Official softcover publication by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, published in Cooperstown, New York, by The Freeman's Journal Company, 1956, 10 x 8, 48 pages. Signed inside the back cover in blue ballpoint by Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Frank Baker, Frankie Frisch, Charlie Gehringer, and Will Harridge, and inside the front cover by George Sisler. Other signers include players Ed Yost, Joe Albanese, Cookie Lavagetto, Ed Fitz Gerald, and Jim Lemon, as well as Hall of Fame wives Mrs. Christy Mathewson and Mrs. Honus Wagner. Back cover also bears a collector’s notation dating it to August 4, 1958, a day on which the Washington Senators played against the Philadelphia Phillies at Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field. Tape-repaired spine and moderate overall creases to covers, creases passing through most signatures, and a few areas of toning, dampstaining, and soiling, otherwise very good condition. Pre-certified Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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