Fairbanks and Chatanika, Alaska: Huey Foto / Huey and Hyland Foto, 1909-1910. Two original photographs from the 1909 and 1910 midnight baseball games held in Chatanika and Fairbanks, Alaska. Mounted on black cardstock with "Chatanika Alaska July 4th One A.M. 1909" to first and "Midnight Ball Game Fairbanks-vs-Chatanika. June 19-1910..... More
New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1911. First Edition. Octavo. 542 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations, with fold-outs, complete though three panels from the Polo Grounds and Forbes Field double-side fold-out and two panels from the Athletics and White Sox fold-outs detached but present. Publisher's decorative cloth; dark..... More
New York: Baseball Magazine Company, 1917. Stated "Second Edition" though presumably referring to this being the second in the series after the 1916 reboot. 12mo. Unpaginated. Photo-illustrated wraps. Wraps rather chipped, worn, and soiled with "Huff" in pencil to front and tape reinforcement to spine. Front and rear..... More
New York: Baseball Magazine Co., 1926-1948. First Editions. 12mos. Twelve issues from 1926-1948. Side-stapled photo-illustrated wraps. Light wear to edges and general creasing and scuffing. Heavier creasing to 1938 and 1940 and spotting to wraps of 1938 edition. 1940 lacking final leaf and rear wrap. Bindings holding soundly and pages..... More
New York: Baseball Magazine Co., 1959-1968. First Editions. 12mos, with larger format beginning in 1962. Ten issues from 1959-1968, 44th to 53rd editions. Photos to rear wrap and wrap interiors; black and white interior headshots starting in 1965. Photo-illustrated wraps. Edges of wraps lightly rubbed with creasing to corners and..... More
New York: The Baseball Magazine Company, 1926-1951. First Editions. 32 quarto volumes. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated wraps. Wraps rather worn along edges with brief exposure, splits, and creasing to spines. Bindings holding soundly. Pages a bit brittle and toned with some chipping to edges. Not a pristine..... More
Boston: Wright & Ditson, 1911. First Edition. Octavo. 32 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Illustrated wraps. Light rubbing to edges with some minor staining and spotting. Binding sound. Slight marginal stain but otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Scarce trade catalog from the early sporting goods..... More
![Item #26473 Bob Feller: 20 years with the Cleveland Indians [Wrapper title] [Signed]. Bob Feller,...](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/26473.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1683579609)
Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Indians Baseball Company, 1956. First Edition. Signed by Bob Feller without inscription at front free endpaper. Octavo. Unpaginated. Black and white photographs. Printed wraps. Rubbing to edges of wraps with some minor smudging. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
New York: The Century Co., 1912. First Edition. Octavo. 377 pp. Black and white photographs including frontispiece with tissue guard, complete. Beige cloth stamped in blue, green, and tan. No dust jacket. Very slightly ex-library with ghost of shelf label to spine and old number stamp to preliminaries..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1961. First Edition. Octavo; 175pp + 8pp photos. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.50 price intact; bound in green cloth with black lettering. Jacket shows a few shallow, closed tears along edges and chipping at head of spine. Spine and spine-edge of front panel darkened..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1945. First Edition, with no additional printings listed. Octavo; xi, 276pp. Photo plates. Photo-illustrated jacket with $2.75 price intact; bound in blue cloth with white lettering to spine. Jacket is edgeworn, smudged, and a bit faded, with rubbing at corners, creasing to flaps, and a...... More
Louisville, KY: Distributed with the compliments of Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1935. First Edition. 12mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Light dust soiling to wraps with some general rubbing and chip to rear. Binding sound. Photograph paired with Al Simmons cut out and..... More
New York, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia: Robert M. De Witt, Publisher, Beadle and Adams, A.J. Reach & Co., The American Sports Publishing Co., 1870-1912. Collection includes 9 issues of De Witt, a single issue of Beadle's "The Dime Base-Ball Player," 12 issues of Reach, and 5 Spalding baseball guides in 13..... More
![Item #26499 The Famous Slugger Year Book 1939-1946 [An eight issue run]. Hillerich, Bradsby Co](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/26499.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1683983537)
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1939-1946. First Edition. Eight 12mo volumes. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Light rubbing to wraps with slightly heavier wear to spine and corners. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good early run of this publication, following the..... More
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1937. First Edition. 12mo. 64 pp. Photo-illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Small chip to base of spine, general rubbing, crease to front bottom corner of rear wrap. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. [Grobani 4-38B]. More
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1938. First Edition. 12mo. 64 pp. Photo-illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Loss to rear wrap with one-third of wrap missing; minor chipping to front wrap; general rubbing and curling. Binding is sound. Minor creasing and a few nicks to..... More
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1953. First Edition. 12 mo. 64 pp. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderate rubbing to wraps with creasing to corners. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. Includes "My Advice to Young Hitters" by "Pee Wee" Reese, which ends "keep..... More
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1949. First Edition. 12 mo. 64 pp. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderate rubbing to wraps. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. Ted Williams and Stan Musial featured on front cover. Includes a six-page essay "How to Hit" by..... More
Louisville, KY: Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Incorporated, 1962-72. First Edition. 12 mo. Illustrated wraps. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Light rubbing to wraps. Bindings sound and pages unmarked. Includes issues from 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972. Includes "Batting with Cash" by Norm Cash, "How..... More
San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2003. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author with inscription "To Chris Matthews. Pray for D.C. baseball!" on full title. Octavo; [vi], 170pp. Illustrated purple dust jacket over blue and gray boards with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with no..... More
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1960. First Edition, with no additional printings listed. Octavo; 192pp. Photo frontis. Publisher's orange cloth with black lettering and design. Missing dust jacket. Boards rubbed along edges and joints, with some fading and faint biopredation over spine and nudging at head and tail. Small bookseller's..... More
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1959. First Edition. Octavo. 192 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket with "$2.95" price present. Brown boards stamped in black. Dust jacket chipped along edges with a few closed tears. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound, and, aside from some brief red pencil scribbling..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Octavo. 174 pp. Green cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards show wear along edges with brief exposure to corners and top edge; a few punctures to front board and scratches to rear. Binding sound. Spotting to top edge..... More
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995. First Edition. Small quarto (10.25" x 8.25"); [xiv], 631pp. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with charcoal foil lettering to spine. Jacket is crisp with light shelfwear and a bit of toning along edges, but no chips or tears. Boards are sturdy, with slight..... More
![Item #7145 The Baseball Rating Handbook [Signed]. Robert Allan Kalich](https://capitolhillbooks-dc.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7145.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1599606526)
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1969. First Edition. Signed by author on front free endpaper with inscription, "To Nancy Lee and Barry who in a short while will be married - let their marriage be as solvent and as enjoyable as baseball has been to me! Love Bobby."... More