Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion

Angell, Roger

ISBN 10: 0671227432 / ISBN 13: 9780671227432

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1977

About this Item

SIGNED by Roger Angell, dated "6/2/77" and personally inscribed on the front free endpaper. First edition, first printing. Clean and tightly bound with fine contents. Very slight edge wear, very near Fine. The unclipped dust jacket shows slight creasing and edge wear.

Seller Inventory # 148081

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Five Seasons: A Baseball Companion
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0671227432
• ISBN 13: 9780671227432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports

About this title

Synopsis

Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the “most significant half decade in the history of the game.” The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. It also presented one of the best World Series of all time (1975), including still the greatest World Series game ever played (Game Six).

Along with visiting other games and campaigns, Roger Angell meets a trio of Tigers-obsessed fans, goes to a game with a departing old-style owner, watches high-school ball in Kentucky with a famous scout, and explores the sad and astounding mystery of Steve Blass’s vanished control. Angell’s Five Seasons is a gem and a gift for baseball lovers of all ages.

From the Inside Flap

"A book for people who miss good writing, who miss clarity, lucidity, style and passion. It’s a book for all seasons."—New York Times Book Review.

Five Seasons covers the baseball seasons from 1972 through 1976, described as the "most significant half decade in the history of the game." The era was notable for the remarkable individual feats of Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, and Nolan Ryan, among others. It also presented one of the best World Series of all time (1975), including still the greatest World Series game ever played (Game Six).

Along with visiting other games and campaigns, Roger Angell meets a trio of Tigers-obsessed fans, goes to a game with a departing old-style owner, watches high-school ball in Kentucky with a famous scout, and explores the sad and astounding mystery of Steve Blass’s vanished control. Angell’s Five Seasons is a gem and a gift for baseball lovers of all ages.