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Topps Baseball Cards: The Complete Picture Collection (A 35-Year History, 1951-1985)

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I was made aware of this book about 20 years ago, but at $100, it was a bit pricey for me at that time. I collect baseball cards, and I have a friend who is now retired, with a lot of time on his hands. He loves baseball, but doesn't have the means, nor the desire to start collecting cards. He said to me, "wouldn't it be nice if they had a book that showed all the baseball cards in it." It reminded me of this book, and I looked it up on Amazon, and found 2 used ones. (One is for me, of course!)
When I gave this to him, his comment was that "this is better than the baseball cards." The "used" books were in beautiful condition, and the prices were excellent. Needless to say, we are each enjoying this purchase.

I like this book because it has all the baseball cards reproduced, although the images are small, looks smaller than the Surf Books, but upon measuring, the size is the same. I guess they have to be small to limit the number of pages and size of book, although the book as it is is still a hefty volume. It's hard to find a bookshelf to hold it. Before each year featured it reviews the season and offers trivia too.