Lot 774. 12 Books of Baseball History. All hardbacks except the last.1. “The Ultimate Baseball Book,” Daniel Okrent, 1979 first ed., ex-m book, vg-ex dj. 2. “Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself 1903-1953,” G. Edward White, 1996 first, nm-m book, dj. 3. “The Game for All America” by John Thorn, 1988 stated first, nm-m book, ex dj. 4. “National League Official History: 75th Anniversary,” ed. by Charles Segar, g-vg, no dj. 5. “The Sporting News Chronicle of Baseball” by Ron Smith, 1993 first, nm-m book, dj. 6-7. “The American League: A History” and “The National League: A History,” Joel Zoss, 1986, nm-m books, ex-m djs. 8. “Illustrated History of Baseball,” Robert Smith, 1973 stated first printing, ex-m book, vg-ex dj. 9. “The Great American Baseball Scrapbook,” A. D. Suehsdorf, 1978 first, nm book, ex-m dj. 10. “Our Game,” Charles C. Alexander, 1991 stated first, nm book, ex-m dj. 11. “In the Shadows of the Diamond,” James Costello, Michael Santa Maria, 1992 first, nm-m book, ex+ dj. 12. “The Baseball Timeline,” Burt Solomon, 1997 first PB, ex-m.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 775. “Art & Life Style” Oversized Book by LeRoy Neiman. Stated first printing from 1974. Oversized 286-page book presents a superb cross section of Neiman’s work with descriptive text. Nm-m book in an ex-m+ dust jacket.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 776. 8 Books on the Negro Leagues. 6 hardbacks, 2 paperbacks.1. “Dandy, Day and the Devil” by James A. Riley, foreword by Monte Irvin, 1987 stated first ed. PB, ex. 2. “The Negro Leagues Book,” edited by Dick Clark, 1994 first SABR ed., PB, nm. Superb reference. 3. “The Negro Leagues” by David Craft, 1993 first HB, nm book, dj. 4. “The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History” by Phil Dixon, 1992 first HB, nm+ book, ex-m dj. Wonderful book with almost 600 photos, many published for the first time. 5. “Only the Ball Was White” by Robert W. Peterson, 1970 first HB, ex+ book, vg+ dj. A classic. 6. “White Heat” by C.C. Risenhoover, 1992 first HB, nm book, ex dj. 7. “When the Game Was Black and White” by Bruce Chadwick, 1992 stated first HB, nm book, dj. 8. “Monte Irvin: Nice Guys Finish First” by Irvin with Riley, 1996 stated first, nm book, ex-m dj.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 777. Baseball Books, Including Paige and Sunday Biographies, + Periodicals. Biographies of Billy Sunday and Satchel Paige lead the list of books: “Billy’ Sunday, the Man and His Message” by William T. Ellis, 1914, first edition, vg-ex, no dj. And “Don’t Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball” by Mark Ribowsky, 1994 first, ex-library, minimal markings, ex book, dj. Equally desirable and less common: Malcom Child’s “How to Play Big League Baseball,” 1951 stated first, vg-ex book, scarce g+ to vg dj. Child also wrote “Pitching,” a 1953 nm book offered here. These are hardbacks, and so are: “Playing America’s Game” by Michael L. Cooper and “Ted Williams’ Hit List.” Paperbacks are on Curt Flood and Willie Mays. “Senior Professional Baseball 1989-1990” is the most interesting periodical. Nm copy. There are five SABR publications: the excellent “Nineteenth Century Stars,” two “National Pastime” issues and one “Baseball Research Journal.” Enjoyable reading and learning here.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 778. 3 Books on Jewish Sports Figures. 1. “Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life” edited by Ira Berkow, 1989 stated first edition, nm-m book, price-clipped ex+ dust jacket. 2.“Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sport and the American Jewish Experience,” Peter Levine, 1992 first, nm-m book, ex-m+ dj. These first two books are hardbacks. 3. “The Jewish Baseball Hall of Fame,” Erwin Lynn, 1987 paperback, ex+.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 779. “The Science of Baseball,” 1922 First Edition by Byrd Douglas. This 191-page book, published by Thos. E. Wilson & Co., provides a thoughtful analysis of playing each position, as well as batting and base running. It is illustrated with photos of John McGraw, George Burns, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Emil Meusel, Frank Baker and others. Douglas played baseball at Vanderbilt and Princeton and then coached at each school. He led Vanderbilt to the Southern Intercollegiate Championship in 1921. Eventually, he left baseball and became a lawyer and then a judge in Tennessee. Price on the front end-page. Ex-m book, no dj as issued.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 780. 