Most auctions and sellers refer to the first or second edition of Ellard's book Base Ball in Cincinnati. However, in looking at the available images, I've found the following:
1907 editions
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Numbered and limited to 500
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Numbered and limited to 500. I believe this is the same edition, and there is just more wear on this copy to the gilt, but I'm not 100% sure. The scan of this book is fairly representative. (This is my copy)
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1907. Yet here's another 1907 edition. A copy was sold in Mastro in 2005, and the sale indicated that there was a plain dust jacket, with a sporting goods store's logo stamped on the front and rear flaps.
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1908 editions
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1908. This is a 1908 edition, with no limitation as to numbering (from 2008 REA auction; I have a copy of this edition)
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This appears to be another trade edition. I've lost the auction reference, but the jpg file number is "1103".
If anyone has more information on these editions, I'd love to know.
Thanks, Max