Scott that 1885 instructional was one of the first according to John Spalding's research.
The company published their first baseball realted publication in 1876 and between then and 1941 they issued just over 1,500 sports related publications.
Some titles, especially the baseball instructionals had as many as 41 editions. While do not have much research together I think there may have been as many as 6 to 10 different Baseball Guides during the teens.
I have found the standard edition, Canadian like Max mentioned, Spanish, Baseball Record Book and city editions such as Philadelphia and Cleveland as well as a college edition.
When you add Reach Guides and the odd issues like the Bull Durham and Nap Lajoie Guides you really get a feel for how popular the game was right after the turn of the century.
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