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Baseball Books
12 Lots
 Lot 722. 10 New York Yankees Biographies – Mantle, Etc., - and a “Baseball Fantasy.” All hardbacks. The fantasy is the work of Sparky Lyle, “The Year I Owned the Yankees: A Baseball Fantasy.” Published in 1990, the book is nm-m, and the dust jacket, nm. Two books focus on Mickey Mantle: “All My Octobers: My Memories of 12 World Series When the Yankees Ruled Baseball,” 1994 stated first edition, ex-library with the dust jacket glued on. And “A Hero All His Life,” by members of Mantle’s family, 1996 stated first edition, nm-m book, nm dj. Thurman Munson’s autobiography, written with Marty Appel, is in the collection; this 1979 “Memorial Edition” is vg-ex, no dj. Three books, all published in 1980, are by or about Billy Martin: “Billy Martin,” Gene Schoor, first edition, g book, vg+ to ex dust jacket; “Damn Yankee,” Maury Allen, ex/ex; and “Number 1,” Martin with Peter Golenbock, ex-m book and price-clipped dj. The other books are “Baseball Legends: Joe DiMaggio,” Marty Appel, 1990, vg+ to ex; “Slick: My Life in and Around Baseball,” Whitey Ford, 1987 apparent first edition, nm/ex-m; “Guidry,” with Peter Golenbock, 1980, vg+ to ex/vg; and “Winfield: A Player’s Life” with Tom Parker, 1988, ex-m/ex-m.
Minimum Bid $25.
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 Lot 729. 3 Books on Baseball in Cincinnati from 1869 to the Big Red Machine. A softcover by Greg Rhodes and John Erardi provides details on the city’s earliest professional team in “The First Boys of Summer: The 1869-1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, Baseball’s First Professional Team.” The 1994 144-page book is extensively illustrated. Queen City baseball in the 1970s is the focus of Bob Hertzel’s 1976 book, “The Big Red Machine: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Best Team.” The hardback is nm-m, and the dust jacket, ex-m. Baseball and other sports receive coverage in “Cincinnati’s Sports Stories,” Pat Harmon, 1978, ex-library, minimal markings, vg, dust jacket glued to the book.
Winning Bid $20.
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