The Babe, A Life in Pictures by Ritter, Lawrence S. (text and captions); & Mark Rucker (picture editor)
- Bookseller: About Books
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 005082
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Near Fine condition.
- Jacket condition: Very Good dust jacket.
- Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 089919768X
- ISBN 13: 9780899197685
- Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
- Place: New York:
- Date published: 1988
Description
New York:: Ticknor & Fields, 1988 9" wide by 12.25" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The spine of the Dust Jacket has light fraying and one tiny chip. NOT price clipped (40.00). NOT a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of vintage Babe Ruth photographs. Includes a 16-page section in full-color featuring all things Ruthian -- baseball cards, uniforms and gear, magazine and book covers, advertisements and other memorabilia. A history of George Hermann "Babe" Ruth (1895 -1948), including his family and fellow players. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Appendix gives Ruth's Career Stats. Sources/bibliography. Index. Bound in the original boards, with tan cloth spine.. First Printing of the First Edition.. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition./Very Good dust jacket.. (vi), 282pp. .
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spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
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