Albert G Spalding (41 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a detailed history of the evolution and systems of America's national pastime: baseball. The author takes readers on a journey from the game's humble beginnings to its emergence as one of the most beloved sports in the world. Along the way, the author explores the contributions of key figures and teams, such as Abner Doubleday and the Knickerbockers, in shaping the rules and strategies that define the sport today. The book also delves into the cultural and social impact of baseball on American society, examining its role in fostering camaraderie, competition, and a sense of national identity. Through its exploration of baseball's rich history and enduring legacy, this book offers valuable insights into the development of one of America's most iconic pastimes. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

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Soft cover. Condition: Good Plus. 1st. Original March 1894 issue - not the reprint. Published NY: American Sports Publishing Co., 1894. (Vol.2, No. 19, March 1894). 12mo. wrappers, 4 1/4" x 6 1/2." 192 pp. Rear cover lacking, front cover has a 1 1/2" x 3/4 " triangular chip to the corner at the wraparound, 2 1/4" separation at the top fold, few small chips along the edge. Spine backing intact with slight loss at the heel and crown, one page has 2" closed tear, few pages have a corner crease, light spotting on edges. Internally very good - clean, unmarked, no foxing. Good plus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. cartoons by Homer C Davenport (illustrator). This is a souvenir copy given to R.A. Goldberg (Rube Goldberg, only with a mistaken A.), in memory of Spalding at the 40th Anniversary of the NL dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, NYC, on Feb.9, 1916 - as stated on the first blank page. Rube Goldberg was the previous owner's Grandfather. Dark navy, cloth covered boards, decorated in gilt titling & a ball player on left side of front panel are well-bound, light rubbing to spine ends & corners. Slight starting at souvenir page. A few tears along margins. Pages clean & sharp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Davenport, Homer C. (illustrator). 1st Edition. (Baseball / American Sports / History) SPALDING, Albert G. America's National Game: Historic Facts Concerning the Beginning, Evolution, Development and Popularity of Base Ball With Personal Reminiscences of Its Vicissitudes, Its Victories and Its Votaries. New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1911. FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 8" x 5-3/8". Original blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt-stamped titles and a decorative vignette of Uncle Sam holding a baseball bat to the front cover, with gilt titles to the spine. Plain endpapers. xix, [1], 542 pp., plus [5] fold-out plates. Extensively illustrated with a total of 114 black-and-white drawings and photographic plates, including 5 fold-out plates, and cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. This copy features a notable physical pen-to-paper addition, inscribed by the author in black fountain pen ink on a blank preliminary leaf: "To Mr. E. A. Steininger / with my compliments / A. G. Spalding / New York / Oct. 10 1911". Accompanied by a formal Letter of Authenticity issued by PSA/DNA Authentication Services. The physical condition of the item is graded VERY GOOD + (utilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). The original blue cloth binding remains tight and structurally sound, showing only light rubbing to the head of the spine and corners, with minor wear to the tail of the spine. Internally, a minor bump to the upper front fore-edge of the text block slightly affects the outer margins of the first five leaves (comprising the inscription page, half-title, tissue-guarded portrait, frontispiece, and title page). The text block and fold-out plates otherwise remain bright, clean, and crisp. Published just four years before his death, Albert G. Spalding's monumental work stands as the definitive early history of baseball written by one of its foundational pioneers. Spalding's perspective was unique; he transitioned from a star pitcher in the 1870s to the co-founder of the A.G. Spalding & Bros. sporting goods empire, and eventually to a powerful executive shaping the National League. America's National Game serves partly as a historical record and partly as an ideological manifesto, tracing the sport from its evolutionary roots through its crucial growth in the military camps of the American Civil War, the formation of early professional clubs, and the international baseball tours. Melded with the sharp, political cartoons of Homer C. Davenport, the volume famously codified the "Mills Commission" narrative asserting baseball's purely American origins, establishing the book as an essential text for understanding the cultural mythos of the sport. While standard trade copies of Spalding's history circulated widely among sports enthusiasts in the early twentieth century, authentic presentation copies inscribed by Spalding at the time of publication are genuinely scarce. This specific volume was inscribed in New York on October 10, 1911, concurrently with the book's initial release and during the height of the 1911 World Series between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics. The presence of the accompanying five large fold-out plates?which detail historical team line-ups, early championship rosters, and stadium maps?presents a structural fragility point; these plates were frequently torn or misfolded by original readers. This copy remarkably preserves all five inserts intact, and its historical integrity is fully supported by the included PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity. THIS EXCEPTIONAL, AUTHOR-INSCRIBED 1911 FIRST EDITION OF ALBERT G. SPALDING'S SEMINAL BASEBALL CHRONICLE, COMPLETE WITH ALL FIVE FRAGILE FOLD-OUT PLATES AND A PSA/DNA LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY, REPRESENTS A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS, EARLY BASEBALL MEMORABILIA, OR THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY AMERICANA. Inscribed by Author(s).

