THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS: Preface by Walter Alston, Introduction by Mayor Norris Poulson

New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by Paul Zimmerman and by Wally Moon, a three-time World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959, 1963, and 1965), on the front flyleaf. Celebratory history of the Dodgers' rise from a seventh-place finish in 1958 to become World Champions in 1959. Includes a game-by-game recreation of the Dodgers' playoff victories over the Milwaukee Braves and the Chicago White Sox, respectively, as well as anecdotes about the "Great Chinese Wall" in the Los Angeles Coliseum and the political storm that raged over Chavez Ravine, where Dodger Stadium opened in 1962. Octavo: (truncated) 221 pp. with numerous textual photographs. Original blue cloth binding, with black-stamped titles. The dust jacket is lightly edgeworn, with a faint crease to the front flap; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 78387)