HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL BABE RUTH 1931 INFO PHOTOS BOOK RARE. First edition . IN fair/good condition for age. I am not a book expert. NO dust jacket. See all photos and ask questions please. I have no return auctions. the cover is soiled and water stains with worn edges . Some pages have corners of lower right missing . I have tried to show these in photos. and will list page numbers with these issues. Size of book is 5. 6 by 7.7 inches in size. 127 pages total. all pages are intact. loose binding on inside of spine where threads connect on pages 83 to pages 94. still completely intact. with upper stitching portion loose. see photo. pages 16-39 as show in photo. appears to be cut at a angle less than 1/4 inch on lower right hand corner of those pages. On page 2. as shown in photo. someone wrote in ink the name Earl . Page 7. about a 3/4 inch size lower right corner of page is missing as is p. 66 . p. 45 p 47 page 23 p. 24 25 and 33 about 1/4 inch in size lower right corner missing . some pages have slight water or soil markings.
Summary : George Herman BABE Ruth Jr. Feb 6 1895 to 1948. American professional baseball player whose career spanned 22 seasons. 1914 to 1935. Baseball Hall of fame. Nicknamed the Bambino and the Sultan of Swat. Greatest sports heroes in American culture and considered by many the greatest baseball player of all times. He began his career as a left handed Pitcher for the Boston Red sox. achieved his great fame slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees.
This book has many great photos and lessons from Babe Ruth including chapters on the fielding for pitchers , batting stance. sliding. how to throw a change -up and curve. bunting , swinging the bat , covering the pitch, the outfield throw, shoulder and arm ailments. and few training rules and much more.
A must have for a Baseball collector or Hall of fame Enthusiast or Baseball Player.
I am listing this item to the best of my ability. and have tried to include many photos of the actual book. I can certainly send more photos if need be. This book was owned by a elderly man that played baseball for many years. I do not think it was stored correctly and it is as is and does show its age of nearly 100 years old. Should you desire perfect book quality than this is not for you. I am happy to answer any and all of your questions and delighted should you be in need of more photos . This is a Very rare find. and a wonderful edition of Babe The Famous baseball player Ruths Book. A very collectible Item .
Please ask questions. No return Auction.