The first full biography of "the black Babe Ruth", Negro League legend Josh Gibson, this intriguiing portrait pulls no punches in showing the dark side of this great athlete, but is similarly tireless in tracking down his glories. Based on interviews with Gibson's contemporaries, the book also features eight pages of photos from Gibson's son's personal collection.
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The first full biography of "the black Babe Ruth", Negro League legend Josh Gibson, this intriguiing portrait pulls no punches in showing the dark side of this great athlete, but is similarly tireless in tracking down his glories. Based on interviews with Gibson's contemporaries, the book also features eight pages of photos from Gibson's son's personal collection.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Not ex-lib. Hardcover in silver, black and bronze jacket with b/w photo of Gibson to front, 8vo. 319pp. B/W plates, index. Fine/VG. Book is as new: clean, tight, square and unmarked. Jacket has shallow abrasion along upper edges with closed 5/8" tear (internally taped) upper rear edge near hinge; short chip tip of upper rear corner. Else clean and bright in Brodart.
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Good. Very Good minus DJ. Printing Not Spec. n/a. 12mo = 7-9" 319pp. Gray hardcover with black backstrip and silver lettering on spine. Front and back cover has staining. Binding is strong and tight. Pages are clean and bright. Inside back cover has notes written in pen. DJ has some wear along edges.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 319pp Illus. with photos. Indexed. The Negro Leagues outstanding hitter-known as the 'black Babe Ruth' and one of the best catchers in the Negro Leagues. Despite this, an unhappy life that ended at age 34. (bb/1)
