Famous Firsts In Baseball by Joseph J. Cook. Illustrated with photographs. A very good history of famous firsts in the history of baseball. Intended for younger readers, this was part of a series of books on The Famous Firsts. Other titles included Sports and Exploration. Has black and white photographs of Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, James Vaughn, Johnny Vander Meer, Harvey Haddix, Henry Chadwick, George Wright, Nap Lajoie, Rube Marquard and many more. Sandy Koufax and Babe Ruth are on the front cover.
First Edition, Signed by the author - see photos.
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