Damn Yankee; The Billy Martin Story.
New York: Times Books, 1980. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. dampstained on blank side, top of boards browned. (New York): Times Books, (1980). More
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Late Innings; A Baseball Companion.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982. 429pp. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. with small chip on spine portion. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1982). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Now Pitching for the Yankees; Spinning the News for Mickey, Billy, and George
Kingston: Total/Sports Illustrated, 2001. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled on back panel. Kingston: Total/Sports Illustrated, (2001). Very good. More
Pinstripe Empire; The New York Yankees from Before the Babe to After the Boss
New York: Bloomsbury, 2012. Color and b/w Illus. 620pp. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2012). Fine Presentation copy. Marty Appel was a public relations director for the New York Yankees and later produced their television broadcasts in New York City. More
The Encyclopedia Of Baseball Managers; 1901 to the Present Day.
many illus., some in color. 4to, cloth. (N.Y.): Crescent, (1990). vg. More
Who's on Worst? The Lousiest Players, Biggest Cheaters, Saddest Goats and Other Antiheroes in Baseball History
New York: Doubleday, 2013. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (2013). Fine. More
Player-Manager.
Boston: Little Brown, 1949. Frontis and several other b/w photos. 246 pages. 8vo, red cloth. Boston: Little Brown, 1949. A very good(-) copy--small light stain to front cloth, foxed at outer edges and first several pages, fading to spine ends. Signed by both authors. More
Branch Rickey
New York: Viking, 2011. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2011). Near Fine. More
The Chicago Cubs
New York: Putnam, 1946. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 248 pages. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Putnam, (1946). A very good(-) copy--sunned spine, light warping to front board; lacking wrapper. More
The Old Ball Game; Baseball in Folklore and Fiction
New York: Herder and Herder, 1971. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. (New York): Herder and Herder, (1971). Very good. More
Baseball; The National Pastime in Art and Literature
Time-Life Books, 2001. Many color Illus. Small folio, pictorial boards, d.w. lightly soiled and with a small tear. N.p.: Time-Life Books, (2001). More
Baseball For Everyone; Stories from the Great Game.
illustrated with Folk Art. 48pp. square 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (2003). vg. More
The All-Lover All-Star Team and 50 Other Improbable Baseball All-Star Lineups
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1990. 185 pages. 8vo, white boards with tan spine, dust wrapper. New York: William Morrow & Company, (1990). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Hawk; An Inspiring Story of Success at the Game of Life and Baseball.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, (1994). First Edition. Fine. Signed by Andre Dawson. More
The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2005. Illustrated. 241 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Games Has Influence and Enhanced the History of Baseball
New York: Walker, 1996. Illustrated. 117 pages, thin, square 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Walker and Company, (1996). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Great Baseball Films; From Right Off the Bat to A League of Their Own
New York: Citadel Press, 1994. Many photo Illus. 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Citadel Press, (1994). Fine. More
DiMaggio; Setting the Record Straight
St. Paul: MBI Publishing, 2003. Illus. 418pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (St. Paul): MBI Publishing, (2003). Fine Biography of Joe DiMaggio by his business manager. Inscribed by Morris Engelberg. More
Tales of the Diamond; Selected Gems of Baseball Fiction
San Francisco: Woodford Press, 1991. 66 color Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w. sunned on spine, right margins throughout are slightly wavy, otherwise very good. San Francisco: Woodford Press, (1991). More
Game of My Life: Chicago Cubs, Memorable Stories of Cubs Baseball
Champaign: Sports Publishing LLC, 2007. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 244 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Champaign: Sports Publishing LLC, (2007). A fine copy in a near fine wrapper. Includes front endpaper signatures of several individuals interviewed in the book: Andy Pafko, Jim Brosnan, and Milt Pappas, as well as former pitcher Steve Trout (who is not among the chapter subjects). More
New York City Baseball; The Last Golden Age: 1947-1957
New York: Macmillan, 1980. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. chipped. New York: Macmillan, (1980). More
Little League Confidential; One Coach's Completely Unauthorized Tale of Survival
New York: Macmillan, 1992. 8vo, 1/2 yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1992). Fine. More
Brooklyn Dodgers and Their Rivals, 1950-1952
Brooklyn: Montauk Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Brooklyn: Montauk Press, (1999). Very good Signed by the author. More
The Neighborhood of Baseball; A Personal History of the Chicago Cubs
New York: Dutton, 1981. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Dutton, (1981). Presentation copy. More
Baseball Prospectus; More Baseball Between the Numbers from the Team at Baseball Prospectus
New York: Basic Books, 2012. 446pp. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Basic Books, 2012. Fine. More