Introduction 19th century collector

[bgar3]

Thank you all for the welcomes and the pm. I love the Ward, max and it is technically 19th century, at least to me. Since no one refered to or commented on the chadwick error reference, i will give the answer in case anyone was curious. In the diagram on pg 47 of Chadwick's 1868 Game of Baseball book, 1st and 3rd bases are reversed. this is clearly a typo based upon point of reference, but was not caught,(until chadwick corrected errors, possibly for another printing which never occurred) and i think it is especially interesting in light of the date and importance of the book.

[baseballart]

Bruce

The Ward edition was 1901 with a new chapter (which I'll get copied for you)

For true 19th century titles, you might be able to pick up an 1860s title if there are any still left from this ad:

[Eric72]

"Base Ball as viewed by A. Muffer"

Either a funny coincidence, or an even funnier title.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by Eric72

"Base Ball as viewed by A. Muffer"

Either a funny coincidence, or an even funnier title.

Actual title of the book is "muffin"

[barrysloate]

Welcome to the board, and great to see a rare book collector. There aren't too many left in the baseball world. And thanks for the kind words (and I've been away, I just saw this).

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Eric72

"Base Ball as viewed by A. Muffer"

Either a funny coincidence, or an even funnier title.

Originally Posted by baseballart

Actual title of the book is "muffin"

Max,

Understood...it is the title within the advertisement below which prompted my post.

Originally Posted by baseballart

Bruce

The Ward edition was 1901 with a new chapter (which I'll get copied for you)

For true 19th century titles, you might be able to pick up an 1860s title if there are any still left from this ad:

Best Regards,

Eric

[Eric72]

To open up a 19th Century Base Ball discussion, and to welcome a new member to Net54, I offer the following question.

Who were the first three men to accumulate 3,000 hits?

Hint: One was done playing before 1900. He was also influential in keeping fellows such as Fleetwood Walker out of the game. The other two were tours-de-force in the early Twentieth Century.

[Jason19th]

Welcome to the board. I echo Barry's post. Its always good to have a new book collector on the board. As user name suggests I collected 19th century item for a while specializing in "odd ball" items like school books and game books that reference early baseball. I have alter path a bit and now center on Negro league and Cuban items (hence the Ward book now on the way to Max) Here a scan of what a believe is the 1st baseball book printed in Cuba

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by bgar3

Thank you all for the welcomes and the pm. I love the Ward, max and it is technically 19th century, at least to me. Since no one refered to or commented on the chadwick error reference, i will give the answer in case anyone was curious. In the diagram on pg 47 of Chadwick's 1868 Game of Baseball book, 1st and 3rd bases are reversed. this is clearly a typo based upon point of reference, but was not caught,(until chadwick corrected errors, possibly for another printing which never occurred) and i think it is especially interesting in light of the date and importance of the book.

I just checked the image in my reprint edition, and the shortstop is also on the wrong side of the infield. Never saw this before.