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

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

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. Original 1910 imprint. A fair copy only with 7 of the 64 pages covered by early newsprint articles on curve ball pitching glued in. A light scuff and very slight wear to the covers with some browning to the facing pages from the glue. Still a clean and tight copy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Reprint (originally published in 1888). 12mo. 64pp. Diagrams; illustrated ads. Printed green and red wrappers. Small stains and light wear on the wrappers, very good or better. Early work on the curve. *OCLC* locates several editions, but no copies of this one.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very early baseball book, that mentions the recent "introduction of the curve in pitching." Reach was then the sole maker of the baseball used by the American League.

paper. Zustand: good. First. A rare vestige of the early days of baseball. A fragile but fascinating booklet from the earliest years of baseball about the "art" of throwing a zigzag curve. Good, rear cover loose. One staple holding the rest of the pages together. An ad for the "Spalding League Ball" on the rear cover. Published 14 years after the start of the National League, the "senior" major league. We find an 1895 version of this book in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but not this earlier 1890 edition, which we believe is the true first. The ART Of ZIGZAG CURVE PITCHING. A Book of Instructions for All Classes of Players, Embracing Both Theory and Practice of the Art Milton, Conn: Published by the Author, 1890. 1st Printing. Printed self-wrappers. Last leaf detached. A Good copy of this rare survivor. 8 pp. 5-7/8" x 3-1/2" The booklet attempts to explain the physics behind not just a regular curve ball, but a zig-zag or compound curve ball. The author explains at length the techniques and rotational dynamics of throwing a ball so that it not only spins around its axis, but also rotates around the poles, to acheive a tricky wobbling pitch. "in order to produce a compound curve the direction of the motion of the rotation bust be reversed or changed." I know of no pitcher today who employs such a pitch. OCLC records just two institutional holdings of this work [Baseball HOF; BYU]. …