Spalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... : a complete hand book of the national game of base ball ..
Spalding's base ball guide is a yearly handbook of rules, records and equipment for the national game, published in Chicago and New York by A.G. Spalding & Bros. for players, clubs and fans. The pictures include team photographs of a university nine and the Lancaster club, both printed sideways, and a catalogue page of home plates, club bags and score books that suggests a designer could draw on period sports-equipment advertising and team portraiture.
