THE MICK by MANTLE, Mickey (with GLUCK, Herb) - 1985

New York: New York Yankees, 1983. Original Photos . Paper. An amazing collection of 23 small 4" x 5" black and white photos of many of the 1983-84 New York Yankees baseball team that have been individually signed by them. The names of the players have been written on the bottom of the white margins. The players included are; RUDY MAY, DAVE RIGHETTI, JAY HOWELL, JOHN MONTEFUSCO, LOU PINELLA, DAVE WINFIELD, LARRY MILBOURNE, WILLIE RANDOLPH, ROY SMALLEY, DON BAYLOR, ANDRE ROBERTSON, BERT CAMPANERIS, KEN GRIFFEY, DALE MURRAY, RON GUIDRY, GRAIG NETTLES, GEORGE FRAZIER, MATT KEOUGH, RICH GOSSAGE, BOB SHIRLEY, SHANE RAWLEY, BILLY MARTIN AND YOGGI BERRA. Also included is an 8" x 10" group portrait of the 1983 team. Fine. Also included is a vg paper copy of "N.Y. Yankees Collectibles" A price guide to memorabilia for America's favorite tearm, by the stff of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. The book has prices for all sorts of memorbilia and is illus. with many color photos.… Read More

NY: American Sports Publishing Co., 1894. Original March 1894 issue - not the reprint. Published NY: American Sports Publishing Co., 1894. (Vol.2, No. 19, March 1894). 12mo. wrappers, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." 192 pp. Rear cover lacking, front cover has a 1 1/2" x 3/4 " triangular chip to the corner at the wraparound, 2 1/4" separation at the top fold, few small chips along the edge. Spine backing intact with slight loss at the heel and crown, one page has 2" closed tear, few pages have a corner crease, light spotting on edges. Internally very good - clean, unmarked, no foxing. Good plus.. 1st. Soft Cover. Good Plus. 12mo. Manuscripts Paper Collectibles.

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.

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.

New York: American Sports Publishing Company, Thirty-Ninth Year, March 1915. Condition: Good+. First Edition, Paperback. Color pictorial paper front cover with chipping to the tail of spine. Rear cover missing. 359 pp plus approximately 40 pages of advertising with numerous images of balls, bats, gloves, masks, shoes and uniforms. Pages good condition with no foxing or marks. Numerous black and white photos, including the American League and World Champion Boston Braves and National League Champion Philadelphia Athletics. Book includes detailed information on team ownership, team rosters, individual player data, and minor league info and photos. Joints intact and strong, a rarity for a paperback of this age. Corners fair to good condition bumped and worn. Page edges lightly sunned. No owner attribution or internal or external markings. Paste downs good condition advert. Free end papers good condition adverts. This is a good copy of a very scarce item.

New York: New York Yankees, 1983. Original Photos . Paper. An amazing collection of 23 small 4" x 5" black and white photos of many of the 1983-84 New York Yankees baseball team that have been individually signed by them. The names of the players have been written on the bottom of the white margins. The players included are; RUDY MAY, DAVE RIGHETTI, JAY HOWELL, JOHN MONTEFUSCO, LOU PINELLA, DAVE WINFIELD, LARRY MILBOURNE, WILLIE RANDOLPH, ROY SMALLEY, DON BAYLOR, ANDRE ROBERTSON, BERT CAMPANERIS, KEN GRIFFEY, DALE MURRAY, RON GUIDRY, GRAIG NETTLES, GEORGE FRAZIER, MATT KEOUGH, RICH GOSSAGE, BOB SHIRLEY, SHANE RAWLEY, BILLY MARTIN AND YOGGI BERRA. Also included is an 8" x 10" group portrait of the 1983 team. Fine. Also included is a vg paper copy of "N.Y. Yankees Collectibles" A price guide to memorabilia for America's favorite tearm, by the stff of Beckett Baseball Card Monthly. The book has prices for all sorts of memorbilia and is illus. with many color photos.… Read More

[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.

New York: The Morning Newspaper Baseball League, 1908. Hardcover. Near Fine. Cord-tied thick boards, die-cut into the shape of a baseball mitt. [114]pp. Elaborately illustrated souvenir volume. Some small scrapes on the front board, else near fine. Enumerates the various teams that played in the tournament. Rare. Not in *OCLC*, and we've never seen another copy.

[Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1938. Softcover. Fine. Typescript. [38]pp., and [3]pp. Black three-ring binder with typescript pages, printed rectos only; several cardstock separators, one with a typed label bearing the title; and a rear pocket with three additional typescript sheets, also printed rectos only. The binder is somewhat worn at the spine ends but the pages are fresh with scattered corrections, near fine or better. An unpublished account of the wondrous fictional baseball player, "Slugger" Sutton, based on a real small-town baseball league in Kickapoo River Valley in West Central Wisconsin. A charming tale of a small-town baseball legend who eschewed big league success for the ardor of his hometown fans. Further details available upon request.

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.