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Posted By: Max Weder

Hal

I'm sure you would like to know that American Pastimes was not Peverelly's rookie book. While others may dispute the timing (or indeed whether the author indeed was the same person), it appears an extremely precocious Charles A. Peverelly wrote Bretano's Monthly in 1800 (or so says a search in the Library of Congress listings). A mere 66 years later, American Pastimes was written.

I think Bretano's Monthly should be your rookie goal, notwithstanding that it certainly has no baseball content.

On the other hand, given your disposition of the large headed card of Joe DiMaggio and your acquistion of the earlier black and white rookie card, does Jennifer need to add coats of gray and otherwise drab shades to one of the pieces on your office wall to make it match your new acquisition ?

Max