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AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME HISTORIC FACTS CONCERNING THE BEGINNING EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND POPULARITY OF BASE BALL WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF ITS VICISSITUDES, ITS VICTORIES AND ITS VOTARIES by [Baseball]: Spalding, A.G - 1911.

by [Baseball]: Spalding, A.G

AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME HISTORIC FACTS CONCERNING THE BEGINNING EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND POPULARITY OF BASE BALL WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF ITS VICISSITUDES, ITS VICTORIES AND ITS VOTARIES by [Baseball]: Spalding, A.G - 1911.

AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME HISTORIC FACTS CONCERNING THE BEGINNING EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND POPULARITY OF BASE BALL WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF ITS VICISSITUDES, ITS VICTORIES AND ITS VOTARIES

by [Baseball]: Spalding, A.G

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New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1911.. xix,[1],[1]-542pp. Thick octavo. Bright blue ribbed cloth, lettered in gilt, and with gilt depiction of Uncle Sam at bat on the upper cover. Portrait, frontis, illustrations, photographs and plates (some folding). Bookplate on front pastedown, very slight tanning to edges of text block, as usual, early ink name neatly erased from front free endsheet, trivial tiny crack at crown of rear inner hinge -- all relatively minor detractions for an unusually bright, tight copy of a book most often seen in dodgy condition. First edition. Illustrated with 'cartoons' by Homer C. Davenport. One of the key works in the literature of baseball, by one of the prime movers in its codification and development. In addition to his pitching career (which began in 1865), Spalding helped organize the National League, cofounded the Spalding sporting goods company, and published the first official rules guide for the game. This book was published four years prior to his death.
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  • Date Published 1911.
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[Porcelain Plate]: American Sports: Base Ball. Running to First Base
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[Porcelain Plate]: American Sports: Base Ball. Running to First Base

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1865. Unbound. Very Good. Porcelain plate. Approximately 8" in diameter. Two chips to the rim not affecting the image, some wear, very good. The plate has an embossed alphabet around the inner rim, with a transfer image in brown in the center of the plate depicting a baseball game, with "American Sports" at the top of the image, and "Base Ball. Running to First Base" below the image. No back marks and undated, but consistent with German export ware of the period between 1865-1875. Very uncommon.
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Official Score Book: Pacific Coast League 1911

Official Score Book: Pacific Coast League 1911

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[Vernon, California?]: Pacific Coast League, 1911. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled wrappers. One horizontal fold, the front wrap age-toned, some marginal tears on a couple of pages, very good. Program for a game between the Vernon Tigers of Vernon, California, and the Los Angeles Angels. The program features photos of several players, center score card/roster pages with pre-printed players' names, ballpark rules: "Bottle and cushion throwing prohibited," and some amusing baseball related advertising. Founded in 1903, the PCL was the highest level of western baseball until the Dodgers and Giants moved to California in the 1950s. Vernon was one of only two cities in Los Angeles County that was "wet," and with alcoholic beverages as an attraction, the Tigers attracted big crowds by the standards of the day. They weren't bad either, winning three pennants during their 17-year history. Very early memorabilia from the PCL is scarce.
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by BROOKS, Walter R.

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. A modest stain on the rear board else near fine in an attractive, very good or better dustwrapper with a small corresponding stain on the rear panel and a couple of tiny nicks at the crown. Inscribed by the author: "To John Orban with best wishes of Freddy and Walter R. Brooks." Our favorite title among the highly collectible series of books about Freddy, an intelligent pig-detective. Freddy is embroiled in the search for six missing Martians who are being forced to travel the country as a barnstorming baseball team. A significant highspot in porcine-detective literature, and exceptionally scarce signed.
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Around the World with the Base Ball Bugs [cover title]: On the Road with the Base Ball Bugs

Around the World with the Base Ball Bugs [cover title]: On the Road with the Base Ball Bugs

by REGAN, "Jack" and Will E. Stahl

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Chicago, Ill: J. Regan & Co, 1910. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 93pp. Illustrated wrappers. Pages a bit browned with small nicks and tears at the extremities, an attractive, very good copy of a fairly fragile volume. A children's book on baseball containing various poems, songs, anecdotes, and other material. *McCue* pg. 82.
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THE NATURAL
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THE NATURAL

by Malamud, Bernard

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Garden City: International Collectors Library First ICL edition. Publication date unspecified. Originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1952. Issued unsigned; this copy is signed by Malamud on the half-title page. Faux leather-covered boards with gilt stamping, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Corners just touched. Bright, tight copy in Near Fine condition. The International Collectors Library was a Doubleday book club that issued reprints of classics and high points of modern fiction. Uncommon as such.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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[Porcelain Plate]: American Sports: Base Ball. Running to First Base
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[Porcelain Plate]: American Sports: Base Ball. Running to First Base

