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Joe Dimaggio, Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken, Sammy more than mere athletes, these men, with their superlative physical skills, grace under pressure, and all-too-human foibles, rank as classic American heroes. Here, world-famous photographer Walter Iooss Jr. presents equally classic images of baseball greats of the past 40 years. Combining nostalgic postwar-era portraits with action shots of today's most popular players, and enhanced by the commentary of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Anderson, Classic Baseball offers the definitive illustrated account of the sport since the 1960s.Special features like a six-page gatefold, collages created by Iooss exclusively for the book, and several never-before-published images make this the natural follow-up to Abrams' top-selling Baseball's Golden Age.
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Classic Baseball, Walter Iooss Jr., Dave Anderson
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- Released
- 2006
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- Title
- Classic Baseball
- Subtitle
- The Photographs of Walter Iooss Jr.
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Walter Iooss Jr., Dave Anderson
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0810982501
- ISBN13
- 9780810982505
- Series
- Rating
- 4.85 out of 5
- Description
- Joe Dimaggio, Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken, Sammy more than mere athletes, these men, with their superlative physical skills, grace under pressure, and all-too-human foibles, rank as classic American heroes. Here, world-famous photographer Walter Iooss Jr. presents equally classic images of baseball greats of the past 40 years. Combining nostalgic postwar-era portraits with action shots of today's most popular players, and enhanced by the commentary of Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Anderson, Classic Baseball offers the definitive illustrated account of the sport since the 1960s.Special features like a six-page gatefold, collages created by Iooss exclusively for the book, and several never-before-published images make this the natural follow-up to Abrams' top-selling Baseball's Golden Age.