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19th Century Books, Catalogs, etc...
Anybody interested in adding to a thread specific to any sort of 19th C. printed materials (non-photographic this go 'round) such as books, sporting goods catalogs, programs, letter/bill heads, etc., etc. ?? Pretty much, anything paper so long as its 19th C.!
Its just been a while since I got a good fix of early baseball memorabilia, and I suppose the same may go for some of you. I'll start off when an 1866 copy of Peverelly's 'Book of American Pastimes' that I added to the collection this past year... Jonathan www.dugouttreasures.com Last edited by jpop43; 01-12-2022 at 07:30 PM. Reason: addition |
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Bgar will be jumping out of his shoes once he see's this thread.
Good topic Jon |
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Jim, here I am jumping out of my shoes. Coincidentally the book Jon posted, which is great, used to be mine.
I will post a couple, but Max has the best book collection I have ever seen. I no longer have a large collection as I have started to wind down, but I do have some nice associational volumes, I think mostly posted before. My 2 favorites, Spalding’s National Game, inscribed to George Wright, with about 100 notes, annotations etc. by Wright. Chadwick’s corrected copy of his 1868, Base Ball, which includes correcting the diagram. It was never reprinted with the numerous corrections, most of which are typos. Printed upside down, sorry, they were correct when uploaded. Last edited by bgar3; 01-12-2022 at 09:53 AM. Reason: Typo |
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Yea...I figured (and hoped) that this one might trigger some forlorn enthusiasm. I can't wait to see what gets posted when all's said and done (which I hope isn't soon).
Bruce...those books are simply awesome! |
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I had the opportunity to view Bruce's collection a few years ago and it was fantastic. As was Bruce
Jon's is also over the top, get his books to see it Last edited by murphusa; 01-12-2022 at 10:37 AM. |
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Alright, alright...I'll go again.
Really cool program from a sports and field day held at a school in Cleveland, OH in 1875. |
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Pirates Schedule
Sign is the only one known I believe and the trophy is from 1889 (notice the ring bats for the legs and the baseballs at the bottom.
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This is probably the earliest piece I've got. So close to 1850s.
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Another along the lines of sporting good/equipment...
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Another book I'm afraid to open.
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Another nice one Michael. One of the things I always liked about that book is that the illustrations always seemed to me to be from an earlier time than the 1885 publication date. I have only seen a couple copies in very nice condition.
Gary, I no longer have my pre “real”baseball , baseball books, but I will post my 1855 first public publication of the Rules later today if I can. My age and my collecting interests are going in opposite directions. Last edited by bgar3; 01-14-2022 at 07:50 AM. Reason: Typo |
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Check out this site
A digital exhibit of early printed and manuscript matter on baseball held in Rare Books and Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries of Notre Dame.
https://digital-exhibits.library.nd..../words-on-play
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1879 Peck & Snyder Rules Book
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Kind of goes with yesterday's post.
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Michael, much nicer condition than my inscribed copy. There is also a cloth bound issue that comes in different colors and, I a second edition. Excellent and important book.
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Well, that's a pretty cool inscription as a trade-off for the condition. I do not have the hardcover edition to post, unfortunately.
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Letterhead
Doubleday Field Circa 1860's
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Another one that is a little fragile to open (but it is in one piece).
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Chadwick, History of Cricket and Lacrosse to go with Carlton’s book.
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V interesting...never seen that before...
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Carlton, thanks for fixing the photo. The Chadwick book has some baseball in it and references to many early players, including the Wright’s.
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A baseball passage from the Chadwick Cricket book. Also of interest is that the book was owned by Alfred H. Wright, a well known early sportswriter, historian and collector of Cricket. He was also the first manager of Philadelphia’s first NL team in 1876.
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