Description
Inscribed to Hall of Fame baseball manager and player Tony La Russa, the first edition of Now Pitching by fellow Hall of Fame inductee, Bob Feller.
Octavo, 231pp. Beige hardcover, red cloth spine, title stamped in white on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Lightly bumped corner, internally clean. In the publisher’s fine dust jacket, retail price on the front flap, bright illustrations.
Signed on the half title: “To Tony La Russa: an outstanding manager – a winner and my friend. Sincerely, Bob Feller. 9.18.90.”
Provenance: Purchased at the Tony LaRussa Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Thrift Store in Concord, California.
Bob Feller (1918-2010) was a Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, playing with the team from 1936-1956, with an interruption to serve in the Navy during World War II. He was an eight-time All-Star and helped the Indians win the World Series in 1948. During his career, he pitched three no-hitters and was the MLB strikeout leader for 7 seasons. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 and remembered as “the greatest pitcher of his time.” The recipient of this copy, Tony La Russa, is the former manager of the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals. He won three World Series championships as a manager, in 1989 with the Athletics and in 2006 and 2011 with the Cardinals. La Russa was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
