HONIG'S THE WORLD SERIES, WITH 186 SIGNATURES FROM 109 PLAYERS, INCLUDING 49 HALL-OF-FAMERS HIGHLIGHTED BY MICKY MANTLE, JOE DIMAGGIO, TED WILLIAMS, WILLIE MAYS, SANDY KOUFAX, HANK AARON, STAN MUSIAL, YOGI BERRA AND BILLY MARTIN
(BASEBALL) HONIG, Donald. The World Series. An Illustrated History from 1903 to the Present. New York: Crown, (1986). Quarto, original half tan cloth, original dust jacket. $13,500.
First edition of this abundantly illustrated history of the World Series, with an account of every game between 1903 and 1985, with 186 autographs from 109 players, 49 of them Hall-of-Famers, including Micky Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra and Billy Martin.
The Hall-of-Famers who have signed this volume include Hank Aaron, Lou Aparicio, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Lou Boudreau, Lou Brock, Phil Cavarretta, Orlando Cepeda, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Doerr, Don Drysdale, Rollie Fingers, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Monte Irvin, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Mathews, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Willie McCovey, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Tony Oliva, Jim Palmer, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Phil Rizzuto, Mike Schmidt, Tom Seaver, Enos Slaughter, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn, Willie Stargell, Luis Tiant, Ted Williams, Early Wynn and Carl Yastrzemski.
The full list of 109 signers, many of whom have signed the volume multiple times, includes:
Hank Aaron, Sandy Amoros, Lou Aparicio, Sal Bando, Dick Bartell, Hank Bauer, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Joe Black, Paul Blair, Bob Boone, Lou Boudreau, Clete Boyer, Ralph Branca, Lou Brock, Lou Burdette, Phil Cavarretta, Orlando Cepeda, Joe Collins, Doc Cramer, Alvin Dark, Tommy Davis, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Doerr, Don Drysdale, Carl Erskine, Elroy Face, Bob Feller, Ed Figueroa, Rollie Fingers, Whitey Ford, Carl Furillo, Wayne Garrett, Bob Gibson, Al Gionfriddo, Lefty Gomez, Jerry Grote, Don Gullett, Tommy Henrich, Ken Holtzman, Jim "Catfish" Hunter, Monte Irvin, Larry Jansen, Tommy John, Al Kaline, Charlie Keller, Harmon Killebrew, Jerry Koosman, Sandy Koufax, Clem Labine, Don Larsen, Cookie Lavagetto, Bob Lemon, Billy Loes, Jim Lonborg, Hector Lopez, Sparky Lyle, Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, J.C. Martin, Eddie Mathews, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Willie McCovey, Gil McDougald, Eddie Miksis, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Graig Nettles, Don Newcombe, Tony Oliva, Mickey Owen, Andy Pafko, Jim Palmer, Johnny Podres, Boog Powell, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, Bobby Richardson, Mickey Rivers, Phil Rizzuto, Robin Roberts, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Pete Rose, Johnny Sain, Mike Schmidt, Tom Seaver, Sibby Sisti, Enos Slaughter, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn, Eddie Stanky, Willie Stargell, Rusty Staub, Ron Swoboda, Bobby Thomson, Luis Tiant, Mike Torrez, Tom Tresh, Bucky Walters, and Ted Williams. With a guide to all the signatures laid in.
Rear inner paper hinge split. An extraordinary multi-signed copy.