Mickey Mantle on Cover of “The Quality of Courage”
Description
A color slide of the front cover of the 1964 paperback edition of Mickey Mantle's book, "The Quality of Courage." The cover features a portrait of Mantle kneeling in the on-deck circle in a New York Yankee road uniform from the waist up. The background of the picture features fans in the stands. The artist, James Bama, signed the picture in the lower left corner. The top of the cover has the Bantam books logo. It reads "50¢ FP140 A BANTAM PATHFINDER EDITION" Below that and above the artwork is the title "THE QUALITY OF COURAGE True Stories of Heroism and Bravery BY MICKEY MANTLE".
Player(s)
Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995
Team(s)
New York - AL
League(s)
American League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Picture Date
1964–1964
Subject
Hall of famers; Outfielders (Baseball); Baseball in literature; Baseball in art; Book covers; Paperback books
Source
Unknown
Stadium
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Folder Name / Binder
Slides A-Z: Lop-Man
Photographer
Bama, James, 1926-2022
Media Type
Slides (photographs)