Year

Who's Who In The Major Leagues - Hard Cover Editions w/ Scarce DJ - Each 6" x 9"

Filled with Team Rosters, Stats, Hundreds of Photos, Bios of Each Player, Mgr, Coach etc

Official Photographer - George Burke

1937

Edition

HC/S/B - VG

DJ - Fr G

P - VG+

by H. Speed Johnson, 5th Edition - Callahan

Boldly Signed Photo Inside by Gus Mancuso (D) w Dedication

25 Player & Mgr Photos From Each Club & Others + Team Photos Yankees WS Champs & NYG - Printed Signatures of Each ML Player, Mgr & Coach - Excellent Reference For Evaluating Authenticity

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge & 3 Corners are Lightly Bumped - Mild Rubbing on Corner Tips & Spine Edge - Mild Fading at Top & Bottom Edge - Purple Binding w/ Embossed Title on Front Cover

DJ - Front & Back Photos of 1936 Top Players - Intact w/ Chipped Edges - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight - 170 pp Are Supple (No Brittleness) & Toned at Edges - Owners Name on Front End Page

1947

Edition

HC/S/B - VG

DJ - VG+

P - NF

by John Carmichael, 15th Edition - Callahan

Bios of All Players & 14 Player & Mgr Photos From Each Club + Many Others

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - All Corners & Spine Edge Are Lightly Bumped - No Rubbing - Tan Binding w/ Embossed Title on Cover

DJ - Front, Photos of 1946 Top Players, Musial, Pollet, Vernon, Newhouser - Back, 1946 Cardinals WS Champs Team Photo - Edge Has Minor Wear & 4 Tiny Minor Chips on Spine & Flap Folds - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight - 96 pp Are Supple (No Brittleness) & Have a Light Creamy White Toning

Hard Cover Books - Autobiographies etc

The Following Are Original Owner Copies From My Collection -  Purchased New & Read Once

Unless Noted Prices on Dust Jacket Flaps Have Not Been Clipped

1962

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG

P - VF

Veeck - As In Wreck - by Bill Veeck w/ Ed Linn - Putnam

Maverick Owner of Browns, Indians & White Sox & Loathed By His Peers - Filled With Humor - Reviewed as 1 of the Best Ever Baseball Books

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edges of Cloth Slightly Bumped - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners & Bottom Spine Edge - Black Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Some Edge Chipping on Spine Corners & Flap Folds - 2 Closed Tears 3/8" & 1/4" on Top Edge - Wear / Scuffing on Edges & on Back - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 380 pp

1970

1st Edit

6th Print

Aug / 70

Stated

HC/S/B - F

 DJ - VG

P - VF

Ball Four - My Life & Times Throwing The Knuckleball in the Big Leagues - by Jim Bouton w/ Leonard Schecter - World Publishing

Personal Diary Account Leading Up to The 1969 Season & Day to Day Bullpen Ups & Downs w/ the 1st & Only Year Seattle Pilots - Controversial, Revealing & Very Very Funny - Bowie Kuhn Attempted To Discredit it as Detrimental to Baseball - Considered to be 1 of the Most Important Baseball Books Written

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No Wear or Rubbing - Light Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Some Minor Edge Chipping on Spine & Flap Folds - 2 Closed Edge Tears on Top 3/4" & 1/4" - Toned at Edges - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 400 pp + 8 Photo Pages + 16 Page Foreword etc

1972

1st Edit

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1st Print

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HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

The Boys Of Summer - by Roger Kahn - Harper & Row

Kahn's Highly Regarded Memoirs as a NY Sportswriter of the 1930's to 1950's Brooklyn Dodgers Players, Jackie Robinson, Reese, Erskine etc - The Glory Days & Their Success & Failures After

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Bumped o/w F - No Wear or Rubbing - Tan & Grey Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Roger Kahn Signature on Front Board

DJ - 1 Tiny Chip at Bottom Spine Corner - No Tears - Minor Edge Wear - Light Toning at Top Edge - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 442 pp + 16 Photo Pages + 22 Page Intro etc

1973

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG+ NF

P - VF

Cosell - by Howard Cosell - Playboy Press

Tells It Like It Is - Self Admission to Being Arrogant, Pompous, Obnoxious, Vain, Cruel, Verbose & Show-Off - His Experiences & Views of Baseball, Football & Muhammad Ali etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped o/w F - No Wear or Rubbing - Tan Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Title on Front Board

DJ - No Chips - 2 Closed Edge Tears 3/8" & 1/4" at Top Flap Folds - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 390 pp + 8 Photo Pages + 10 Page Preface etc

