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Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card
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Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card Paperback - 2006

by Foreword by Steven Heller; John Gall; Gary Engel


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With talented young Japanese players signing to the American Majors, interest in Japanese baseball is at an all-time high. Sayonara Home Run! introduces curious fans to Japan's national pastime through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful baseball cards. A fascinating text traces the roots and cross-cultural history of the Japanese game, while hundreds of illustrations showcase gorgeous vintage cards. Woven throughout are profiles of key Japanese players, features on important U.S. team tours of Japan (with Japanese cards of players such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio), and insights into the social history of the cards. Including primers on Japanese player nicknames and baseball terms, and the fine points of the Japanese game, Sayonara Home Run! is a must-have for anyone interested in baseball, Japan, or this unique chapter in popular design.

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  • Title Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card
  • Author Foreword by Steven Heller; John Gall; Gary Engel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Chronicle Books, San Francisco
  • Date 2006-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780811849456 / 0811849457
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 1 x 1 x 1 in (2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball cards - Japan - Collectors and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005016671
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357

About the author

John Gall is the art director for Vintage/Anchor Books. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey. Gary Engel is a collector, dealer, and noted authority on Japanese baseball cards. He lives in Southern California. Steven Heller is the author of ninety books on design and popular culture.
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