Athletics At Princeton
New York: Frank Presbrey Company, 1901. First edition. Hardcover. (NOTE: DUE TO SIZE AND WEIGHT ADDITIONAL SHIPPING WILL BE REQUIRED ON INTERNATIONAL ORDERS AND WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT. First edition. Thick, heavy quarto in orange cloth lettered in black with university crest on front and tiger on rear, black cloth spine lettered in gilt. Very good, small nick to the front spine edge mere touch of wear to the outer tips. Interior clean. Ownership signature and notation of a member of the Princeton Class of 1902 appears on the second front blank; his small oval ownership stamp is on the front pastedown as is the bookplate of a next-generation member of the Class of '36. Massive work of 619 pages on glossy stock with over 200 photographic illustrations of Princeton University sports teams, members and facilities from 1859 to 1901. The 1860 Nassau Base Ball Nine (Princeton's first baseball team) is pictured, as is every baseball team and captain from 1862 through 1901.There are summaries of each season and boxscores of all the important games including those against famous professional teams in the 1860s and 1870s such as the Athletics of Philadelphia, the Excelsiors and Atlantics of Brooklyn and the Mutuals of New York. There is an extensive discussion on pp.99-100 of the game of October 23, 1874 vs. Philadelphia in which Arthur "Candy" Cummings demonstrated the curve ball, including an illustration of how a ball can be made to curve. Similar extensive coverage is given to football, with each team from 1872 through 1901 pictured. The work also covers gymnastics, crew, lacrosse and track with these teams pictured as well. An invaluable reference work for historians of the Ivy League but of 19th century baseball and football as well. Very Good. Item #E26183x
Price: $475.00