This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/4/2012
Offered is a collection of 50 hardcover baseball books. The winner of this lot will gain an instant library with many of the classics in the history of the genre present here. Large majority of the books retain their original dust jackets and are in excellent condition overall. Full listing includes the following titles...
Lou Gehrig A Quiet Hero by Frank Graham (1942), The Glory of Their Times The Story of The Early Days of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It by Lawrence S. Ritter (1966) ,The Fireside Book of Baseball by Charles Einstein with Ford Frick introduction (1956), The 3rd Fireside Book of Baseball by Charles Einstenin with Stan Musial introduction (1968), The Baseball Reader by Charles Einstein (1980), The New Baseball Reader by Charles Einstein (1991), Baseball's Greatest Quotations by Paul Dickson (1991), Baseball Anecdotes by Daniel Okrent & Steve Wulf (1989), The Armchair Book of Baseball by John Thorn with Peter Ueberroth introduction (1985), The Armchair Book of baseball II by John Thorn with A. Bartlett Giamatti introduction (1987), The Pitcher The Ultimate Compendium of Pitching Lore by John Thorn & John Holway (1987), Nice Guys Finish Last by Leo Durocher with Ed Linn (1975), Only the Ball Was White A History of Legendary Black Players & All-Black Professional Teams by Robert Peterson (1970), Red A Baseball Life by Red Schoendienst with Rob Rains (1998), I Managed Good But Boy Did They Play Bad by Jim Bouton with Neil Offen (1973), You Know Me Al by Ring Lardner (1945), Baseball's Greatest Players by Tom Meany (1953), Baseball's Unforgettable Games by Joe Reichler & Ben Olan (1960), The Detroit Tigers by Frederick G. Lieb (1946), The Baseball Story by Frederick G. Lieb (1950), Baseball As I Have Known It by Fred Lieb (1977), Baseball Between The Lines Baseball in the 40's & 50's As Told By The Men Who Played It by Donald Honig (1976), Baseball For The Love of It Hall of Famers Tell It Like It Was by Anthony J. Connor (1982), New York City Baseball The Last Golden Age: 1947-57 by Harvey Frommer (1980), The New York Yankees An Informal History by Frank Graham (1951), The Yankees A Pictoral History of Baseball's Greatest Club by John Durant (1949), The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant by Douglass Wallop (1954), Baseball's Hometown Teams The Story of The Minor Leagues by Bruce Chadwick (1994), Stolen Season A Journey Through America & Baseball's Minor Leagues by David Lamb (1991), Baseball's Greatest Managers 20 of The All-Time Greats Past & Present by Edwin Pope (1960), Player-Manager by Robert Sidney Bowen (1949), Insider's Baseball The Finer Points of Baseball As Examined By The Society For American Baseball Research by L. Robert Davids with Bill James foreword (1983), The New Thinking Fan's Guide To Baseball by Leonard Koppett (1991), Summer of '49 by David Halberstam (1989), The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn (1971), Good Enough to Dream by Roger Kahn (1985), Why Time Begins on Opening Day by Thomas Boswell (1984), Five Seasons A Baseball Companion by Roger Angell (1972), Season Ticket A Baseball Companion by Roger Angell (1988), Box Soxials by W.P. Kinsella (1991), The Short Season The Hard Work & High Times of Baseball in The Spring by David Falkner (1986), Bleachers A Summer In Wrigley Field by Lonnie Wheeler (1988), Slouching Towrd Fargo by Neal Karlen (1999), Big Sticks The Batting Revolution of The Twenties by William Curran (1990), Never Just A Game Players Owners & American Baseball to 1920 by Robert F. Burk (1994), Casey on The Loose by Frank Deford (1989), Baseball & The American Dream by Joseph Durso (1986), Professional Baseball Franchises From The Abbeville Athletics To The Zanesville Indians by Peter Filichia (1993), The All-Lover All-Star Team & 50 Other Improbable Baseball All-Star Lineups by Al Davis & Elliot Horne (1990), and It's Where You Played The Game How Youth Baseball Determines The Personality of The American Male by Mike & Luke Ryan (1996). (Y0260)
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