Baseball Programs, Periodicals, Annuals, Yearbooks and Books
23 Lots
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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.
