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Independently Published, 2018. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

San Francisco: Woodford Associates, 1985. Special historical edition. Paperback. Extremely gentle wear to spine foot & head, barely rubbed corners, bottom right corner of first 20 pages faintly water-stained, else very good.. White oblong quarto; 84 p, b&w illus (some color); 21 x 28 cm. Biography; Baseball; History; Photographs. Great photographs of old-time San Francisco Seals & New York Giants baseball players.

San Francisco: Woodford Publ, 1985. 1st edition.. Paperback in color -photo wraps; saddle-stapled.. As New.. Coverage of every game, every player, profusely with all-color photos. Great mnt copy of souvenir yearbook for the great 49ers season ending with their Super Bowl XIX triumph. Laid-in is a copy of the Official TV & Radio Progeam for Super Bowl XIX compliments of Miller Lite Beer. 8-1/2 x 11, 96 pp, all-color photos & ads.

San Francisco: Woodford Associates, 1985 Historical text by David Nemec. Signed by Lefty Gomez on front wrapper. First edition, first printing. 8vo oblong. Publisher's stapled white wrappers, with team photo to front wrapper, Camel cigarettes advertisement to rear wrapper, and b/w photographs throughout. Fine. Overall, an exceptional copy. From Lefty Gomez's personal library. This book looks back over the rich baseball history of the Bay Area. Some notable players to come out of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) include Joe DiMaggio, Frankie Crosetti, Earl Averill and Lefty Gomez. Interestingly, the baseball term "sandlot" originated in San Francisco, dating back to a sandy area of land in the 1870s that was used by local baseball players, where the present Civic Center is located. Vernon "Lefty" Gomez (1908-1989) was born in Rodeo, California, the youngest of eight children, to Francisco and Rita Gomez. When Gomez was 20 years old, he signed a contract to play for the… Read More