Storied Stadiums: Baseball's History Through Its Ballparks
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2002. Hardcover. Fine in bright, crisp dust acket. Hardcover. xi+ 593 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with 36 full-color evocations of classic and modern ballparks by Bill Goff's Good Art Sports gallery. Foreword by Bob Costas. Third printing. The only narrative-driven book of its kind, a history of ballparks in America from the 1860s to thye modern day. The history of the parks is interwoven with the history of the game itself. The work is divided into major sections: "Beginnings" (1862-1908), "Classic Parks" (1909-1961), "The Cookie-Cutters" (1962-1991) , "Back To The Future" (1992-2000) and "The Road Now Taken" (2000--). Fine / fine. Item #E26075
ISBN: 9780786709489
Price: $15.95