Bauman Rare Books Early 2020 Online Catalogue

P A S T I M E S B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S • E A R L Y 2 0 2 0 O N L I N E 237 ©2020 Bauman Rare Books www.baumanrarebooks.com 1-800-97-BAUMAN (1-800-972-2862) “Wait Till We Get In Brooklyn! We’ll Murder The Bums!” GRAHAM, Frank. The Brooklyn Dodgers. New York, 1945. Octavo, original gray cloth, dust jacket. $2800. View on Website First edition of this lively account of the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers by famed sportswriter Frank Graham, an exceptional presentation copy, inscribed: “To My Friend Charlie Reardon, sincerely Leo ‘D’urocher,” and signed by seven ballplayers from the 1945 “Brooks”: Curt Davis, Howie Schultz, Dixie Walker, Ed Stanky, Hal Gregg, Babe Herman and Bill Hart, in scarce original dust jacket. On publication critics immediately praised The Brooklyn Dodgers , writing: “Frank Graham, a sports writing craftsman with few peers, has told the story of the Brooks in a swift- moving, appealing and light-hearted manner… It’s a story of success and failure, of tragic moments (a few) and of daffy doings (many) but back of it all is the fierce loyalty of the Brooklyn fan… The cast of characters which paraded in and out of Brooklyn has been an extraordinary one… the humorous Casey Stengel, the fiery Leo Durocher,” and many more. This especially memorable association copy contains the signatures of manager Leo Durocher and seven ballplayers from the 1945 team: Curt Davis, Howie Schultz, Dixie Walker, Ed Stanky, Hal Gregg, Babe Herman and Bill Hart. The Brooklyn Dodgers would go on to win “their last National League pennant on the final day of the 1956 season. In 1957 they finished third. In 1958 they were gone,” moving from Ebbets Field to Los Angeles ( New York Times ). Book near-fine, price-clipped dust jacket with a bit of light edge-wear and some tape reinforcement on verso, near-fine. A desirable signed copy.