Baseball Encyclopedia, Signed (8 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. ; 10.30 X 7.80 X 1.20 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A comprehensive survey of the history and detail of minor league professional baseball from 1902 through the early 1990s. Inscribed by co-author Lloyd Johnson. Uncommon hardcover edition. Blue cloth, 416 pages. Inscribed on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

"Fourth printing with corrections" signed by the author on flyleaf with note: "To Bob Wagner - I hope you're back out on the diamond soon, in the meantime, I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Jon Light 6-19-01" with black pen. Alphabetical entries. Index. Some B&W photos. Author's business card laid-in. viii, 888 pages. Heavy 4to. 11 1/4" x 8 7/8". no jacket. Bright. Tight. Clean. Like new condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. this copy is inscribed bylowell pratt who was the president of a. s. barnes at the time of publication. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Signed by Hy Turkin and inscribed to Pie Traynor, a Pittsburgh Pirate star who in the Hall of Fame when this was inscribed to him. Hard cover published by A. S. Barnes and Co. in 1951. Brick-red covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Corners of covers are bumped and worn, covers have some edge wear, and ends of spine have some wear. Endpapers have some foxing and spotting. Pages have slight tanning. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is worn, torn and creased along edges, with some missing pieces, has foxing, and is in acceptable condition. 620 pages, 2.6 lb.; Jubilee Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 620 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Best early reference book made on players & their stats! 620 pp. Turkin gives credit to Leonard J. Winans for his contributions to the book in a nice presentation that blends writing using two distinct color inks, in order to demonstrate the extend of Winans' contribution. Dust jacket has chips to the spine edges. A very unique book in baseball's history. Inscribed by Author(s). book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jubilee edition. Fine in a modestly worn, very good or better dustwrapper. Inscribed by Turkin: "To Joe DiMaggio Who is great even without a bat, ball or glove in his hand. Hy Turkin. April 5, 1951." DiMaggio, who is of course cited frequently in the book, announced his retirement from baseball eight months later. With letter of provenance signed by DiMaggio's two granddaughters.

Cloth. Condition: Collectible; Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE GREAT DIZZY DEAN on the front free endpaper. A handsome copy to boot of the 1951 1st thus, which is also the Jubilee edition and first 1 volume edition. Solid and VG (with pronounced offsetting --and very light chipping-- at the endpapers) in a bright, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends. Thick octavo, 618 pgs. Baseball's reference book of note of the period. Signed.