My Favorite Summer 1956
Price: $950.00
Hard Cover. New York: Doubleday, 1991. Limited First Edition. Fine.
Limited first edition ("Collector Edition"). Signed by Mantle in gold marker at bottom of front board. Original publisher's navy blue morocco, with Mantle photo to front board, lettered and ruled in gilt. Fine book, with just a touch of fading to signature. With laid in Certificates of Authenticity from Howard's Sports Collectibles and Americana Memorabilia. Overall, a very sharp copy with no noticeable defects. My Favorite Summer 1956 is Mickey Mantle's autobiographical reflection of the 1956 New York Yankees baseball season. That year Mantle won the triple crown (batting .353, 52 home runs and 130 RBIs) and the American League MVP and led the Yankees to a World Series championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers, which included assisting Don Larsen to pitch a perfect game 5. Item #MMAN025
