Cover of “Babe Ruth” Book, by Tom Meany
Description
A color slide of the cover of the book "Babe Ruth," by Tom Meany. This book was first published in 1947 by Bantam Books. On the cover is a drawing of a portrait of Ruth from the chest up. He is wearing a white, pinstriped, home New York Yankees jersey with a Yankees ballcap. There are four small drawings of generic baseball players batting, running, and fielding. The background is light blue, with a green stripe running down the left side of the cover. "THE REAL STORY OF THE KING OF SWAT" is written in black font at the top of the cover. Below that, in much bigger, red font, are the words "BABE RUTH." The author's name, Tom Meany, is written in black font directly to the right of Ruth's face. "A BANTAM BOOK COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED" is written in the bottom left corner. Information written on the physical slide reads "paperback cover by Tom Meany" See ruthba01_40.
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Picture Date
1947–1947