Johnson Harold Speed (34 results)

Softcover. Condition: Poor. 1st edition. missing wrappers Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4710.

Softcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Spine repaired with masking tape. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4746.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Good+ condition book, red boards, with some rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine. Contains the American League, 1935 edition, and the National League, 1935 edition. [1301].

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover, has a slight lean to the binding, bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, rubbing with mild staining to the covers, a ding across the tail edge of the covers, minor sunning to the spine, and a touch of light staining to the page faces. Overall, a Good only copy.…

Condition: Good. None. 112 pages, hardcover. Who's who in the world of the 1935 American baseball leagues. Moderate rubbing and edgewear to boards, bumping to corners. Faded gilted titling on spine. Front panel is slightly bowed, almost imperceptible. Front panel features light decorative embossing as well as gilted titling, which is intact. Pencil markings throughout. Heavy age toning to text block edges. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Scarce. A tight copy. Record # 952288.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This book gives a history of organized baseball and includes biographies of some of the biggest men in the sport, describes the sport, lists outstanding players in the American League and the National League. Also included are fielding records, pitching records, rosters, umpires, batting records, and league champions. Photographs are included. The name of the former owner appears on the FFEP; otherwise, this HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover. No DJ. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned. Covers (purple w/gilt) show light edge wear/fading and rubbing/light stains. Back strip edge wear. Binding cracked but still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.…

Softcover (Side-stapled). Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 128 pages. Spine chipped at head. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21590.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Who's Who in Major League Baseball Harold (Speed) Johnson (ed.) purple decorative cloth with gilt design and lettering. folio. 544 pages. illustrated. Published by Buxton Publishing, 1933. "some cloth rubbing, particularly on spine, insides very very good, clean and tight".…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Good hardcover. No markings inside except for gift note on front fly. No dust jacket. Red cloth cover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Cover is rubbed on corners, edges and spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Blue cloth boards have slightly bumped corners, gilt titling on cover and spine. Binding is tight and square. Pages are yellowed with some pencil marks.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1936 Edition. 177pp, num bw ills, schedule, stats etc. Or blue cloth with gold title. Slightly rubbed at edges and moderately worn at head and foot of spine. No splits, tears, stains etc and very clean and tight. Covers the commissioners, owners and players in all major league baseball teams for the year. Scarce in this condition. Size: 8vo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Photos, 9 x 6", gilt-lettered blue cloth, 176pp + photo of Cubs, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit worn; a good copy. DiMaggio as a rookie! SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HAROLD "SPEED" JOHNSON INSIDE THE FRONT COVER. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY BOSTON RED SOX PLAYER-MANAGER JOE CRONIN ABOVE HIS PHOTO ON PAGE 37; Hall-of-Famer.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illus., 11 x 8.5", pict stapled wraps, (64)pp. Covers soiled, light staining and creasing, spine splitting, contents good to very good condition. Comes with "Official 'Who's Who' Coupon For Ladies". An additional Lions article: "Lions Tie All-Stars, 7-7, In Last Period Of Grid Classic", they played the College All-American Stars at Soldier Field. On the back of the front cover is the team photo of "Detroit Lions, 1935 Champions National Football League". Some of the teams featured: Chicago Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers. Go Lions.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1935. SIGNED BY JOE VOSMIC, MEL HARDER AND EARL AVERILL ON AUTOGRAPH PAGE. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY MEL HARDER NEAR HIS PHOTO ON PAGE 35. 128 + 112 pages. Fair.Hinges a bit cracked else tight binding; several pages have tears; a couple of pages have pencil scribbling; covers worn. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .…

softcover. Condition: Good. Amazing trove of great stuff for baseball collectors! 128-page World Series Souvenir book from 1935 (Tigers vs Cubs). Softcover, complete, tight binding, no loose or missing pages. Light handling wear, someone wrote a name on pencil on front cover. Also: card showing 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates lineup, Smallwood's Baseball Schedule for 1936, and 64 page booklet, "Famous sluggers of 1935 with tips on batting". Everything is in really nice shape, very well kept. More photos on request. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. 544 pages. small former owner's name on first page. introduction by Henry P. Edwards. sections on Kenesaw M. Landis, biographies of Baseball Officials and Immemoria, Sketch on James Iovino and Introduction to Players, Umpires, Hank O'Day, History of Baseball etc. light scuffs to covers, with some light spots. light foxing to inside front and rear covers. very bottom edge of last page has bottom one inch mended with clear tape and on page 543 & 544 at bottom are light brownish spots (dissimilar to foxing). red cloth covers with gilt titles. spine a little dulled. shipping will be extra for this book, please inquire. ; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 ".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Photo portraits, 11.25 x 8.75", gilt-lettered red cloth, 544pp, covers quite worn and soiled, extremities bumped and badly fraying, hinges loose, old ink ownership inscription inside front cover, pp a bit wavy from dampness, some red dye from cover showing on edges of prelims, pp toned; a well used and well loved copy of this old standard; shows photos of (most of) the players in suits and ties. SWAF. FIRST EDITION (NAP).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Foliio in red cloth, gilt spine title, title and devise in gilt on the front board. Binding tight and square, very modest rubbing at the corners and spine ends, the bottom 1/4' of the spine cloth is faded, one signature a small bit proud.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A well-loved book with careful annotation on the player pages of trades and stats. Lacking dj. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, soiling. Pages lightly tanned.

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Boards discolored from dampness, a few crayon marks on eps, half-title, and Intro. 544 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21742. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1933 edition. Large quarto. 544pp. Illustrated from photographs. Red cloth boards. Chip in upper right corner of front board, with some light staining on the same board, else very good and internally about fine. An important volume, heavily illustrated with photographs and full-page biographies of then current baseball stars. A presentable copy of a large book usually found well-worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 240 p. Includes illustrations. 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt titling on front and spine, some edge wear and small stain on front cover. Binding is tight. Pages are clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1933 edition. Large quarto. 544pp. Illustrated from photographs. Red cloth boards. Owner name on the front fly, a small spot on the front board, slight wear on the spine ends, very good. An important and attractive volume, heavily illustrated with photographs and full-page biographies of then current baseball stars. A nice, presentable copy of a large book usually found well-worn.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG. NO DJ. First Edition. nice, problem free copy.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Inscribed by the book's publisher, Grover C. Buxton, on front free endpaper: "To 'Bobby' / from / Grover / Sept. 27, 1933", and signed again by Buxton on p. 11. Original red cloth, baseball design and title in gilt to front board, titles in gilt to spine, frontispiece photograph of High Commissioner of Baseball, Kenesaw Mountain Landis. A good copy with a rectangular patch of fading to front board, a bit of wear and soiling to exterior, hinges slightly loose, fairly large chip to p. 47, pages otherwise intact and very clean, offsetting and residue from removed bookplate to front free endpaper. Overall, a presentable copy of a classic baseball book. Who's Who in Major League Baseball, compiled by the sportswriter Harold (Speed) Johnson, is a directory that includes biographical sketches and statistics for the professional baseball players around the time of its publication. It also includes sections with biographies on coaches, umpires, statisticians, and other figures in the world of baseball. Each biography includes a sepia portrait alongside it. This is the first edition of the first book, which was issued annually afterwards until 1955. Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 544 pages. First edition, first printing. Biographies, statistics and photographs of hundreds of major league players as well as owners, umpires, old-timers and sportswriters. Fine book in a very good chipped rare dust jacket. A beautiful copy.…