A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN OF EVERY MICKEY MANTLE HOME RUN, SIGNED BY THE ICONIC HALL-OF-FAMER
(MANTLE, Mickey). GALLAGHER, Mark. Explosion! Mickey Mantle's Legendary Home Runs. New York: Arbor House, (1987). Octavo, original blue and red paper boards, original dust jacket. $1250.
First edition, boldly signed "Thanks, Mickey Mantle" on the title page.
Detail-oriented, thoroughly researched account of all 536 home runs hit by legendary New York Yankee player, Hall-of-Famer and Triple Crown winner Mickey Mantle, including a complete statistical table as well as discussion of other aspects of his playing career. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.
Book in fine condition, front endpapers with small sticker and residue; in a near-fine dust jacket with faint smudges to back panel and minor toning to spine and flaps. A desirable copy of a book seldom found signed by Mantle.