The Duke of Flatbush [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Snider, Duke, GIlbert, Bill

Verlag: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., New York, 1988

Beschreibung

As new condition white boards, navy blue cloth spine, and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by Branch Rickey; Some Thank You's; Preliminary Page entitled A Personal Note by Duke Snider, Fallbrook, California, February 1988 and Introduction by Carl Erskine. Signed and inscribed by Hall of Fame centerfielder Duke Snider with blue pen at the upper section of the Preliminary Page entitled "A Personal Note." "From the sandlots of Compton, California to the most exciting team professional baseball ever fielded, Duke Snider's 18 years in the major leagues encompass a glorious era of baseball that will never be seen again. During a playing career that touched three decades, Edwin Donald Snider graced centerfield at Ebbets Field and later Chavez Ravine's Dodger Stadium, collected over 2,000 hits and crushed more than 400 home runs over major league fences. But The Duke of Flatbush is far more than a Hall of Famer's personal retrospective of a superb major league career. Duke Snider is the first member of the 1950s Dodgers to take a close, personal look at his teammates on that extraordinary Brooklyn team - a team that always entered autumn so full of hope, only to find catastrophe. Here are indelible images of the boys of summer who became a symbol of baseball - and America itself - in the '40s and '50s: Pee Wee at shortstop with his arm around Jackie's shoulders.Skoonj throwing out runners at third.Brooklyn fans hollering "Oisk!" .Leo kicking dirt at umpires.Campy chirping, "Same team that won yesterday is gonna win today!".Gil taking the throw at first for the last out. For the Duke of Flatbush, and everyone else lucky enough to be young in that special time: Ebbets Field still stands.the Brooklyn Dodgers still live!" - from the inner front jacket flap. "Duke and I went through twelve unforgettable years together, of championships and defeats, of individual glory and despair. They say you can't go home again, but I did when I read Duke's book." - from the Introduction by Carl Erskine and the rear outer jacket.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 009075

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Duke of Flatbush [SIGNED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
• Verlag: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1988
• Sprache: Englisch
• Einband: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Dudash, C.M. (cover illustration)
• Auflage: 1st Edition
• Druck: 1st Printing
• Zustand: As New
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
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  • Signed and Inscribed