[Rarebooks] FS: 1866 Illustrated Baseball

[Charles Agvent]

THE PLAY GROUND; OR, OUT-DOOR GAMES FOR BOYS. A BOOK OF HEALTHY 
RECREATIONS FOR YOUTH. CONTAINING UPWARDS OF A HUNDRED AMUSEMENTS, 
INCLUDING GAMES OF ACTIVITY AND SPEED; GAMES WITH TOYS, MARBLES, TOPS, 
HOOPS, KITES, BALLS; AND FULL INSTRUCTIONS IN ARCHERY, CRICKET, CROQUET 
AND BASE BALL. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, (1866). First Edition. 
Duodecimo (4-1/2" x 7") in original pictorial boards with a blue cloth 
spine; 120 pages with additional pages of ads at the beginning and end. 
"Splendidly Illustrated with 124 Wood-cuts." Contains a full 10 
illustrated pages about baseball as well as a mention of tennis and much 
on cricket, rugby, etc. A beautiful copy with the color boards bright 
and clean. (#015338)     $2,000.00

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