Signed Card by FRISCH, Frankie

New York, NY: The New American Library (1949) 192 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ mild edge wear. Plastic starting to peel at edges. Light age toning to edges of leaves. Illust. w/ b/w photos and line drawings.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Lenny Hollreiser. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Barton Music Corp, 1947. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Sheet Music. Good. Format is approximately 9.125 inches by 12 inches. Four pages (Front cover, interior pages have the words and music to Roses in the Rain and back cover has an excerpt from A Thousand and One Nights by Ted Mossman and Jack Sega., based on Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakoff. Illustrated front cover has a lard photograph of Frank Sinatra next to a CBS microphone. Cover has some wear, soiling, and a previous owner's name blacked out twice. Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is among the world's best-selling music artists with an estimated 150 million record sales. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the… Read More

1968. Unbound. Near Fine. One page Typed Letter Signed. Typical folds from mailing, date stamp, and some light wear, near fine. A letter addressed to Paul Kerr, dated December 17, 1968, discussing which players should be let into the Hall of Fame by the Old Timers Committee, mentioning Larry McPhail and particularly the outfield of Lewis, Speaker, and Hooper. (Speaker was already in the Hall.) A nice letter with interesting baseball content. Over his signature, Frisch has signed the letter in type: "The Old Flash.

1943 Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of Frisch (manager), Wagner (coach and hitting instructor), and three sailors standing together while Frisch demonstrates with a bat. Fine. Overall, an excellent, humorous photo. Honus Wagner is considered the greatest shortstop ever and was part of the five-person inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 1936, alongside Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. Wagner was an 8x NL batting champion, 5x NL stolen base leader, and 1909 World Champion. After retiring as a player, Wagner coached the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933 to 1951. Notably, the T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is one of the most valuable and sought after sports cards of all time (in 2022, one sold for $7.5 million). Frankie Frisch was a 3x All-Star and 4x World Series Champion. He also managed in the league for 16 years and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1947. . Photograph.

1940 Original 9" x 7" Type 1 sepia toned photo. Photo of smiling team leaders, (L to R) coach Mike Kelly, captain Arky Vaughan, manager Frankie Frisch, coach Honus Wagner, and coach Jake Flowers. Near fine, with light creasing to top left corner, and light staining to verso of photo. Overall, a pleasing photo, capturing a light moment among the Pirates' higher-ups. Honus Wagner is considered the greatest shortstop ever and was part of the five-person inaugural Hall of Fame Class of 1936, alongside Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. Wagner was an 8x NL batting champion, 5x NL stolen base leader, and 1909 World Champion. After retiring as a player, Wagner coached the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1933 to 1951. Notably, the T206 Honus Wagner baseball card is one of the most valuable and sought after sports cards of all time (in 2022, one sold for $7.5 million). Arky Vaughan was Wagner's protege - a Hall of Fame shortstop who earned nine All-Star selections in his… Read More

1923 1923. 10" x 8" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of New York Giants after winning NL pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Casey Stengel, Hack Wilson, Travis Jackson, Dave Bancroft, Frankie Frisch, George Kelly and manager John McGraw. Near fine, with light surface damage to top right, light rippling, and some writing in orange to lower margin. Overall, an excellent vintage photo featuring many HOFers. In 1923, the New York Giants captured the National League pennant, but would go on to lose in the World Series to the New York Yankees, four games to two. The team featured a young Casey Stengel, who would go on to become the legendary and charismatic manager of the New York Yankees, leading them to seven World Series titles in twelve years (1949 - 1960). Stengel was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Stengel received important mentorship from John McGraw, who managed the New York Giants for thirty years (1902-1932) and guided the Giants to three World Series titles… Read More