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Baseball and chess in the 1870's...



Item # 696369

May 21, 1870

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, May 21, 1870  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". 
Page 4 has a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field" which includes text and charts for 4 games. Also other baseball-related articles beyond the games.
Another page has: "Our Chess Department" which includes an illustration.
Sixteen pages, 11 by 15 1/4 inches, very nice condition.

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April, 2025)

(Added to Catalog #353 after the hardcopy was released - only available on-line.)

Category: Pre-Civil War