Cardboard Treasures
The Stories Behind the Most Coveted Baseball Cards of All Time
$46.75
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2027
Summary
A fascinating deep-dive into 50 of the most valuable baseball cards in history
In July of 2000, a rare Honus Wagner trading card became the first to net more than $1 million at auction. The transaction signified a dramatic shift within the world of sports collectibles. What had once been considered a casual pastime had grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
In Cardboard Treasures: The Stories Behind the Most Coveted Baseball Cards of All Time, Jo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798216389293 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jonathan Weeks |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
Cardboard Treasures is a love letter to the hobby, peeling back the layers of history behind the cards collectors have cherished for generations. Each chapter reminded me that a great baseball card is never just ink and cardboard—it’s a story, a moment, a heartbeat of the game itself. This book captured that magic with the care and reverence it deserves. – Sean Holtz, CEO, Baseball Almanac, Inc.
This book provides fascinating background about the most sought-after vintage baseball cards ever produced, and the stories and stats about the great players who appear on them. Weeks does a great job of transporting the reader back to the year the card was issued and highlights fun and interesting facts about the card. A home run for collectors, fans, and baseball historians. – Dean Hanley, author of The Bubble Gum Card War: The Great Bowman & Topps Sets From 1948 to 1955 and founder of DeansCards.com
Nothing beats the joy a young baseball fan felt as a child upon opening a brand-new pack of baseball cards, smelling the bubble gum, and finding out they had secured a favorite ballplayer or someone from their local team. In Cardboard Treasures, author Jonathan Weeks brings that feeling to life. He skillfully tells the stories surrounding fifty of the most coveted and desired baseball cards of all time in entertaining and informative fashion. – Ronald T. Waldo, author of Western Pennsylvania Deadballers: Diamond Home Cooking
Back in the day when I assisted Mike Payne at Beckett with his 300 Greatest Baseball Cards of the 20th Century book, we didn’t have the room to do the detailed research Jonathan Weeks has compiled for his tome. This work is a wonderful addition to the world of baseball card history books and features extensive information on both the players and the actual cards themselves. – Rich Klein, COMC Catalog Maintenance Expert
Cardboard Treasures captures what makes the hobby so special—the stories behind the cardboard. Jonathan Weeks highlights the history, the players, and the fascinating details that collectors love discovering. – Tanner Jones, author of Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict
Jonathan Weeks
Jonathan Weeks is the author of several sports histories and two novels. His baseball books include Shocktober: The Biggest Upsets in World Series History, Baseball’s Dynasties and the Players Who Built Them, and the Yankee Icon Trilogy (Lore of the Bambino, The Legend of the Mick, and Tales of the Yankee Clipper). He lives in northern New York.
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