Baseball Threads - by Craig S Brown (Hardcover)

About the Book

For the first time ever, see how baseball uniforms really looked before 1900, an era today that exists only as sepia tone.

Book Synopsis

From the first Knickerbocker uniform of 1849 to the National League togs of 1900, see every shocking color and fickle fad.

Over 900 full-color renderings are at the center of this book, created by the author over a 12-year period and meticulously researched in tandem with noted baseball historians and collectors.

The visual history of early baseball has faded over time, literally and figuratively, and for many years the subject seemed too daunting to ever research and compile. Now fans and historians alike can hold in their hands every color of the early game.

This book is for all who love baseball and its history. See the very first uniforms of your favorite MLB teams.

Review Quotes

nbsp;"A kaleidoscope of stripes, shields and stockings."

- Michael Clair Writer mlb.com, author of "We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball"

nbsp;"A marvel of a book, reviving baseball
as it looked in my favorite century."

- John Thorn Official Historian of Major League Baseball, Author of "Baseball In The Garden Of Eden"

nbsp;"One-of-a-kind, impeccable, a must-have
for fans and collectors."

- Thomas W. Gilbert Historian, author of "How Baseball Happened" and "Death in the Strike Zone"