Collecting Baseball Cards [Library Binding]

Thomas S. Owens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1993 | Age Level: 9 and up

Giving sensible advice on how to build a baseball card collection, an illustrated guide explains how to grade and protect cards, with tips on trade shows, how to spot fakes, sources of additional information, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6-- This once leisurely childhood activity has turned into a billion-dollar-a-year business. Owens gives practical advice concerning tricks of the trade for youngsters who want to get started or novices looking for ways to improve upon or give focus to their collections. He provides a history of baseball cards, and discusses how to buy wisely, protect the cards, specialize, and avoid being taken advantage of when making purchases. Photographs, mainly full color, of various cards over the years serve as illustrations. The final chapter lists the major publications devoted to collecting and addresses of card companies and all the major league teams. While not a price guide, which seems to be the hot-ticket item in libraries, the book contains clear and accurate information, similar to that found in Plaut's Start Collecting Baseball Cards (Running Pr, 1989), and won't become as quickly dated as the price guides do. --Tom S. Hurlburt, La Crosse Public Library, WI
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (March 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562942549
• ISBN-13: 978-1562942540
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,201,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #70 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Antiques & Collectibles

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Color photos throughout display vintage cards, April 28, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collecting Baseball Cards (Paperback)

It would be a shame to limit Thomas Owens' Collecting Baseball Cards to the young audience it was written for: many an adult collector will find this the perfect introduction to baseball cards, using easy language to explain how the cards are graded and what determines their value. Color photos throughout display vintage cards.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars With color photos of cards and players, May 27, 2001

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This review is from: Collecting Baseball Crds:21st (Library Binding)

Thomas Owens' Collecting Baseball Cards (1708-2) provides a primer on collecting, with color photos of cards and players supplementing the basics on how to start and value a collection.