19th Century Woodcut Collection, with rare h-o-famers, teams--reduced--

[dougscats]

ALL SOLD! 5 pages of Woodcuts + 2 doubles + Bonus pages for $225
Or, individually priced; see below.

I'll also trade for T206's, which is all that I actively collect these days.

The 5++ include woodcuts of hard to find 19th c. hall-of-famers, including Harry and George Wright, the 1869 Red Stockings - the first professional championship team (includes the entire publication), the Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, and Toronto teams, and more. All but one are from Harper's Weekly, 1869-1890's, and are in plastic sleeves, unattached on good cardboards, as I received them. Large as they are, they are difficult to package and expensive to ship, so I'd prefer to sell them as one group and have given more than a 50% discount to do so.
But if you'd like a particular team or player[s], individual prices are listed below. Big discounts also for multiple items.

Provenance: I bought these from Moushi in 2019-2020. I am very grateful and indebted to him for his research and scans.

I am a dinosaur on the computer. I am unable to upload pictures from my phone. I did manage a couple of partial-page scans from my computer. I could probably do more of these or send them by email upon request.]

Here's Moushi's original thread, starting with his nine minute youtube presentation, which shows the eight below within a larger collection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lCiYMXy6O4

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=279344

Ppff, Venmo, or pay by check. Regular paypal, buyer pays fee.

Here's a detailed list of the 5++. Scans can be seen on the above-mentioned youtube thread:

--SOLD--pending payment, Harper's Weekly, Vol. XIII.--No. 653, New York, Saturday, July 3, 1869: Entire issue, featuring "The Picked Nine of the 'Red Stocking' Base-Ball Club, Cincinnati. Ohio," p. 421. This is an iconic woodcut of the first professional championship team, undefeated at 57-0, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. $175.--SOLD

Harper's Weekly, September 12, 1874, p. 761, "The Maple-Leaf Base-ball Club of Guelph, Ontario, Canada," Team of ten. $75.

--SOLD--pending payment--Harper's Weekly, August 5, 1882, p. 493, featuring "The Metropolitan Base-ball Nine," 12 NY players. $100.

--SOLD--pending payment--Harper's Weekly, September 30, 1882, p. 621, featuring "The Providence Base-Ball Club," with Harry and George Wright, Charles Radbourne, and J. M. Ward. $110.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXVII.--No. 1381, June 9. 1883, p. 364, "Base-Ball of the Future." Full-page fantasy with players on horseback. Doubles of this one. $40 each; $60 for the pair.

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXII.--No. 1662, August 27 1888, p.820, featuring full-figured woodcuts of Charles Comiskey and W.A. Latham on bottom half of page. Doubles of this one. $75 each.

Harper's Weekly, October 20, 1888, p. 793, "The Winning Battery of the New York Baseball Club," featuring full-length woodcuts of Tim Keefe and Buck Ewing, covering bottom half of page. $100

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 23, 1885, p.221: "... Sketches at the Polo Grounds during the League Championship Game between the New York and Detroit Clubs ..." These are six detailed sketches from the stands, of fans, including a policeman chasing boys on a fence, boys on a tree behind it. Great artwork. $100.

+ Bonus: Harper's Weekly, package of 18 pages compiled from the 1890's featuring some of the first published photos, according to Moushi, of Collegiate baseball. $50.

[dougscats]

Two down, Boston team and Harper’s p. 312 gone; 18 to go.

Thanks Paul.

Updated 9/6/25:

For my records, the following have been SOLD on this thread/Not included in the nine above:

Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIII.--No. 1716, New York, Saturday, November 9, 1889: Front page, featuring "William Ewing, Captain of the New York Base-ball Club." Front-Page woodcut of Buck Ewing in catcher's gear. Frame-worthy.--SOLD--
Two Harper's of Boston team.
Three Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper,
Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXII.--No. 1649, New York, Saturday, July 28, 1888, featuring "A Ball or a Strike, Which?" Front-page woodcut of batter, catcher, umpire, with dugout and stands in background. Classic, would look great in frame. $130.
Harper's Weekly, July 25, 1874, p. 624, "... The Philadelphia Athletics," Full-page woodcuts of nine individual players, featuring J. D. McBride, Civil War veteran, and a young Cap Anson, batting. $110.

[dougscats]

Further reduction.
Some beautiful stuff worth framing, including two front pages, featuring Ewing in catching gear, and a classic batting pose.

[doug.goodman]

Are there any that are not from Harpers? If so, can you post a list?

[dougscats]

There are four non-Harper's:

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 23, 1885, p.221: "... Sketches at the Polo Grounds during the League Championship Game between the New York and Detroit Clubs ..." These are six detailed sketches from the stands of fans, including a policeman chasing boys on a fence, with more boys on a tree behind it.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 6, 1885, 1885, p.253: "Illinois, --The Chicago Baseball Club." This is a team picture of 12 players that occupies the top half of the page.

The Illustrated American, May 10, 1890, p.292: "The National Game: Opening Day of the Baseball Season." This is a full page of seven photos featuring Tim Keefe delivering a "down-shoot," "A two-bagger for Thomson," Buck Ewing catching a pop-up, and O'Day pitching.

The Illustrated American, May 10, 1890, p.293: "The National Game: Opening Day of the Baseball Season." This is a full page of five photos with text, featuring Keefe pitching and Ewing batting and catching.

[doug.goodman]

Thank you. I just sent you an email.

Doug

[dougscats]

See detailed list, p.1.

[dougscats]

Reduced to $775.

[dougscats]

Three more sold;
Fifteen to go.

[dougscats]

I gotta believe that $660 is a bargain for this lot.

[KMayUSA6060]

Email sent Doug.

[dougscats]

Update: 13 left.

[dougscats]

Price has been lowered.

[dougscats]

These have been gathering dust for three years.
$650 for the bunch seems like a great bargain to me; hope you think so too.

[dougscats]

Now trading for T206's.

[dougscats]

Sold two more.
Thanks Daniel.

Motivated to sell the whole lot.