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1873317249Boston: n.p. 1873. Second edition variant issue. Illustrations in text. ii blank 42 pp. 4 blank. First and last leaves are blank. 1 vols. 12mo. Grey printed wrappers. some edgewear and chipping. Very good. Second edition variant issue. Illustrations in text. ii blank 42 pp. 4 blank. First and last leaves are blank. 1 vols. 12mo. Drazin A22h [n.p. unknown books
186730452Springfield Mass: Published by Milton Bradley & Co 1867. 1st edition. Not in Drazin. Original publisher's purple cloth binding with gilt stamped decorations. Salmon - colored eps. Slight lean. Light-to-average wear. PO initials to ffep. A VG copy. xi 12 - 244 4 pp. 4 pages of adverts conclude volume. Croquet: pp. 13 - 41; Base Ball: pp 42 - 63. Frontis plus many wood cuts throughout text 8 for Croquet; 3 for Baseball. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/>The volume details to potential players the rules recently adopted in December 1865 as well as field lay-out & description of the divers players' roles & responsibilities. All is introduced with "The game of Base Ball is fast becoming with Americans what Cricket has already become with the English a national game." Here it is 140 years later and that's still quite true today- baseball is the national game. Published by Milton Bradley & Co hardcover books
