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Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers
Barry- I think the Milwaukee edition with different title and dust jacket is a significant addition. I like the Gehrig, McGraw and Umpire editions being added. I sat in on a SABR discussion on this very topic many years ago and that roundtable agreed that all 19 should be included. As a collector I also think the 1958 Yankee update is different enough to warrant inclusion in a library. That edition appears to be listed in lot 335.
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I've never considered the Putnam team histories to included Gehrig, McGraw and Umpire, but to include Milwaukee and the 1958 Yankee update.
Since ebay, the Putnams (including the three) are now easy to obtain, with the harder titles like the Phillies, Senators and Reds show up on almost a weekly basis. The Orioles is hard to find without the spine of the dj being sunned, but it shows up in nice shape often enough.
I'm trying to complete a signed set. Some are easy to find. Warren Brown seems to have signed every other copy of his books. Lieb was also a prolific signer (although I haven't seen any Baltimore copies signed), and Shirley Povich also seems to have signed a lot. Graham, Kaese and Allen are available, but perhaps not as common (are there any other authors?).
I've got a couple later printings in their original shipping boxes--now that will be a hard collection to complete ...
Max