Hardcover
1858 · New York
by SANDERS, Charles W., A.M.
New York: American Book Company, 1858. Hardcover. Good. Revised and enlarged edition. Cloth and pictorial paper over boards. Boards rubbed and worn, a small chip on the title page, alphabet near the front of the book partially colored, a good or better copy. Among the illustrations in the book is one on page 23 called "The Play-Ground" that depicts, among several other activities, a boy batting a pitched ball. Unlike most pre-Civil War baseball illustrations, the batter has actually assumed a likely looking stance that could possibly result in success. (Inventory #: 79954)