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Frederick A. Stokes Company. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (sports, softball, history) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

New York 1940 first edition. Stokes. Hardcover octavo. 39 photo illus. 229p. "A Celebrity collector's book is there ever was one and by the way the official playing rules are here too." **Signed by both Thomas and Shane. Good plus , binding secure; text fine and clean; but one slight spot of soiling on cover. no dj. Later glassine removable protective dj. Pictures available on request. .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1940. 229pp. Beige boards. Frontispiece photo of Babe Ruth at bat in civilian clothes. 39 black and white photographs. illustrated endpapers. Front inner hinge exposed. fraying the corners and spine edges.Internally clean, unmarked. In the 1930's Lowell Thomas began assembling softball clubs to participate in "benefit games". His teams consisted of of prominent figures, including Babe Ruth, Gene Tunney, Col. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Ty Cobb, others. An entertaining account of this league and how to play the game, including official playing rules. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No DJ. Octavo.

New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes. Good with no dust jacket. 1940. 1st Edition (Unstated); Second Printing. Hardcover. Stains and scuffs present to cover. Yellowing to pages. Scuff marks (small) to exterior edge of pages. Stain to edge of pages due to a spill. Good overall condition for the age!. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 229 pages .

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1940. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. A little soiling to the boards, else near fine in a bit edgeworn, about very good dustwrapper with a number of small chips and tears. Inscribed by both authors to opera diva Geraldine Farrar: "To our Star Umpire Geraldine Farrar! Lowell Thomas" and "Who's a humorist? Ted Shane" (Shane is referred to thusly in the picture captions). Heavily illustrated account of the facetious adventures of a quasi-celebrity softball team, The Nine Old Men, with a frontispiece photo of Babe Ruth taking a mighty swat at a softball. Softball books are uncommon.