Lawson's Patent Game: Base Ball With Cards Execution - United States RARE # 001147

RARE # 001147

which measures 5" H x 3-1/2" W and is printed in black and silver is included with this offering

enclosed by a clean double gilt fillet border

" The back page artwork by Emory Douglas is titled "A Black Revolutionary Xmas" and features a Black family with the father asking his son

Technically

Lawson's Patent Game: Base Ball With Cards Execution - United States RARE # 001147(Baseball) LAWSON'S PATENT GAME: BASE BALL WITH CARDS. Boston, Mass.: Lawson Card Co., 1884. Originally patented on September 16, 1884, "Lawson's Patent Game: Base Ball With Cards" is the earliest known baseball card game ever produced. The game is complete and consists of 36 playing cards, 2 value cards, one rules pamphlet and the original box; all cards are without flaw, rules pamphlet with minor fraying along upper edge of front wrapper, original