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Ten-Volume Set of Classic Sports Books

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
Ten-Volume Set of Classic Sports Books
<B>Ten-Volume Set of Classic Sports Books - Eight Signed by Their Authors.</B></I> Published by legendary baseball writer, Jerome Holtzman. (Evanston, IL: Holtzman Press, Inc., 1980), first editions thus, full leatherette binding, with maroon on spines and blue on the boards, gilt lettering on covers, decorative binding on the spines, 8vo (6.25" x 9.25"), no dust jackets as issued. Top edges gilt. This rare ten-volume set includes the following titles, all signed clearly on the front free endpaper as indicated: <I>Veeck-As in Wreck</B></I> by Bill Veeck and Ed Linn (signed "<I>Bill Veeck</B></I>", no Linn signature); <I>The Boys of Summer</B></I> by Roger Kahn (signed "<I>Roger Kahn</B></I>"); <I>The Long Season</B></I> by Jim Brosnan (signed "<I>Jim Brosnan</B></I>"); <I>Babe</B></I> by Robert W. Creamer (signed "<I>Robert W. Creamer</B></I>"); <I>Instant Replay</B></I> by Jerry Kramer, edited by Dick Schaap (signed "<I>Jerry Kramer</B></I>", no Schaap signature); <I>The Glory of Their Times</B></I> by Lawrence Ritter (signed "<I>Lawrence Ritter</B></I>"); <I>Paper Lion</B></I> by George Plimpton (signed "<I>Ge Plimpton</B></I>"); <I>Eight Men Out</B></I> by Eliot Asinof (signed "<I>Eliot Asinof</B></I>"); <I>Farewell to Sport</B></I> by Paul Gallico (printed signature reproduction); <I>The Sweet Science</B></I> by A.J. Liebling (printed signature reproduction). Each volume in this set includes a one-page introduction on the importance of each work, written by the publisher, Jerome Holtzman, longtime sports columnist for several Chicago newspapers and national sports magazines, baseball history advisor to <I> Encyclopedia Britannica,</B></I> and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Commissioner Bud Selig named Holtzman Major League Baseball's first official historian in 1999, and he is also credited with inventing the save for relief pitchers in 1959-1960. This handsome set is in fine condition, with very minor spine knicks to a few volumes. Otherwise, this set is wonderful.
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