Mint Condition : How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession (Hardcover)

from capewood

I never collected baseball cards as a kid (I spent my allowance money in the 1960s on comic books). i did start collecting as an adult, getting into the hobby just before the 'baseball card as an investment' craze took off. I never believed that any of those cards I bought in the 1980s was ever g...

from lukespapa

Anyone who has ever collected baseball cards or has a general interest in the history of our national pastime will find Mint Condition fascinating. The author begins with a short history lesson in how the Civil War was in large part responsible both for the movement of baseball beyond the northea...

from SethAndrew

An interesting and fun look into the history of baseball cards and card collecting. I particularly enjoyed the insights into the lives and habits of a few specific collectors, such as Jefferson Burdick. Jamieson draws parallels from collecting's beginning in the 1880's into the "Golden Eras" of t...

from SethAndrew

An interesting and fun look into the history of baseball cards and card collecting. I particularly enjoyed the insights into the lives and habits of a few specific collectors, such as Jefferson Burdick. Jamieson draws parallels from collecting's beginning in the 1880's into the "Golden Eras" of t...