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NEIL LEIFER: BALLET IN THE DIRT - THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASEBALL - LIMITED SIGNED SLIPCASED FIRST EDITION
(LEIFER, NEIL). Leifer, Neil, Ron Shelton & Gabriel Schechter. Eric Kroll, Editor. Koln, GERMANY: Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 2007. First Edition 1/1000 Deluxe. Oblong Folio. Pictorial Boards, Boxed. Photography Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. 302pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English, German and French. "Ballet in the Dirt" is the beautifully designed and printed Taschen undertaking that presents over three hundred of Neil Leifer's extraordinary baseball images of the sixties and seventies. "From the 1960 World Series between the Yankees and the Pirates to the 1977 Series between the Yankees and the Dodgers, Neil Leifer never stopped shooting. He was up in the nosebleed section of the grandstands in Yankee Stadium, in the rafters of the Astrodome in Houston, or a helicopter high above. Who won the games wasn't important - only how the game was played. The blood, sweat, and grace, it's all about the game, and Leifer's photographs create a topographical map to the very heart and soul of baseball". A brand new, pristine example of the 2007 first edition limited to one thousand copies NUMBERED AND SIGNED by Neil Leifer still sealed in shrinkwrap in the publisher's printed shipping box, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. 3-8228-2207-8 Inventory Number: 022979