Note - This Website is Kept Up To Date - Unless Noted, All Items Listed below Are Available

Hard Covers

Year

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

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

All Photos by - George Burke

1937

Edition

HC / S / B

VG

DJ - Fr Gd

P - VG EX

by H. Speed Johnson, 5th Edition - Callahan

Boldly Hand Signed - by Gus Mancuso - (D, 1984)

on his Photo Inside - w/ Dedication

Photos of 25 Players & Mgr from Each Team & others + 1936 Team

Photos of Yankees WS Champs & NYG w/ Names

Facsimile Signatures of each ML Player, Mgr & Coach

Excellent Reference For Evaluating Authenticity

for Autograph Collectors

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 board cover

DJ - Front & back photos of 1936 top players - Intact w/ chipped

edges - DJF, Not clipped, No price

172 P - All Tight & Supple (not brittle) - Light toning 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 & Photos of Players & Mgr's from each team + Stats & records

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No rubbing - All

corners & spine edge are lightly bumped - Tan binding w/ embossed

title on front board cover

DJ - Front, photos of 1946 top players, Musial, Pollet, Vernon,

Newhouser - Back, 1946 Cardinals WS Champs team photo - Edge

has minor wear & 4 edge chips 1/4" or less at spine & flap fold

corners - DJF, Not clipped, No price

96 P - All Tight & Supple (not brittle) - Light creamy white toning

Hard Cover Books - Autobiographies etc

The Following are Original Owner Copies From 1 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 2 corner tips & bottom

spine edge - Black binding w/ full lustre

DJ - Some edge chips 1/4" & less at spine & flap fold corners - 3

closed edge tears, 3/4", 3/8" & 1/4" - Surface wear at edges - DJF,

Not clipped, No price

380 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc

1970

1st Edit

6th Print

Aug / 70

Stated

HC / S / B

F

DJ - VG

P - VF

Ball Four

Throwing The Knuckleball in the Big Leagues

by Jim Bouton w/ Leonard Schecter - World Publishing

Personal diary account leading up to & during the entire 1969

Season - Day to day ups & downs of the Seattle Pilots bullpen their

1st & only year - Controversial, Revealing & very very funny - Bowie

Kuhn attempted to discredit the book as Detrimental to Baseball -

Considered to be 1 of the "Best Baseball Books"

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No wear or rubbing -

Light blue binding w/ full lustre

DJ - Some edge chips 1/4" & less at spine & flap fold corners - 2

closed edge tears 3/4" & 1/4" - Toned at edges - DJF, Price clipped

400 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 8 photo pages + 16 page foreword etc

1972

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

Stated

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 triumphs & failures

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No wear or rubbing -

Spine edge of cloth bumped o/w Grades Fine - Tan & grey binding

w/ full lustre & Embossed Roger Kahn signature on front board cover

DJ - No tears - 2 tiny edge chips at spine & flap fold corners - Minor

edge wear - Light toning at top edge - DJF, Price clipped

442 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 & a Show-Off - His experiences &

views of Baseball, Football & Muhammad Ali etc

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No wear or rubbing -

Spine edge of cloth lightly bumped o/w Grades Fine - Tan binding w/

full lustre & Embossed title on front board cover

DJ - No chips - 2 closed edge tears, 3/8" & 1/4" at flap fold corners -

DJF, Price clipped

390 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 1 corner tip o/w

Grades Fine - Black binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips or tears - Top spine edge slightly bumped - DJF, Not

clipped & w/ price

222 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc

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 1 corner tip o/w Grades

Fine - Light brown binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 1 very tiny edge chip - 1 closed 1/4" edge tear at flap fold corner

- DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

238 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc

1974

1st Edit

1st Print

Stated

HC / S / B

VG NF

DJ - VG

P - VF

Some Are Called Clowns

A Season w/ the Last Barnstorming Team

by Bill Heward w/ Dimitri Gat - Crowell

Team history filled w/ humor & tragedy, playing against Negro

League Teams & Satchel Paige etc - 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 from between 25 to 10,000 paying customers

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - No wear or rubbing -

Bottom spine edge of cloth slightly bumped o/w Grades Fine - Tan

binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 2 tiny edge chips at flap fold corners - 1 closed 1/2" tear at spine

fold & small stain near top edge of spine - DJF, Not clipped & has $

354 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

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 & all corners - Light brown binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 4 tiny edge chips at spine & flap fold corners - 2 closed edge

tears, 3/8" & 1/8" at spine & flap fold corners - Light marks on front -

DJF, Price clipped

448 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 corner tips - Green binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips - 2 closed edge tears each 1 3/4" & 4 closed 1/8" edge

tears at spine & flap fold corners - Small scuff & lightly toned - DJF,

Not clipped & w/ price

332 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 3 corner tips &

spine edges - Front board cloth has faint line indentation - Green

binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips - 2 closed 1/4" edge tears on back top - Light scratch

on front - Edges lightly toned - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

