Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

352 c   (SPORTS—BASEBALL.) Manley, Effa; and Leon Herbert Hardwick. Negro Baseball . . . Before Integration. Numerous illustrations. 128 pages. 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, minor wear; inscribed on title page “To Thomas C. Murray, best wishes, Leon H. Hardwick.” Chicago:Adams Press, 1976 [250/350] Effa Manley (1897-1981) was owner of the Newark Eagles and first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Her co-author Hardwick was the former sports editor of the Baltimore Afro-American, and published the book himself with an initial press run of 500 (Jet Magazine, 3 March 1977). 353 c   (SPORTS—BASEBALL.) Negro Baseball 1946 Yearbook. Numerous illustrations. 32 pages. 4to, 11 x 8 1 / 2 inches, original red and black wrappers with photograph of Jackie Robinson in his Kansas City Monarchs uniform, minor wear; early owner’s name and a small doodle of a baseball diamond on rear wrapper. Washington, DC: Sepia Sports, 1946 [800/1,200] This yearbook features an article titled “Jackie and Johnny” on Jackie Robinson’s arrival in the previously all-white professional ranks—a landmark achievement which also spelled the doom of the Negro Leagues. Other articles feature Smokey Joe Williams, Leon Day, Cumberland Posey, and Biz Mackey, who have since earned their own places in the Hall of Fame. 353