Description: Napoleon Lajoie's Official Base Ball Guide Author: Lajoie, Napoleon; Bobrick, M. Title: Napoleon Lajoie's Official Base Ball Guide Publication: Cleveland: American League Publishing Company, 1908 Edition: First Edition Description: Original Wraps. Very Good. First edition. Publisher's blue and white wrappers with photo of Lajoie to front wrapper, advertisement for Tryon's baseball goods to rear wrapper. Very good with some creasing to front wrapper, small closed tear to fore edge of front wrapper, small chip to foot of spine, light soiling to wrappers and text block edges. Overall, an attractive copy of an extremely scarce book, rarely found in collectible condition. This early baseball guide is edited and compiled by Napoleon Lajoie, who has been called "the first superstar in American League history." The guide provides an in-depth recap of the previous year, with rosters, statistics, photos, and more. According to the preface of the inaugural 1906 edition, this baseball guide is the first "ever published by a Ball player actively engaged in playing Base Ball." Lajoie was such an important part of his Cleveland Bronchos team that they changed their name to the Cleveland Naps in his honor in 1903. Winner of five batting titles and a triple crown in 1901, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. Seller ID: LAJ002 Subject: Americana, Sports B & B Rare Books, Ltd. Joshua Mann and Sunday Steinkirchner have been buying and selling books in New York City since 2003. They founded B & B from diverse academic backgrounds and their shared love of literature. We buy and sell 19-20th Century American & British Literature, Modern First Editions, Poetry, Children's Literature, Signed & Inscribed Books. Book Appraisals, Book Binding & Repair. Whether you're collecting within a specific genre, time period, author, or decorating your home, we offer custom services to build your home library. We buy individual books, collections, and libraries. Contact us if you have books to sell or need an appraisal, or about book binding and repair. Terms We ship with FedEx, UPS, and USPS. Standard mail within the US is FedEx Ground. Overnight shipping, 2-day shipping, and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. Orders are processed and shipped within 2 business days. Same day processing and shipping are available for rush orders (please note on your order or call us.) All items are shipped fully insured at no additional charge. We offer complimentary gift wrapping, gift bags, and tote bags. Please contact us if you have any specific requests. We look forward to making your gift extra special. All items are guaranteed to be as described. Any item may be returned for a full refund within 14 days of receipt and in the same condition as originally sent. Please contact us to initiate a return.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 500 USD
Location: New York, New York
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Author: Lajoie, Napoleon; Bobrick, M
Publisher: Cleveland: American League Publishing Company
Year Printed: 1908
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
