WITH 105 SIGNATURES OF YANKEES PLAYERS, INCLUDING MICKEY MANTLE, WHITEY FORD, YOGI BERRA, JOE DIMAGGIO, PHIL RIZZUTO, LOU PINIELLA, CATFISH HUNTER, REGGIE JACKSON, DON LARSEN, BILLY MARTIN, KEN GRIFFEY, RICKEY HENDERSON, TOMMY JOHN, DAVE WINFIELD, DON BAYLOR, RON GUIDRY, GOOSE GOSSAGE, AND TOMMY JOHN, MANY SIGNING MULTIPLE TIMES

(BERRA, Yogi, RIZZUTO, Phil et al.) HONIG, Donald. The New York Yankees. An Illustrated History. New York: Crown, (1987). Tall quarto, original half red cloth, original dust jacket. $9500.

First revised edition of Honig’s profusely illustrated history of the New York Yankees, with 105 signatures of Yankees players—many signing multiple times—including numerous Hall of Famers. Noatable names include Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Lou Piniella, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Don Larsen, Billy Martin, Ken Griffey, Rickey Henderson, Tommy John, Dave Winfield, Don Baylor, Ron Guidry, Goose Gossage, and Tommy John.

This copy has been signed by Lou Piniella, Bobby Murcer, Joe Sewell, Graig Nettles, John Mize, Bill Dickey, Lefty Gomez, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Mel Stottlemyre, Joe DiMaggio, Phil Rizzuto, Catfish Hunter, Horace Clarke, Cliff Mapes, Reggie Jackson, Leo Durocher, Gene Woodling, Norm Siebern, Hank Bauer, Hal Reniff, Bud Daley, Tommy Byrne, Johnny Sain, Tommy Henrich, Mel Allen, Bill Skowron, Mickey Mantle, Mickey Rivers, Don Gullett, Enos Slaughter, Ed Figueroa, Andy Carey, Ed Lopat, Dick Tidrow, Jack Aker, Roy White, Joe Collins, Bucky Dent, Sparky Lyle, Tom Tresh, Ron Swoboda, Luis Arroyo, Jim Coates, Hector Lopez, Jerry Lumpe, Don Larsen, Gene Michael, Joe Pepitone, Bobby Shantz, Billy Hunter, Jake Gibbs, Fritz Peterson, Phil Niekro, Bob Lemon, Billy Martin, Eddie Robinson, Clete Boyer, Marv Throneberry, Lindy McDaniel, Bob Turley, Ryne Duren, Danny Cater, Ron Blomberg, Art Ditmar, Johnny Blanchard, Tom Ferrick, Allie Reynolds, Ken Griffey, Rickey Henderson, Ralph Houk, Tommy John, Mike Torrez, Dave Winfield, Joe Niekro, Willie Randolph, Bob Grim, Don Baylor, Bobby Richardson, Paul Blair, Jim Spencer, Ron Davis, Steve Hamilton, Ron Guidry, Steve Kline, Mike Kekich, Fred Stanley, Stan Bahnsen, Rudy May, Bill Stafford, Ralph Terry, Bob Cerv, Rich Gossage, Irv Noren, Gil McDougald, Al Downing, Mike Easler, Chris Chambliss, Cliff Johnson, Brian Doyle, Charlie Silvers, Johnny Kucks, Phil Linz, Dock Ellis and Oscar Gamble. First revised edition; initially issued in 1981. With hundreds of black-and-white photographic images, many full page.

Book with rubbing to cloth, bright dust jacket with very mild toning to spine. A near-fine copy with a wealth of signatures.