The T206 Collection book -- mine just arrived :)

[brass_rat]

My pre-order just arrived today...very nice looking book, seems great as a coffee table piece, too...good start to the weekend!

Steve


For reference,
(http://t206players.com/index.html)

[PWeso81]

Great news. I thought that I read it was pushed back to June. The mailman is officially on the clock!

[Vol]

Has anybody else recieved a copy yet?

I thought it was to be released June 15th.

[wolterse]

My shipping estimate on amazon says June 21

[OldSchoolBaseball]

Mine came yesterday. I pre-ordered from the author in early March.

[ErikV]

Mailman delivered mine in SoCal today. Very impressed with the quality
and content. Going to sit down with a cup of coffee shortly and take
an in depth look at it.

ErikV

[Jim VB]

My shipping estimate on amazon says June 21


Mine too. It says In Stock on June 18th. Delivery on June 21st.

[oldjudge]

Steve--Brass rat wouldn't refer to your college ring, would it?

[Kawika]

Hello from Amazon.com.

We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on March 20 2010. The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:

Tom Zappala, Ellen Zappala "The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories"
Previous estimated arrival date: June 21 2010 - June 23 2010
New estimated arrival date: May 20 2010 - May 24 2010

[Mikehealer]

I just ordered a copy from Barnes and Noble and it says it will ship within 24
hours.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-T206-Collection/Tom-Zappala/e/9781931807944/?itm=1&USRI=t206

[calvindog]

Mine too. It says In Stock on June 18th. Delivery on June 21st.

Amazon emailed me that the book would be delivered by May 18.

[gnaz01]

Got mine over a week ago, ordered it from the author a few months ago though:)

[ethicsprof]

still waiting and eager.
guess purchasing through amazon means i'd best be patient.

best,
barry

[Vol]

Got mine over a week ago, ordered it from the author a few months ago though:)
So, what is your review of the book?

Thru the grapevine, I heard it looks brillant.

[irishdenny]

Would one of you Gents mind telling uS how many pages are in the book? Hard covered?

"Dankz"

[T206Collector]

....directly from the website, after this thread was started, and got it yesterday.

I really like it, but it could have done without the "PSA is the best in the world" gloss from Joe Orlando. Orlando's Introduction spends most of its ink on the PSA 8 Wagner, and then Orlando returns for Chapter 7.

But the research and layout and everything else about the rest of the book is really terrific. I read through it on my 45 minute train ride this morning, and learned something new about a lot of the T206 players. It really should be a part of anybody's collection if you collect T206 cards with any degree of seriousness.

[Mikehealer]

Ordered mine last Thursday and received it today from B&N.

[jp1216]

Ordered mine 2 weeks ago from Amazon and got it today. Hard cover. Very nice. Can't wait to flip through it. More bait for The Monster...

[AndyG09]

I'm really happy with the book. I ordered it months ago from Amazon and it came yesterday. Nice quality and some neat player info. I would highly recommend it to anybody collecting T206s.

[Kawika]

Arrived today. A perfect book for the coffee table and I mean that as a compliment. Very enjoyable to browse through.

[Abravefan11]

Arrived today. A perfect book for the coffee table and I mean that as a compliment. Very enjoyable to browse through.

I'm still waiting on mine. Hopefully any day now. http://skypeemoticons.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Skype-emoticons-32-envy.gif

[shapirod]

I have always liked the history of the game but it is hard to find the history by player. I knew some background about many of the T206 players but this is the first place I've found with color on skills and reputation in addition to the stats. I flipped through the book when I first got it and was really impressed with it overall. I bet I've gone back to the book 20 times since I set it on my coffee table to see what the story is on each guy as different players come to mind. Enjoyable read. Only negative from my experience is the trouble I got in for ordering a copy because my wife said she had already ordered me a copy for father's day. Caps off to the authors on this one.

[insidethewrapper]

I wish they would have used real cards in the book instead of reprints, I think it loses the feel of the era. The cards look so fake.

Most of the bios could be written just by looking at the players career stats in total baseball etc ( ie won 69 games, played for Detroit from 1909-11, played for 21 years etc).

[Jewish-collector]

Does the book gives any info about the players' lives after retiring ?

[Anthony S.]

I wish they would have used real cards in the book instead of reprints, I think it loses the feel of the era. The cards look so fake..

Are all the cards depicted reprints?

[jp1216]

They show some graded (PSA) examples, but the profile pictures are all reprints. I too would've preferred to see 'well loved' examples instead. Beautiful book though. Certainly one to leave out around the house.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

I received my copy from Barnes & Noble this week. The book is great fun. As for the bios, if you want more info on the majority of the T206 players the two volume set by SABR is wonderful.

The DEADBALL STARS OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE and same title just substitute AMERICAN LEAGUE are really special. The two volumes go team by team and give bios on every major and most minor starters & pitchers 1901-20. The bios trace the player from development through death and in most cases they have the players signature next to the bio.

Both volumes are still available through Potomac books, I think in either soft or hard cover.

I found it interesting that so many became very successful in their post baseball careers and disturbing when finding how many of them died early in life. I suppose they reflect the trends of the times.

[shapirod]

I didn't mind the reproductions. Foreward and author's note set expectations (for me) that book was focused on the players rather than the cards. But, to each his own...

[brass_rat]

Steve--Brass rat wouldn't refer to your college ring, would it?

Yup, that's it. :)


In other news, still enjoying the book -- glad to see that others have received theirs, although I did find a few small errors in the text, but those seem inevitable in any large volume...

[ethicsprof]

mine hasn't!!!
come on amazon. my patience grows thin, while my eagerness grows
exponentially.

best,
barry

[Bridwell]

I'm with you, Hot Springs. Deadball Stars NL and AL are 2 of the best books I've ever bought. They aren't fancy coffee table books, but the cost is low & the content is fantastic! I don't need re-hashes of career stats. I want to read stories about the personalities, unusual experiences and backgrounds.

Ron R

[timelord]

Greetings all. I just received my copy yesterday. I just browsed through the book and a very nice presentation for each player in the set. I look forward to reading the book in the coming weeks. Nice Anniversary issue.

[green rhino123]

Currently stocked at most Barnes & Nobles store locations.
Cheaper online, but if you don't want to wait...

[Boccabella]

It's a few years old now, but the Baseball Biographical Encyclopedia is a really nice resource for player biographies from all eras. They're relatively short for lesser known players, but it's a pretty comprehensive hardcover book.

[justmike]

I was very displeased that used reprints for photos of the cards in chapters 1-6.The colors look washed out and pictures look grainy.Thumbs down from me.
Mike