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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
I think I may be first to post on the new forum! Here goes: |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: anthony
barry, |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Dan Bretta
I have two books that I would consider rare, but their value is probably not a whole lot because they are probably only wanted by a select few collectors. I got them off of ebay and very little competition. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Max Weder
Dan |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Jason Mishelow
Barry I also posted a realated thread concerning 19th century baseball books but I will gladly defer to you for the first book thread. My main frustration with this area of collecting is that huge desparity in pricing for this material. As I mentioned in my post above I have been able to get alot of items for what seems like bargin prices but the few outlets that sell these items specifically as baseball related seem to have prices that are just out of line- which prices are real- I do not that alot of the big ticket items do seem to set on sites like abe books for a long time |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Thanks Max. There has to be some of the other printings out there. The inside cover tells how many in each print run. I believe the first through third run were 5,000 books and the 4th was 10,000. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
Anthony nailed part of the problem- kids don't read anymore. I don't think my two nephews even know what a book is. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
Jason- ABE is very expensive, no question. Rare book dealers are notorius for their huge markups. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
I spelled "notorious" wrong in my previous post but can't find a way to get back in and fix it. I will have a stroke if I can't change it! |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Both books deal with the Nebraska Indian baseball club...the first book details the first three seasons and talks about the trials and tribulations of traveling and meeting up with prejudice. It's a little frustrating because there are relatively few names of any players mentioned. It does mention Sam Crawford playing against the Indians when he was with Wahoo, NE. Wahoo was the first team the NI played against. Crawford was enlisted to pitch for the Indians against the U of Nebraska that same year (1897). Crawford also is mentioned as playing against the NI for Wymore which came as a huge surprise for me as I had never heard that he played for any other Nebraska town other than Wahoo. The second book details the first 10 or 11 seasons once again with very few names of players mentioned. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Jason Mishelow
The problem I have is that there seems to be very little available in the hobby-I have gone to major shows like those at Rosemount in Ill and with hundreds of dealers you may find only a couple that have books to sell. The only place I have been able to find anything is at a book site- so I am stuck with the high prices. Whats strange is that even though the product does not appear to move the price never comes down |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Jason Mishelow
Word of warning |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
Book dealers usually will come down a bit, but you will find better deals in our end of the hobby. Not necessarily steals, but fairer prices. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Dan Bretta
Barry, there is a book out there now with a chapter devoted to the NI. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: greg
I'm not quite sure I would call this a book, more of a booklet. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Clint
It's not rare but one of my favorites. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Anonymous
Clint |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Jason Mishelow
Barry ccan you post a copy of the text from the 1995 article in Vintage and Classic_ I tried to buy a back issue but it was sold out |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Clint
Max, I didn't know that. I would love to see that. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Jason Mishelow
Clint |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Max Weder
The last Camden House reprint in this series was Chadick's The Game of Baseball. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
Jason- my computer skills approach zero so I'm the wrong guy for that. But Issue #3 of VCBC shouldn't be too hard to get. If you can't dig one up, send me your address at bsloate@att.net and I will just photocopy it for you. Leon may have an extra copy on his website. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Dan Bretta
I know there has to be a Net54 member that lives close to Barry...one of you guys needs to go over to Barry's house and teach him how to use a scanner. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
My wife knows how to scan, that's how I am able to list on ebay. But I suffer from computer angst. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: J Levine
I spent nearly a decade trying to find any kind of copy of this book (real or the Camden reprint--very limited edition). Five years ago, I got a hit from a rare book seller online for the Camden version. I probably overpaid for it but it was well worth the read. I am always on the lookout for the real thing though. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
So far only one real one is known. When Steve Cummings sold the copy he purchased from us, it went into the REA auction. That's the last time I saw it. Maybe one day it will resurface. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Max Weder
Barry |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: barrysloate
I went to Steve's house to pick up his collection. It was freezing cold, he refused to turn the heat up (so I turned up the thermostat when he wasn't looking), the basement was even colder and the garage was dank and musty. And that's how Steve stored one of the largest book collections ever assembled. |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: Max Weder
No problem Barry. I took a look at his scan, and it looks in nice shape--and four years earlier than the REA title. The same day, he also picked a nice Custer cabinet --unbelievable! |
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A Look at Rare Baseball Books
Posted By: mr. moses
"and I sent you a long email to clearly the wrong address". Must be bookspeak:-) |
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