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BASEBALL IN BLACKVILLE from HARPER'S WEEKLY
by [AFRICAN-AMERICANA/BASEBALL] EYTINGE, Jr., Sol
- Condition
- Used - Some edgewear but an at least Very Good example of this fragile item
- Published
- 27 July 1878
- Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$156.30
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 27 July 1878. Print. Some edgewear but an at least Very Good example of this fragile item. Folio (11" x 16") extracted from an 1878 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY, the woodcut image is quite likely the first depiction of blacks playing Americas game.
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$156.30
SIGNED INDUCTION DAY POSTER PHOTOGRAPH
by [BASEBALL] CARLTON, Steve
- Condition
- Used - Small rubbed spot, about the size of a dime, in the right blank margin with some paper loss. Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$62.50
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Yonkers: Photo File Inc., 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Small rubbed spot, about the size of a dime, in the right blank margin with some paper loss. Very Good. Photograph (10" x 8") with statistics commemorating Carlton's induction into the Hall of Fame on 31 July 1994. SIGNED by the left-handed legend.
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$62.50
CASEY AT THE BAT
by [BASEBALL] THAYER, Phineas
- Condition
- Used - Previous owner's name on half-title page in a child's hand; faint ink marks on endpapers; front hinge partly split but covers ti
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Published
- 1912
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,062.50
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on half-title page in a child's hand; faint ink marks on endpapers; front hinge partly split but covers tight. Boards quite nice with a 2-1/2" split along front spine edge and the bottom inch of the spine chipped with loss. Still Very Good for this… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,062.50
THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. An Illustrated History
by [BASEBALL] HONIG, Donald
- Condition
- Used - Small snag at bottom margin of text and dampstain slightly affecting first part of the book. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrappe
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1992)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,062.50
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New York: Simon & Schuster, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Small snag at bottom margin of text and dampstain slightly affecting first part of the book. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards (8-1/2" x 11"). Illustrated with b&w photographs of Phillies baseball legends complementing a narrative history of the club that dates back to the 1870s.… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,062.50
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by SEAVER, Tom
- Condition
- Used - Creases from folding. Near Fine
- Published
- [1992]
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- Letter
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$437.50
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[Los Angeles], [1992]. Letter. Creases from folding. Near Fine. Scarce one-page handwritten letter on Biltmore Hotel stationery by the late Hall of Fame pitcher best known for his career with the New York Mets where he was the pitching ace on the 1969 World Series winning team. Addressed to journalist Richard Tobin. In full: "Thanks for your note.… Read more about this item Item Price
$437.50
WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR. THE LIFE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON
by ROBINSON, Jackie and ROWAN, Carl T
- Condition
- Used - A previous owner has pasted the edges of the front and rear dustwrapper flaps to the pastedowns. Still Very Good in a Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1960)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
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$5,000.00
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New York: Random House, (1960). First Edition. Hardcover. A previous owner has pasted the edges of the front and rear dustwrapper flaps to the pastedowns. Still Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper. Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by both authors, Rowan on the front endpaper and the Hall of… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,000.00
THE MICK
by MANTLE, Mickey (with GLUCK, Herb)
- Condition
- Used - Front endpaper neatly removed to allow easier display of the signature, otherwise Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with chips and
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$562.50
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper neatly removed to allow easier display of the signature, otherwise Very Good in a Good dustwrapper with chips and tears. Illustrated with photographs of the Hall of Famer. INSCRIBED "To Nick/Best wishes" and SIGNED by the star centerfielder on the half-title page.
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$562.50
JACKIE ROBINSON AND THE INTEGRATION OF BASEBALL
by SIMON, Scott
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (2002)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$31.30
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(Hoboken, NJ): John Wiley & Sons, Inc., (2002). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. The host of NPR's "Weekend Edition" on the Hall of Famer.
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$31.30
PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES. A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage. Volume I, Nos. 1 - 26
by [BASEBALL] PORTER, William T
- Condition
- Used - Minor foxing, some pages browned, some unopened, lacking pages 69-72 and 81-84 (there is no baseball information on those pages)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1856-1857
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$5,000.00
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New York: [Wm. Porter & George Wilkes], 1856-1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing, some pages browned, some unopened, lacking pages 69-72 and 81-84 (there is no baseball information on those pages). Binding quite nice. Overall Near Fine. Folio (10-3/4" x 16") in the original cloth rebacked with a recent brown morocco leather spine, lettered in gilt, and corners;… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,000.00
WILLIE'S THROW
by METCALF, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$12.50
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New York: Pequod Press, 1981. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Printed wraps. A meditation on Willie Mays's famous 1951 throw from deep centerfield to throw a runner out at home. IIllustrated with a frontispiece by James Kearns.
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$12.50
NOLAN RYAN. THE AUTHORIZED PICTORIAL HISTORY
by [RYAN, Nolan] BRIGGS, Jennifer et al
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper, lacking the slipcase
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1991)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$250.00
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Fort Worth, TX: The Summit Group, (1991). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper, lacking the slipcase. Folio (10" x 12-1/4") in blue boards and dustwrapper. Illustrated with many photographs, mostly color, of the Hall of Famer. A brief foreword by then Texas Rangers Managing General Partner George W. Bush. SIGNED by the all-time strikeout king (Ryan,… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
