Lot 362
The Book of Baseball - 1911--and A Vintage Minor League Uniform. The Book of Baseball: The National Game From the Earliest Days to the Present Season, Editied and Compiled by William Patten and J. Walker McSpadden. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1911. An early history of baseball, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and drawings. Folio, cloth-backed pictorial boards, which are rubbed and somewhat worn, with a small crack at lower right tip; 2 ½ in. tear in right margin of title page; minor soiling and wear. The frontispiece is from an original drawing of a "Gibson Girl" at a game with her family. Among the illustrations is an 1866 print of an Atlantic-Athletic game in progress, one of the earliest photographs of Joe Jackson in uniform. The game's origins, which do not include Abner Doubleday, are discussed and a chronological survey is given, up through a detailed preview of the 1911 major and minor league season. There are playing tips from star players and articles on "Making a Championship Club" and "The Troubles of an Umpire." Dead Ball Era enthusiasts will want this book. Grobani 6-10.
Accompanied by a vintage minor league uniform, team unknown, with the letters "D" and "L" on the chest. Jersey, pants, and cap are made of gray wool with blue pinstripes, size 40, by GoldSmith, Cincinnati, Ohio. Stained and obviously much used but intact. Caps are rarely found with vintage uniforms.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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