Lot 159
Thayer, Phineas (Ernest Lawrence). First edition of Casey at the Bat. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1912. 8vo. The first hardcover edition devoted solely to the poem. llustrations by Dan Sayre Groesbeck. Green paper over boards with gilt titles and baseball pictorial on front cover. Unpaginated. Light wear to spine ends and tips. Housed in a custom-made green cloth case with black leather labels and gold lettering. The poem was first published in the San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888. It gained fame later in 1888 when it was performed on Broadway by the popular singer-actor-comedian De Wolf Hopper before an audience that included team members of the New York Giants and Chicago White Stockings. A great collectible for lovers of baseball, poetry, or books.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
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