New T206 collector, any good books?

[Oscar_Stanage]

Hi,
I am new T206 collector, I just purchased my first 4 cards, and plan to collect at least a subset of the 524. I have read "Inside T206", and scoured many of the recommended websites. Are there any must-have books?

I would appreciate anyone's thought on these:

524 T206 images:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

The Players and Their Stories:
https://www.amazon.com/T206-Collecti...sr=1-8-catcorr

Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards, Volume 1:
https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-.../dp/9998230330

[Jcfowler6]

I own the second two and consider them essential to my library.

I like the stories of the players on the t206 cards.

Recommend


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[GeoPoto]

Nice handle.



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[brianp-beme]

Hi,

If interested in T206 cards and other 1910 era tobacco issues, instead of Volume 1 of the Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards you will want to pick up Volume 3, which has a nice detailed write up of the T206 set, as well as other sets with the ACC (American Card Catalog) designation of 'T'. Better yet, a combined Volume 1 through 3 was issued, and then you will have a world of vintage bb card info (1st volume is 19th century cards, 2nd is 'E' cards, which are early candy and gum issues, 3rd the 20th century tobacco sets) at your fingertips.

Brian

[Oscar_Stanage]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

Nice handle.



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Thank you. One of the 4 cards I started with the one in the middle... thought it would be a fitting handle as I begin my journey! It's a terrific name, as are many others from this era.

[Shoelessseb]

I’ve read “the players and their stories” and it’s a great encyclopedia. There’s a picture of every card in the set, along with a small bio on every player. Highly recommended.

[JohnP0621]

Originally Posted by Shoelessseb

I’ve read “the players and their stories” and it’s a great encyclopedia. There’s a picture of every card in the set, along with a small bio on every player. Highly recommended.

+1 agree . This book is great

[Rhotchkiss]

It’s not a “book”, but Scot Reader’s “Inside T206” is my favorite treatise on the set itself

https://oldcardboard.com/t/t206/Insi...al-edition.pdf

[taul166]

Hi, there a number of books/publications that all good, some of which have been cited

While at the National, I walked thru the Heritage Auctions booth and picked up a free, short publication they made available to anyone, which they produced entitled "Experts Guide to Collecting the T206 Set."
This was produced to help with their auction of David Hall's fabulous T206 collection. I believe several T206 experts, who are members of this forum, contributed to this publication.

I found this publication to be very good and I refer to it at times. Not sure if it available on their website or not.

[Jcfowler6]

The Card


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