R. PLAPINGER BASEBALL BOOKS (#294) BASEBALL NON-FICTION CATALOG #42 SPRING/SUMMER 2006 P.O. Box 1062, Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 488-1220 • [email protected] $4.00 1 Thank You For Requesting This Catalog. Please Read These Notes Before You Begin. Books are listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name. All books are hardback unless indicated PB which means a “pocket size” paperback or TP which means a larger format paperback. “Orig.” means a book was never published in hardback, or was first published as a paperback. “Sim w. hb” means that the hard and paper covered editions were published simultaneously. All books are First Editions to the best of my knowledge, unless indicated reprint (rpt) or later printing (ltr ptg). Books and dust jacket grading: Mint (mt) (generally used only for new books); Fine (fn); Very Good (vg); Good (g) (this is the average condition for a used book); Fair (fr); Poor (p). Grade of dust jacket (dj) precedes the grade of the book (dj/bk). If a book has no dj: (ndj). PC indicates a photo or picture cover on the book itself (not the jacket). When I know a dj was never issued, I indicate: “as iss.” In addition to the grades above “+” and “-” are used to indicate minor variations in condition. Specific defects to a book or dj are noted, as are ex-library (x-lib) and book club (BC) editions. X-lib books generally exhibit some, or all of the following traits: front or rear flyleaf removed, glue and/or tape stains on covers and/or flyleaves, stamps on edges or flyleaves, library pocket. “Lib bdg” (lb) indicates that a book has a library binding, usually but not always w. a PC. I use Grobani’s Guide to Baseball Literature as my basic bibliography. On some especially obscure items, Grobani’s reference # is given. In an attempt to offer some opinions other than my own I’ve used: “The Essential Baseball Library” article in the 1987 (#2) SABR Review of Books; Mike Shannon’s 1989 Diamond Classics which offers extensive essays on “100 of the best baseball books”; Jim Carothers’ & Bill James’ suggestions for the best baseball books of each decade as listed in The Bill James Historical Abstract; Larry Gerlach’s fine survey of baseball histories published in the Summer ‘94 issue of The Journal of Sports History. Books listed in these sources are indicated: SABR, SH, BJ, Gerlach, respectively. Excerpts from the SABR Review of Books are credited: REV. (with the appropriate volume number indicated). SHIPPING: Due to increases in postal rates over the years I regret that I now must reserve the option of charging postage on orders of $25 or less. If you order multiple books I may waive this charge but if your order is less than $25, you must ask about extra postage fees. 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You may return any item for credit or refund within ten days of receipt, providing you offer a reason for the return. I welcome any questions or comments about this catalog. I hope you find something that interests you. Thank you. R. PLAPINGER P.O. BOX 1062 • ASHLAND, OREGON 97520 • (541) 488-1220 • e-mail: [email protected] 2 R. PLAPINGER BASEBALL BOOKS CATALOG #42, SPRING/SUMMER 2006 R. PLAPINGER BASEBALL BOOKS NEWSLETTER: I have started an e-mail newsletter which I send on a regular (every 2-4 weeks, more or less) basis. These messages include news about my business & the baseball book world in general as well as listings of recently arrived books, collectibles & memorabilia, special “theme” lists & whatever I feel like telling you about at any particular moment. These are fun for me & have proven to be popular for those who receive them. If you would like to receive these, please make sure I have a current e-mail address for you & I will add you to the e-mailing list. Thanks. MAGAZINES, PUBLICATIONS & MISC. 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE for 1952; Ernie’s Printshop, Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH.; vg, some very minor creasing & “toning” Sure, the inside lists all the teams & all the games, home & away, but it’s the exterior that I suspect “Ernie” thought might attract most of the attention to his various Printing, Calendars, Novelties & Lithography Services. Pictured on the front & back “covers” are a total of 4 cartoon images, each picturing a topless woman w. a “double entendre” baseball term. For example the cartoon of the woman facing directly at the reader is captioned “Double Play”. - 75.00 2. Baltimore Orioles Photo Album; In lieu of a yearbook the Orioles published this 5 x 9 “album” which featured a full page color photo of each team member (+ manager, coaches etc), along w. his stats & facsimile signature. On this copy, the following Orioles have SIGNED their pictures: Weaver, Bamberger, Frey, Ripken Sr. (d), Bumbry, Dauer, DeCinces, Dempsey, Kiko Garcia, Pat Kelly, Dennis & Tippy Martinez, Lee & Rudy May, Scott MacGregor, Murray, Palmer, Brooks Robinson (twice: on his interior photo & inside back cover where he’s also pictured), Singleton, Dave Skaggs. Also, nice, unsigned, rear cover aerial photo of Memorial Stadium. A very nice piece. - 250.00 3. BASEBALL CALENDARS; From a recently purchased collection comes this group of calendars. Besides lots & lots of frameable pictures, most of these also have interesting and potentially valuable information in the “date boxes”. Each of the following in fine and unused condition, unless otherwise indicated: a. Chicago White Sox; 1987; covers 4/87 - 3/88. Photos incl. Fisk, Baines, Guillen & a nice 4th of July exterior of Comiskey w. fireworks exploding above. Also a history of Sox uniforms. - 7.50 b . Major League Baseball Stadiums; 1996-97 (16 month calendar w. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 “datebook” laid in. Includes Tiger Stadium, Candlestick (cover) Wrigley, Kaufman (KC), Alameda County (Oakland), Fenway, Olympic, Busch, Metrodome, Skydome, 3 Rivers, Yankee Stadium, Veterans Stadium, Jacobs Field, Comiskey & Riverfront. Unused, unopened & still sealed in original shrink-wrap. - 10.00 Great Minor League Baseball Parks Calendar; the fine work issued annually by Baseball America. Have the following issues: c. 1984; Franklin Cty (Columbus, Oh.), Durham Ath. Park, Rickwood Field on the cover, many more inside. - 10.00 d. 1987; Rickwood cover. - 10.00 e. Hallowed Ground; Produced annually by Bill Goff Inc., these are probably the most famous baseball calendars. They picture the beautiful ballpark artwork of various artists & are oversized (17 x 11) for maximum reproductive quality. Have the following, cover subjects noted: 1991 (“Ebbets Field Matinee” - Andy Jurinko), 1991 (same as above), 1994 (Fenway Park Triptych - Jurinko), 1995 (Ten/One/Sixty-One - Bill Purdom), 1996 (Triple Crown Clout (Yaz’s 44th in ‘67 @ Fenway - Purdom), includes great center fold of Mays 1954 WS catch (Purdom), 1999 (Polo Grounds, 1954 - Jurinko). each Hallowed Ground calendar - 10.00 or take all 8 for 65.00 f. 1980 Seattle Mariners Season Ticket Calendar; Schedule; different star player (if only they’d had any) pictures for each month; Kingdome schedule on back cover. - 15.00 4. Baseball Dinner Programs: Nice group of these annual publications which, typically, are full of interesting, amusing and informative features. a. PHILADELPHIA SPORTING WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION 1945; vg+. 41st annual dinner. Mostly lists officers (present & past), “participants”, honorees, but has nice Ted O’Loughlin cartoon cover & a story about writers serving in WWII. - 20.00 MANCHESTER (NH) UNION LEADER ANNUAL BASEBALL DINNER; One of the country’s premier off-season events, the Union Leader’s dinner brings together New England & national “baseball people” in a glorious “Hot Stove League” celebration.