9780061121210-0061121215-Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections

Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections

ISBN-13: 9780061121210
ISBN-10: 0061121215
Author: Stephen Wong
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 296 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780061121210
ISBN-10: 0061121215
Author: Stephen Wong
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback 296 pages

Summary

Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections (ISBN-13: 9780061121210 and ISBN-10: 0061121215), written by authors Stephen Wong, was published by Harper Perennial in 2007. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Smithsonian Baseball: Inside the World's Finest Private Collections (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.45.

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Among the national treasures you'll find:

  • The only known photographic image of baseball's first organized team, the New York Knickerbockers, circa 1846.
  • Original copy of the first written rules of modern baseball.
  • One of the earliest known color advertising posters promoting the very first set of baseball cards, released in 1887.
  • Scorecard from the inaugural World Series in 1903.
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson's rookie-era game-used bat.
  • Game-worn jerseys of Ty Cobb, Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Grove, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams.
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