Baseball Card Books
SCD has an article in the latest issue ( 8-7-15) by a guy named Mike Shannon ( do not think it is the ex ballplayer but do not know) covering what the author believes to be the 13 best books to date about baseball cards
Here is the list. The first group are books I currently have
1 -The Great American Baseball Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book
2-Topps Baseball Cards: The Complete Picture Collection, 1951 to 1985 ( I also have supplements for 86 and 87).
3-Classic Baseball Cards:The Golden Years 1886-1956
4-Card Sharks: How Upper deck Turned A Child's Hobby Into A High Stakes,
Billion Dollar Business
5--The Card: Collectors, Con Men and the True Story of History's Most Desired baseball card
6- The T206 Collection: The Players & Their Stories
7-Mint Condition: How Baseball Cards Became An American Obsession
8-The Bubble Gum Card War: The Great Bowman & Topps Sets from 1948 to 1955
9- Cardboard God's: An all American Tale Told Through Baseball cards
And books I do not have
10-The Cracker Jack Collection: Baseball's Prized Players
11-Sayonara Home Run ! The Art of The Japanese Baseball Card
12- The Flavor of the Game; Celebrating the Sports Collectibles of Helmar Brewing Company
13- Base Ball Cartes: The First Baseball Cards
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