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Lot # 268: A.G. Spalding Signed Book Inscribed to Military Personage

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Item was in Auction "Fall 2013 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 12/9/2013 12:00 AM to
1/10/2014 9:00 PM



It's the seminal read on the early days of baseball, and this beautiful signed copy of Albert Spalding's "America's National Game" (1911) is Inscribed: "To Admiral H.W. Manny with the compliments of A.G. Spalding Point Loma Calf, Nov 11th 1911." It was later gifted to a lucky boy in another person's hand below. This is a gorgeous copy with perfect gold leaf and solid binding. Spalding had been intimately involved in the game, first as a player and later as an administrator, dating back to the 1850s.

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