October 2022 Catalogue

A m e r i c a n a 64 Signed By 44 Baseball Greats, Including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Yogi Berra, Carl Yastrzemski, Nolan Ryan And Willie Mays 83 . OWENS, Tom et al. Great Book of Baseball Cards. Lincolnwood, Illinois, 1989. Quarto, original green paper boards, dust jacket. $7200. First edition of this guide to collecting baseball cards, signed by 44 players. Fine condition. Signed By The Legendary Bobby Jones 82. JONES, Robert Tyre. Golf Is My Game. Garden City, 1960. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $6000. First edition of Bobby Jones’ personal account of his career and views on golf, signed by him, with numerous photographic illustrations and diagrams, in scarce dust jacket. Book fine; bright dust jacket with faint spotting, near-fine. An excellent signed first edition. With 175 Signatures Of Yankees Players, Many Signing Multiple Times, Including Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Hank Bauer, Catfish Hunter, Don Mattingly, And Many More 84. (BERRA, Yogi, RIZZUTO, Phil et al.) HONIG, Donald. The New York Yankees. An Illustrated History. New York, 1987. Tall quarto, original half red cloth, later brown heavy paper cover, custom chemise and clamshell box. $7000. First revised edition of Honig’s profusely illustrated history of the New York Yankees, with 175 signatures of Yankees players— many signing multiple times—including numerous Hall of Famers. First revised edition; initially issued in 1981. With hundreds of black-and-white photographic images, many full page. The previous owner—a baseball and signature enthusiast—has included his player lists, marked-up statistics sheets, news clippings, advertisement flyers for Yankees collectibles, custom dust jacket, and handwritten annotations. A few spots of soiling to interior, only light rubbing to binding. A near-fine copy.

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