Baseball Books: Have a Dust Jacket?

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Posted By: Max Weder

I've been collecting baseball books for a while now, and I often see descriptions in booksellers' listings that the book has "no dust jacket--as issued".

Sometimes, I have a copy of the same printing of the book with a dust jacket sitting on my shelf; others, I have not seen a dust jacket in over 20 years of collecting.

Pre-1900 books mainly did not have dj's, but I have a couple of dj's from the 1890's.

If anyone can assist in verifying any of these titles as having or not having a dust jacket, that would be great.

For the post-1900, pre-1930, here is a small list

None assumed

Spink, The National Game
Spalding, America's National Game
Braathen, Ty Cobb, Idol of the Baseball Fandom
Richter, History and Records of Baseball
Ellard, Baseball in Cincinnati
Anson, A Ballplayer's Career
Colliers, Book of Baseball

Never seen or heard, but should have a dj

Douglas Science of Baseball
Berry Baseball Notes for Coaches and Players
Claudy, Battle of Baseball
Mathewson, Pitching in a Pinch (have seen later putnam dj)
Chance, Bride and Pennant
Mathewson, Won in the Ninth

Many say no dj, but I have or have seen a dj

Evers, Touching Second
Evers, Baseball in the Big League
Cobb, Busting Em
Asenback, Humour Among the Minors (been told of dj, haven't seen it)
Rice, Base Ball Ballads (been told of dj, haven't seen it)
McGraw, How to Play Baseball
McGraw, My Thirty Years in Baseball

Can anyone add more information?