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Lot 25
Description: Collection of (25) different 1942-1972 "Putnam" baseball hardcover books with dust jackets (GD-EX/MT). Includes: "The Baltimore Orioles" (1955, dustjacket GD); "The Boston Braves" (1948); "The Boston Red Sox" (1947); "The Brooklyn Dodgers" (1945, signed by Frank Graham, dustjacket GD); "The Chicago Cubs" (1946); "The Chicago White Sox" (1952, dustjacket GD); "The Cincinnati Reds" (1948); "The Cleveland Indians" (1949, signed by Franklin Lewis, moisture staining/damage to dustjacket and cloth cover); "The Detroit Tigers" (1946); "The New York Giants" (1952, dustjacket GD); "The New York Yankees" (1943, dustjacket GD); "The Milwaukee Braves" (1954); "The Philadelphia Phillies" (1953, signed by Stan Baumgartner and with inscription personalized "To J.G. Taylor Spink"); "The Pittsburgh Pirates" (1948); "The Washington Senators" (1954, dustjacket GD): "Lou Gehrig - A Quiet Hero" (1942, dustjacket GD); "McGraw of the Giants" (1944, dustjacket GD); "The Story of the World Series" (1949); "The Baseball Story" (1950); "The Umpire Story" (1953, review copy), "Mickey Mantle of the Yankees" (1958); "Born to Play Ball - Willie Mays" (1955); "The Hustler's Handbook - Bill Veeck" (1965); "Jackie Robinson - I Never Had It Made" (1972); and "Veeck - As In Wreck" (1962). Each book itself presents as EX-EX/MT overall. The dustjackets exhibits various degrees of wear including some creasing and paper loss. The dustjackets marked GD exhibit more moderate wear including paper loss to the edges.Final Bid: $375.00
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