albert g spalding (17 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Halo Books, 1991. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with light spotting to page ends and on first few pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First thus. Very good in wrappers. +. Paperback is a nice clean copy, almost new.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good Plus. 1st. Original March 1894 issue - not the reprint. Published NY: American Sports Publishing Co., 1894. (Vol.2, No. 19, March 1894). 12mo. wrappers, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." 192 pp. Rear cover lacking, front cover has a 1 1/2" x 3/4 " triangular chip to the corner at the wraparound, 2 1/4" separation at the top fold, few small chips along the edge. Spine backing intact with slight loss at the heel and crown, one page has 2" closed tear, few pages have a corner crease, light spotting on edges. Internally very good - clean, unmarked, no foxing. Good plus.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. First edition of America's National Game by Albert G. Spalding. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, [2], xix, [1], 542pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, illustration of Uncle Sam holding a baseball bat stamped in gilt on front cover. Sepia-toned frontispiece portrait of the author present. Complete with over 100 full-page illustrations and photographs, including five folded plates, all with archival tape reinforcement at folds. Solid text block, clean endpapers. Archival color touch-up to head of the spine. Clean text throughout. Housed in a custom blue morocco clamshell, raised bands, title and author stamped in gilt on the spine. (Howes S804) An attractive example of this history of early baseball. Albert G. Spalding (1850-1915) was a professional baseball player, executive, and sporting-goods manufacturer. Primarily a pitcher, he starred with the Boston Red Stockings from 1871 to 1875 and then played for and managed the Chicago White Stockings, retiring from active play in 1878. In 1876, he and his brother J. Walter Spalding opened A.G. Spalding & Bros. in Chicago, a sporting goods business that sold baseballs, uniforms, and other equipment. After his playing career, Spalding became secretary of the Chicago White Stockings, and in 1882 he became president and part-owner of the club. During the winter of 1888-1889, he organized baseball's first round-the-world tour to promote both the game and Spalding sporting goods. He stepped down as president in 1891, sold the club in 1902, and moved to California, where he died in 1915. In 1939, Spalding was inducted posthumously into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. 542pp. Illustrated from photographs, and cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. Blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Slight bump on the foredge, faint toning on endpapers and spine, still a particularly bright and fresh very near fine copy of a book invariably found well-worn. One of the nicer copies we've seen of this cornerstone title of the early history of baseball.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. Cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. Illustrated with photographs. Bookstore label on front pastedown, very professionally rebacked with the hinges reinforced, and the folds on the folding plates expertly strengthened with Japanese paper, a tight and bright otherwise nice, near fine copy. A much nicer than usual example of a book known to fall apart from the weight of its pages. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell case, with printed paper title label. This copy Signed by the author on the title page: "A. G. Spalding" and additionally Inscribed by the author on a front blank: "With my compliments. A. G. Spalding." An important early history, and increasingly hard to find signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good +. Davenport, Homer C. (illustrator). 1st Edition. (Baseball) AMERICA'S NATIONAL GAME: HISTORIC FACTS CONCERNING THE BEGINNING, EVOLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND POPULARITY OF BASE BALL WITH PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF ITS VICISSITUDES, ITS VICTORIES AND ITS VOTARIES by Albert G. Spalding; cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 8" x 5-3/8". Blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titles and decoration of Uncle Sam holding a baseball bat to front cover and gilt titles to spine with light rubbing to the head of spine and corners, and minor wear to the tail of spine for what is a lovely copy of the book. Plain endpapers. xix, [1], 542 pp., plus [5] folded plates. This is an essential early text from one of the key pioneers of our national pastime. "America's National Game" traces the sport of baseball from its birth, to its growth in the military camps of the American Civil War, to the first professional teams, and forward through the first decade of the twentieth century; illustrated with a total of 114 black and white drawings and photographs including 5 wonderful fold-out plates. This copy is extra special, being inscribed by the author in black fountain pen ink, "To Mr. E. A. Steininger / with my compliments / A. G. Spalding / New York / Oct. 10 1911" on a blank preliminary page; a light bump to the front upper fore edge of the text block effects the first five leaves, i.e., inscription page, half-title, tissue-guarded portrait, frontispiece and title page. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD +. A "Letter of Authenticity" issued by PSA/DNA Authentication Services is included with the book. RARE inscribed and in such nice condition. Inscribed by Author(s).

One of the first histories of Baseball with Spalding's nostalgic memories of the early years of the sport. Spalding was a famous pitcher in the 1870s and highly successful sporting goods retailer. He was an enthusiastic proponent of the 'Doubleday myth' that placed Baseball as a purely American invention. An important early baseball book. 1st edition. 8vo. xix + 542pp. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to front board and spine with gilt woodcut of 'Uncle Sam' on the front board. Numerous photos and illustrations throughout including foldouts - please note that half of one plate (opposite p.494) is missing. Original owner's bookplate to front pastedown and one further early owner's name to fly-leaf. Foxing to tissue protecting frontispiece. A nice copy of a baseball classic.

Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. xix, [1], 542 pp. Profusely illustrated with full-page and foldout photo illustrations, including sepia-tone portrait of the author protected by tissue guard. Bound in publisher's cobalt cloth with pictorial stamping in gilt. Near Fine with light soiling and light wear to cloth, and offsetting to front endsheet. Contents lightly toned. A beautiful copy with brilliant cloth. One the earliest books devoted to America's national pastime. The author played for the Boston Red Stockings and Chicago White Stockings in the 1870s before transitioning into a career in baseball management. Spalding helped to organize the National League and co-founded the Spalding sporting goods company.

First edition. First edition. Cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. Portrait, frontis, illustrations, photographs and plates (some folding). xix,[1],[1]-542 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo. One of the key works in the literature of baseball, by one of the prime movers in its codification and development. In addition to his pitching career (which began in 1865), Spalding helped organize the National League, cofounded the Spalding sporting goods company, and published the first official rules guide for the game. This book was published four years prior to his death. Bright blue ribbed cloth, lettered in gilt, and with gilt depiction of Uncle Sam at bat on the upper cover. Front inner hinge with nearly imperceptible conservation repair. An unusually fresh, tight copy of a book most often seen in deplorable condition Cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. Portrait, frontis, illustrations, photographs and plates (some folding). xix,[1],[1]-542 pp. 1 vols. Thick 8vo.