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"Play Ball." Stories of the Diamond Field by Mike Kelly of the Boston Base Ball Club

"Play Ball." Stories of the Diamond Field by Mike Kelly of the Boston Base Ball Club by Kelly, Mike

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Title
"Play Ball." Stories of the Diamond Field by Mike Kelly of the Boston Base Ball Club
Author
Kelly, Mike
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Boston: Press of Emery & Hughes, 1888 First edition, first printing of Kelly's baseball memoir. Rebound in black cloth with titles in gilt to spine, olive endpapers, publisher's front wrapper bound in, wrapper lettered and illustrated in burgundy, with an engraved portrait of the author. A good copy, lacking the rear wrapper, front wrapper enclosed in laminate with light chipping and a bit of creasing to corners and fore edge, minor reinforcement to lower edge and fore edge of title page, repair to lower corners of dedication page and first page of preface, with a previous owner's pencil signature below Kelly's printed signature to p. 86. Overall, a rare survivor and an exceptionally rare book. Noted as the first ever memoir of a baseball player, Play Ball is a series of anecdotes and memoirs by the Boston Beaneaters player Mike "King" Kelly. An early innovator of the game, Kelly developed and popularized techniques like the hook slide, hit and run, and the idea that players could intentionally foul a ball in order to build up the pitch count. He was widely adored by fans of the sport, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in its second class. First editions of this book are exceedingly scarce, with WorldCat locating only one copy.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good.
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THE BLIND MAN AT THE WINDOW AND OTHER POEMS by Young, Stark

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THE BLIND MAN AT THE WINDOW AND OTHER POEMS
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Young, Stark
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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New York: The Grafton Press. Very Good. 1906. Hardcover. NY: The Grafton Press, 1906. 84 pages, hardbound. Ex-library with typical markings, o/w a good copy in a tight green cloth binding. .
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF W.H. HUDSON by WILSON, G.F.

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF W.H. HUDSON
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WILSON, G.F.
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
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(HUDSON) WILSON, G.F. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS W.H. HUDSON. London: The Bookman's Journal, 1922. 8vo. Cloth. 79 pages. First edition. With full bibliographical descriptions and facsimilies of title pages. Very good.

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