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Lot 224
Sale 5132 - Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Feb 17, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$3,000 -
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$4,500
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(Sports & Games : S...
(Sports & Games : Signed Books) 1 Vol. Ruth, George Herman ("Babe"). The Babe Ruth Story. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948. First edition. 8vo, original red and white stamped grey cloth, corners and spine ends a little frayed, top fore edge portion of back cover a little dampstained, a few small stains to front cover. Pictorial endpapers, photo plates. Vertical creases to front free endpaper. Sound, internally clean copy in custom half-gilt burgundy morocco and grey cloth clam shell box.
Signed and inscribed copy; in ink on half title: "To my Pal / Walter Grego / yours / Babe Ruth."