MANTLE, Mickey. As Told to Ben Epstein. Foreword by Casey Stengel.
The Mickey Mantle Story.
The Mickey Mantle Story; inscribed by Mickey Mantle
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1953.
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Early printing of this Mantle's classic account of his early life. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mantle in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, "To Elizabeth Best wishes Mickey Mantle." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder.
Here is the inside story of E.C. "Mutt" Mantle, Mickey's father, and of how he groomed his son to stardom. The story begins when Mickey was five years old, swinging at tennis balls with a broomstick and continues through his years showing promise as a natural switch-hitter in high school to making it in the Major League.
The Mickey Mantle Story.
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