John Cheever's The National Pastime, Limited Edition

The National Pastime is John Cheever's reminiscence about baseball and family. It was published in The New Yorker issue of September 26, 1953. In 1982 the piece was published in hardcover as a limited edition. Copy 272 of 330 was recently sold on eBay.

John Cheever
eBay listing ended September 1, 2024

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John Cheever

eBay item description

Note:  The cover illustration is by Vance Gerry, who signed the artwork VG. 

Thanks to David from Manhattan for making the identification.

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