Ruth, George Herman ("Babe")

8vo. Photographic frontispiece of Ruth, 30 photographic illustrations; a few marginal stains. Publisher's blue cloth gilt, photographic endpapers of Yankee Stadium; spine faded, extremities rubbed, hinges slightly cracking.

"JSR James" (contemporary signature on front free endpaper. James was evidently a knowledgeable fan and has corrected or questioned Ruth's text in several neat marginalia. He also commented on several of the photo captions: for example, the caption for the photo facing page 240 described how Ty Cobb avoided the tag of the Detroit Tigers'  Charlie Gehringer. James notes, however, "Gehringer, a second baseman, was not left handed—Cobb is sliding back to first. First baseman is probably Lou Blue." Even Homer nods, though; the accepted diminutive of Luzerne Blue's first name was Lu.)

First edition, limited issue, number 125 of 1,000 copies signed by Ruth ("'Babe' Ruth") on the limitation page. A fine example of Ruth's signature.