Honus Wagner; The Life of Baseball's "Flying Dutchman" by Arthur D. Hittner - 1996

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Company, 1996 McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC. 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; one dogeared page. No DJ as issued. Green cloth boards and spine with bright white lettering on the spine and front board. 306 pp 8vo. Regarded by many of his contemporaries as the greatest baseball player of all time, Wagner enjoyed a remarkable career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1897-1917. He had a record 17 consecutive .300-plus seasons, led the National League eight times in hitting, six times in slugging percentage and five times in stolen bases. He also excelled in the field, defining the shortstop position for a generation. He was one of the original inductees in the Baseball Hall of Fame but he lacked the flamboyance of a Ty Cobb or Babe Ruth and was thus not highly valued. Based on contemporary newspaper accounts, family scrapbooks and correspondence, and Wagner's own vestpocket notebooks. A clean very presentable copy.