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Numbered Reprint of Jacob Morse’s 1888 Sphere and Ash: History of Base Ball.
Lot 556. Numbered Reprint of Jacob Morse’s 1888 Sphere and Ash: History of Base Ball. A journalist in late 19th century Boston, Morse did much to help boost baseball from a backyard whimsy to the National Pastime. He was personally involved in the early New England League and the upstart New England Association before losing his day job at the Boston Herald. Subsequently, in 1908, he started Baseball Magazine, one of the first publications dedicated to sports. The 62-page Sphere and Ash is a priceless reference for understanding the early game. In 1984, Camden House Library of Baseball Classics faithfully reprinted a copy held at Cooperstown. This leather-bound copy, produced without a dust jacket, is numbered 485/500 and is nm.
Winning Bid $35.
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