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NY: Doubleday, 1982. Bound in blue cloth over red boards, stamped in gold -- in bright colorful dust jacket (that shows one dime sized chip to bottom of spine. But overall, a tight, clean copy of the first edition of this baseball books which deals primarily with Jackie Robinson being the first African American in the major leagues. By the noted Brooklyn Dodgers long term sportscaster. 367 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good +.

U.S.A.: Sports Publishing LLC, 2000. Bound in black textured boards with copper lettering to spine; is in fine conditon, as is the dustjacket. 225 pgs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9 " X 6 1/2 ".

New Orleans: Art Schott, 1992. Bound in stiff white wraps, stamped in black. Signed by the author on the inside front cover and dated in the year of publication. 70 pp. Illustrated, box scores, etc. Exceedingly scarce -- no copies on OCLC. . Signed by Author. Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Jay Publishing, 1951. Bound in Blue cloth, stamped in gold. Approximately 100 pp. with loads of pictures and statistics. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1974. Bound in red boards, stamped in silver in red, white and blue dust jacket with a picture of Hank hitting a ball (probably a home run). The only flaw is a bit of dampstaining to front top edge (does not come through to the pages). 236 pp. / 16 black and white illustrations. The first Aaron autobiography and scarce in this protected condition. Signed on the front free endpaper by Mr. Aaron. Laid in is a card stating is was given to a boy at the Boy's Club in 1976 -- and it notes "First Prize". . Signed by the Author. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Near Fine.

Ohio: Society for American Baseball Research, 1998. Bound in glossy wraps with a colored picture of subject to front panel and a sepia toned to rear panel. Has black & white photos throughout volume. Is in near-fine condition. 141 pgs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

U.S.A.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. Bound in red cloth, stamped in blue and white. This is volume 2 of this work, 350 pp. book on the History of Baseball. Subtitled, "from the commissioners to continental expansion". . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub, 1999. Bound in stiff illustrated wraps. 219 pp. book on the Philadelphia Athletics which eventually ended up in Kansas City and are now in Oakland. A proud (?) history. Signed by author on front free endpaper. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Wilmington, OH: Orange Frazer, 2006. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silve in great dust jacket depicting six Athletic photos on the front panel (with Connie Mack taking center stage). A 208 pp. book with hundreds of black and white photos of the ballplayers, stadium, etc. A quality production (for a quality baseball team). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 4to.

NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1988. Bound in brown cloth and boards, stamped in gold. In matching dust jacket w/ the Babe hitting a home run. Tight, clean copy of this 282 pp. book on the life of the Babe. Great photos throughout. The true first edition with the number line ending in "!". . First Ediiton. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: A.S.Barnes, 1947. Bound in gray cloth, stamped in red. Lacks the dust jacket. The first edition of this 180 pp. book with loads of black and white photos. Previous owner's neat inscription to front endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973. Bound in light blue cloth, stamped in red and blue in illustrated dust jacket that depicts the Babe in a snowglobe. Popular baseball book. 280 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

NC: McFarland Publishing, 1989. Bound in green cloth, stamped in gold. Some margnalia from the previous owner (who was editor on a few baseball books) 475 pp. Tight, clean copy. . First Ediiton. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/No Jacket - As Published.

New York: Arbor House, 1990. Black & white photos; 1230pp. Great book that not only lists the ballplayers but gives brief bios on them. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 2005. First Edition of this reprint of the 1950's Putnam Team History. A classic and one of the scarcest in the series. 257 pp. Bound in stiff wraps. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Princeton: Pyne Press, 1974. Bound in stiff black and white boards, illustrated with photos of baseball players from the 19th and early 20th centuries. 72 pp. total. Tight, clean copy. Scarce. . First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

No Place: No Publisher, 1990. Bound in gray cloth, stamped in silver in bright white dust jacket. A scarce book on baseball -- 220 pp. Tight, clean copy. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Postcard of the Limport stadium laid in.. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1947. Bound in beige cloth with black lettering and red baseball players outlines to front panel and spine. Has baseball player decorated end-papers, and is a historical narrative of the game. Shows lightly bumped spine ends and is in otherwise near-fine condition. Dustwrapper shows a 3/4" chip to bottom of spine and wear to extremes. 362 pgs. A tight, clean copy.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG+.

New York: Viking, 1991. Black & white plates; previous owners inscription on ffep.; 330pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/Near Fine.

Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1963. Bound in tan buckram, stamped in green, in matching illustrated dust jacket that shows a tiny closed tears to the top of the front panel. A scarce 152 pp. book on baseball from the Naval Institute. Chock full of photographs. Handsome production and quite scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good ++.