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Kingston, William Henry Giles. Adventures of Dick Onslow among the Red Skins; a book for boys : with illustrations. J.E. Tilton and Company, Boston, 1864.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Description: 336 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm. Children's stories. Adventure stories. Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile fiction. Indians of North America -- Juvenile fiction. Previous owners name in pencil and book store blind stamp to front free end paper. Mild rolling to spine. Moderate rubbing, chipping, and fraying to head and foot of spine. Crack to middle of spine across. Mild bumping and fraying to corners of boards. Else pages clean and binding tight. Good(+) to very good(-).

Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.

anonymous. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games; A Repository of In-and-out-door Amusements for Boys and Youth.. New York, Dick & Fitzgerald., 1864.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Description: Illustrated with over six hundred engravings [no color plates in this edition]. The baseball section is 10 pages with six engravings including the field layout. -- Hardcover, brown with gold and black decorations, ownership dated 1891, Brooklyn, NY. Condition: poor (binding is broken so that signatures are loose, spine backing is loose, edges are worn--cover letters are fairly bright, and pages and engravings are bright except for several pencil scribbles).

Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, PA, U.S.A.

White, Herrick, Wier, Harvey. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games: A Repository of In-and-Out-Door Amusements for Boys and Youth. Dick & Fitzgerald, NY, 1864.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Poor

Description: Reader copy, complete, but boards detached and affixed with duct tape (now the spine), foxing, stains, bookplate, a few pages with pencil scribbles, textblock in 2 pieces, with one page loose, lacking front endpaper, large bruises. A definite rebind candidate. Photo on request. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall

Seller: Boards & Wraps, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games: A repository of in-and-out-door amusements for boys and youth.. Dick & Fitzgerald., New York., 1864.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Description: light brown textured cloth over boards. Gilt stamped titles, spine, front. 600 p. 20 cm. 600 engravings. Contents parts: The Play-Ground; or Outdoor Games. Athletic and Graceful Recreations. Amusements with Pets. Play-room Games for Rainy Days. Evening Amusements. Mechanical and Miscellaneous Amusements. Some familiar games; many new to today's youth. Fair. No dust jacket. Spine ends need repair. Damp stain, lower pages. Faint odor, not mildew. Soiling. One section pages out of position but holding. 1

Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey BOOKS etc., Newport, NH, U.S.A.

Dick & Fitzgerald. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games: A Repository of In-and-Out-Door Amusements. , 1864.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have edge wear, rubbing and toning / foxing. There is some fraying to the spine ends, corners and spine joints along with some edge tearing to the spine joints and cloth to the spine. The former owner has tried to glue the front hinge as a repair. The text pages are generally clean and bright though there are spots of foxing. The rear endpaper has been removed. This book includes an early description of the game of baseball. There are copies of the first edition which include the first color illustrations of the game and others which lack the plates -- this is one of the latter. There are black and white illustrations of the game, along with 10 pages of rules (including this: "If an adversary stops the ball with his hat or cap, or takes it from the hands of a party not engaged in the game, no player can be put out unless the ball shall first have been settled in the hands of the pitcher." ).

Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.

. The American Boy's Book Of Sports And Games: A Repository Of In-And-Out Door Amusements For Boys And Youth.. Dick And Fitzgerald, New York, 1864.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Green Gilt Professionally Rebound. Engraved Title And Half Title Pages. Preface. 600 Pgs. Index. Does Not Contain Colored Baseball Engravings. Clean Tight.

Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.

An Ex-Member of the Philadelphia Bar. The Finger-Post to Public Business Containing the Mode of Forming and Conducting Societies, Clubs and Other Organized Associations. Full Rules of Order for the Government of Their Debates and Business; How To Compose Resolutions, Reports, and Petitions.. Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, 1864.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Some chipping and fraying to spine. Cloth cover with decoration in blind and gilt designed by master engraver John Feely. Full title continues: Models of Constitutions for Lyceums, Institutes, Military and Fire Companies, Agricultural Horticulture, Numismatic, Medical, Musical, Religious, Beneficial, Fine Art, Debating, Historical, Mutual Improvement and Temperance Societies, Mutual Aid, Detective, Land, Building, Cemetary, Hall, and Library Associations; Political, Chess, Draught, Cricket, Base-Ball, Gymnastic, Golf, Curling, Quoit, Shinny, Rocket, Yacht, Rowing, Hunting and Fishing Clubs; with the Rules of Cricket, Base-Ball, Shinny, Quoits, Yachting, and Rowing, and Instructions Concerning Incorporation, Hints About Libraries and Museums, with a Catalogue of Desireable Books, and a List of American Coins; and Rules For the Collection and Preservation of Books, MSS., and Objects of Curiosity. Rules for Debating and the Composition and Delivery of Public Addresses, with Examples of figures of Speech, and a Selection of Specimens of Style From Various American Orators. Together with an Appendix, Containing the Original Articles of Confederation of the United States, the Constitution, the Celebrated Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, and Other Documents of Reference, to Which is Prefixed a Copious Index. A valuable resource and reference for anyone interested in the Civil War era, with early information on the rules of American baseball and other games. A scarce title, here offered in better than average condition.

Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.

