This auction was actually Mr. Lipset's at oldjudge.com.
http://www.oldjudge.com/?showpage=/a...47/&i=34&p=2#a
If you don't mind checking, what is the issue date of "The New Grounds of the Metropolitan Baseball Club On Staten Island"?
I wonder if Mr. Lipset's description of an "1883 Metropolitan" woodcut is accurate but wasn't posted in the auction's photo (not all the listed items were in the photo), or the 1883 year was simply a typo. Maybe he is referring to "The New Grounds..." woodcut which might be dated 1883?
I still hope to find any image of the 1883 Metropolitan team - woodcut, photo, etc. - so if anybody knows of one please let me know.
Thanks!
Paul C.