[BASEBALL - CASEY AT THE BAT]. -- [THAYER, Ernest (1863-1940)]. A large collection of ephemera, books, and collectibles, including:

1) Approximately 40 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, all in original bindings, condition generally very good, titles include: THAYER, Ernest Lawrence. "Casey at the Bat" [in: A Treasury of Humorous Poetry]. Edited by Frederic Knowles. Boston: Dana Estes & Co, 1902. Original gilt-stamped green cloth. FIRST EDITION. -- THAYER. "Casey at the Bat," in: A Treasury of Humorous Poetry. Boston: Dana Estes, 1902. Original green cloth. The first hardcover printing of the story. -- THAYER. Casey at the Bat. Artistically Illustrated. Kansas City: Henry G. Pert, 1905. Original pictorial wrappers. -- THAYER. Casey at the Bat and Casey's Revenge. Baltimore: Ralph A. Lyon, 1906. Original printed wrappers. -- Baseball Jokes, Stories & Poems. New York: James Sullivan, 1906. Original pictorial wrappers. -- Baseball Jokes. Cleveland: Arthur Westbrook Company, 1908. Original pictorial wrappers. -- THAYER. Casey at the Bat. New York: John H. Eggers, 1911. Original color pictorial wrappers. -- THAYER. Casey at the Bat. New York: HarperCollins, 2000. Illustrations by Leroy Neiman. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY NEIMAN.

2) A large collection of ephemera and collectibles, including movie stills, trading cards, autographs from De Wolf Hopper, toys, bobble heads, puzzles, figurines, records, trading cards, programs, etc. A complete list available upon request.

This lot is located in Chicago.