first edition Hardcover
1884 · New York
by CHADWICK, Henry
New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1884. Hardcover. Fair. First edition. Small quarto. Pictorial papercovered boards (also issued in cloth, priority unknown). Color plates. Hinges repaired, corners rounded, small chips, mostly in the margins of the plates, a worn, good copy, still a sound copy of a book rarely found intact or in original boards. Dedicated to many sports, but noted for its color plate of a baseball game. Chadwick was America's pre-eminent sportswriter and is considered the father of baseball. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1938 by the Veteran's Committee along with Alexander Cartwright.
(Inventory #: 605466)
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