418 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 - Author

interviews w/ Buck Leonard, Cool Papa Bell, Willie Mays, Larry Doby

& many others

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 2 corner tips - Black & green binding w/

full lustre

DJ - 1 tiny edge chip at bottom spine - 3 closed 1/4" edge tears -

DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

228 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

Filled w/ player & team photos

1976

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print

HC / S / B

VG NF

DJ - VG+ NF

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 - Bottom spine edge of

cloth has a tiny spot of mild rubbing & is slightly bumped o/w Grades

Fine - Blue & light brown binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 1/2" edge tear on back flap - DJF, Not

clipped & w/ price

214 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 Cleveland

Indians & raising a 2nd division dissension ridden team to

respectability

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Tiny spot of mild

rubbing on 2 corner tips o/w Grades Fine - White & blue binding w/

full lustre

DJ - 1 tiny edge chip at top spine corner - 1 closed 1/8" edge tear at

flap fold corner - Minor edge wear at top front flap fold edge - DJF,

Not clipped & w/ price

259 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

Small light stain on front end paper + 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 &

manager, leading the NY Yankees to 5 straight WS Championships

than inheriting the inept 1962 Mets & it's cast of bumbling characters,

Marvelous Marv Throneberry, Choo Choo Coleman etc, a team that

invented new 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 - Light blue binding w full lustre

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 1/8" edge tear at top back flap fold corner -

DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

188 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

Filled w/ photos + 2 pages of contents etc

1977

1st Edit

Stated

1st Print ?

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 unravelled & 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 lustre & Embossed author initials on front

board Cover

DJ - Wrap-Around 1919 White Sox Team Photo - The 8 players

charged w/ fixing are circled - No chips - 1 closed 1/16" edge tear -

DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

302 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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

As a NY writer starting in 1911 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 - No wear or rubbing -

Top & bottom spine edge of cloth slightly bumped o/w Grades Fine -

Medium brown binding w/ full lustre & Gold embossed Fred Lieb

signature on front board cover

DJ - 5 tiny edge chips at spine & flap fold corners - 3 closed edge

tears on back 3/4", 1/8", 1/8" - Light stain spots on front bottom right

corner - Lightly toned - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

288 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

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 boyhood as a Rochester Red Wings baseball

fan to a sixties radical & his eventual return to his love of baseball -

He details a 1959 game in Havana between the Red Wings & the

Sugar Kings during which bullets were fired onto the field nicking the

Red Wings Manager, the events that followed, the Cuban Revolution

& 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 2 corner tips o/w

Grades Fine - Black & green binding w/ full lustre & Gold embossed

Rochester Red Wings logo on front board cover

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 1/4" edge tear & 3 closed 1/16" edge tears

at spine corners - Edges lightly toned - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

297 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks or toning etc - 3

consecutive pages have light corner folds

See Scans, Click on Camera > & Scroll Down

1978

1st Edit

1st Print

HC / S / B

VF

DJ - VG+ NF

P - VF

Hack

by Robert Boone & Gerald Grunska - Highland Press

Only 5' 6" & 195 lbs the odds were against him but in 1930 Hack

Wilson hit for a .356 Average, produced 191 RBI unsurpassed to this

day & 56 HR's, a NL Record he held for 68 years that a steroid era

would eventually erase - His short 11 year career resulted from self

destruction, alcohol, bar room brawls & bad habits - He died

penniless & alone in 1948 - Inducted into the BB HOF in 1979

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect -

No wear or rubbing - Dark blue binding w/ full lustre & White

embossed title on front board cover

DJ - No tears - 1 tiny edge chip at back flap fold corner - Front, edges

have light minor surface wear - Back, edges have some surface wear

but Hack Wilson photo isn't affected - DJF, Not clipped, No price

149 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

Light stain on front end paper from a humorous Hack Wilson news

paper article (now in plastic sheet) describing an incident during a

game after a night of drinking & included - + 16 photo pages + 8

pages of contents etc

1978

1st Edit

1st Print

HC / S / B

VG

DJ - VG+

P - VF

Even The Browns

by William Mead - Contemporary Books

With 1st hand player interviews - The early 1940's come to life &

explains how the 2nd World War allowed the St Louis Browns to win

their only World Series in 1944 - & of players such as Pete Gray a

1945 Browns outfielder w/ 1 arm but still managed to hit for a .218

average w/ 13 RBI in 253 plate appearances

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine edge of cloth

slightly bumped w/ a hint of wear on bottom edge - 1 bumped corner

but square w/ a tiny spot of mild rubbing - Brown binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 3 tiny edge chips at spine & flap fold corners - 6 closed edge

tears I/4" & less - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

255 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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

