1888 A16 Allen & Ginter “Album of Worlds Champions.”
Lot 4. 1888 A16 Allen & Ginter “Album of Worlds Champions.” This 12-page album features gorgeous chromolithography depicting the N28 card set, including a page of baseball exclusively and John M. Ward on the cover. The baseball page depicts three luminaries: Cap Anson, Tim Keefe and Mike Kelly. They are joined by Charlie Bennett. Other baseball players in the album are Candy Caruthers, John Clarkson, Charles Comiskey, Jack Glasscock and Joseph Mulvey. Other sports represented include billiards, swimming, wrestling, rowing and boxing. The most notable pugilist is John L. Sullivan; Jack (The Nonpareil) Dempsey is also present. The opening page celebrates marksmen, among them Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. The covers are present but unattached. All 12 pages are bound by the original silk cord. There are chips along the borders of both covers; the inside of the front cover is neatly reinforced with tape. The inside pages average vg+ to ex. Increasingly, it seems that these albums are being taken apart and sold for their individual pages. It is a pleasure to offer this very collectible complete album. Current Bid $1,264.
