Product Description: "If you were much of a boy growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens in the late 1930s and 1940s, you had the baseball fever. It seemed contagious, but it struck mostly from within. . . . Often, in later years, when I was writing a long series of books on the game, some well-intended philistine would ask to have explained to him the fascination with baseball...read more

Chronicles the history of the game through photographs, beginning with a team portrait of the Cincinnati Red Stockings taken in 1869 and including a photograph of Jackie Robinson shot on his first day in the major leagues

When Major Andrew Pryor, who supposedly died in a bloody Civil War battle, is seen alive five years after his 'heroic' death, Captain Thomas Maynard is sent into the wilderness of Montana's gold country to investigate and to bring the traitorous Pryor to justice. 12,500 first printing.

In 1876, Captain Thomas Meynard is sent to Fort Larkin, a small military outpost in the Dakota Territory, to investigate the murder of General Alfred Englund and uncovers the shocking truth about the crime . . . much to the military's dismay. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

'Fine suspense...evocative setting and atmosphere...fresh, lyrical language...perfect New York cadence.' - MYSTERY NEWS. 'Recommended.' - LIBRARY JOURNAL Sportswriter Joe Tinker can hardly wait. The war is over, the old Dodger stars are back, and his beloved Bums have a fantastic rookie - Harvey Tipper - who is a sure bet to rip up the record books. Then New York heiress Gloria Manley is found dead, and Harvey turns out to be the last of many lovers who fed her appetite for sex and sadism. Only Tinker can save the future superstar from taking the rap as he follows the twisted trail from the baseball diamond to the Manhattan playpens.

Features nearly two hundred historic photos, including a 1869 portrait of the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and chronicles the history of the sport from its early days, through the Black Sox scandal, to Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson's entrance into the majors.

Product Description: Book by Honig, Donald

Product Description: Donald Honig crossed the country to meet and interview former big-league ball players. They shared their memories with him and the result is a book packed with nostalgia, statistics, action, revelations—an extraordinary oral history of baseball in the halcyon days beween the two world wars...read more

Joe Tinker is certain that there is a connection between rumors he has been hearing about a plot to kill baseball player Jackie Robinson and a recent Greenwich Village murder. Reprint. PW.

Product Description: The Power Hitters

Traces the history of the 'Big Red Machine' from its beginnings in 1869 as the first all-professional baseball team, through the rise and fall of Pete Rose, to their victory in the 1990 World Series

Product Description: Book by Honig, Donald

Product Description: 1992,tall 8vo, index,photos,130 pp VG in VG DJ

Traces the history of baseball from John McGraw and Ty Cobb to Tom Lasorda and Bo Jackson

Photographs show over one hundred years in the history of the St. Louis baseball team, from the late 1800s to the present day

Photographs show over one hundred years in the history of the Chicago baseball team, from the late 1800s to the present day

Uses photographs and anecdotes to present the history of the Boston Red Sox, including their legendary players, triumphs, and disappointments

Uses photographs to trace the development of America's national sport, identify key players, describe the highlights of each season, and show how baseball has changed

Product Description: Book by Honig, Donald