A former pitcher's 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 lustre

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 3/4" tear on back near spine & 1 closed 1/8"

edge tear at spine corner - DJF Not clipped & w/ price

248 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 account 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 - Of racism - The

endless miles of broken down bus rides - Small red neck towns -

Laughter & despair

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect -

No wear or rubbing - Blue & gray binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 1 tiny edge chip at back flap fold corner - 1 closed 1/4" edge tear

at spine corner - Edges lightly toned - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

247 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 6 page intro

1984

Enlarged

Edition

2nd Print

Stated

HC / S / B

VG

DJ - VG

P - VF

The Glory Of Their Times

Told by The Men Who Played It

by Lawrence Ritter - Morrow

From taped interviews w/ 26 former great players (expanded from 22)

- Rube Marquard, Edd Roush, Goose Goslin etc

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Spine edge of cloth

lightly bumped - 3 lightly bumped corners but square - o/w would

Grade Fine - Gold & tan binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 1 edge chip 1/8" at back top - 4 closed edge tears, 1", 1/2", 3/8"

& 1/4" - DJF, Price clipped - Protected w/ Mylar cover

360 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

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 as a team & individually &

their departure to California

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Mild bump at top

spine edge of cloth - Tiny spot of mild rubbing on 2 corner tips o/w

Grades Fine - Blue binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No Tears - 1 tiny chip at top flap fold corner - Mild edge toning -

DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

464 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

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 - His battles w/ team-mates, Charlie O

Finley, Billy Martin, Steinbrenner etc - He has been depicted as a

hero, villain, egomaniac but most of all he was a clutch hitter

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Bottom spine edge of

cloth lightly bumped & tiny spot of mild rubbing on 2 corner tips o/w

Grades Fine - Black & red binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No tears or chips - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

332 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 - He recalls wild whacky & funny

incidents, brawls & heated arguments, strange plays, embarrassing

moments & his 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/ a tiny spot of mild rubbing on tips - Black &

red binding w/ full lustre

DJ - 6 tiny edge chips on spine & flap fold corners - 3 closed edge

tears 1/2", 1/4" & 1/8" - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

326 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 Los

Angeles

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Top spine edge of

cloth lightly bumped - 1 corner lightly bumped but square - Tiny spot

of mild rubbing on 3 corner tips & bottom spine edge of cloth - Blue

binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 3/16" edge tear at spine corner - DJF Not

clipped & w/ price

198 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 by Ernie Harwell on Title Page

w/ Dedication - (D, 2010)

He recounts 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 lustre

DJ - No tears or chips - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

229 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 12 photo pages + Forward page 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 2 corners tips o/w

Grades Fine - Tan & blue binding w/ full lustre & Embossed w/

his initials DW, on front board cover

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 5/8" edge tear - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

314 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

+ 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 2 Corner Tips o/w

Grades Fine - Red binding w/ full Lustre

DJ - No chips or tears - DJF, Not clipped & w/ price

358 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No, folds, toning etc - + 8

photo pages + 10 page acknowledgement etc - Remainder stamp

mark on bottom

Hard Cover - Coffee Table Books

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 - The many colorful

personalities etc - Filled w/ photos

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Light wear at 3

corners & spine cloth edge - Cover has Photos

DJ - 6 edge chips 1/4" & less at spine & flap fold corners - 3 closed

edge tears 1", 1/4" & 1/16" - DJF, Price clipped

178 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

8 1/4 x 11 1/4

1972

Edition

3rd Print

Stated

HC / S / B

VF

DJ - VG+

P - VF

This Great Game

Contributors, Roger Angell, Joseph Reichler & Many Others

Rutledge Books - Prentice-Hall

Strategies by Earl Weaver - Stories of great games - 12 pages of

baseball humour - 2 page photos of games during the early 1900's -

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 lustre & Embossed title on

front board cover

DJ - No Chips - 2 closed edge tears on top 1/2" & 1/4" - DJF Price

clipped

255 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

8 1/2 x 11

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

Loaded w/ extensive league & team histories - Plenty of photos

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Looks Mint Perfect -

No wear or rubbing - Red binding w/ full lustre & Embossed title on

front board cover

DJ - No chips - 1 closed 1/8" edge tear - DJF Not clipped & w/ price

256 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

8 3/4 x 11

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 3 corner tips o/w

NM - Dark blue binding w/ full lustre

DJ - No chips or tears - Top spine edge is bumped - DJF Not clipped

& w/ price

288 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

7 x 10

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 lustre

DJ - Mickey Mantle on FC - No tears or chips - DJF Not clipped, No $

128 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc

10 1/4 x 10 1/4

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

Massive Book - History & best moments from 1900 to 1992 - 1,277

Photos

HC / S / B - Tight, Square, Unbroken & Clean - Tiny spot of mild

rubbing on 2 corner Tips & spine corners o/w Grades Fine - Medium

blue binding w/ full lustre & Embossed title on front board cover

DJ - No tears or chips - DJF Not clipped, No price

608 P - All Tight, Clean & bright White - No marks, folds, toning etc -

9 1/2 x 11