The Science of Hitting, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Nice copy, autographed by Carew. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. cover feature: "The Black Athlete Part 2".

Hardcover. Condition: near fine/near fine. First edition. A veyr nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. There is a gift inscription on front free endpaper. "with love uncle Rod".

Condition: Very Good. NY: Simon and Schuster 1971. 1st edition. Stated 1st printing. Hardcover 4to 94 pgs. B/w illustrations and photos. Very good in a good dust jacket. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped. Ink owner's name at top of front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, chipped and has small edge tears. Rear panel is soiled and has a 1 inch piece missing at top corner. (Baseball, Batting, Sports) Inquire if you need further information.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition. First printing, near fine, tight, clean hardcover shows touch of bumping to edges and corners along with a faint wrinkle extending length of front endpaper, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows soil and staining, and with edgewear that includes tiny open chipping, wrinkling and closed tears. 94 pages with black & whites. The premier book on how to hit a baseball. Still a pleasing copy of this first printing that is becoming harder to come by.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Rod Carew s Art and Science of Hitting Rod Carew. With Frank Place and Armen Keteyian. New York: Viking, 1986, First Edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR/PLAYER ROD CAREW! 176 p, 9.25 x 6.25", 8vo. In good condition. Dust jacket normally scuffed at edges and corners; some toning at top edges of jacket. Edges of boards are normally scuffed at edges and corners. Head and tail of cloth spine rubbed. Author inscription found on front end-page, in black ink: "Best Wishes/ Rod Carew '86". Text-block clean. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a Panamanian-American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman, first baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels. The most accomplished contact hitter in Twins history, he won the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player Award, setting a Twins record with a .388 batting average. Carew appeared in 18 consecutive All-Star Games and led the AL in hits three times, with his 239 hits in 1977 ranking as the 12th most in a season at the time and the 16th most as of 2024, tied with Willie Keeler s 239 hits from 1897. RAREA1986ABFA - 12/18 RAREA1986BCEF - 03/25 - HKREV652. Inscribed by Author(s).