Veeck Bill Introduction (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This back was originally published in hardback in 1963, after the Met's terrible first season. Although this Paperback edition was printed 40 years later, many of Breslin's comments with strike a chord with today's sports fans. In very good condition. I have around 45 books on New York Mets Teams and Players, over 290 Baseball Team Histories, and more than 2,400 Baseball Publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Joseph Durso explores the half century of Casey Stengel as player, Hall of Fame Manger, and Clown. Also a look at American life in the first half of the 20th Century, and the story of baseball, from the barnstorming minor leagues of 1910 to the multi-million dollar sports of the 1960s. Has one chapter of Casey as the manager of the Amazin' Mets. Both the book and the non price clipped Dust Jacket (in a mylar protector) are in good condition. I have around 60 Books on Managers, Owners, and Front Office Executives, 45 books on the Mets and 85 books on the Yankees Teams and Players, and over 2,400 Baseball Publications in stock. Discounts available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Joseph Durso on the front free endpaper and stamped with his classic tiny figure of a baseball player. Also on the endpaper is a personalized gift inscription to the previous owner. Clean and tightly bound with unmarked contents. The binding has a light bump at one corner and to a few corners of the text block. A nice copy. Signed by Author(s).…