Baseball from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

New York: Pocket Books, 1969. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 X 6 5/8 Inches. 182 PP. Stated "1st Printing" on the copyright page. Original 95 cent price on front cover. Light wear to spine and edges. Hint of dampstain to edge of first few pages. An attractive copy overall.

Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/2 X 7 7/8 Inches. 127 PP. First printing with original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author opposite title-page. Gift inscription on FFEP and two original photographs of previous owner on the field with Cy Young himself.

Indianapolis, IN: Blue River Press, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 244 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 328 PP. Early 20th century baseball novel in original tan buckram binding. This copy stamped "The Edward Clark Punctuality Prize" on the FFEP. The Clark punctuality prize was establisted in the late 19th century by Alfred Corning Clark and awarded kids in Cooperstown,… Read more about this item

New York: A.S. Barnes & Co, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4 1/4 X 6 1/2 Inches. ALL FOUR BOOKS in this early series on baseball techniques. Original price of $1.00 intact on front flap of each volume. Illustrated boards (matching the DJ cover) include photos of Ralph Branca, Mickey Grasso, Gil Hodges, Phil… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. Very Good. 9 X 12 Inches. 166 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on french flap at front. Exhibition catalog from the New York State Museum / Smithsonian traveling exhibit. Light wear to spine… Read more about this item

Esso Gas, 1934. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 3 7/8 X 6 Inches. Original complete stapled (stab) booklet of 50 original 1934 contest entries for the Babe Ruth Spring Training Camp. Self-wraps as issued. Top coupon a bit rubbed and worn as it served as the cover. While these coupons are not too difficult to locate and… Read more about this item

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 302 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact on front flap. Basis for the 1988 Charlie Sheen / John Cusack film of the same name. One pin-size prick to front board,… Read more about this item

Houston, TX: Houston Sports Association, 1970. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 4 X 9 Inches. 56 PP. Original stapled wraps. 7 page prospect prospectus stapled in upper left corner. Original circa 1970 Astros unused sticker laid-in.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 256 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.50 intact on front flap. Oversized photographic history of the Reds. Hint of wear to edges. DJ a bit wrinkled at… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 168 PP. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Signed and inscribed by Hershiser on the FFEP.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1859. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 122 PP. Important description of AMERICAN BASEBALL, which Elwyn called "Bat and Ball" in his youth. Interestingly, he describes the game as "an imperfect form of cricket," but also clearly states that it was "a Yankee Invention."<br /> <br />… Read more about this item

Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 220 PP. First printing with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact. Signed by Yogi Berra, Hank Bauer, Bill "Moose" Skowron, Whitey Ford, Frank Cozetti, Clete Boyer, Ralph… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 320 PP. Stated First Edition copy with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.95 intact on front flap of DJ. In depth look at the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals… Read more about this item

Vero Beach, FL: Los Angeles Dodgers, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. Very Good. 8 X 11 Inches. 20 PP. Original March 28, 1960 Los Angeles Dodgers program from historic Vero Beach "Dodgertown" Spring Training. Luckily, the original owner took down the roster and most of the stats for the game. The Dodgers had Jim Gilliam, Duke… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 276 PP. First printing of the unrivaled biography of Hall of Famer, Cal Ripken, Jr. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $22.95 intact on front flap of DJ. A bit… Read more about this item

Muncy, PA: Reeder, 1930. Original Photograph. Photograph. Very Good. 7 1/4 X 6 1/4 Inches. Amazing original cabinet card photograph from the baseball's golden era (circa 1930). Photograph of eleven young men with at least five of them wearing a "Muncy" uniform. Classic pose with at least one young man smoking a cigar and bats of gloves all… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 246 Pages. Original price of $18.95 intact. Full numberline to the "1" on the copyright page.

Boston: Original, 1974. Original. Single Sheet. Very Good. 7 1/4 X 10 1/2 Inches. Original lengthy letter in the hand of Johnny "Mr. Red Sox" Pesky on official Red Sox stationery. Pesky batted a lifetime .307 average and was affiliated with the Red Sox is some form or fashion for over 60 years. He was a noted friend… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 286 PP + 1 PP Credits. First Printing with full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 intact on front DJ flap.