The Men of Autumn: An Oral History of the 1949-53 World Champion New York Yankees

New York: New American Library, 1990. Mass Market Paperback. As New condition. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. First printing, with complete number row (123456789) on copyright page. Illustrated with 16-page photo section. Index. Based on interviews with Allie Reynolds, Vic Raschi, Eddie Lopat, Bobby Brown, Phil Rizzuto, Frank Shea, Hank Bauer, Billy Johnson, Johnny Sain, Joe Ostrowski, Bob Kuzava, Yogi Berra, Cliff Mapes, Johnny Mize, Irv Noren, Billy Martin, Charlie Silvera, Gil McDougal, Joe Collins, Gene Woodling, Tommy Byrne, Tom Ferrick, and Gerry Coleman. The player's recollections, in their own words. Includes appendix with lifetime stats for each player. From the original publisher: "There has only been one team in the history of baseball to win five consecutive World Series. THE MEN OF AUTUMN is about that legendary team, the 1949-53 New York Yankees, who defeated their crosstown rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers (The Boys of Summer), each of the three times they faced them in the Fall Classic." Keywords: Baseball oral history. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Original pictorial wraps/No dust jacket, as issued. xx, 331pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.