Contents: Baseball, Cooperstown and the Hall of Fame; The philosophy of collecting; The history of writing materials; The autograph collector's language; Acquiring baseball autographs; Autograph variations; Forgery detection; Collection organisation and display; Autograph preservation; Hobby ethics; Baseball autograph values; Collecting Hall of Fame plaque postcards; Collecting Perez-Steele postcards; Collecting autographed baseballs; Collecting autographed bats; Hall of Fame autographed gallery; Gallery of Superstars; Market update and current trends; Footnotes; National Baseball Hall of Fame Members; Frequently requested addresses.

Provides a complete analysis on how to recognize authentic autographs and expose forgeries. Learn how to authenticate and price the autographs that interest you with insights from Mark Allen Baker. Variations also shown for signatures.

Completely revised and updated, this new edition provides entries for all players, managers, coaches, and umpires from the 1910 through the 1998 Major League baseball seasons. Players are presented by Major League debut year in alphabetical order, each listing features a player's current mailing address, last known address, or date and place of death. Smalling also offers a section on how to collect autographs as well as a glossary of terms.