Lot 81. Baseball Reference Library of 55+ Volumes Loaded with Useful Information. These books, a mix of hardbacks and paperbacks, contain much of what you ever wanted to know about baseball. Brief biographies of players and others are presented in David Porter’s Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball, 1987 vg-ex HB, no dj. Seventeen books focus on the World Series: The Story of the World Series, Frederick Lieb, 1965, f book and dj (water damage). The Heavenly World Series, Frank O’Rourke, 1952, vg book, f dj. The World Series: A Complete Pictorial History, John Devaney, 1972 first printing, ex-m+ book vg-ex dj. Greatest World Series Thrillers, Ray Robinson, 1965, vg, no dj as issued. The World Series, Richard M. Cohen, 1976 first printing, ex book, dj absent. The World Series Illustrated Almanac, Richard Whittingham, 1984 PB, vg-ex. World Series Classics, Bill Gutman, 1973, vg, not dj as issued. World Series Thrills, Joseph Bell, 1965, vg, no dj as issued. How Life Imitates the World Series, Thomas Boswell, 1983 PB, vg. World Series Heroes and Goats, Joe Gergen, 1982 PB, nm. Diamond Jubilee, Don Smith, 1973 PB, g-vg. The Ultimate World Series Quiz Book, Dom Forker, 1982 PB, ex. World Series Encyclopedia, Don Schiffer, 1961 PB, vg-ex. The October Heroes, Donald Honig, 1979 apparent first, vg book, vg+ dj. The World Series’ Most Wanted, John Snyder, 2004 PB, stated first edition, ex-m+. And TSN World Series Records, 1954 and 1980 PBs, vg. Baseball Stadiums receive attention in Green Cathedrals, Philip Lowry, 2006 first edition PB, ex. Lost Ballparks, Lawrence S. Ritter, vg book, g dj. Fodor’s Vacation Ballparks, Bruce Adams, 1997 PB, ex-m. Fields of Dreams, Jay Ahuja, 1999 PB, ex. The Fenway Project, Bill Nowlin, 2002 PB, ex-m. And The Official Baseball Atlas, 1994, g-vg. There are two Baseball Dictionaries: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, Paul Dickson, 1989, ex-m book, ex dj. The Visual Dictionary of Baseball, James Buckley, Jr., 2001 first edition, ex-m book and dj. Baseball Records and Statistics are the subject of more than 15 books: The Book of Baseball Records, Seymour Siwoff, 1979 HB, vg, no dj as issued. Baseball Major League Records, Jack Brickhouse, 1966 PB, ex-m+. The Baseball Record Companion, Joseph L. Reichler, 1981 PB, ex+. Out of Left Field: Over 1,134 Newly Discovered Amazing Baseball Records, Jeffrey Lyons, 1998 first edition PB, nm-m. Record Profiles of Baseball’s Hall of Famers, 1990 PB, ex+, and Chronology of Major League Baseball Records, 1989 PB, vg-ex, both by John A. Mercurio. Baseball’s Top 100: The Best Individual Season of All Time, John Benson and Tony Blengino, 1995 PB, signed by the authors, nm-m. Baseballistics, Bert Randolph Sugar, 1990 PB, ex-m+. The Book of Baseball Lineups, 1996 PB, ex+, and The Greatest Team of All Time, 1994 HB, ex+ book, dj missing, both by Nicholas Acocella. From TSN, 1988 Box Score Book: National League, 1988 HB, ex, no dj as issued; Ready Reckoner, PB, vg+, and How to Score, 1970 PB, ex. And from Bill James, Historical Baseball Abstract, 1986 HB, ex-m book, ex dj; Historical Baseball Abstract, 1988 PB, f-g; Player Ratings Book 1993, PB, vg-ex, and The Baseball Book 1990, PB, ex. The All-Star Game is covered in Donald Honig’s 1987 first edition hardback with that name, ex book, vg+ dj. Other References include Baseball’s Greatest Quotations, Paul Dickson, 1991 stated first edition PB, ex+, cover on upside down and backwards. The Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Baseball, Jim Charlton, 1999 HB, ex-m, no dj as issued. SAMS Teach Yourself Today: e-Baseball, Bob Temple, 2000 PB, ex. The Baseball Companion, Angus G. Garber III, 1990 HB, nm book, ex-m dj. And The Baseball Book, Zander Hollander, 1982 PB, f-g. Finally, there are a number of Encyclopedias: The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball, Hy Turkin, 1979 PB, vg+, plus the 1952 Supplement, 1952 PB, vg. The Baseball Encyclopedia, Jeanine Bucek, 1996 HB, ex, dj absent; also, PB updates for 1995 and 1997ex. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball 2002, David S. Neft, 2002 PB, vg. And Total Baseball, 1989, John Thorn, 1989 HB first printing, vg-ex book, f dj; also, 1990 update, nm book, vg-ex dj, and Third Edition, 1993 PB, vg-ex. BONUS: The winning bidder will receive, if he or she wants them, these books: The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball for 1974, 1982, 1989 (2) and 1997. The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball for 1962 (2, one HB, one PB), 1964 and 1967. And The Baseball Encyclopedia, 1985, 1988 and 1993. The winner pays the postage for these items, and there is no discount for not taking them. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Society for American Baseball Research.
Winning Bid $75.
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