Baseball Programs, Periodicals, Annuals, Yearbooks and Books
23 Lots
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Lot 324. Quality Copies of 3 Baseball Team Histories Including The Boston Red Sox. All of these books have very nice dust jackets. 1. The Boston Red Sox, Frederick G. Lieb, 1947 apparent first edition, ex book with a vg-ex price-clipped dj that has a chip at the top of the spine. Picturing Joe Cronin, the dj displays very well. There is a price notation in pencil on the front end-page. 2. The Go Go Chicago White Sox, Dave Condon, 1960 apparent first, ex-m book, ex-m dj with a ¼” tear on the back. 3. The Giants of San Francisco, Art Rosenbaum and Bob Stevens, 1963 apparent first, nm book, ex-m dj.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 325. 8 Baseball Books – Sisler on Baseball, First Edition Garagiola, Connie Mack, Etc. All hardbacks. The key publications are: Sisler on Baseball: A Manual for Players and Coaches by Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler, 1954 apparent first edition, ex-m book, ex price-clipped dust jacket with chips at the top and bottom of the spine. Baseball Is a Funny Game, Joe Garagiola, 1960 stated first edition, nm book, ex-m dj. From Sandlot to Big League, Connie Mack, 1960 revised edition, ex-m book, ex dj. Also: 4. Inside Big League Baseball, Roger Kahn, 1962 stated first printing, nm book in a glassine-type wrapper. 5. The 1956 Baseball Almanac, Don Schiffer, 1956, vg book, g-vg dj. 6. The Major League Handbook 1961, Schiffer, 1961, ex-m+ book, dj. 7. My Own Particular Screwball, Al Schacht, 1955 stated first edition, nm book, pencil price on front end-page, ex dj. 8. Baseball’s Best Managers, Harold Rosenthal, 1961, nm book, ex dj.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 326. 7 Baseball Books - 2 Putnam Team Histories, Ritter, 2 on the Negro Leagues, Etc. All hardbacks. The Putnam histories are: 1. The Pittsburgh Pirates, Frederick G. Lieb, 1948. Inscribed by Frank Gustine, Pirates infielder 1939-48, to a friend. Signature is a 10 in fountain pen on the front end-page. Book is vg-ex with light foxing, no dj. 2. The Cleveland Indians, Franklin Lewis, 1949. Ex-m contents, g-vg cover, no dj. 3. The Glory of Their Times, Lawrence S. Ritter, 1966, ex-m book and dj. 4. Only The Ball was White, Robert Peterson, 1971, ex, no dj. 5. When the Game Was Black and White: The Illustrated History of Baseball’s Negro Leagues, Bruce Chadwick, 1992 stated first edition, nm book, ex-m dj. Two Fireside books: 6. The Second Fireside Book of Baseball, Charles Einstein, 1958, introduction by Ted Williams, ex+ book and dj. 7. The Third Fireside Book of Baseball, Einstein, 1968, introduction by Stan Musial, stated first printing, ex+ book and dj. Excellent reading and reference!
Winning Bid $55.
