Baseball

Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby , 1938. One Sheet, Folded to make 4 pages, 8 1/2 " x 11". Illustrated with black and white photographs. Very Good Plus, small tear at center crease. Two holes punched for a ring binder. Features photos of professional players Zeke Bonura and Buddy York, and the roster of 30 player's models includes Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, Paul Waner, and Rogers Hornsby, among others. Center 2 pages feature "Some of the Many Steps in Making Baseball Bats". . First Edition. One Sheet, Folded. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8 1/2 " x 11".

Unknown Upaginated; Spiral-Bound Soft Cover; Illustrated Reprint Edition; Includes Krupnik bio and background for each cartoon, Stats. Brief history of the Cardinals 1958-68. Rare. Spiral-Bound. As New.

New York: Hyperion, 2002. Signed on the title page by the author who has drawn a baseball by his signature. This is being sold together with a promotional package of Summerland cards. First edition / First printing. White paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.

David McKay Company, Inc, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of Hall of Fame inductee Rogers Hornsby's baseball how-to, My Kind of Baseball, one of the best ever published. Tip after tip after tip from the master. Per David McKay's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Includes scarce dust jacket with $2.50 price intact. 185 pp. 8 1/4 x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Unclipped dust jacket with two tiny tears to edges. A presentable copy of an early and important baseball instructional. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st edition with a very good DJ with some damage to the top of the DJ's spine, protected In a Brodart cover

Costumbres,satiras,observaciones articulos y ensayos de wenceslao galvez y del monte sobre costumbres,satiras,humor y folklore cubano primera edicion habana cuba 1932 caratulas originaales.libro muy raro,[out of print].solo se publico una sola edicion.reuniendo los articulos,ensayos y satiras de wenceslao galvez y del monte [matanzas,cuba 1867].destacado periodista y jugador y manager de beisbol cubano.siendo uno de sus primeros historiadores.estudio leyes en la universidad de la habana y fue un afamado critico cubano

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. Very Good. Collectible first edition, first printing of legendary sports writer Warren Brown's The Chicago White Sox, part of the acclaimed Putnam Sports Series. Per G. P. Putnam's practice of designating first editions, no additional printings indicated on copyright page. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Note that Brown signatures are scarce. Brown covered primarily the Cubs and the White Sox during his over 60-year career. He coined two of perhaps the most famous nicknames in sports for Babe Ruth (The Sultan of Swat) and Red Grange (The Galloping Ghost). A close friend and confidant of Knute Rockne, he dined with him the night before Rockne's infamous plane crash. Notably, he hired Ed Sullivan as a sportswriter early on and mentored "newcomer" Brent Musburger. Later yet he was named a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award from the Baseball Writers' Association of America and was honored in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of… Read More