primers on Japanese player nicknames and baseball terms, and the fine points of the Japanese game, Sayonara Home Run! is a must-have for anyone interested in baseball, Japan, or this unique chapter in popular design."--Publisher's website No previous ownership marks. No remainder mark. A pristine and as new copy, clean, fresh and unmarked with sharp corners and perfect spine. Appears unread and like new. Seller Inventory # 021660
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