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In den WarenkorbZustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.
Verlag: D. Appleton and Company 443 & 445 Broadway, New York, 1865
Anbieter: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
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First edition. First edition. Frontispiece and 5 engraved plates. 224 pp., + [4] pp. ads. 8vo. Chapter five (pp. 48-55) contains the earliest fictional reference to the game of baseball, including choicing up sides by grabbing the bat. Precedes Everett's CHANGING BASE, 1868, which Grobani labels the first novel to incorporate baseball into its plot. INSCRIBED, "Presented to Mrs. J.M. Casey By the Rector for their little and much loved daughter May M. Casey. Through thye auspices of his son. Alfred B. Beach.". Brown pebbled, blind-stamped cloth, gilt fishing scene on upper board and spine, cloth frayed at spine ends, light foxing throughout Frontispiece and 5 engraved plates. 224 pp., + [4] pp. ads. 8vo. Signed.