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1865. Unbound. Very Good. Porcelain plate. Approximately 8" in diameter. Two chips to the rim not affecting the image, some wear, very good. The plate has an embossed alphabet around the inner rim, with a transfer image in brown in the center of the plate depicting a baseball game, with "American Sports" at the top of the image, and "Base Ball. Running to First Base" below the image. No back marks and undated, but consistent with German export ware of the period between 1865-1875. Very uncommon.
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Official Score Book: Pacific Coast League 1911

Official Score Book: Pacific Coast League 1911

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[Vernon, California?]: Pacific Coast League, 1911. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled wrappers. One horizontal fold, the front wrap age-toned, some marginal tears on a couple of pages, very good. Program for a game between the Vernon Tigers of Vernon, California, and the Los Angeles Angels. The program features photos of several players, center score card/roster pages with pre-printed players' names, ballpark rules: "Bottle and cushion throwing prohibited," and some amusing baseball related advertising. Founded in 1903, the PCL was the highest level of western baseball until the Dodgers and Giants moved to California in the 1950s. Vernon was one of only two cities in Los Angeles County that was "wet," and with alcoholic beverages as an attraction, the Tigers attracted big crowds by the standards of the day. They weren't bad either, winning three pennants during their 17-year history. Very early memorabilia from the PCL is scarce.
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by BROOKS, Walter R.

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Illustrations by Kurt Wiese. A modest stain on the rear board else near fine in an attractive, very good or better dustwrapper with a small corresponding stain on the rear panel and a couple of tiny nicks at the crown. Inscribed by the author: "To John Orban with best wishes of Freddy and Walter R. Brooks." Our favorite title among the highly collectible series of books about Freddy, an intelligent pig-detective. Freddy is embroiled in the search for six missing Martians who are being forced to travel the country as a barnstorming baseball team. A significant highspot in porcine-detective literature, and exceptionally scarce signed.
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Around the World with the Base Ball Bugs [cover title]: On the Road with the Base Ball Bugs

Around the World with the Base Ball Bugs [cover title]: On the Road with the Base Ball Bugs

by REGAN, "Jack" and Will E. Stahl

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Chicago, Ill: J. Regan & Co, 1910. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 93pp. Illustrated wrappers. Pages a bit browned with small nicks and tears at the extremities, an attractive, very good copy of a fairly fragile volume. A children's book on baseball containing various poems, songs, anecdotes, and other material. *McCue* pg. 82.
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THE NATURAL
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THE NATURAL

by Malamud, Bernard

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Garden City: International Collectors Library First ICL edition. Publication date unspecified. Originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1952. Issued unsigned; this copy is signed by Malamud on the half-title page. Faux leather-covered boards with gilt stamping, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Corners just touched. Bright, tight copy in Near Fine condition. The International Collectors Library was a Doubleday book club that issued reprints of classics and high points of modern fiction. Uncommon as such.. Signed by Author. First Thus. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Story of Baseball
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The Story of Baseball

by Ritter, Lawrence S

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9780688017248
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New York, William Morrow & Co., 1983, hardcover, pp.vii-150, Good+ in Good dustjacket, Signed by the author on the title page "Merry Christmas-Larry Ritter". Straight, tight and clean, wear to bottom corners, tiny ink mark to bottom edge of text block. Dustjacket, edge nicks, short edge tears with some crumple, chips to spine ends, in new Brodart sleeve. The fundamentals of the game of baseball and an introduction to the great players of the past by the author of 'The Glory of Their Times'. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Introduction by Ted Williams. Index appended. ISBN 9780688017248
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The "Hard-To-Please-Player" Will Find What he Wants in These 30 Famous Player's...
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The "Hard-To-Please-Player" Will Find What he Wants in These 30 Famous Player's Models of the Louisville Slugger Line ( Promotional Sheet )

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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".
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter
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COUNTRY HARDBALL The Autobiography of Enos "Country" Slaughter

by Slaughter, Enos with Kevin Reid

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9780936389233
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Greenboro, NC: Tudor Press. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0936389230 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; Includes Postcard From National Baseball Hall of Fame Signed by Enos Slaughter ; Black and white photographs; 208 pages .
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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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Summerland.
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Summerland.

by CHABON, Michael

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9780786808779
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0786808772
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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.
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style

by Whiting, Robert

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9780380631155
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0380631156
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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.
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St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

St. Louis Cardinals Cartoons By Amour (Amour Krupnik) from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1958-1968

by Krupnik, Amour

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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.
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My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

My Kind of Baseball (First Edition)

by Rogers Hornsby, J. Roy Stockton, Editor

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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.
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Roger Maris at Bat
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Roger Maris at Bat

by Maris, Roger; and Jim Ogle

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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
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