[Russell, William]. The Experiences of a French Detective. By "Waters" [And:] A Skeleton in Every House. Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, New York, 1864.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: First American edition. Text in two columns. [iv], [21]-224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Hubin, p. 427 Modern marbled boards and spine label, foxing to title page, else near fine Text in two columns. [iv], [21]-224 pp. 1 vols. 8vo

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

White, Herrick, Wier. American Boy's Book of Sports & Games Repository of In-and-Out-Door Amusements Boys & Youth "rounders" or Town Ball BASEBALL. Dick & Fitzgerald, New York, 1864.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Description: very good condition, brown pebbly cloth, gold gilt lettering and decoration on cover and spine, top and bottom of spine frayed. Out Door Games; Athletic and Graceful Recreations; Amusements with Pets; Playroom Games for Rainy Days; Evening Amusements; Mechanical and Miscellaneous Amusements. Of great interest to the collector is the 10 page discussion of baseball also referred to as "rounders" or Town Ball". featuring five illustrations and a diagram of the baseball playing field. This copy has 600 b/w engravings. Some copies of this book were issued with four color-plates, one of which is considered the first color-plate illustration of a baseball game to appear in a book, NO EVIDENCE OF COLOR PLATES HAVING BEEN REMOVED. DATE PUBLISHED: 1864 EDITION: 600 very good. diagrams & illustrations 10 page chapterof the game o.

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games: A Repository of In-and-Out-Door Amusements for Boys and Youth. Illustrated with over Six Hundred Engravings. Dick and Fitzgerald, New York, 1864.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition. Small octavo. 600pp. Illustrated in both black and white and with four color chromolithographic plates. Green cloth stamped and decorated in gilt, red, and black. Small chips at the edges of a few leaves, one signature a little sprung, moderate wear on the boards, a good copy. A compendium of sports for boys with illustrations of baseball, town ball, and many other sports. The baseball plate (facing page 82) is widely considered the first color plate illustration of a baseball game to appear in a book. The other three plates depict fencing, gymnastics, and skating (with what appears to be a boy wielding a hockey stick).

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

. The American Boy's Book (with all 4 color plates, including BASEBALL) - Sports and Games: A Repository of In-and-Out Door Amusements for Boys and Youth. Dick & Fitzgerald, 1864.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: This is a rare copy of "The American Boy's Book" or, Sports and Games: A Repository of In-and-Out-Door Amusements for Boys and Youth. All four color plates are present, including the scarce BASE-BALL plate, which is considered to be the first color depiction of the game of baseball. 1864 1st edition; Dick & Fitzgerald; New York. Profusely illustrated with over 600 engravings. The contents are grouped as follows: The Play-Ground; or Out-Door Games (toys, balls, etc.); Athletic and Graceful Recreations (skating, swimming, angling, sailing, gymnastics, horsemanship, etc.); Amusements with Pets (talking birds, domestic fowl, rabbits, dogs, fresh water aquarium, etc.); Play-Room Games for Rainy Days (round games and forfeits, board and slate games, table and toy games); Evening Amusements (parlor magic, sleight of hand, tricks with cards, scientific recreations, optical amusements, puzzles, arithmetical amusements, etc.); Mechanical and Miscellaneous Amusements (carpentry, boat-building, painting, gardening, postage-stamps, etc.). The book features an 11 page illustrated chapter on "BASE-BALL" (preceded by the color plate) with sections titled "The Ground," "Bases and Pitcher's Point," "Bat and Ball," "The Game," "Field Positions," "On Fielding," "The Umpire and Scorer," and "Rules and Regulations." This is a very early account of the sport, appearing only 18 years after the first officially recorded game in the U.S. in 1846 between the New Jersey "New York Nine" and the Knickerbockers. At the time of the book's publication, baseball's rules were referred to as "The Knickerbocker Rules," codified by Alexander Cartwright of New York City's Knickerbocker Club. Condition: Clean covers and spine; fraying to the top and bottom edges of the spine; cloth tears at the corners. There is a crack at the hinge between pages 288 and 289 - the crack has resulted in a small cluster of pages that have pulled from the top thread of the binding. The pages are in great condition - clean with only a small stain that appears at the outer margin of pages 373-386, and a few random ink smudges found; no writing found. All 4 color plates are present (baseball, skating, gymnastics, fencing) - the baseball plate (and the tissue paper over it) as well as pages 83/84 & 85/86 are all attached along the length of the inner edge, but have detached from the spine. Overall a very clean copy with 2 notable condition issues, being the detached baseball plate, and the crack at the hinge. The plates are in great condition with vibrant colors.

Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.

Anonymous. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games. Dick & Fitzgerald, New York, 1864.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ANONYMOUS. The American Boy's Book of Sports and Games, New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1864.Octavo, first edition, pp. 600, brown cloth boards with gilt, black and blue lettering and decoration in a sporting vein, beveled edges, 600 illustrations including four color plates, gift inscription on free front endpaper.With an early discussion of baseball and its rules in 11 pages, plus a chromolithographic plate by W. Dickes that is considered to be the first-ever color illustration of the new sport. (Porter's Spirit of the Times, a sporting weekly, produced the first black-and-white illustrations of baseball, and was also the first widely issued publication to publish the rules, which tended to vary by region). In addition to the color, there are 6 monochrome illustrations of baseball here.Very scarce; Worldcat shows no copies of this edition in the U.S.; there is one in Britain at Oxford.Condition of this book:Rubbing and wear at extremities but overall very good; clean inside, chromos bright. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; United States; 19th century; Antiquarian & Rare. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54348.

Seller: Rarities etc., Warwick, NY, U.S.A.