Collecting Baseball Memorabilia

A Handbook, 2d ed.

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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This second edition handbook provides readers with advice on obtaining autographed baseball memorabilia (balls, bats, photos, etc.), whether through in-person or through the postal service. It also provides insight into the booming online market for memorabilia, with information on online auctions as well as working with fellow online collectors.The author discusses designing a personalized memorabilia room and display, in addition to the most successful ways to authenticate memorabilia and a handy guide to acquiring the signatures of each living member of the Hall of Fame.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-02-20
Mått178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor212
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786441662

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Brooks Robinson Preface 1. Getting Started and Acquiring Autographs 2. Collecting Baseballs: Single-Signature and Team Baseballs 3. Unorthodox Collecting 4. The Hall of Fame Baseball Collection 5. The Sleaze Factor 6. The Autograph Craze 7. The Hat Collection: Single-Signed and Hall of Fame Hats 8. The Bat Collection 9. The Photograph Collection 10. In Their Own Words 11. Designing a Memorabilia Room and Display 12. Spring Training and Collecting Autographs Spring Training Camp Directory Directory of Resources Bibliography Index

“savvy tips...a thoroughly accessible guide equally valuable to novice collectors and advanced hobbyist”—Midwest Book Review; “an obvious labor of love...it will be useful to both the novice and the seasoned collector”—ARBA; “Dan Zachofsky’s book, Collecting Baseball Memorabilia, gives the passionate baseball collector a fun and detailed path toward assembling the best possible collection”—Miami Herald; “the perfect book for the collector and non collector alike...I can hardly wait for the 3rd Edition”—Sports Byline.com.