6 Books of Boston Red Sox Baseball History. All hardbacks. “Boston Red Sox - 100 Years - The Official Retrospective,” edited by Ken Leiker, provides a broad overview of the Red Sox. 2001 stated first edition, nm book, ex-m dj. 2. “Red Sox Forever,” Ellery H. Clark, Jr., 1977 stated first edition, owner’s name inside, nm book, ex+ dj. 3. “Fenway: An Unexpurgated History of the Boston Red Sox,” Peter Golenbock, 1992 first, owner’s name inside, nm book, ex-m dj. 4. “Seeing It Through,” Tony Conigliaro, 1970 stated first printing, owner’s name inside, ex-m book, ex dj. 5. “Lost Summer,” Bill Reynolds, 1992 stated first, nm book, ex-m dj. 6. “One Strike Away: The Story of the 1986 Red Sox,” Dan Shaughnessy, 1987 stated first, ex-m book, ex dj.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 781. 13 Baseball Auto(Biographies) or Biographical Anthologies. All hardbacks except the Dizzy Dean book. * = owner’s name inside book. 1. “Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms,” 1930s pitcher Elden Auker with Tom Keegan, 2000 first edition, nm-m book, nm dj. 2.* “Me and (Joe) DiMaggio,” Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, 1986 first, nm book, ex-m dj. 3.* “Diz,” Robert Gregory, first PB, ex-m. 4. “Bottom of the Ninth,” Kirk Gibson, nm-m book, ex-m dj. 5.* “Billy Martin,” Gene Schoor, 1980 first, ex dj, price sticker inside. 6. “Mark McGwire: 70!” Dr. James Beckett, 1998 stated first, ex-m+ book, dj. 7. “Pete Rose: My Story,” Rose and Roger Kahn, 1989 first, ex+ book, ex+ price-clipped dj. 8. “The Babe: The Game That Ruth Built,” Lawrence Ritter, 1997 first, nm book, ex+ dj. 350 photos of Ruth and a CD-ROM, “Aaron vs. Ruth.” 9.* “The 500 Home Run Club,” Bob Allen, 1999 first, nm+ book, ex+ dj. 10. “For the Love of the Game,” Cynthia J. Wilber, 1992 stated first, nm-m book, nm dj. 11. “Baseball’s Most Valuable Players,” George Vecsey, 1966 first, vg-ex book, no dj, possibly as issued. 12.* “The Best of Baseball,” Paul Adomites, 1996 first, ex-m+ book, no dj as issued. 13.* “100 Greatest Pitchers,” Brent P. Kelley, 1996, ex book, vg+ to ex dj.
Minimum Bid $35.
Lot 782. 11 Books of Baseball History. The first three and the last are paperbacks; the rest are hardbacks. * = owner’s name inside. 1. The Game That Was: The George Brace Photo Collection,” Richard Cahan, 1996, ex-m. Fabulous photo book that originally sold for $30. 2. “The Ultimate Baseball Book,” Daniel Okrent, 1991, ex-library, significantly damaged covers, inside complete and ex. 3. “The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract” by James, 1988, inscription inside, vg-ex. 4. “Baseball: 100 Years of The Modern Era: 1901-2000,” Joe Hoppel, TSN, 2001 first, nm-m book, ex dj. 5. “The American League,” Donald Honig, 1983 stated first, vg book, dj. 6.* “The History of the World Series Since 1903,” Glenn Dickey, 1984 first, ex-library, vg book, vg dj taped to it. 7. “Great Moment in Baseball,” Tom Seaver, 1992 first, vg book, dj. 8.* “The Great Rivalry,” Ed Linn, 1991 first, nm book, vg+ to ex. 9.* “When the Boys Came Back: Baseball and 1946,” Frederick Turner, 1996, nm-m book, ex+ dj. 10.* “The Curse of Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump,” Terry Pluto, 1994, ex+ book, dj. 11. “One Pitch Away,” Mike Sowell, 1995, ex+.
Minimum Bid $30.
Lot 783. Eclectic Collection of 9 Sports Books covering many different sports. Hardbacks unless noted. Basketball: 1. “Pistol Pete: Heir to a Dream,” Maravich and Darrell Campbell, 1987, ex-library, vg+ book, dj. 2. “Cavaliers! A Pictorial History of UVA Basketball,” Gary Cramer, 1983 first, ex book, vg-ex dj. Baseball: 3. “The Natural,” Bernard Malamud, 1952 Book Club edition, owner’s name scratched out inside, ex+ book, ex dj. 4. “Summer of ’49,” David Halberstam, 2002 PB, ex+. 5. “Joy in Mudville: The Big Book of Baseball Humor,” edited by Dick Schaap, 1992 stated first, nm book, ex dj. Various Sports: 6. “The Best of Sports Illustrated,” 1996 first, ex-m book, ex+ dj. 7. “Sports Encyclopedia,” Ottenheimer Publishers, 1976, 250 pages, vg+ to ex. 8. “The Best American Sports Writing of the Century,” edited by Halberstam, 1999 PB, ex-m. 9. “To Absent Friends from Red Smith,” collection of Smith’s columns with an introduction by Dave Anderson, 1982 from Atheneum, stamp inside says “Courtesy of Chickasaw Nation, Not for Resale,” vg-ex book, no dj.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 784. “The Glory of Their Times” Book, Record Album from Lawrence S. Ritter. This “enlarged” 1984 “first Morrow edition” hardback presents the “Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It.” Ritter captures these stories in 360 pages of text and photos. Ex-library copy, back end-page removed, vg. The 33 1/3 rpm record album, far scarcer than the book, features the voices of Chief Meyers, Sam Crawford, Goose Goslin, Rube Marquard, Davy Jones, Fred Snodgrass, Edd Roush and Lefty O’Doul. The album is from 1966, the year the book originally appeared. Nm. The album is well worth our
Winning Bid $55.
