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New York: HarperCollins, 1994. R4 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has price clipped, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the bottom page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

TK Publishers, 1983. CF6 - A first printing hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and small tears on some edges and corners, label stain on the front, darkened spine, light scuffing, tanning discoloration, and light shelf wear. Book has light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x6", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2009. BA3 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book cocked and lightly bowed, some bumped corners, a few scuffing on the page edges, lightly moisture soiled, some light discoloration and shelf wear. 11.25"x8.75", 366 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The Sooner State League operated for eleven seasons between 1947 and 1957. More than 3,100 players mounted the bottom rung of baseball's ladder leading to the dream-come-true of playing in the Show. More than just a sports book, in fourteen chapters Baseball in the Cross Timbers reintroduces us to the Oklahoma and north Texas of the 1940s and 1950s. The heroes and the goats, the civic pillars and the criminals, the raconteurs, wheelers and dealers,… Read More

Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1993. CA0 - A first edition (numberline starts at "1") hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has crease on the front flap, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges, scattered scratches, rubbing, light stains and crease, light tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some cover edgewear, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 96 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Three Rivers Press, 2003. BZ2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated white wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of stories about the Yankee baseball legends and their history of thirty-eight pennants and twenty-six World Series victories. By the author of "The Wrong Stuff." About the interviews, indexed, 288p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x8".

New York: Scribner, 1998. V6 - A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1988. B6 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Book lightly cocked and bowed, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.252", 158 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. AD1 - A collector's edition leather bound book in very good condition that has some light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Edited by Dick Johnson. Foreword by Ted Williams. 11.25"x8.75", 272 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Joseph Paul DiMaggio, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, and is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak (May 15-July 16, 1941), a record that still stands. DiMaggio was a three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. His nine career World Series rings is second only to… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2011. R4 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Saul Wisnia with "Go sox!" written on the title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, wrinkling, chipping, crease and some soiled patches on the edges, corners and some sides, some scattered scratches. rubbing, and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, light soiled patches on the edges and sides on some inside pages,light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes Original DVD Documentary in the pocket on the front fixed endpaper. Carlton Fisk, DVD Show Host. With commentary by three generations of Boston Red Sox. Fenway Park: The Centennial celebrates a century's worth of memories - from the epic feats of Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Ted Williams to the explosive jubilation of the recent runs to the championship. the book captures all the excitement,… Read More

Total Publishing and Media, 2013. Q5 - A paperback book SIGNED by Patrick Clancy on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, "5-15-15" written on the top right corner of the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes a written letter and SIGNED by the author to previous owner. 9"x6", 192 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Dublin, New Hampshire, USA: Yankee, Inc., 1973. BY1 - A hard cover first edition book in very good condition with a dust jacket in good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor oveall shelf wear plus a gift inscription in black marker on the inside surface of the front board plus the original owner's bookplate on the front endpaper. The dust jacket shows minor overall wear plus light edge wear and yellowing overall plus some heavy chipping at the front top right corner with a piece (about 0.25"x0.5") missing plus there are two closed tears on the back, one (about 0.25") on the top edge and one (about 0.5") on the bottom edge. An anthology of articles from Yankee Magazine that bring together the lives, legends, facts, and foibles of the many Yankees, past and present. Designed by Carl F. Kirkpatrick. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 319p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo -… Read More

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2006. BY2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Mickey Herskowitz, Danny Mantle with "Best Wishes" written and David Mantle with "All my Best" written on the title page is as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Featuring 10 Removable Reproductions of Rare Mantle Memorabilia. 9.75"x8.75", 176 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Some say he was the greatest ever - a rare combination of power and speed who made acrobatic catches and never failed to get a hit when his team needed it most. The son of an Oklahoma miner, he was the anchor in center field for a Yankees team that won seven World Championships, he was three times the league MVP, he won the Triple Crown in 1956, and in 1961 he dueled teammate Roger Maris in the most exciting single-season home run contest ever. He was so famous that to identify him people didn't even bother to say his last name, or even all of his first. He… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Meckler, 1992. B04 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by John B. Holway. Baseball and American Society series. 9.25"x6.25", 91 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books, 2003. L6 - A first edition (no additional printing) hardcover book SIGNED by Robin Roberts and SIGNED and inscribed by C. Paul Rogers III to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches, rubbing, scuffing, and few dent, light discolroation tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 286 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. With a seemingly effortless motion, pinpoint control, a blazing, dancing fastball, and an unequaled competitive spirit, Robin Roberts enjoyed one of the most celebrated careers in baseball history. His many accomplishments on the mound helped to make him one of the more distinguished residents of Cooperstown, and he will always be remembered as the most dominant National League… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Meckler, 1992. CN1 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by John B. Holway. Baseball and American Society series. 9.25"x6.25", 91 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. BC5 - A first edition advance reading copy/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A memoir of the author's growing up baseball-obsessed as a boy who was too skinny, too small, and otherwise unfit to ever become the major league great he wanted to be. The author uses his life as the basis to explore an intimate history of fifty years of baseball. By the author of "The Dreams of Ada" and "I, JFK." 173p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Dallas, Texas: Word Publishing, 1996. CN2 - A first edition hardcover book signed by Red Murff and inscribed to previous owner in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners and light shelf wear. Book has some edgewear on the front top and very light discoloration. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin Texas: Eakin Press, 1996. AS6 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. Also SIGNED by Larry Hays, Kal Segrist, David Hall, Rayner Noble, Doug Osburn, Mickey Sullivan, Rolan Walton and SIGNED and inscribed to previous owner by Tom Chandler and Gene Stallings. Hopefully, fans of Southwest Conference baseball will relive their top moments and discover new ones, too. 9.5"x6.5", 343 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Houston, Texas: Halcyon Press Ltd., 2002. BV5 - A revised edition trade paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition that has scratches on the front, some light stains and bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. With an Introduction by Tal Smith. 9"x6", 344 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1948. Q6 - Book has wrinkling, chipping, peeling, and tear on the spine edges, gutter edges and corners, previous owner's name written with pencil on the front loose endpaper, soiling on the bottom corner near the spine on the last few pages, moderate discoloration (browning), and light shelf wear otherwise good. The Strike-Out King is an action-packed story of the diamond that will appeal to the sports-loving instict of every American boy.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.