Barry - Haney & Co. Publishers published the guide from 1866 until 1868 and then Peck & Snyder Publishers took over in 1869 and continued until 1872. Chadwick was the editor for the entire time. Somewhere in 1869 advertisements changed from calling it "Haney's Base Ball Book of Reference" to Chadwick's "The Base Ball Players' Book of Reference" - note the exclusion of the word "Haney's" and the inclusion of the word "Players'" in the title. Obviously, the title with reference to "Haney's" preceded the other.
BTW, I have no idea where Kashmanian's supplements originated - I assume from one of the guides also, but they make no mention of the "Base Ball Player's Book of Reference" like yours did. Then again, if you had not actually taken your supplement out of a 1869 guide, then we probably would have never known where it actually came from.
Last edited by Baseball Rarities; 08-27-2014 at 10:40 PM.
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