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“Connie Mack’s Baseball Book,” 1950 First Edition, and 2 Other Books.
Lot 300. “Connie Mack’s Baseball Book,” 1950 First Edition, and 2 Other Books. Dated April 17, 1950, this is Mack’s book on how to play baseball. Text after the date says “First & Second Printing Before Publication.” The hardback contains a foreword by Red Smith. Born Cornelius McGillicuddy, Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics from 1901 through 1950. His teams won nine American League pennants and five world championships. His book is vg+ to ex in a g-vg dust jacket that has some small edge chips and tears and a couple of small scuffs. The book has Mack’s facsimile autograph on the flyleaf. In his foreword, Smith describes Mack as “a towering figure, with the humility of the truly great.” Mack entered the Hall of Fame in 1937. His book provides a perspective on playing baseball that results from 68 years as part of the game and who once said: “I have never known a day when I didn’t learn something new about the game.” This group includes two other books, one by Mack and the other, about him. The book by Mack is “My 66 Years in the Big Leagues,” 1950 stated first edition hardback from Universal House. The hardback has red boards with the title and Mack’s photo lithographed on the front. Vg, stain on the front cover, no dust jacket. Frederick Lieb tells the story of Mack’s life in “Connie Mack: Grand Old Man of Baseball,” 1945, apparent first edition, vg illustrated hardback, no dust jacket.
Winning Bid $20.
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