Harris, Mark. THE SOUTHPAW.  Indianapolis & New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. Octavo. SCARCE FIRST edition of HARRIS' FIRST baseball novel, and the first to feature Henry Wiggen of the fictional New York Mammoths, who was to reappear several times, most notably in the baseball classic "Bang the Drum Slowly". Bound in the publisher's green cloth covered boards, with gilt-stamped titles. Contents lightly toning. In the dust jacket, which is price-clipped, with some edgewear and some mild darkening at the extremities and along the spine. RARE in DUST JACKET! Please see photos for additional condition clarity.

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