Vast collection of early hobby reference guides, prices guides, and sports encyclopedias, plus a complete run of all Mastro Sports and Americana auction catalogs. The 240 books are a virtually a window into the early days of the hobby, with some manuals published before third-party grading, authentication companies, and celebrity signing shows were the standard.
Highlights include:
1) Mastro Fine Sports Auctions catalogs (32, with some of the rare hardcover examples).
2) Various older price guides and reference books (32 books, SCD/Standard Catalog guides, etc.).
3) Sotheby’s Jim Copeland Collection catalogs—the spords card and memorabilia hobby’s first major auction and still one of the most fmaous (7).
4) Mastro Auctions Non Sports and Americana Catalogs (31).
5) Other reference books such as Hager’s Guide (22).
6) Various Sports Encyclopedia’s (10).
7) Various other company Auction catalogs, guides, and books such as Mr. Mint’s guide to collecting (72).
8) 1960 American Card Catalog - Jefferson Burdick (VG).
9) 1975 Sports Collector’s Bible - Bert Sugar (EX).
10) 1979 Sport Americana Price Guide No. 1 - Beckett/Eckes (EX/MT)
11) 1980 Sport Americana Price Guide No. 2 - Beckett/Eckes (EX/MT).
12) Japanese Baseball Card Checklist & Price Guide 6th Edition- Gary Engel (NM).
13) Baseball Cartes - Mark Rucker.
14) Non Paper Sports Collectibles - Hake/Steckler.
15) Bats of H&B and Adirondack 1950-1994 (EX/MT).
16) Photographic Guide to Goodwin & Co. - Miller/Gonsowksi/Masson (EX/MT) A great book! All Old Judge images!
17) Zeenuts Guide (1911-1938 - Jim Horne.
18) 1981 Gold Book of Baseball Coins - Jim Nicewander (NM).
19) 1996 Baseball Stadium Postcards - Tom Crabtree 1st. Edition (NM).
20) 1971 Boys of Summer 1st edition - Roger Kahn (NM).
Total of 235 books. Because of the weight and/or size of this lot, shipping costs could be substantial.
