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Lot # 1230: 1888 The Pictorial Base Ball Album (First Baseball Yearbook)

Starting Bid: $750.00

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Item was in Auction "December 2004",
which ran from 12/18/2004 12:00 AM to
12/19/2004 9:00 PM



Baseball's first-ever yearbook, predating the Spalding and Reach Guides. Published in Chicago by Mussey & Harper in 1888, The Pictorial Base Ball Album contains profiles of the game's stars and founding fathers like George Wright and Cap Anson, stats, illustrations, schedules, etc. This is a profoundly important find, in amazingly good condition, bathed a golden brown rime. There's a slight crease down the middle of the cover and through about half the pages. A must-have for 19th Century collectors.

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