The Sixties Catalogue

T h e S I X T I E S 46 “Perhaps The Most Dominating Pitcher In The Game’s History” 44. KOUFAX, Sandy and LINN, Ed. Koufax. New York, 1966. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $950. Click for more info First edition of Sandy Koufax’s autobiography, inscribed: “To J— S— Good Luck & Very Best Wishes, Sandy Koufax.” In his career for the Dodgers, Koufax was “perhaps the most dominating pitcher in the game’s history” (Baseball Hall of Fame). Winner of three ERA titles, four strikeout titles, three Cy Young awards, and three World Series, Koufax was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Book fine; light edge-wear mainly to spine ends, trace of dampstaining, early tape reinforcement to verso of bright very good dust jacket. “The biggest thrill is the game where you give up one or two or three runs when you don’t have anything, when you have no right even being out there.” —Sandy Koufax