Lot 785. 20 Books on Baseball in New York. Sixteen hardbacks; four paperbacks are noted. Virtually all of these books are first editions or printings, stated or otherwise. Four books, including two by Harvey Frommer, provide an overview of baseball in the city: By Frommer, “New York City Baseball: The Last Golden Age, 1947-1957,” 1980, ex-m book, vg+ to ex dj. “Big Apple Baseball,” 1995, nm book, ex-m dj. Also, “Wait ‘Til Next Year,” Christopher Jennison, 1974, nm book, ex dj. “The Era 1947-1957” by Roger Kahn, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 1993, ex+ PB. These books deal with the Mets: “The New York Mets: The Whole Story,” Leonard Koppett, 1970, ex-m book vg+ dj. “Joy in Mudville,” George Vescey, 1970, nm book, vg dj. “Amazing: The Miracle of the Mets,” Joseph Durso, 1970, ex-m book, vg dj. “The New York Mets: The First Quarter Century,” Donald Honig, World Championship Edition, 1987 first revised, nm book, dj. 5. “Amazin’!: A Celebration of the 1985 New York Mets,” UPI, 1985 PB, ex. The Dodgers: “This Is Next Year: A Novel,” Philip Goldberg, 1992 PB, ex-m. The Yankees: “The Men of Autumn,” Dom Forker, 1989, nm-m book, nm dj. “The Yankees,” John Durant, 1949, vg+ book, no dj. “The Yankees: The Four Fabulous Eras…,” Dave Anderson, 1979, ex-m book, dj. The Giants: “When the Giants Were Giants” by Peter Williams, 1994, nm-m book, ex-m dj. “The Giants Win the Pennant!” by Bobby Thomson, 1991, nm book, ex+ dj. “The Incredible Giants” by Tom Meany, 1955, ex-library, vg. “The Miracle at Coogan’s Bluff” by Thomas Kierman, 1975, ex-m+ book, vg+ to ex dj. “Giants Diary” by Fred Stein, Nick Peters, 1987 PB, ex+. The Giants in N.Y. and San Francisco. Also, two books on the Giants’ John McGraw: “McGraw of the Giants” by Frank Graham, 1944, vg book, no dj. “The Days of Mr. McGraw” by Joseph Durso, 1969, nm book, vg dj.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 786. 11 Books on the Dodgers, Mostly Brooklyn, Including Robinson, Durocher, Lasorda. Hardbacks unless noted. John Durant provides an overview of Brooklyn history in “The Dodgers: An Illustrated Story of Those Unpredictable Bums,” 1948 first ed., ex-library, vg book, f-g dj with artwork by Willard Mullin. The dust jacket is scarce. Four books deal with Jackie Robinson: 2. “The Jackie Robinson Story,” Arthur Mann, 1956 edition, complete book, g with no dj. 3. “Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers,” Milton J. Shapiro, 1957 first, ex-library, g-vg, no dj. 4. “1947: When All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball,” Red Barber, 1982 stated first, nm+ book vg-ex dj. 5. “Baseball’s Greatest Experiment,” Jules Tygiel, 1984 PB, ex-m. Leo Durocher is the subject of two books: 6. “The Dodgers and Me,” by Durocher, 1948 first, vg-ex book, no dj. 7. “Nice Guys Finish Last” by Durocher with Ed Linn, 1975 first, nm-m book, ex dj. 8. “The Artful Dodger,” Tommy Lasorda, David Fisher, 1985 book, ex dj. 9. “The Complete Dodgers Record Book,” Gene Schoor, 1984 first ed. PB, ex. 10. “Out of the Blue: A Celebration of the 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers,” Rick Talley, 1985 first ed. PB, ex-nm. 11. “The Boys of Summer,” Roger Kahn, 1972, nm book, ex-m dj.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 787. Mark Harris’ 4 Baseball Books Including “Bang the Drum Slowly” and representing the total Harris baseball library. It includes a 1974 Dell paperback edition of his best-known book, first published in 1956. Ex. Also, in hardback: “The Southpaw,” 1953, first edition, vg book, no dj. “It Looked Like For Ever,” 1979 first edition, nm book, price-clipped vg+ to ex dj. “Diamond Baseball Writings of Mark Harris,” 1994 first edition, very slight shelf wear on the dust jacket; otherwise, like new.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 788. “The Big Baseball Book for Boys” + a Seldom-Seen Promotional Die-Cut. Published in 1931, this baseball primer, written “for boys - big and little,” has an introduction by Ty Cobb. It contains pictures of him, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson and others. First edition, vg book, no dj. While the book is somewhat available, the die-cut promotional piece is extremely uncommon. Both sides of the 4” x 3 ½” catcher’s glove promote the book. It has a small crease at the top and displays as ex-m.
Winning Bid $61.
