Mint Condition : : how Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession
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Please, mister, give me the picture! -- Anyone can get the cards -- People chew harder when they are sad -- Cartophilia -- The great changemaker -- Down in the sub-subbasements -- Nostalgia futures -- Cardboard gold -- Gem mint ten! -- The ringmaster -- A visit to the doctor -- It's just a piece of cardboard.
"In 'Mint Condition' is a captivating history of this cherished hobby, as well as a look into the current state, where cards are largely the rarefied preserve of fanatical adult collectors and shrewd businessmen...'--Dust jacket.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780802119391
0802119395
SUBJECTS
Baseball cards.
Baseball cards -- History.
Baseball cards -- Collectors and collecting.
Sports -- Collectibles.
Sports cards.