1858 Mass Association of Base Ball Players Ad

[bgar3]

Barry, I should have asked what the amended rule is. If it is in mine in print then mine is a little later.

[barrysloate]

You know Bruce, I just looked and it's not an amendment at all, it's a correction:

ERRATA
Page 13, Rule 17, for seventy tallies read seventy-five tallies.

And the title page reads "third revised edition", so if yours or anyone else's doesn't say that, we can confirm two 1860 printings. If 1859 was the first, and this was the third, two printings for 1860 is likely.

REA's reads "third revised edition."

[bgar3]

Mine says Third revised edition also, but it reads seventy in italics and there is no evidence that I can see if any slip. What do you make of the Boston and New York title pages. Not a major deal, but interesting. I wonder if the 1861 says fourth edition. REA also says the binding is leather, but it pretty clearly is not, just soft cloth.
All this time I thought 70 tallies were enough, now I have to root for my favorite teams to get 75, damn.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by bgar3

Mine says Third revised edition also, but it reads seventy in italics and there is no evidence that I can see if any slip. What do you make of the Boston and New York title pages. Not a major deal, but interesting. I wonder if the 1861 says fourth edition. REA also says the binding is leather, but it pretty clearly is not, just soft cloth.
All this time I thought 70 tallies were enough, now I have to root for my favorite teams to get 75, damn.

I'm not sure what you mean by what do I think of the NY-Bost title page, other than it referring to the transition between the Mass and New York style of play. And all editions have cloth binding, so REA perhaps made a small error in the description.

[bgar3]

Barry, I was referring to a copy on the bookseller website ABE that has an 1860 date, is the third revised edition, but has New York on the title page rather than Boston as mine has. ( he wants 20000 for it).

[barrysloate]

Wow, never saw that or knew it existed. Were there regional editions printed? That is a first for me. And 20K for the book doesn't surprise me. That's the rare book business for you.

[bgar3]

Barry, a couple of things.
I can’t find any Mayhew or Baker books outside Boston.
I did find some pros fuses listed in the Library of Congress that suggest the books cost 25 cents, but it is not definitive
The New York public library has a Mayhew and Baker book catalogue from 1860 that may have info in it
I reread the bookseller ABE listing and he says the publisher is CFA Hinriches, which may explain the New York but might indicate it is pirated. The fact it still says third revised edition is suspect by a new publisher.
I suppose we could try to do a census, but my auction search only turned up the 1859, 1860 and 1861 Mayhew Boston versions.
Finally, while there are 34 numbered pages, mine also has 2 additional loaves of ads, including Harwood balls, and an additional blank leaf.