New York: Five Star / Gale Cengage, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second in this series of mysteries featuring Midwestern sports writer, Lloyd Keaton. "Blaze Stender a retired pitching superstar has asked his old friend to write his biography hoping that the book will help ensure his election to baseball's Hall of Fame. He soon discovers that the facts of his old friend's life are at odds with his popular image and that Stender was keeping some dark secrets. Stender's widow tries to cancel the biography fearing it will tarnish her husband's image. But Keaton can't stop following a story even when it leads to another killing and the reporter himself becomes the target of an unknown assailant." SIGNED on the title page. 311 pp. ISBN: 978-1432827199.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring this Boston attorney, this one involving the kidnapping of the son of a former Red Sox pitcher. SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, 228 pp. ISBN: 0-68418446X.

New York: Ecco Press / Harper Collins, (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 12 essays which "span the spectrum, from Carlos Manuel lvarez's story of being among the last generation of Cubans to be raised under Fidel Castro to Patricia Engel's look at how Cuba's capital has changed through her years of riding across it with her taxi driver friend; from The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson (who traveled with President Obama on the first trip to Cuba by an American president since the twenties) on being a foreigner in Cuba during the Special Period to Francisco Goldman on the Tropicana, then and now, to Leonardo Padura on the religion that is Cuban baseball." Introduction by the editor, Leila Guerriero. Notes on contributors. xi, 285 pp. ISBN: 978-0062661067.

Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, (2017). First edition - A book which "explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinsons faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself." Notes, index. ix, 206 pp. ISBN: 978-0664262037.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967, dj. Hardcover first edition - "The greatest pitcher in the Major Leagues tells the inside story of his rise to the top." Autobiography from his birth in the Dominican Republic when Trujillo was dictator to his induction into his country's air force, as a baseball player to his discovery by major league baseball. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 215 pp.

New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - A wordless tribute by this Caldecott winning illustrator to sandlot baseball - one which tells the story, in lovely detailed acrylic, gouache and watercolor paintings, of a young boy's waiting to catch a ball in the outfield. Large format, unpaginated. ISBN: 978-0544309029.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's first novel - a mystery starting at MacKenzie Park in the center of a dying Massachusetts mill town, where a minor league baseball team is struggling for survival. SIGNED on the title page. A classic of baseball fiction. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-87113-0750.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1959) dj. Hardcover - A baseball story., a title in what is considered one of the best sports series for young readers. Bee was a famous collegiate athlete and noted basketball coach who draws upon his own experiences for these stories (he was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968) Lists to #19 at front of book, and to 18 on back cover of dj. Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Bound in rust-colored tweed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 182 pp. One of the hard-to-find later titles in this series.

Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography written for children by the Baltimore Orioles' All Star shortstop, one which shares the twists and turns and shares some of the lessons he learned on the way. Illustrated with photographs and full color paintings by Doug Keith. Oblong format, unpaginated. ISBN: 0-87833-9159.

New York: Random House, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - Coover's second novel, the story of an accountant who becomes increasingly obsessed by the fantasy baseball league he created in which every move is determined by the roll of the dice. 242 pp.

Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co., (c 1907) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with a frontispiece on plain paper stock. 287 pp.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1929. Hardcover first edition - The fourth and final book in the Tod Hale sports series, in the original edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three glossy internal plates by Leslie Crump. 280 pp.

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2002. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays, written over a period of 20 years, which focus on athletes overcoming hardships, including profiles of pitcher Jim Abbott, who worked past the handicap of having just one arm, and Geno Torretta, who won the Heisman Trophy. The title piece, which was cowinner of a 2000 Pulitzer Prize, examines the struggle that minority football players have undergone in winning recognition at a position once reserved for white players. SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Index. xi, 307 pp. ISBN: 1-566634229.

