1888 "Harper's Weekly" Baseball Illustration and Vintage Advertisements
Item Details
An antique Harper’s Weekly illustration and two vintage advertisements. This collection features the front cover of Harper’s Weekly no. 1649, published by Harper & Brothers on July 28, 1888; the cover features a large black-and-white illustration of a handlebar-mustached baseball player at bat, with the caption ‘’A Ball Or A Strike—Which?’—Drawn by T. de Thulstrup.—[See Page 330.]’ Also included is a color magazine advertisement for B. F. Goodrich’s P-F canvas shoes, featuring portraits of ‘Big League Baseball Stars on TV’ such as Yogi Berra, Ted Willians and Stan Musial; and a reproduction print with the color poster art for the Mae West films Belle of the Nineties and Every Day’s a Holiday.
Condition
- Some edge wear and page yellowing; bagged and boarded.
- Condition is consistent with materials, prior use, and age.
Dimensions
- Measures Harper’s.
Item #
17CHA035-074
