Ruth, George Herman ("Babe") | First edition of The Babe Ruth Story, signed by the Babe

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Ruth, George Herman ("Babe")

The Babe Ruth Story by Babe Ruth as Told to Bob Considine. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1948

In 8s (206 x 141 mm). Numerous photographic plates. Publisher's red cloth, pictorial endpapers. Publisher's pictorial dust-jacket; chipped and repaired.

First edition of Ruth's authorized biography, published just a few weeks before his death. Signed by Ruth on the half-title.