Babe Ruth, the Idol of the American Boy: The Idol of the American Boy
by Daniel M. Daniel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No dust jacket
- Seller
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI, 1930 . Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No dust jacked, as issued. Spine ends bumped but not torn or chipped. 108 pp. Text yellowed typical of age and materials used. No prior owner attribution. Text clean and unmarked. Illustrated with b/w photographs taken by Charles Conlin. Contains a Foreward by Babe Ruth providing "His message to the boys of America; he sends them ten commandments for their guidance." Written by Daniel M. Daniel, Baseball Expert of the New York Telegram. Frontis a double page photo montage of 10 baseball greats selected by the author as the All Star Team of 1930. A fragile book, usually found with flaws as paper covers typically show wear and soil.
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- Bookseller
- Select Tomes (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100270
- Title
- Babe Ruth, the Idol of the American Boy
- Author
- Daniel M. Daniel
- Illustrator
- Charles Conlin
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated paper-covered boards, picturing the Babe swinging a bat. Hinges tight.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Baseball, sports, Babe Ruth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
- Size
- 5 x 7 1/2
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GAHANNA, Ohio
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I am making available selections from my collection of eclectic, historical and sometimes rare books. My collection includes historical novels, cookbooks, textbooks and children's books along with other ephemera.
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