BASEBALL from Quill & Brush

New York: Putnam's Sons, (1955). First edition. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. One of the scarcer titles in Putnam's Sports Series "The Big League Library" and "wholesome sports reading for baseball fans, young and old" per Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick (as quoted on the jacket). Very nearly fine with only minor shelf wear; in very good spine-toned and somewhat… Read more about this item

New York: Goodwin & Co., [1889]. First edition. Album featuring color lithography by Julius Bien & Co. of trading card-style images of 23 unnamed women on 5 pages interspersed with 3 pages of women doing various things (without any card-style images). Intended to supplement trading cards found in packages of Old Judge and Gypsy Queen cigarettes. This series of… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. His second novel. About a fantasy baseball league powered by the roll of the dice. 8vo silver-stamped quarter red cloth, tan paper boards stamped in red; top edge blue. Very good or better with page top and board edges faintly foxed, flattened crease in paper on front board (production error), and few… Read more about this item

No-place [New York]: no-publ., no-date, (1993). First edition. Oversize, 8 1/2 x 11 inch proofs bound with unprinted white cloth spine and clear plastic front cover. First page (showing through cover) with title, author and promo. 456 pages, double spaced, no title page. We assume these were issued before any other proofs. Near fine with some scuffing to top… Read more about this item

Chicago: B. E. Callahan, 1952. First edition, twentieth in the series. Baseball photos, biographies and statistics for the year. Featuring Dimaggio and Ford Frick on the front cover. Photo-illustrated, orange and black printed paperwraps. Very good to near fine with light rubbing, pages aging, and tiny nicks to top edge front cover.