Sayonara Home Run! The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

Name: Sayonara Home Run! The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card
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ISBN: 9780811849456

ISBN-10: 0811849457

ISBN-13: 9780811849456

Edition: 2006

Authors: Steven Heller, John Gall, Gary Engel

List price: $18.95

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With talented young Japanese players signing to the American Majors, interest in Japanese baseball is at an all-time high. Sayonara Home Run! introduces curious fans to Japan's national pastime through the lens of the country's playfully beautiful baseball cards. A fascinating text traces the roots and cross-cultural history of the Japanese game, while hundreds of illustrations showcase gorgeous vintage cards. Woven throughout are profiles of key Japanese players, features on important U.S. team tours of Japan (with Japanese cards of players such as Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio), and insights into the social history of the cards. Including primers on Japanese player nicknames and baseball…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date: 2/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Steven Heller is senior Art Director for the New York Times & author of over seventy books on art, culture, & design. He lives in New York City.



Foreword



Introduction


Pre-World War II Cards


The 1934 U.S. Major League All-Star Tour of Japan


Menko Cards


Bromides


Yomiuri Giants


Game Cards


The San Francisco Seals' 1949 Tour


Hanshin Tigers


Nicknames


Candy, Gum, and Food Cards


Team Name Histories


Tobacco Menko


Hitto!


Card Identification


Gaijin


Credits


Further Reading