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The 1879 Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Guide is in excellent shape, with a healthy spine and firm corners. The actual content inside the guide offers useful information on the early years of baseball, such as freshly formed laws, a unique scoring technique, player guidance, club formation requirements, and extensive statistics from the previous season. Henry Chadwick, the "Father of Baseball," developed these guidelines, which were issued annually between 1860 and 1881. Chadwick's contributions to these guides had a considerable impact on the development of baseball statistics and scoring systems. For collectors, this book allows them to possess a piece of baseball history while learning about the sport's origins.