St. Louis: The C.V. Mosby Company, 1952.
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Hardcover. First edition. 167 illustrations. Slight spotting on the boards else about fine without dustwrapper, possibly as issued. Advance Review Copy, with "Instructor's Copy" slip tipped-in from the publisher, as well as publisher's complimentary slip and comment card. Bookplate of Baseball Commissioner A.B. ("Happy") Chandler laid in (the book has text on the endpapers, probably keeping Chandler from affixing and obscuring the text). Chandler, a former Governor and Senator from Kentucky, succeeded Kenesaw Mountain Landis as Commissioner of Baseball in 1945. He presided over baseball for six important and controversial years, most importantly supporting Brooklyn owner Branch Rickey when he signed Jackie Robinson in 1945 and integrated Major League Baseball in 1947. Landis had staunchly opposed any attempts at integration during his long tenure. An interesting baseball instructional written by the Coach of the State University of Iowa, and published by a regional publisher.
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