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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Wraps. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No DJ as issued. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 248 pages, plus covers. Illustrations (many in color). Cover has some wear and soiling. The St. Louis Cardinals official 2013 yearbook is dedicated to Stan the Man. Chronicling Stan Musial's career one season at a time, the yearbook offers a colorful tribute to the legacy of the greatest Cardinal who ever lived. The publication features a range of rare photos from the club's archives and various baseball photo collections. "This yearbook captures the extraordinary impact of Stan's legacy unlike anything ever presented before," Steve Zesch, director of Cardinals publications, says in a statement. "It's packed with details on all of the big games, record-setting performances and off-the-field experiences that distinguished Stan's tremendous career. This is a must-have for every Musial devotee and citizen of Cardinal Nation." The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships, the most of any NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees. The team has won 19 National League pennants, third-most of any team. In 1881, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased the Brown Stockings, renamed it the St. Louis Browns, and made it a charter member of the American Association baseball league. The team won four league championships, qualifying them to play in the era's professional baseball championship series. In two of these championships, the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings, now the Chicago Cubs, launching the enduring Cardinals?Cubs rivalry. In 1900, the team was renamed the Cardinals. Stanley Frank Musial (born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 ? January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. He spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1941 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1963. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent hitters in baseball history, Musial was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. He batted .331 over the course of his career and set National League (NL) records for career hits (3,630), runs batted in (1,951), games played (3,026), at bats (10,972), runs scored (1,949) and doubles (725). His 475 career home runs then ranked second in NL history behind Mel Ott's total of 511. A seven-time batting champion, he was named the National League's (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times and was a member of three World Series championship teams. He also shares the major league record for the most All-Star Games played (24) with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Musial was born in Donora, Pennsylvania, where he frequently played baseball informally or in organized settings, and eventually played on the baseball team at Donora High School. Signed to a professional contract by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1938, Musial was converted into an outfielder and made his major league debut in 1941. Noted for his unique batting stance, he quickly established himself as a consistent and productive hitter. In his first full season, 1942, the Cardinals won the World Series. The following year, he led the NL in six different offensive categories and earned his first MVP award. He was also named to the NL All-Star squad for the first time; he appeared in every All-Star game in every subsequent season he played. Musial won his second World Series championship in 1944, then missed the 1945 season while serving in the Navy. After completing his military service, Musial returned to baseball in 1946 and resumed his consistent hitting. That year he earned his second MVP award and third World Series title. His third MVP award came in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple Crown. After struggling offensively in 1959, Musial used a personal trainer to help maintain his productivity until he decided to retire in 1963. At the time of his retirement, he held or shared 17 major league records, 29 National League records, and nine All-Star Game records. In addition to overseeing personal businesses, including a restaurant, both before and after his playing career, Musial served as the Cardinals' general manager in 1967, winning the pennant and World Series, then resigning that position. Musial was selected for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. In February 2011, President Barack Obama presented Musial with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award that can be bestowed on a person by the United States government.

Archive of 17 letters between illustrator Al Hirschfeld and noted actors, including Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Yul Brynner, Jerry Orbach, Carol Channing, Raul Julia, Richard Kiley, Chita Rivera, Juim Dale, and Gwen Verdon, requesting permission from Hirshfeld for the publication of his caricatures of them for use in a calendar and various stationery and customized household items. Many of the letters with brief affectionate handwritten notes by Hirshfeld in the margins, and all dated between 1981-1985. All letters on Hirschfeld's personal letterhead, and all excepting the return letters from Marlene Dietrich, Raul Julia, and Carol Channing are signed by both Hirschfeld and the receipient. Marlene Dietrich's return letter is a personal TLS to Hirschfeld rather than a confirmation of permission, graciously declining the request "for obvious reasons." A charming confluence of Broadway's greatest caricaturist and some of the finest actors of the twentieth century. The letters to Carol Channing and Raul Julia are signed by Hirschfeld and the two actors' assistants (in their absence). The remaining 14 letters, all signed by both Hirschfeld and the recipient, are from: Orson Welles, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Langella, James Earl Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Angela Landsbury, Peter Ustinov, Yul Brynner, Jerry Orbach, Richard Kiley, Chita Rivera, Jim Dale, and Gwen Verdon. Letters 8.5 x 11 inches, each with two horizontal creases from mailing. Near Fine.