Winter Magic Auction
Sat, Dec 11, 2021 12:00PM EST
Lot 65
The American Boys? Book of Games and Sports. New York: Dick...
Estimate: $400 - $600
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The American Boys? Book of Games and Sports. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1864. 8vo. Frontispiece, illustrated. Publisher?s blue cloth with titles gilt stamped (crudely rebacked, chipping at spine head, rubbing to extremities). Noteworthy for the inclusion of a ten page section providing detailed rules of ?base-ball? - one of the first books published to do so. Engravings of positions, pitching and batting styles, and catching techniques. A scarce work. Provenance: Elliot Williams (sticker), Milbourne Christopher (sticker). Toole Stott 14.
