Review: Sayonara Home Run!: The Art of the Japanese Baseball Card
User Review - Manheim Wagner - GoodreadsOne 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 - GoodreadsGreat 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 - GoodreadsBaseball 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 - GoodreadsA 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 - GoodreadsThis 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