Pre-Civil War baseball...
Item # 675288
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WILKES' SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, June 16, 1860 Basically a sports-themed newspaper. The front page has a nice print of boxer: "Nat Langham, the First Conqueror of Sayers".
Page 4 has over a full column under the heading: "Base Ball" which has reports on 9 baseball games, with their crude box scores.
Sixteen pages, a few archival mends at margins, good condition.
Page 4 has over a full column under the heading: "Base Ball" which has reports on 9 baseball games, with their crude box scores.
Sixteen pages, a few archival mends at margins, good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #370 - released for September, 2026
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$33
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.
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