LUCKY TO BE A YANKEE
by
JOE DiMAGGIO
(ghost-written by Tom Meany)
Bantam, January 1949
“MASS MARKET” PAPERBACK;
4.25 x 6.25, 154 pp; BW photo section.
With “new material” copyright 1949, statistics.
Joe’s autobiography presented his "own story"
- just as wanted it to be portrayed, just as he imagined it to be.
Introduction: James A. Farley; Foreword: Grantland Rice.
Early paperback in
GOOD condition: lamination peeling, spine wear - split, hinge weakness.
ME AND DIMAGGIO
A BASEBALL FAN GOES IN SEARCH OF HIS GODS
by
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
Dell, April 1988 paperback;
4.25 X 6.75, 318 pp
New York Times book reviewer's search for his childhood hero
begins with a book assignment that doesn't pan out,
continues to Seattle’s Kingdome and finally leads to success
BW photos.
Excellent, lightly worn, condition.