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Product Identifiers

PublisherSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

ISBN-10158834634X

ISBN-139781588346346

eBay Product ID (ePID)8038545446

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicBaseball / History, Subjects & Themes / Portraits, Sports Cards / Baseball, Art, Sports & Recreation, Antiques & Collectibles

AuthorPeter Devereaux, Library of Congress

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Length8.3 In.

Item Height0.8 In.

Item Width8.2 In.

Item Weight25.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

LCCN2017-060311

Book TitleGame Faces : Early Baseball Cards from the Library of Congress

Dewey Decimal796.3570973075

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisA charming gift book showcasing baseball cards from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries alongside photos from the early days of the nation's beloved pastime Game Faces showcases rare and colorful baseball cards from the Library of Congress's Benjamin K. Edwards Collection, bringing to life an era of American history that saw the game explode in popularity. Marrying gems from the collection's 2,100 baseball cards to images of American life from 1887 to 1914, the book also offers engaging insights into the players and the game, giving readers an intimate view of both baseball's development and American culture at the turn of the twentieth century. The book highlights cards depicting many of the game's first stars--including Ty Cobb, Cy Young, and Christy Mathewson--as well as less widely known figures, shown with extravagant ornamentation and boldly juxtaposed colors that render the cards works of art in their own right. Game Faces is a rich, engrossing history of the baseball card and the ways that it has illustrated and influenced American culture as a whole. It is a must-have for those who love baseball.

Publication Year2018

Preface byHayden, Carla D.

Dewey Edition23

FormatHardcover

LC Classification NumberGV875.3.D38 2018

Number of Pages168 pages