Rosenburg | John M. [Bob Feller Collection]

The Story of Baseball

First Edition

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Description

From the library of Bob Feller, The Story of Baseball by John M. Rosenburg.

Octavo, [8], 176pp. Illustrated hardcover. Wear to both joints, some separation of glassine as expected. Light shelf wear. Includes a library stamp from the “Feller Library” on front free endpaper, with “Cincinnati, Ohio” written below the stamp.

Provenance: The Feller Collection, sold by Premier Auction Galleries of Chesterland, Ohio, March 2022. All items from the home of Bob and Anne Feller, Gates Mills, Ohio.

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.”

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Random House

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1962

Binding

Glossy pictorial cover

Condition

Very Good

Author

Rosenburg | John M. [Bob Feller Collection]

Parenthetical

[Bob Feller Collection]

Author Display

John M. Rosenburg