Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections
Wong, Stephen
ISBN 10: 0061121215 ISBN 13: 9780061121210
Published by Harper Perennial, 2007
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Synopsis:
Among the national treasures you'll find:
- The only known photographic image of baseball's first organized team, the New York Knickerbockers, circa 1846.
- Original copy of the first written rules of modern baseball.
- One of the earliest known color advertising posters promoting the very first set of baseball cards, released in 1887.
- Scorecard from the inaugural World Series in 1903.
- Shoeless Joe Jackson's rookie-era game-used bat.
- Game-worn jerseys of Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Grove, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams.
Review:
"A godsend for baseball geeks everywhere." -- Booklist Starred Review
."..a magnificent album of baseball mementos--by turns, beautiful, peculiar and hilarious."--Sports Illustrated
"A godsend for baseball geeks everywhere."--Booklist Starred Review
..".a magnificent album of baseball mementos--by turns, beautiful, peculiar and hilarious."--Sports Illustrated
A godsend for baseball geeks everywhere. --Booklist Starred Review"
...a magnificent album of baseball mementos--by turns, beautiful, peculiar and hilarious. --Sports Illustrated"
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's ...
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good