Description
The first edition of Yogi: The Autobiography of a Professional Baseball Player, inscribed by Yogi Berra to New York Times Reporter Allison Danzig.
Octavo, 234pp, [6]. Blue cloth, title in white on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page, with no additional printings listed. Solid text block, light rubbing to text along the spine, slight bow to text block. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, touch of shelf wear on rear panel, a near fine example.
Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “For Allison Danzig / with best wishes / Yogi Berra.”
The recipient of this copy, Allison Danzig (1898-1987), was a reporter for the New York Times. He spent his career covering tennis, baseball, and the Olympic Games. In 1968, he became the first journalist to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
