New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. With a handful of b/w photos. 272 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly sunned. More

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

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

Excellent signed autograph page inscribed to a Yankee fan, c. 1930's: "Dear Martha: Babe Ruth stood out like egg stains on velvet - Arthur 'Bugs' Baer". Fine condition. American journalist, humorist, cartoonist and sports writer who was close friends with Babe Ruth, and later, Toots Shore. He holds the distinction of nicknaming Ruth "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat" More

1994. Official Rawlings American League baseball, signed in full by 11 members of Major League Baseball's 500 Home Run Club, all of whom are in the Hall of Fame: Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams both on the sweet spot, as well as Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Eddie Matthews, Willie McCovey, and Harmon Killebrew. No place, no date, circa 1994. All signatures are legible with slight bleeding; still an incredible item in very..... More

1928. Oil on canvas with artist made frame, 24 x 18 inches. Unsigned, wear to finish as expected, some chips to frame but otherwise in good condition. Accomplished portrait by American artist Enoch Bolles of a woman swinging a baseball bat. It was painted for the October 1928 issue of Film Fun magazine. Green piping on her sleeves, belt and socks tie together the composition. Enoch Bolles (1883-1976) was born in Boardman, Florida. He studied at National Academy of Design..... More

New York: 1938. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Polo Grounds, New York City, March 25, 1938. Written to journalist Lawrence T. Berliner, denying him a complimentary season pass to Giants games, in full: "Due to the fact that there has been a large reduction in the number of season passes we are permitted to issue this season, I will be unable to take care of your request. If you would like to come up to the Polo Grounds from..... More

Saint Louis: River City Publishers, 1988. Many photo Illus. 4to, boards. St. Louis: River City Publishers, (1988). Very good. More

1876. 1.5 x 3.5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1876. Exceptional dark fountain-pen signature "M. G. Bulkeley" on the clipped portion of a card, nicely centered with adequate room for matting, placed in a plastic protective holder and housed in a heavy Lucite case with screw-down borders. An attractive example of this rare Hall-of-Fame autograph. Uniformly toned and in very good condition. Politician, insurance industry executive, and major league baseball pioneer who organized numerous teams and, as a charter..... More

New York: Herder and Herder, 1971. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. (New York): Herder and Herder, (1971). Very good. More

illustrated with Folk Art. 48pp. square 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (2003). vg. More

illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, (1994). First Edition. Fine. Signed by Andre Dawson. More

Chicago: 1914. Exceedingly rare partly printed document signed, measuring 8.25 x 11 inches -- a stock certificate issued by the Tigers Base Ball Club on April 13, 1914, certifying that E. K. Brashian is "the owner of one shares of one hundred dollars each of the Capital Stock of The Tigers Base Ball Club transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed." This offering..... More