Buy this book on-line Gene Schoor : THE PEE WEE REESE STORYJulian Messner, Inc., NY, 1962
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1962. 1st Edition, early printing. SIGNED by PEE WEE REESE -- THE PEE WEE REESE STORY-- biography of legendary Hall of Fame pitcher Pee Wee Reese. Nice overall condition presents well-- with a scant amount of wear at the edges, Dust Jacket worn. 190 pp. Pee Wee Reese, as Captain of the famous "Boys of Summer" Brooklyn Dodgers teams in the 1950s, was one of very few players to publicly condemn racist insults hurled at Jackie Robinson-- after Robinson was brought up to the Dodgers in 1947. There is a bronze sculpture of an iconic image of Reese with his arm around Robinson's shoulder which in 2005 was placed at the MCU Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn. (home of the NY Mets minor league franchise, The Cyclones). A 10-time All-Star player, Reese was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Dust Jacket Included Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gene Schoor : THE PEE WEE REESE STORY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, libri rari, rare books, out of print books and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |