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1867 The Ballplayers Chronicle and the 1868 American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes.
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Lot 10. 1867 The Ballplayers Chronicle and the 1868 American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes. Written and Edited by Henry Chadwick ("The Father of Baseball"), the Chronicle was baseball’s first weekly devoted (nearly) completely to baseball. The Chronicle covered every important team of the late 1860’s. The offered first volume, while not bound or with boards is in excellent condition and can be read easily. Includes every issue in 1867 from the first dated June 6, 1867 to the last in 1867 dated December 26, 1867. It also includes a title sheet and a two page summary of contents detailing what is in the 30 issues of 1867. The last issue of 1867 states "The American Chronicle of Sports and Pastimes" " The above is the title of our paper, with which we commence our second volume.......", "The change of name has been made in accordance with our original programme ....to publish a family journal of outdoor sports and home amusements of which the American game of baseball would be the leading specialty." The offered volume is complete to July 23, 1868 and is missing the last issue of July 30th. The Ballplayers Chronicle is a historic paper. We know of only two sales, both of only the first volume. One was an ebay sale in March of 2006 for $12,988 and the other in an obscure golf book auction which went for only $6,600. I’ve never seen the 1868 volume offered.
Minimum Bid $5,000.
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