1974

1st Edit

Stated

3rd Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - F

P - VF

Me And The Spitter - by Gaylord Perry w/ Bob Sudyk - Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton

His Revealing Confession Of When & Why He Used The Illegal Pitch & How He Concealed It

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped & Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tip of 1 Corner o/w F - Black Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Top Spine Edge Slightly Bumped - No Chips or Tears - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 222 pp

1974

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Wait Till I Make The Show - Baseball In The Minor Leagues - by Bob Ryan - Little, Brown & Co

Written Before The Minor League Resurgence, He Tells of His Travels Throughout America Visiting All Levels From AAA to Rookie Leagues & the Decline of 57 Leagues in 1949 to 19 in 1972 & 450 Cities to 115 - Of Players on The Way Up & Former Major Leaguers Hanging On, Their Struggles, Hopes & Dreams & Life In the Minors

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth Bumped & Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tip of 1 Corner o/w F - Lt Brown Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Very Tiny Chip on Top Edge - 2 Closed Edge Tears each 1/4" at Bottom & Top Flap Fold - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 238 pp

1974

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG

P - VF

Some Are Called Clowns - by Bill Heward w/ Dimitri Gat - Crowell - The Indianapolis Clowns, a Season w/ the Last Barnstorming Team

A History Filled w/ Humor & Tragedy, Playing Against Negro League Teams & Satchel Paige - Where 18 Year Old Hank Aaron Started His Career was Discovered & Sold to the Boston Braves - 1973 Was Their 44th Season Traveling Throughout North America Playing Games From Anywhere Between 25 to 10,000 Paying Customers

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Slightly Bumped o/w F - No Wear or Rubbing - Tan Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 2 Tiny Chips at Flap Folds - 1 Closed 3/4" Tear at Spine Fold & Small Stain on Spine Near Top Edge - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 54 pp Including 24 Pages of Photos + 12 Page Intro etc

1975

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG

P - VF

Nice Guys Finish Last - by Leo Durocher w/ Ed Linn - Simon & Schuster

Account by "Leo The Lip" From the 1920's to 1973 as Player & Manager - The Gas House Gang, Gambling, Fights, Arguments w/ Umpires, Suspensions etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth is Slightly Bumped - Mild Rubbing on Top & Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth, Bottom Front Board Edge & All Corners - Lt Brown Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Edge Has 5 Minor Chips at Spine & Flap Folds - 2 Closed Edge Tears 1/2" & 1/4" at Top Flap Fold & Light Marks on Front - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 448 pp + 32 Photo Pages

1975

1st Edit

2nd Print

Stated

HC/S/B

NF F

 DJ - VG -

P - VF

Charlie O - Charlie O Finley vs The Baseball Establishment - by Herbert Michelson - Bobbs-Merrill

An Offensive Tycoon & Owner / GM of the Kansas City & Oakland A's - Hated by His Managers & Players - His Battles w/ Bowie Kuhn - Innovator of Orange Baseballs, The Designated Runner etc - 3 Straight WS Championships

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Bottom Spine Edge Corners of Cloth - Black Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 2 Closed Edge Tears on Front Top Each 1 3/4" & 4 Closed Edge Tears on Bottom Flap Fold & Spine & Each 1/8" - Small Scuff & Lightly Toned - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 332 pp + 16 Photo Pages + 18 Page Prologue etc

1975

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Bush League, A History Of Minor League Baseball - by Robert Obojski - McMillan

Detailed Account of Teams & Players From 1877 to 1973 - Greatest Minor Leaguer's - Best Yearly Players & Teams - Lists of Every League & City From AAA to Class D + Much More

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 3 Corners & Spine Edges - Front Board Cloth Has Faint Line Indentation - Green Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 2 Closed 1/4" Edge Tears on Back Top - Has Light Scratch on Front - Edges Lightly Toned - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 418 pp + 16 Photo Pages + 14 Page Preface etc

1976

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Get That Nigger Off The Field - by Art Rust Jr - Delacorte Press

The History of Racism & Prejudice Black Players Experienced - Authors Interviews w/ Buck Leonard, Cool Papa Bell, Mays, Doby etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top & Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped w/ Mild Rubbing on Bottom Spine Edge - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners - Black & Green Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Bottom Edge Has 1 Tiny Chip on Spine & 3 Closed 1/4" Edge Tears - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 228 pp Filled w/  Player & Team Photos

1976

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG+

P - VF

The Story of Yogi Berra - by Gene Schoor - Doubleday

Account From His Childhood to The Major Leagues as Player & Manager

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth w/ Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing & is Slightly Bumped o/w F - Blue & Light Brown Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 1/2" Edge Tear on Flap - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - Very Light & Tiny Stain at Extreme Ends of a Few pages - 214 pp + 12 Photo Pages + 4 Page Intro

