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Hardback. Condition: Good. Since its limited release just after the turn of the twentieth century, this American Tobacco cigarette card has beguiled and bedeviled collectors. First identified as valuable in the 1930s, when the whole notion of card collecting was still young, the T206 Wagner has remained the big score for collectors who have scoured card shows, flea markets, estate sales, and auctions for the portrait of baseball's greatest shortstop. Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist. Most, with their creases, stains, and dog-eared corners, look worn and tattered, like they've been around for almost a century. But one--The Card--appears to have defied the travails of time. Thanks to its sharp corners and its crisp portrait of Honus Wagner, The Card has become the most famous and desired baseball card in the world. Over the decades, as The Card has changed hands, its value has skyrocketed. It was initially sold for $25,000 by a small card shop in a nondescript strip mall. Years later, hockey great Wayne Gretzky bought it at the venerable Sotheby's auction house for $451,000. Then, more recently, it sold for $1.27 million on eBay. Today worth over $2 million, it has transformed a sleepy hobby into a billion-dollar industry that is at times as lawless as the Wild West. The Card has made men wealthy, certainly, but it has also poisoned lifelong friendships and is fraught with controversy--from its uncertain origins and the persistent questions about its provenance to the possibility that it is not exactly as it seems. Now for the first time, award-winning investigative reporters Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson follow the trail of The Card from a Florida flea market to the hands of the world's most prominent collectors. They delve into a world of counterfeiters and con men and look at the people who profit from what used to be a kids' pastime, as they bring to light ongoing investigations into sports collectibles. O'Keeffe and Thompson also examine the life of the great Honus Wagner, a ballplayer whose accomplishments have been eclipsed by his trading card, and the strange and fascinating subculture of sports memorabilia and its astonishing decline. Intriguing and eye-opening, The Card is a ground-breaking look at a uniquely American hobby.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Since its limited release just after the turn of the twentieth century, this American Tobacco cigarette card has beguiled and bedeviled collectors. First identified as valuable in the 1930s, when the whole notion of card collecting was still young, the T206 Wagner has remained the big score for collectors who have scoured card shows, flea markets, estate sales, and auctions for the portrait of baseball's greatest shortstop. Only a few dozen T206 Wagners are known to still exist. Most, with their creases, stains, and dog-eared corners, look worn and tattered, like they've been around for almost a century. But one--The Card--appears to have defied the travails of time. Thanks to its sharp corners and its crisp portrait of Honus Wagner, The Card has become the most famous and desired baseball card in the world. Over the decades, as The Card has changed hands, its value has skyrocketed. It was initially sold for $25,000 by a small card shop in a nondescript strip mall. Years later, hockey great Wayne Gretzky bought it at the venerable Sotheby's auction house for $451,000. Then, more recently, it sold for $1.27 million on eBay. Today worth over $2 million, it has transformed a sleepy hobby into a billion-dollar industry that is at times as lawless as the Wild West. The Card has made men wealthy, certainly, but it has also poisoned lifelong friendships and is fraught with controversy--from its uncertain origins and the persistent questions about its provenance to the possibility that it is not exactly as it seems. Now for the first time, award-winning investigative reporters Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson follow the trail of The Card from a Florida flea market to the hands of the world's most prominent collectors. They delve into a world of counterfeiters and con men and look at the people who profit from what used to be a kids' pastime, as they bring to light ongoing investigations into sports collectibles. O'Keeffe and Thompson also examine the life of the great Honus Wagner, a ballplayer whose accomplishments have been eclipsed by his trading card, and the strange and fascinating subculture of sports memorabilia and its astonishing decline. Intriguing and eye-opening, The Card is a ground-breaking look at a uniquely American hobby.…

Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Volume 16; 890 pages. Illustrated by photos (illustrator).

Rústica. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. LIBRO.

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Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Audio CD. Condition: Sehr gut. 1 CD, in sehr gutem Zustand, CD-1818 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 80.

Condition: As New. Like New condition. Hungarian edition. [9789630024273] (Hungary, Christianity, Books in Hungarian) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 125pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Light foxing on endpapers, faint cup-ring stain on front board, very good in a very good dust jacket with corresponding cup-ring stain, small chips along edges.

Condition: New. pp. xxxiv + 162 Illus. (Some Col.).

32 S. 8°, illustr. Orig.-Brosch. Minimal bestoßen, mit ExLibris Prägung, sonst gut erhalten. 150 gr.

Audio CD. Condition: Wie neu. CD - 11540 N8-FT1K-D2IV Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 93.

Condition: New. pp. xxxiv + 162.

63 S. 8°, illustr. Orig.-Brosch. Zusammengestellt und verfasst von Alfred Migsch. 300 gr.

Softcover. 20,5 x 12,5 cm. Originalbroschur mit 84 Seiten. Sauberes, gutes Exemplar. -- Bitte Portokosten außerhalb EU erfragen! / Please ask for postage costs outside EU! / S ' il vous plait demander des frais de port en dehors de l ' UE! // Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere Fotos! / Please also note our photos! / Veuillez noter nos photos -- Genießen Sie den goldenen Herbst! Machen Sie es sich gemütlich , bei uns finden Sie sicher die passende Lektüre! -- Wir kaufen Ihre werthaltigen Bücher! K17010-427731.…

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15 S. 8°, Orig.-Brosch. Die provisorische niederösterreichische Landespartei wurde am 15. April 1945 im Wiener Rathaus vorgenommen. Die erste Sitzung dieser provisorischen Landesvertretung wurde am 22. Mai 1945 abgehalten. - Gelocht, sonst gut erhalten. 200 gr.

audioCD. Condition: Gut. Seiten; CD - 3607 CX-YQ4R-IO56 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Halloween Haunt Coloring & Activity Book - Haunted Halloween Spooky Fun Activities & Coloring Book For Kids (8.5"x11"). This coloring and activity book includes plenty of Halloween-themed characters, creepy crawly creatures, and lots of spooky stuff! This book encourages kids to use their imagination to draw and create different images. They will love to color in the fun designs, play tic-tac-toe, complete a maze, cut-and-glue a creation, and more! Draw a witch, a spider, color in different costumes, draw your own costume and much more! Perfect for holiday travels, to give away as prizes for Halloween parties and events, and to enjoy as you count down to your one of your favorite holidays! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…