Scd Baseball Autograph Handbook

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Summary: A CLASSIC IN NEED OF AN UPDATE
Review: Baker's book is the definitive work in the growing baseball autograph hobby.

It's too bad his publisher has not commissioned an update. The book is nearly ten years old and as such it's now about 25 players short and the autograph values are now just wishful thinking. Babe Ruth signatures for $495 -- I'll take a dozen!

Regardless of its age spots, if you are considering entering the hazardous world of baseball autograph collecting this book will be your core reference.

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Summary: Best Book Of It Kind But Needs An Update Immediately
Review: The book contains examples of most Hall of Fame baseball players autographs. As much as has been made about fraud in the hobby, it is an extremely helpful tool to research and compare before purchasing or trading for a signature!

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Summary: Everything you need in an autograph book!
Review: This book tells you everything you need to know on autographs. A must buy

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Summary: Best Book Of It Kind But Needs An Update Immediately
Review: This is the best book on the market with regard to baseball autographs. However, this book is almost ten years old and there are a lot of new players to reckon with (Sosa, Garciaparra, Jeter, etc) and the information in the book is in need of total revamping. This book is most helpful in providing pictoral samples of autographs, especially throughout different stages of the players' lives. It would have been more helpful to have forgeries shown side by side with real samples, particularly with those players now widely forged (McGwire, Sosa, Dimaggio, Mantle, etc). This book teaches a lot about the hobby and is almost as good as studying actual samples.

The best part about the book is that the author doesn't look as an autograph as a commodity but, rather, as a form of connection between himself and the signer. He appears to have a lot of respect for each individual he asks for autographs and there is a lot to be learned from his fine approach to this great hobby. I hope that he is working on an update.