1976

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG+ NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Frank The First Year - by Frank Robinson w/ Dave Anderson - Holt, Rinehart & Winston

Recounts His Daily Experiences & Conflicts w/ Players As The 1st Black Manager (& Player) In The Major Leagues with The 1975 Indians & Raising a 2nd Division Dissension Ridden Team to Respectability

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - White & Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Chip at Top Spine Corner - 1 Closed 1/8" Edge Tear at Top Flap Fold - Minor Edge Wear at Front Flap Fold Edge  - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - Small Light Stain on Front End Paper - 259 pp + 10 Photo Pages + 10 Page Intro etc

1976

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - F

P - VF

Casey Stengel - A Biography - by Norman MacLean - Drake Publishers

From 1st to Worst - Lovable Casey Tells of His 55 Years as Player & Mgr & 5 Straight Yankee WS Championships Than Inheriting The Inept 1962 Mets & it's Cast of Bumbling Characters, Marvelous Marv Throneberry, Choo Choo Coleman etc Who Invented Ways to Lose  Leading Them to a 40 Win & 120 Loss Season - Very Funny

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped w/ a Hint of Mild Rubbing - 2 Bottom Corners Lightly Bumped but Square - Lt Blue Binding w Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 1/8" Edge Tear at Top Back Fold Flap - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 188 pp, Filled w/ Photos + 2 Page Contents etc

1977

Re-issued

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B - F

 DJ - F

P - VF

Eight Men Out - The Black Sox And The 1919 World Series - by Eliot Asinof - Holt, Rinehart & Winston

A Compelling Comprehensive Account of Why & How 8 Players Conspired w/ Gamblers to Fix the WS, How it Unraveled & The Trial That Followed Thus Preventing Joe Jackson's Immortality into Baseball's HOF to This Day

HC/S/B Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No Wear or Rubbing - Black & Tan Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Author Initials on Front Board

DJ - Wrap-Around 1919 White Sox Team Photo - The 8 Players Charged w/ Fixing Are Circled - No Chips - 1 Closed 1/16" Edge Tear at Top - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 302 pp + 8 Photo Pages + 14 Page Preface etc

1977

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG

P - VF

Baseball As I Have Known It - by Fred Lieb - Coward, McCann & Geoghegan

Starting in 1911 As a NY Writer He Covered Baseball His Love for 70 Years & Has Seen it All - His Recollections Are Crisp & The Tales Endless, From Ty Cobb to Tom Seaver - An Excellent Read

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top & Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Slightly Bumped o/w F - No Wear or Rubbing - Medium Brown Binding w/ Full Luster & Gold Embossed Fred Lieb Signature on Front Board

DJ - 5 Tiny Edge Chips on Top at Spine & Flap Folds - 1 Closed 3/4" Edge Tear on Back Top - Light Stain Spots on Front BR Corner & Edges Lightly Toned - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 288 pp, Filled w/ Photos

1977

1st Edit

Stated

2nd Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Baseball And The Cold War - by Howard Senzel - Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

The Authors Story From a Rochester Baseball Fan to a Sixties Radical & His Return To Baseball - Detailing a 1959 Game in Havana Between The Red Wings & Sugar Kings, The Cuban Revolution & The Events That Led to The End of Professional Baseball in Cuba

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - Black & Green Binding w/ Full Luster & Gold Embossed Rochester Red Wings Logo on Front Board

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 1/4" Edge Tear & 4 Closed 1/16" Edge Tears - Edges Lightly Toned - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Toning - 3 Consecutive Pages Have Light Corner Folds  - 297 pp

1978

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Hack - by Robert Boone & Gerald Grunska - Highland Press

At 5' 6" & 195 lbs The Odds Were Against Him But in 1930 Hack Wilson Produced 191 RBI's Unsurpassed to This Day & 54 HR's, a NL Record That Only a Steroid Era Would Erase - His Short 11 Year Career Resulted From Self Destruction, Alcohol & Bad Habits - He Died Penniless & Alone in 1948

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Dark Blue Binding w/ Full Luster & White Embossed Title on Front Board

DJ - 1 Tiny Chip at Back Bottom Flap Fold - No Tears - Edges Rubbed, Hack Wilson Photo on Back Unaffected - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - Light Stain on Front End Paper From Humorous News Paper Article Laid In & Included - 149 pp + 16 Photo Pages + 8 Page Contents etc

