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ISBN
9780061123931
EAN
9780061123931
Book Title
Card : Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card
Item Length
8in
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Michael O'keeffe, Teri Thompson
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Sports & Recreation
Topic
Baseball / General, Sports Cards / Baseball, General
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist, having been released in limited numbers just after the turn of the twentieth century. Most, with their creases and stains, look like they've been around for nearly one hundred years. But one-The Card-appears to have defied the travails of time. Its sharp corners and still-crisp portrait make it the single-most famous-and most desired-baseball card on the planet, valued today at more than two million dollars. It has transformed a simple hobby into a billion-dollar industry that is at times as lawless as the Wild West. Everything about The Card, which has made men wealthy as well as poisoned lifelong relationships, is fraught with controversy-from its uncertain origins to the nagging possibility that it might not be exactly as it seems. In this intriguing, eye-opening, and groundbreaking look at a uniquely American obsession, award-winning investigative reporters Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson follow The Card's trail from a Florida flea market to the hands of the world's most prominent collectors. The Card sheds a fascinating new light on a world of counterfeiters, con men, and the people who profit from what used to be a pastime for kids.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061123935
ISBN-13
9780061123931
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Card : Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card
Author
Michael O'keeffe, Teri Thompson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / General, Sports Cards / Baseball, General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Dewey Decimal
796.357075
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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  • by marathonk203
    Sep 27, 2011

    Easy read at a low cost.

    I am a collector of all four major sports and this book was one of the best I have ever read. The Card takes the reader through the various turns of one of the most expensive and craved baseball cards in the history of the hobby. There is little to complain about when finished. I would suggest this book to anyone involved in the card collecting hobby.

  • by animemangagurl
    Aug 30, 2016

    fun, interesting look at baseball card collecting

    Interesting look at a classic American hobby of baseball card collecting.

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