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Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

User Review  - Manheim Wagner - Goodreads

One of the rare books that you don't need to read to appreciate, but if you do the experience is enhanced. An amazing book about what should be considered art: Japanese baseball cards. Read full review

Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

User Review  - Robert - Goodreads

Great mashup of traditional Japanese themes, baseball festishism, printing techniques, typography, and early anime. Who could ask for more? Read full review

Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

User Review  - Robert - Goodreads

Baseball is Japan's most popular sport, overtaking their usual national sports: Sumo wrestling, Judo and other forms within the martial arts. This book not only gives any baseball fan a nice ... Read full review

Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

User Review  - Jamie - Goodreads

A colorful collection of pre-WWII and post-occupation baseball cards. Introduction to the heroes of Japanese baseball, including Shigeru "the Formidable Buffalo" Chiba and Yukio "the Heavy Drinking Pitcher" Nishimura. Read full review

Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card

User Review  - Noel Hynd - Goodreads

This is a wonderful book, a collection of vintage Japanese baseball cards and a bit of the history behind them. I've been picking through baseball memorabilia and artifacts all my life (and have ... Read full review

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