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1887 “Sketches of the NEW YORK BASE BALL CLUB”.
Lot 12. 1887 “Sketches of the NEW YORK BASE BALL CLUB”. Extremely rare 6 5/8” x 5” 52 page (plus covers) paperbound book featuring full page portraits and biographies of 20 Giant players, a fairly extensive 11 page history of baseball, schedules and ads. Published by Richard Fox, publisher of the Police Gazette on Long Island, New York, The green tinted cover features manager Jim Mutrie and his full page biography is followed by pages for the Giants six Hall of Famers – Roger Connor, James O’Rourke, Buck Ewing, Mickey Welch, Tim Keefe and John Ward. In excellent condition except for some separation at the spine which has been reinforced
Winning Bid $1,610.
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