Overview

This second edition handbook provides readers with advice on obtaining autographed baseball memorabilia (balls, bats, photos, etc.), whether through in-person or through the postal service. It also provides insight into the booming online market for memorabilia, with information on online auctions as well as working with fellow online collectors. The author discusses designing a personalized memorabilia room and display, in addition to the most successful ways to authenticate memorabilia and a handy guide to acquiring the signatures of each living member of the Hall of Fame.

Full Product Details

Author:   Dan Zachofsky ,  Brooks Robinson
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780786441662

ISBN 10:   0786441666
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   20 February 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Brooks Robinson      Preface      1. Getting Started and Acquiring Autographs      2. Collecting Baseballs: Single-Signature and Team Baseballs      3. Unorthodox Collecting      4. The Hall of Fame Baseball Collection      5. The Sleaze Factor      6. The Autograph Craze      7. The Hat Collection: Single-Signed and Hall of Fame Hats      8. The Bat Collection      9. The Photograph Collection      10. In Their Own Words      11. Designing a Memorabilia Room and Display      12. Spring Training and Collecting Autographs      Spring Training Camp Directory      Directory of Resources      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

savvy tips...a thoroughly accessible guide equally valuable to novice collectors and advanced hobbyist --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; an obvious labor of love...it will be useful to both the novice and the seasoned collector --<i>ARBA</i>; Dan Zachofsky's book, <i>Collecting Baseball Memorabilia</i>, gives the passionate baseball collector a fun and detailed path toward assembling the best possible collection --<i>Miami Herald</i>; the perfect book for the collector and non collector alike...I can hardly wait for the 3rd Edition --<i>Sports Byline.com.</i>

Author Information

Broward County, Florida, educator Dan Zachofsky was named the state’s Teacher of the Year in 1994. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.

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