I've seen the Peverelly with green boards, but that may be an 1867 second edition. Even though the 1866 first edition is scarce, the 1867 one is quite a bit tougher. And it has an extra chapter added that reviews the 1866 season.
Many other books have variant bindings. There are two versions of the Chadwick book, two of the Spalding book, and as I recall the early novels come with different color board covers. And among the most obvious is Athletic Sports in America, which was issued with two different covers simultaneously. The fancy morocco cover was offered at $3.50 a copy, while the plainer one could be purchased for $2.50. It was not uncomon to offer both a deluxe and common edition at the same time.
I have a copy of Robin Carver's 1834 Book of Sports that has from what I have seen a unique binding. The cover is embossed, the title is printed in gold lettering, and the pages are gilt edged. I have to think that this was a deluxe edition.
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