Description
The first edition, first printing of The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn.
Octavo, xxii, 442pp. Beige cloth, title in silver gilt along spine, band of silver cloth along bottom. Stated “first edition” on copyright page, with number line on Page 442 (72.73,74,75,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1), indicating a first printing. Blue endpapers. Light dust along top edge of text block, internally clean. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, with $8.95 price on front flap, wear and light soiling spine, wear from handling at head of spine. A very good example.
Author Roger Kahn follows the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers through their 1955 season, which took them to the World Series.
