The Clown Prince of Baseball [VINTAGE 1994] FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] [SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY PLUS TWO SIGNED 1993 FLEER BASEBALL CARDS]

Patkin, Max; Hochman, Stan

Edité par WRS Publishing, Waco, Texas, 1994

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Fine unread condition forest green boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Authors' Dedications; Foreword by Joe Garagiola; Preface by Ron Shelton; Introduction by Stan Hochman and A Message from the Publisher. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographs. Signed and inscribed by the late great comic genius Max Patkin with thick blue Sharpie/marker on the blank first free front endpaper and also adding his full address and phone number, also with thick blue Sharpie/marker, on the blank rear endpaper. The book is inscribed to a well known late sports writer/journalist. Also includes two different 1993 Fleer baseball cards of Max Patkin, both of which are signed by Max with black Sharpie/marker on the front of each card (see photograhs). Max Patkin was featured in the film Bull Durham. "Max is the funniest man in baseball. Period." - Tommy Lasorda, Dodgers manager. "Max is my god." - The Phillies Phanatic. "Max could make me laugh at the ballpark, and that ain't easy." - Jim Fregosi, Phillies manager. "Max is funny without a costume and without makeup- unless that's not his real nose." - Johnny Bench, Hall of Famer. "When you scan the crowds at the ballparks where Max appears, you'll see thousands of parents and grandparents who've brought the kids to watch the clown they enjoyed in their childhood. Max is out there in the coaching boxes imitating the first baseman or pretending to steal signs from the catcher - or he's on top of the dugout dancing and writhing to "Rock Around the Clock" - or he's at the plate, getting a hit, then sprinting for third rather than first base. Everybody in baseball knows Max Patkin. There are probably only a handful of major leaguers in the past 50 years who haven't seen the Clown Prince of Baseball or played with his at one time or another. He has played in more baseball parks, entertained more fans, known more players and brought more joy to Mudville than any other player in the history of the game. Millions saw Patkin in the movie Bull Durham. Now they can read his book, written with Stan Hochman - one of the best veteran sports writers in the business. The stories are fresh, the players mostly old and the spirit is eternally young." - from the inner front jacket flap.

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• Titre: The Clown Prince of Baseball [VINTAGE 1994] FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING] [SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY PLUS TWO SIGNED 1993 FLEER BASEBALL CARDS]
• Éditeur: WRS Publishing, Waco, Texas
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: James, Joe (jacket design)
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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