Complete 64-card black and white set as issued by Bowman in 1953 to compliment the overwhelmingly popular full-color issue of that year. The black and white set contains several Hall of Famers among them the rookie card of Hoyt Wilhelm. This set is largely a collector-grade example with clean and attractive cards populating the bulk of the set despite lower technical grades. Centering is an issue throughout; despite this the cards boast excellent visual appeal due to the collector's diligence in selecting cards with bold clean images. A condition breakdown is 3.2% EX; 30.6% VG-EX; 50% VG; 9.7% GOOD and 6.4% FAIR or lesser. Key cards include #15 Mize (VG) 27 Lemon (VG-EX) 28 Wilhelm (VG) and 39 Stengel (P tape). 64 cards total.