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Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Royal blue cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt. 1st ed. xx,542 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates including several folding. Modestly rubbed corners and spine extremities, with short mended closed tear to cloth at head of spine panel. Gilt cover lettering still bright, gilt cover illus. of Uncle Sam mildly rubbed, a few other minor marks and rubbing to covers. Spine panel a bit darkened, with ghost of ancient call label and small white stain on rear panel. Endpapers have been replaced at some point with new archival sheets, interior otherwise original and unrestored. Of the folding plates, 1858 Knickerbocker/Excelsior plate (opp. p. 64) is detached but otherwise fully intact, 1908 old-time players/Boston gate-fold is fully intact; double-sided Polo Grounds/Forbes Field plate (opp. p. 494) is in four pieces, one anchored to binding, the other three separated along fold lines with some loss, now housed in a plastic sleeve for protection; double-sided Shibe/Comiskey Parks plate (opp. p. 502) shows detachment along one fold mended with archival repair tape, another fold partially separated; lacking the frontis. portrait of Spaulding (opp. p. ii), otherwise complete. Smith 691; 19585. Howes S804. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Tan paper covered boards with a black cloth spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Albert Spalding (illustrator). 1st Edition. SPALDING, Albert G. Title: America's National Game: Historic Facts Concerning the Beginning, Evolution, Development and Popularity of Base Ball with Personal Reminiscences of Its Vicissitudes, Its Victories and Its Votaries Publication: New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1911 Description: Hardcover. Captions by Homer C. Davenport. 8vo. Bright blue blind-ruled ribbed cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial stamping. xix, 542pp. Frontispiece, tissue-guarded author portrait, full-page illustrations, four foldout illustrations. Very good. bright copy deep blue cloth is fine and the gilt is still vibrant, original endsheets, a pretty copy of a book hard to find in this very good shape. Attractive first edition of this important early history by the early baseball pitcher, manager and executive, as well as sporting goods company tycoon (1849-1915). Front board gilt and pictorial stamping of an Uncle Sam character wielding a bat are exceptionally bright and nice, as are the four foldout illustrations.

Cloth. Condition: Near fine. First edition of America's National Game by Albert G. Spalding. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, [2], xix, [1], 542pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover, illustration of Uncle Sam holding a baseball bat stamped in gilt on front cover. Sepia-toned frontispiece portrait of the author present. Complete with over 100 full-page illustrations and photographs, including five folded plates, all with archival tape reinforcement at folds. Solid text block, clean endpapers. Archival color touch-up to head of the spine. Clean text throughout. Housed in a custom blue morocco clamshell, raised bands, title and author stamped in gilt on the spine. (Howes S804) An attractive example of this history of early baseball. Albert G. Spalding (1850-1915) was a professional baseball player, executive, and sporting-goods manufacturer. Primarily a pitcher, he starred with the Boston Red Stockings from 1871 to 1875 and then played for and managed the Chicago White Stockings, retiring from active play in 1878. In 1876, he and his brother J. Walter Spalding opened A.G. Spalding & Bros. in Chicago, a sporting goods business that sold baseballs, uniforms, and other equipment. After his playing career, Spalding became secretary of the Chicago White Stockings, and in 1882 he became president and part-owner of the club. During the winter of 1888-1889, he organized baseball's first round-the-world tour to promote both the game and Spalding sporting goods. He stepped down as president in 1891, sold the club in 1902, and moved to California, where he died in 1915. In 1939, Spalding was inducted posthumously into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. 542pp. Illustrated from photographs, and cartoons by Homer C. Davenport. Blue cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Slight bump on the foredge, faint toning on endpapers and spine, still a particularly bright and fresh very near fine copy of a book invariably found well-worn. One of the nicer copies we've seen of this cornerstone title of the early history of baseball.