Casey at the Bat -
Phineas Thayer, Dan Sayre Groesbeck (illustrator)
1912 - A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago - First Hardback Edition
‘But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.’
First stand-alone hard back and fully illustrated edition of this classic Baseball poem. ‘Casey at the Bat’ first appeared in a San Francisco newspaper in 1888 as a featured piece of humorous doggerel by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. Its ascension to immortal status was due primarily to actor and toastmaster DeWolf Hopper, who began reciting it at dinners and other functions, as well as on the vaudeville stage. It was then published alone in soft covers 1901, and finally in 1912 it was published as a book, and fully illustrated with thirteen full page offset lithographs printed in orange and black, each facing a corresponding verse with accompanying vignette. A fine example of a particularly delicate book, usually found in poorer state with chipped, restored or replaced spine.  More Details
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