Presents listings and prices for virtually every known basketball card from 1948 to 2001. Special sections feature graded cards, figurines and autographs. More than 2,000 photos and 150,000 cards cover the NBA, WNBA, CBA, regional, Olympic, international, college, and high school issues.

More than 450,000 listings and 600,000 prices make this the most comprehensive price and identification guide for baseball cards ever published. Collectors can identify and evaluate virtually any baseball card and select collectibles. The alphabetical index helps users easily and quickly find specific cards.

Nobody hoops it up like basketball card collectors. They're rabid about their b-ball and even more so when it comes to their cards. The newly updated and completely revised edition, loaded with more than 125,000 cards from 900 NBA, WNBA, CBA, regional, Olympic, international, college and high school issues from 1948 to present. New for the edition is an autograph price guide, a certified card price guide and updated pricing on Kenner Starting Lineup and other figurines. Every set includes a brief historical description of set name, number of cards, dimensions and other helpful identifying tips to go along with the more than 1500 card front and back photos. Topps, Fleer, SkyBox, Hoops, Upper Deck, Pacific, Press Pass, Pinnacle, Score Board, Collector's Edge, Star Co. and many more are included.

Complete listings -- featuring prices for full sets and individual cards from: Bowman's BestCollector's ChoiceFinestFlair/ShowcaseFleerHoopsMetal UniverseSkyBox PremiumSPStadium ClubStarToppsUltraUpper DeckAll cards are identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player, and the book includes prices for two grade conditions of each card. Collectors will also find valuable tips on buying, selling, caring for and storing their cards.

This source of information on comtemporary American reference works is intended for the library and information community. It has nearly 1600 descriptive and evaluative entries, and reviews material from more than 300 publishers in nearly 500 subject areas. It should help the user keep abreast of reference publications in all fields, answer everyday questions and build up reference collections.