New York: Dodd, Mead, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with photographs. Biographies ranging from Joe Louis and Satchel page thru Wilt Chamberlain and Althea Gibson. Written for young adults. Index. 155 pp.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1985.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third mystery featuring this Boston attorney, this one involving the kidnapping of the son of a former Red Sox pitcher. SIGNED on the title page, 228 pp. ISBN: 0-68418446X.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1953) dj. Hardcover - A baseball story in this very popular series of sports books for boys. Frontispiece. Early 1960s edition in tweed rust colored boards. 208 pp. Lists to #18 at front of book and to #17 on back cover of dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers with small brown drawings of ball and bat, helmet, etc.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1959) dj. Hardcover - Lists to #19 at front of book and to #18 on back cover of dust jacket. Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Bound in rust-colored tweed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 182 pp. One of the hard-to-find later titles in this series.

New York: Norton, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel. At 21 Ward Sullivan seemed to have it all, as a star player on the Boston Red Sox farm team - then tragedy intervened and he found himself just another ex-jock. Twelve years later, he is just beginning to learn how to come to terms with this. INSCRIBED on the title page to Larry Owens, the noted Oklahoma book collector. 416 pp. ISBN: 0-393015254.

New York: Poets Alive Press, 2000. First edition - A book of poems about baseball - Humphrey was critically injured the first day of practice, ending his dreams - and child abuse (he is a counselor for abused homeless children) and disability. The final poem is for Bukowski "Maybe we'll meet at a basepark..." One of only 500 copies of the trade edition. Illustrated Small square format. 188 pp plus final comment and photograph. ISBN: 0-936641282.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c.1952). Hardcover - Lists to #20 on back cover and in the list at the front. Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows.210 pp plus a 1 pp "scorecard"

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1959) dj. Hardcover - Lists to #19 at front of book and to #18 on back cover of dust jacket. Frontispiece and small illustrations at the head of each chapter. Bound in rust-colored tweed cloth boards, illustrated endpapers with bats, basketball baskets, etc, in diagonal rows. 182 pp. One of the hard-to-find later titles in this series.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1965. dj. Hardcover first edition - Informal profiles by this former sportswriter of some of the stars of the "Golden Decade" of the 1920s - in boxing, tennis, baseball, football, golf - including Bobby Jones, Babe Ruth, Gertrude Ederle, Gene Tunney, Helen Wills, Ty Cobb, Jack Dempsey, Knute Rockne and many more. Illustrated with many photographs. 315 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2006) sj. Hardcover first edition - A fictionalized account of Jackie Robinson's first season in the major leagues, as told by the bat boy for the Brooklyn Dodger, as he learns to overcome his own racism. Illustrated in full color by the award-winning African American artist Brian Pinkney, Square format, unpaginated.

New York: Hurst and Company, (1911). Hardcover first edition - The third book in this six book series. "Baseball is the main theme of this interesting narrative, and that means not only clear and clever descriptions of thrilling games, but an intimate acquaintance with the members of the teams who played them. The Oakdale Boys were ambitious and loyal, and some were even disgruntled and jealous, but earnest, persistent work won out." lllustrated with a frontispiece and three glossy internal plates by Elizabeth Colborne. 311 pp.

New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Prize winner author's first novel for children, a fantasy novel which won the 2003 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award. This is the story of "Ethan Feld, possibly the worst ballplayer in the history of the league, as he struggles to defeat giants, bat-winged goblins, and one of the toughest ballclubs in the realms of magic, to save all the Summerlands, and ultimately the world. [Chabon] creates a whole new universe, richly drawn from American folklore, with legendary beings, monsters, and mythical creatures inhabiting a magical landscape where the powers of the past and the future, of good and evil, are locked in grand battle." 500 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Cover art by William Joyce. ISBN: 0-786808772.

Cleveland, Ohio: Goldsmith Publishing, (1928) dj. Hardcover - The first of the four Ward Hill books, originally published in 1897. As a new student at Weston, Ward wins some popularity for his sport abilities - espectially at baseball but neglects his studies and comes under the influence of boys who are not the proper companions.