1928 BABE RUTH'S OWN BOOK OF BASEBALL

Description: Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball, by George Herman Ruth. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. Copyright 1928. Print date April 1928. This is the first edition, 2nd printing, printed the same month ast the 1st. 301 pages. Blue cloth boards have bold black lettering on front and spine. Corners and front edge of spine have only light rubs. Spine ends show light wear. Cloth is clean. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. Endpapers are illustrated in black and white. "2010" is stamped at top of ffep. No other writing. There are 30 b&w photographs on 15 double-sided plates. There is also a b&w frontispiece. Pages in proximity to the plates have foxing due to the acid content of the ink on the plates. Pages are otherwise generally clean, with just an occasional finger smudge or spot. There are two pages that were torn and have loss (see last pic). One is a plate, and only the margin was torn off. But the other is a text page, with some loss of text. Written in the year (1927) that he had his highest number of home runs (a staggering 60) and published early the following year. Overall condition is Very Good- or Very Good All my books are as described. If I go too far in describing minor flaws, it's because I want you, the buyer, to be satisfied that you'll get no nasty surprises. Please check my feedback to assure yourself that you'll speedily get the book that is described. A happy customer comes back! For all buyers - I can ship the way which best fits your needs, so contact me if you would prefer a different method. Check out my ebay store - buythebookhere for all manner of scarce and interesting books and collectibles! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.

Price: 250 USD

Location: Boiling Springs, South Carolina

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