BABE RUTH’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, SIGNED BY HIM

RUTH, Babe and CONSIDINE, Bob. The Babe Ruth Story. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1948. Octavo, original gray cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. $22,000.

First edition of Babe Ruth’s autobiography, signed by him on the half title, in the scarce original dust jacket.

"No baseball player, despite what record books claim, has ever equaled Babe Ruth's awesome performance." He reminds us "of the days when real heroes trod the base paths, heroes who played hard, lived hard and gave us everything they had on and off the field" (New York Times). "Millions of words have been written about Babe Ruth since he first donned a major league uniform in 1914, but this is the first time the Babe himself has told the incredible story of his sensational career." The Babe dedicated his book to "the kids of America." Smith 18833. Grobani 8-19.

Book fine, scarce dust jacket very good with light wear, short split to rear flap fold, chipping to corners and spine ends, hairline cut on rear panel, evidence of old tape repair on verso.