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First Edition "The Fairport Nine" by Noah Brooks, 1880
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Item Details
| Title and Author/Editor | The Fairport Nine (Noah Brooks) |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Middle-Grade Fiction, Sports Fiction |
| Binding | Illustrated cloth on board |
| Publisher or Printer | Charles Scribner’s Sons |
| Publication Year | 1880 |
| Period | Late 19th Century |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Edition Statement | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Number of Books | 1 |
| Additional Information | This book was a pioneer in the fictional game of baseball being the first novel pitting two rival baseball teams against each other. The tissue-guarded frontispiece features six members of this integrated team known as the Fairport Nine. This first edition has the original six pages of advertisements immediately following page 188. |
Condition
- wear to cover with bumped corners, rubbed edges, fraying, sunning and soiling; cocked spine; cracked front hinge and loose text pages; tanning, fading, and minor foxing to text blocks and text edges; graphite writing to the endpaper; staining and soiling to pages.
Dimensions
1.0" W x 7.25" H x 5.0" D
Item #
ITMG640666
