Mar 26, 2009 - Sale 2174

Sale 2174 - Lot 42

Price Realized: $ 510
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(BASEBALL--19TH CENTURY.) [Spalding, Albert G.; editor.] Spalding's Base Ball Guide and Official League Book for 1880. Numerous illustrations. 12mo, original pictorial wrappers, very minor wear. Chicago, 1880

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Albert G. Spalding''s annual guides, first issued in 1878, were the official source for National League rules and statistics, and also included season retrospectives, other articles, and extensive advertisements. This issue features tips on batting and curved pitching, as well as engravings of Cap Anson and George Wright. Grobani 3-9.