1978

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B - VG

 DJ - VG+

P - VF

Even The Browns - by William Mead - Contemporary Books

With Player Interviews, The Early 1940's Come to Life & Explains How The 2nd World War Allowed The St Louis Browns to Win Their Only WS in 1944 - Of Players Such as Pete Gray a 1945 One Armed Outfielder Who Batted .213 w/ 13 RBI's

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Slightly Bumped - 1 Bumped Corner But Square - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 3 Corners & Spine Edges - Balance of HC/S/B is F - Brown Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Small 1/8" Chip at Back Top Flap Fold - 14 Closed Edge Tears I/4" & Less - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 255 pp + 6 Photo Pages + 12 Page Preface etc

1979

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - VG

P - VF

The Bronx Zoo - by Sparky Lyle & Peter Golenbeck - Crown

Behind The Scenes Game by Game Diary of The 1978 Feuding Egotistical NY Yankees

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Black Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 3/4" Tear on Back & 3 Closed Edge Tears 1/8" & Less at Spine Bottom - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 248 pp + 8 Page Preface etc

1979

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Chappie And Me - Autobiographical Novel by John Craig - Dodd, Mead

True Story of a White Player Masquerading Behind Black Shoe Polish in 1936 & Experiencing The World of a Black Barnstorming Team, Chappie Johnson & His Colored All Stars - The Endless Miles of Broken Down Bus Rides, Small Red Neck Towns, of Laughter & Despair

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Blue & Gray Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Very Tiny Chip at Top Back Flap Fold - 1 Closed 1/4" Edge Tear at Top - Edges Toned - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 247 pp + 6 Page Intro

1984

Enlarged

Edition

2nd Print

Stated

HC/S/B - VG

 DJ - VG

P - VF

The Glory Of Their Times - The Story of The Early Days of Baseball Told by The Men Who Played It - by Lawrence Ritter - Morrow

From Taped Interviews of 26 Players (Expanded From 22) - Marquard, Roush, Goslin etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped - 2 Bumped Corners But Are Square - All Corners Have Mild Rubbing at Tips - Balance of HC/S/B is F - Gold & Tan Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Chip 1/8" at Back Top Edge - 4 Closed Edge Tears, 1", 1/2", 3/8" & 1/4"  - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 360 pp, Filled w/ Photos + 20 Page Original & Enlarged Preface etc

1984

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - NF

P - VF

Bums - An Oral History Of The Brooklyn Dodgers - by Peter Golenbock - Putnam

The Players, Their Triumphs & Heartbreaks & Departure To California

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth w/ Mild Bump - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - 1 Tiny Chip at Top Flap Fold - No Tears - Mild Toning a Few Very Tiny Spots - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 464 pp, Filled w/ Full Page Player Photos Many w/ Facsimile Signatures

1984

1st Edit

Stated

2nd Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VF

P - VF

Reggie - by Reggie Jackson w/ Mike Lupica - Villard Books

An In Depth Tell All Account, The Battles w/ Teammates, Charlie O Finley, Billy Martin, Steinbrenner etc - He has Been Depicted a Hero, Villain, Egomaniac But He Also Was a Clutch Hitter

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped & Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - Black & Red Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Tears or Chips - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 332 pp + 10 Page Intro

1984

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B - VG

 DJ - VG+

P - VF

Strike Two - by Ron Luciano & David Fisher - Bantam

A Collection of Baseball Memories, Wild Whacky & Funny Incidents, Brawls & Heated Arguments, Strange Plays, Embarrassing Moments & Worst Calls

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped w/ a Hint of Mild Rubbing - 3 Corners Lightly Bumped But Square w/ Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips - Balance of HC/S/B is F - Black & Red Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Some Minor Edge Chipping on Spine & Flap Folds - 3 Closed Edge Tears 1/2", 1/4" & 1/8"  - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 326 pp + 16 Photo Pages + 10 Page Intro

1985

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B - VG

 DJ - NF F

P - VF

Temporary Insanity - by Jay Johnstone w/ Rick Tally - Contemporary Books

Uncensored Hilarious Incidents He Took Part In & Witnessed e.g. Tom Lasorda Arranging a Date For Ernie Broglio w / a Female Impersonator, Moe Drabowsky Using a Bullpen Phone Calling a Hong Kong Restaurant & Ordering 25 Take Out Dinners & to be Delivered to LA

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth w/ Light Bump - 1 Corner Lightly Bumped But Square - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 3 Corners & Bottom Spine Edge of Cloth - Balance of HC/S/B is F - Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 3/16" Edge Tear - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 198 pp + 32 Photo Pages + 10 Page Tribute etc

