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9 Sports Books Including the Inaugural Encyclopedia of Sports by Frank G. Menke.
Lot 162. 9 Sports Books Including the Inaugural Encyclopedia of Sports by Frank G. Menke. The Encyclopedia, which grew over the decades, was first issued in 1939 as a self-published volume by the author. Later, A. S. Barnes served as the publisher. This initial 320-page hardback covers sports from angling to yachting, and baseball, football and other sports between. Tight vg-ex copy with the owner’s name in pencil on the flyleaf; no dj as issued. Among the other books are Best Sports Stories of 1945, Irving T. Marsh and Edward Ehre, 1946, vg-ex book, vg dj, and a paperback, NY Times Official Sports Record Book 1967, Frank Litsky, 1967, ex. The following paperbacks average ex: Tom Harmon’s Book of Sports Information (1963), The Book of Sports Lists (1979) and #2 (1980), The Sports Nostalgia Quiz Book #3 (1979), Guinness Sports Record Book (1976) and Ripley’s Believe It or Not Sports Oddities (1969).
Minimum Bid $15.
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