Add this copy of The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball & to cart. $19.50, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University Of Illinois Press.
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Fine in fine jacket. First edition/printing. Fine but with some light foxing to the top edge of the text block, in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. xiv+ 277 pp. with index. Illustrated with reproductions and photographs. A study of what role sports played in the social and urban history of 19th century America, specifically why Americans chose baseball over cricket. The author takes us back to the amateur playing fields of New York, City, Philadelphia, Newark, Boston, Chicago, and Cincinati to observe their clubs and players from 1838 to 1872.
Add this copy of Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball and Cricket, to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press,.
Add this copy of Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball and Cricket, to cart. $44.05, like new condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book is in excellent condition with some light foxing to the page ends. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, now wrapped in protective cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 277 pages, content include: Rise of modern ball games, Early american cricket, Players, Clubs, Baseball's boom and cricket's survival, etc. Short b&w photo section. Keywords: Rise of modern ball games, Early american cricket, Players, Clubs, Baseball's boom and cricket's survival, New Yor, Brooklyn, Newark, Boston, Chicago, Early, U.S., Sports, History, Teams, Clubs, Historical, Photos.
Add this copy of The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball & to cart. $105.50, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press.
Add this copy of The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball & to cart. $34.01, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press.
Add this copy of The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball & to cart. $49.52, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press.
Add this copy of The Creation of American Team Sports: Baseball & to cart. $81.17, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by University of Illinois Press.
