[1950S JAPANESE BASEBALL BOARD GAME AND A SPORTS BOOKLET].

大野球ゲーム盤. スポーツガイドブック. [Daiyakyū gēmuban. Supōtsu Gaidobukku].
[Great Baseball Board Game. Sports Guidebook].

[Tokyo]. [集英社. Shūeisha]. Showa 27 [ 1952]. Stock ID #214222

Folding colour game board (37.7 x 20cm) with accompanying sheet of cut-outs of players and for constructing the stadium, (19 x 27.2cm), additional small card with punch-out cardboard bat and balls (1 ball missing; 3.5 x 8cm), and original pictorial wrapper. Board is worn at edges with a little loss to paper on reverse at lower edge.

Stapled booklet: [16pp], line illustrations in coloured ink, 18.5 x 17.2cm. Pictorial paperback covers little worn and lightly soiled.

This collection comprises two items: a baseball board game and a sports guidebook. The board game was distributed as a supplement to Omoshiro Bukku (おもしろブック), released in March 1952. Enclosed in the game is a coloured sheet depicting a baseball field, with an additional game on the reverse side. A cut-out sheet featuring players, spectators, scoreboards, and advertising boards is included, allowing children to construct their own stadium. Additionally, there is a cardboard sheet featuring a bat and two balls.

The sports guide booklet was provided as an add-on to Chūgaku no tomo (中学生の友), a monthly magazine for junior high school students, published in 1949. This booklet covers various sports, including baseball, swimming, athletics, and basketball, offering fundamental information on rules and games. The inaugural article, titled 'Will you be able to become a professional baseball player?' underscores the profound enthusiasm for baseball among young boys.

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Price: $350.00 AU

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