Henry Chadwick, “The Game of Base Ball”, NY, 1868, First Ed Henry Chadwick (1824-1908) – English-

Henry Chadwick, “The Game of Base Ball”, NY, 1868, First Ed
Henry Chadwick (1824-1908) – English-American sportswriter and “father of baseball”
“The Game of Base Ball: How to Learn it, How to Play it, and How to Teach it – With Sketches of Noted Players.” New York: George Munro & Co., 1868. First edition. 180 pp and 11 pp ads.
Includes rules and instructions for baseball, profiles of leaders in the field, summaries of famous matches, box scores, and more
Very rare cornerstone of the baseball library
Duodecimo (168 x 107 mm); in original publisher’s green cloth spine and green paper boards housed in leather slipcase with raised bands and gilt
Very good condition
Estimate: $7,500

Henry Chadwick (English-American, 1824-1908)

Chadwick was born in England and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as the preeminent sportswriter of his day. He is regarded as one of baseball’s founding fathers. While working as a writer, Chadwick also contributed to the evolution of the sport as an active board member on various ruling committees.

Condition

The boards have considerable scuffing and wear, minor losses at corners, lower right corner of front board has paper loss revealing cardboard cover. Age toning to pastedowns, stain on second free endpaper has transferred to first and third free endpaper. "Henry Chadwick" is written in pencil below Chadwick's engraved portrait on the frontispiece. Two pages, 91/92 & 93/94 are torn with small paper loss in lower right corners. A number of pages also display light foxing. The spine remains tight and all of the pages are firmly attached. In overall very good condition.

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Henry Chadwick (1824-1908) – English-American sportswriter and “father of baseball”
“The Game of Base Ball: How to Learn it, How to Play it, and How to Teach it – With Sketches of Noted Players.” New York: George Munro & Co., 1868. First edition. 180 pp and 11 pp ads.
Includes rules and instructions for baseball, profiles of leaders in the field, summaries of famous matches, box scores, and more
Very rare cornerstone of the baseball library
Duodecimo (168 x 107 mm); in original publisher’s green cloth spine and green paper boards housed in leather slipcase with raised bands and gilt
Very good condition
Estimate: $7,500

Henry Chadwick (English-American, 1824-1908)

Chadwick was born in England and later moved to the United States, where he established himself as the preeminent sportswriter of his day. He is regarded as one of baseball’s founding fathers. While working as a writer, Chadwick also contributed to the evolution of the sport as an active board member on various ruling committees.

Condition

The boards have considerable scuffing and wear, minor losses at corners, lower right corner of front board has paper loss revealing cardboard cover. Age toning to pastedowns, stain on second free endpaper has transferred to first and third free endpaper. "Henry Chadwick" is written in pencil below Chadwick's engraved portrait on the frontispiece. Two pages, 91/92 & 93/94 are torn with small paper loss in lower right corners. A number of pages also display light foxing. The spine remains tight and all of the pages are firmly attached. In overall very good condition.

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