SIGNED BY 57 MAJOR LEAGUERS, INCLUDING AARON BOONE, BUCKY DENT, DAVE WINFIELD, DON MATTINGLY, RICH “GOOSE” GOSSAGE, REGGIE JACKSON, ROGER CLEMENS, AND WADE BOGGS
VANCIL, Mark, and SANTASIERE, Alfred. Yankee Stadium. The Official Retrospective. New York: Pocket Books, (2008). Large quarto, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. $4800.
First edition of this extensively illustrated history of Yankee Stadium, signed by 57 players, including Aaron Boone, Bucky Dent, Dave Winfield, Don Mattingly, Rich “Goose” Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Al Kaline, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight “Doc” Gooden, Gary Sheffield, Luis Tiant, and Tommy John.
The original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx was the home of the New York Yankees from 1923 to 2008, when it was replaced by the New Yankee Stadium next door. Signed by Stan Bahnsen, Jesse Barfield, Jim Beattie, Ron Bloomberg, Wade Boggs, Aaron Boone, Jim Bouton, Rick Cerone, Chris Chambliss, Jack Clark, Roger Clemens, David Cone, Ron Davis, Bucky Dent, John Ellis, Cecil Fielder, Ed Figueroa, John Flaherty, Joe Girardi, Doc Gooden, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry, Ron Hansen, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Al Kaline, Sparky Lyle, Tino Martinez, Don Mattingly, Gene Michael, John Montefusco, Graig Nettles, Otis Nixon, Matt Nokes, Paul O'Neill, Mike Pagliarulo, Joe Pepitone, Fritz Peterson, Lou Pinella, Dave Rajsich, Willie Randolph, Bobby Richardson, Dave Righetti, Mickey Rivers, Bobby Shantz, Gary Sheffield, Ruben Sierra, Fred Stanley, Mike Stanton, John Sterling, Mel Stottlemyre, Darryl Strawberry, Luis Tiant, Gary Thomasson, Mike Torrez, Roy White and Dave Winfield. With material related to signing events laid in.
Light wear to boards, front joint just starting; dust jacket bright and nearly fine.