DiMaggio -An Illustrated Life
Product details
| Management number | 14177117 | Release Date | 2025/10/02 | List Price | $18.00 | Model Number | 14177117 | ||
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Leather bound in full blue with gilt titling and decorative designs on the covers and spine. All pages are gilt, silk moire endpapers and a satin bookmark. All B & W photos.
Synopsis:
A full-length biography of the legendary Yankee Clipper examines his astonishing career and also includes five essays, by Ted Williams and other notable figures, that consider his place in baseball history.
From Publishers Weekly:
As Stout sums it up, Joe DiMaggio performed superbly the functions that a ballplayer must fulfill: hit with power, run, throw and field. Further, he was grace personified and invariably conducted himself with dignity. Born in California in 1914, the son of immigrants, he made his professional debut with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1932, drawing headlines the following year when he hit in 61 straight games. He joined the New York Yankees in 1936 and played until 1951, with two years out to serve in WWII; in his last 13 seasons, the Yankees won the penn
| Category | Books > Nonfiction Books > Biographies & Memoirs |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | Bestseller |
| Condition | New |
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