Signed Sports-Book Collection with Koufax and Mays (24)

Sold For:

$540

Year:

1987

Auction:

2017 Fall

Lot #:

1708

Category:

Autographed Baseballs/Flats/Photos

Collection of 24 sports books, each signed on the interior either by the author or one or more players about whom the book relates, including 12 Hall of Famers. The signatures, penned in a variety of inks (normally on the front flyleaf), are all boldly scripted and grade "9" or "10." A few of the books have been personalized to our consignor ("Don"). Twenty-one of the books are hardcover editions, all but two of which are complete with their original dust jackets. The substantial size/weight of this item requires that there will be a shipping charge for this lot (which will vary depending upon where it is being shipped). The book are in Excellent to Mint condition overall. Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA. Pre-certified by Steve Grad and Brian Sobrero/Beckett Authentication and SGC Authentic. The complete inventory is as follows: Bush League by Robert Obojski (1975). Hardcover. Signed by the author. Carl Erskine's Tales From the Dodger Dugout by Carl Erskine (2001). Softcover. Signed by Carl Erskine. Casey: The Life and Legend of Charles Dillon Stengel by Joseph Durso (1967). Hardcover. Signed by Sparky Lyle, Bobby Richardson, Bobby Shantz, and Tom Tresh. Covering All the Bases by Lou Boudreau with Chuck Heaton (1993). Hardcover. Signed by Lou Boudreau. How to Steal a Pennant by Maury Willis with Don Freeman (1976). Hardcover (no dust jacket). Signed by Maury Wills. Jolly Cholly's Story: Baseball, I Love You! by Charlie Grimm with Ed Prell (1968). Hardcover. Signed by Charlie Grimm. Koufax by Sandy Koufax with Ed Linn (1966). Hardcover (no dust jacket). Signed by Sandy Koufax. My Memories as a Brooklyn Dodger by George "Shotgun" Shuba as told to Greg Gulas (2007). Softcover. Signed by George Shotgun Shuba. Now Pitching, Bob Feller by Bob Feller with Bill Gilbert (1990). Hardcover. Signed by Bob Feller. Once a Bum, Always a Dodger by Don Dysdale with Bob Verdi (1990). Hardcover. Signed by Don Drysdale. Reggie by Reggie Jackson with Mike Lupica (1984). Hardcover. Signed by Reggie Jackson. Say Hey by Willie Mays with Lou Sahidi (1988). Hardcover. Signed by Willie Mays. Slick: My Life In and Around Baseball by Whitey Ford with Phil Pepe (1987). Hardcover. Signed by Whitey Ford. Stranger to the Game By Bob Gibson with Lonnie Wheeler (1994). Hardcover. Signed by Bob Gibson. Terwilliger Bunts One by Wayne Terwilliger with Nancy Peterson and Peter Boehm (1996). Softcover. Signed by Wayne Terwilliger. The Artful Dodger by Tommy Lasorda and David Fisher (1985). Hardcover. Signed by Tommy Lasorda. The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn (1972). HArdcover. Signed by Johnny Podres. The Duke of Flatbush by Duke Snider with Bill Gilbert (1988). Hardcover. Signed by Duke Snider. The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff by Thomas Kiernan (1975), Hardcover. Signed by Ralph Branca and Bobby Thomson. The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant by Robin Roberts and C. Paul Rogers III (1996). Hardcover. Signed by Robin Roberts and Curt Simmons. Throwing Heat by Nolan Ryan and Harvey Frommer (1988). Hardcover. Signed by Nolan Ryan. Throwing Heat: The Life and Times of Virgil Fire Trucks by Virgil O. Trucks as told to Ronnie Joyner and Bill Bozman (2004). Hardcover. Signed by Virgil Trucks. Walter Johnson: The Big Train by Henry W. Thomas (1995). Hardcover. Signed by the author. When You Can't Come Back by Dave & Jan Dravecky (1992). Hardcover. Signed by Dave Dravecky. Reserve $300. Estimate $500+.