Baseball and Bubble Gum

Baseball and Bubble Gum

Author: Tom Zappala

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781942155317

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Baseball & Bubble Gum: The 1952 Topps Collection details the most iconic postwar baseball set in hobby history. With the end of World War II, the advent of television, and an explosion of love for our National Pastime, the players making up this historic collection became bigger than life. Mantle, Berra, Robinson, and Spahn are just a few of the stars who helped Americans forget the ravages of war and who opened the door to Major League Baseball's desegregation that was closed for so many years.Each player narrative in this book gives you a glimpse of what life was like for these athletes during and after World War II. Many of these men fought overseas, and some of them were even Purple Heart recipients. Organized in chapters by the Hall of Famers, the Commons, and the Uncommons, it's interesting to see that the love of baseball was the common thread between players like Hall of Famer Duke Snider; an uncommon player like Bobby Shantz, who, although is not in Cooperstown, had a wonderful career; and a typical common player like Jim Busby, who played day in and day out without any fanfare.The last chapter of the book discusses the great appeal of the 1952 Topps set; how the collection was developed; the nuances of particular cards, along with the scarcity, popularity, and in some cases, the card value. This set became the template for card collecting, and it is still going strong after 68 years. Kids and adults have been trading and collecting their favorite players for years.Today, collecting has become a big business, but when all is said and done, we are all still kids who love those little cardboard pieces of art. This book is a fun read for baseball lovers, card collectors, and baseball historians. Grab yourself some bubble gum, sit back, and enjoy the journey into the decade of "The Whiz Kids," "Dem Bums," and "The Bronx Bombers."


Mint Condition

Mint Condition

Author: Dave Jamieson

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0802197159

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“An entertaining history of baseball cards . . . An engaging book on a narrow but fascinating topic.” —The Washington Post When award-winning journalist Dave Jamieson’s parents sold his childhood home a few years ago, he rediscovered a prized boyhood possession: his baseball card collection. Now was the time to cash in on the “investments” of his youth. But all the card shops had closed, and cards were selling for next to nothing online. What had happened? In Mint Condition, his fascinating, eye-opening, endlessly entertaining book, Jamieson finds the answer by tracing the complete story of this beloved piece of American childhood. Picture cards had long been used for advertising, but after the Civil War, tobacco companies started slipping them into cigarette packs as collector’s items. Before long, the cards were wagging the cigarettes. In the 1930s, cards helped gum and candy makers survive the Great Depression. In the 1960s, royalties from cards helped transform the baseball players association into one of the country’s most powerful unions, dramatically altering the game. In the eighties and nineties, cards went through a spectacular bubble, becoming a billion-dollar-a-year industry before all but disappearing, surviving today as the rarified preserve of adult collectors. Mint Condition is charming, original history brimming with colorful characters, sure to delight baseball fans and collectors. “Jamieson explores the history of card collecting through an entertaining cast of characters . . . For anyone who can recall being excited to rip open their newest pack of cards, Mint Condition is a treat.” —Forbes


Hall of Fame Baseball Cards

Hall of Fame Baseball Cards

Author: Bert Randolph Sugar

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0486236242

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Full-color, detachable facsimile reproductions, both front and back, of 92 authentic baseball cards. Among the players are Hornsby, Young, McGraw, Stengel, Rickey, Gehrig, Williams, Mantle, Spahn, Robinson, Musial, Koufax, Clemente, and many more. There is no duplication of cards with Sugar's Classic Baseball Cards.


300 Great Baseball Cards of the 20th Century

300 Great Baseball Cards of the 20th Century

Author: Mike Payne

Publisher: Beckett Publications

Published: 1999-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781887432801

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This book is a historical tribute to three hundred cards of stars and superstars who have made their marks on the collecting world and on the game of baseball.


Topps Baseball Cards

Topps Baseball Cards

Author: Frank Slocum

Publisher: Warner Books (NY)

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 735

ISBN-13: 9780446513470

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A collection of baseball cards organized by year with player statistics and information on teams. Includes quizzes on the sport and the cards.


LIFE

LIFE

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1938-05-09

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.


Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict

Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict

Author: Tanner Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2018-12-18

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9781731198464

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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy baseball cards. When Tanner Jones came back to the hobby as an adult, he instantly fell in love with baseball cards all over again. In his signature comedic tone, Tanner retells his adventures in acquiring millions of cards, how he became a custom card creator, and the day he spent with his childhood hero, Jose Canseco, landing both of them on the cover of Beckett Baseball magazine. By popular demand, he shares the strategies used to assemble his world-famous collection, and how he quickly sold it for profit, while managing to keep several of his favorite pieces. Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict is an entertaining and insightful read for collectors of all ages. Continue reading about his adventures in cardboard at www.TanManBaseballFan.com.


The Modern Hobby Guide To Topps Chewing Gum: 1938 To 1956

The Modern Hobby Guide To Topps Chewing Gum: 1938 To 1956

Author: David Hornish

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-07-03

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 1304193284

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The true story of Topps Chewing Gum and its founders the Shorin family. This book takes a detailed look at Topps and two prior family businesses: American Leaf Tobacco Company and American Gas Stations. Full checklists and information are presented along with hundreds of informative illustrations. If you collect anything at all from the vintage Topps era, this book is for you!