Featuring more than 200 full-color photographs; Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame brings to vivid life the greatest treasures of baseballrsquo;s shrine; most of them rarely if ever displayed to visitors.For any baseball fan; a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown; New York; is the thrill of a lifetimemdash;no matter how many times you visit. But whether you go only once in your lifetime or make the pilgrimage annually; yoursquo;ll never be able to see every treasure in the museumrsquo;s collections. With Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame; readers can go behind the scenes to see seldom- or never-displayed items from among the 40;000 treasures in Cooperstown; in addition to some of the most important and popular items on exhibit at the museummdash;all gorgeously photographed in color. Captions written by Hall of Fame experts explain each objectrsquo;s significance and relate unique stories associated with it. Here are just a few highlights from the nearly 200 objects in this beautiful book: -An 1887 ball-strike indicator from the only season when it took five balls to walk and four strikes to strike out -Pitcher Harvey Haddixrsquo;s glove from the 1959 game when he pitched 12 perfect inningsmdash;and lost 1ndash;0 in the 13th -Shoeless Joe Jacksonrsquo;s shoes -The Wonderboy bat and trombone case that Robert Redford used in The Natural -Rube Waddellrsquo;s glove from his 4ndash;2; 20-inning victory over Cy Young on July 4; 1905 -A promissory note from the sale of Babe Ruth by Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee to New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert -The bat Joe Carter used to hit his 1993 World Seriesndash;ending home run -The oldest known photograph of two baseball teams; the New York Knickerbockers and the Brooklyn Excelsiors; taken on a ball field in 1859 Whether yoursquo;re a dedicated student of the gamersquo;s history or a newcomer to our National Pastime; Inside the Baseball Hall of Fame will fascinate you. Yoursquo;ll find a surprising photograph or a story you didnrsquo;t know; complete with new insight into Americarsquo;s game and culture. Take the trip of a lifetime inside baseballrsquo;s national museum and discover the gamersquo;s fabulous historymdash;or reawaken beloved memories.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Most sophisticated project is pictured on the cover.By Speach60Not quite what I expected. I thought there would be many more unique designs. but most of them are projects Ive seen before. and not too complicated - mostly for beginners and some intermediate origamists. The most sophisticated project is pictured on the cover. which looks clever and whimsical. but not too impressed with the other projects in the book. However. I would recommend this book for beginner and intermediate folders.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful!By Kevin CaryGreat exhibition companion book with several insightful chapters. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs of origami models by the leading artists in this field. This is NOT a diagram book. but rather a catalogue of some of the best internationally-recognized origami artists works. Most of the models are one-of-a-kind. A great inspiration for those practicing origami who want to take it to new. unexplored levels.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding!By micheleseashellThis beautiful book is very well organized and accessible. Even if you are not a origami master. you will enjoy the descriptions of the unique and original designs. the techniques and the evolution of the authors talent.
