 Lot 202. 19 Books on Robinson or Rickey, 6 Signed by the Authors Including Mrs. Robinson. Hardbacks unless otherwise noted. The six autographed books are: Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait, signed by authors Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, and Lee Daniels and foreword author Roger Wilkins. Jackie’s Nine by Sharon Robinson, his daughter. Jackie Robinson: A Biography, by Arnold Rampersad. Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy, by Jules Tygiel. Branch Rickey, by Murray Polner. And Rickey & Robinson, by Harvey Frommer. The signatures are personalized 9s or 10s and authenticated by Kevin Keating. These books are nm to nm-m in ex-m to nm dust jackets. All but the Tygiel book appear to be first editions. Autobiographies are Jackie Robinson: My Own Story, 1948 paperback, covers detached, vg; Wait Till Next Year, signed on the flyleaf by co-author Carl T. Rowan (pers. 10 signature), 1960 first printing, vg-ex book, g+ dj; Baseball Has Done It, 1964 stated first, ex/ex dj with a stain on the back, and I Never Had It Made, 1972 apparent first, ex/ex. Other books on Robinson are by Sharon Robinson, Stealing Home, 1996 first, nm/nm; Arthur Mann, The Jackie Robinson Story, ex/ex ; Jackie 1947, Tot Holmes, 1997 softcover, magazine format, ex; David Faulkner, Great Time Coming, nm-m/nm; Milton J. Shapiro, Jackie Robinson, 1965, vg-ex/none issued; Francene Sabin, Jackie Robinson, 1985, g/none; Mark Alvarez, HoF book on Robinson, 1990, softcover, ex-m+; from his foundation, Jackie Robinson: An American Journey, 1987 oversized softcover, nicely illustrated, nm; and Teammates, on Robinson and Reese, by Peter Golenbock, 1990 softcover, vg-ex. Also, Mr. Baseball: The Story of Branch Rickey, by David Lipman, 1966, illustrated hardcover, f. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Society for American Baseball Research, a non-profit membership organization open to all that fosters the research, preservation, and dissemination of the history and record of baseball.
Minimum Bid $75.
|