1985

1st Edit

2nd Print

June 85

Stated

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - VF

P - VF

Tuned To Baseball - by Ernie Harwell - Diamond Communications - Signed on Front End Paper w/ Dedication

Memories From Nearly 40 Years in The Broadcast Booth, Stories of Games, Players, Mgrs, Umpires, Humorous Interviews, Hilarious Broadcasting Bloopers etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Tears or Chips - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 229 pp + 12 Photo Pages + Page Forward etc

1988

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VG+

P - VF

Winfield, A Players Life - by Dave Winfield w/ Tom Parker - Norton

His Views Of Baseball, The Players, Free Agency, His Unpredictable Bosses Kroc & Steinbrenner, Racism etc

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine Edge of Cloth Lightly Bumped - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - Tan & Blue Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed DW Initials on Front Board

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 5/8" Edge Tear at Bottom - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 314 pp + 22 Photo Pages - Owners Name on Front End Paper

1988

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - VF

P - VF

John McGraw - by Charles Alexander - Viking

Ferocious, Intense, Intelligent & Rowdy he Managed The NY Giants For 40 Years Winning 10 Pennants & is Considered to be The Most Accomplished Manager The Game Has Known

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - 1 Corner Lightly Bumped But Square - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners o/w F - Red Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips or Tears - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 358 pp + 8 Photo Pages + 10 Page Acknowledgements etc - Remainder Mark Stamp on Bottom

1964

 Edition

1st Print

HC/S/B - VG -

 DJ - VG

P - VF

The Story of Baseball - by John Rosenberg - Random House

Historical Account of Baseball's Biggest Moments, Colorful Personalities etc, Crammed w/ Photographs

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Light Wear at 3 Corners & Spine Edge - Cover Has Photos

DJ - Minor Edge Chips 1/4" & Less at Spine & Flap Folds - 3 Closed Edge Tears 1", 1/4" & 1/16" - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 178 pp, Filled w/ Photos - 8.25" W x 11.25" H

Edition

3rd Print

Stated

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - VG+

P - VF

This Great Game - Contributors Include Roger Angell, Joseph Reichler & Many Others - by Rutledge Books - Prentice-Hall

2 Page Photos of Games During Early 1900's - Game Strategies by Earl Weaver - Stories of Greatest Games - 12 Pages of Baseball Humor - 12 Double Page Color Paintings of The Top Stars Mays, Yaz etc by Artist LeRoy Neiman - Packed w Glossy Photos

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Red Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Title on Front Board

DJ - No Chips - 3 Closed Edge Tears 1/2", 1/4" & 18" on Top - DJF Price Clipped

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 255 pp - 8.5" W x 11" H

1976

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - F

P - VF

A Baseball Century, The First 100 Years of the National League - by Rutledge Books - Macmillan

League & Team Histories w/ Photos

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Red Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Title on Front Board

DJ - No Chips - 1 Closed 1/8" Edge Tear on Top - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 256 pp - 8.75" W x 11" H

1985

Updated

Edition

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG NF

 DJ - F VF

P - VF

Baseball's Great Moments - by Joseph Reichler - Bonanza Books

Baseball's Most Dramatic Games from 1946 to 1984 w/ Box Scores & Photos - Filled with Anecdotes

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top Spine Edge of Cloth Is Bumped - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 3 Corners o/w F - Dark Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - No Chips or Tears - Top Spine Edge Is Bumped - DJF Not Clipped & w/ Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 288 pp - 7" W x 10" H

1988

1st Edit

1st Print

HC/S/B - VF

 DJ - VF

P - VF

Baseball Legends - by Angus Garber - Friedman Press

Profiles & Photos of The Legendary Players - Most Memorable Games & Moments

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect - No Wear or Rubbing - Dark Blue Binding w/ Full Luster

DJ - Mickey Mantle on FC - No Tears or Chips - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 128 pp - 10.25" W x 10.25" H

- Partial Scan Due to Size

1993

Updated

Edition

1st Print

Stated

HC/S/B

VG+ NF

 DJ - VF

P - VF

20th Century Baseball Chronicle - A Year By Year History Of Major League Baseball - by Numerous Contributors - Publications International

Year to Year History & Best Moments from 1900 to 1992 - 1,277 Photos

HC/S/B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Tiny Spot of Mild Rubbing on Tips of 2 Corners & Spine Corners o/w F - Medium Blue Binding w/ Full Luster & Embossed Title on Front Board

DJ - No Tears or Chips - DJF Not Clipped, No Price

P - All Tight, Clean & Bright - No Marks, Folds, Toning etc - 608 pp - 9 1/2" W x 11" H

- Partial Scan Due to Size