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Mid-Summer Classic Auction 2013

Wed, Jul 24, 2013 08:00PM EDT - Fri, Nov 8, 2013 12:00PM EST
Lot 880

HOW TO PLAY BASEBALL LOT OF 11 VINTAGE BOOKS

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1909 Spalding Athletic Library "How to Play Third Base". Many photos. Insides in great shape. Some wear to cover especially at spine. 86 pages.

1913 Fox Athletic Library "Baseball: How to Play the Game" by John McGraw. Many photos. Insides in great shape. Also contains rules schedules 1912 statistics and numerous period advertisements. Creasing to covers with some paper loss to spine at the bottom. 128 pages.

1917 Spalding Athletic Library "How to Run the Bases". Ty Cobb sliding photo on front. Many photos. Insides in nice shape. Covers in poor condition just hanging on the spine. Name in pencil written on inside front cover. 34 pages.

1934 Kellogg Sports Library "Baseball: How to Play the Game". Many diagrams. Insides in great shape. Covers have some creasing with damage on front top and upper back left side. 48 pages.

1935 Spalding Athletic Library "How To Organize a League; ManageCaptainCoach a Team; Score a Game; Arrange Signals; and Lay out a League Diamond. Many diagrams. Insides in nice shape. Some creases and wear to covers. 114 pages.

1941 "How to Catch" with Mickey Cochrane and Gabby Hartnett. Many diagrams and photos. Insides in great shape. Wear to covers with some ceasing. Name stamped on inside front cover. 70 pages.

1941 "How tp Play 3rd Base" with Red Rolfe and Pinky Higgins. Many diagrams and photos. Insides in nice shape. Wear to covers with some ceasing. 62 pages.

1945 The Sporting News "How to Play Baseball". Chapters on how to bat field umpire written by Paul Derringer Ray Schalk Rogers Hornsby George Sisler Joe DiMaggio George Barr and Bernie de Viveiros. Many diagrams and photos. Insides in great shape. Covers have a few creases with the spine reinforced with tape. 98 pages.

1948 "Secrets of Pitching" by Ewell Blackwell. Many diagrams and photos. Insides in great shape. A few dings and a little paper loss to hard cover. 132 pages.

1954 "On Your Toes in Baseball" by Babe Herman. Many diagrams. Book in great condition. 102 pages.

Late 1950's Motorola "How to Improve Your Baseball" by Bob Feller. Load with many photos on every page. Insides in great shape. Covers have some wear with a name stamped on both front and back. 82 pages.

Also included is a small 1964 pamphlet "How to Pitch".

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