Lot 102
Cricket, including Fry, C.B.
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Description
The book of cricket. London: George Newness, [1899]. Folio, 16 parts in original green wrappers, contained together in green cloth box, wrappers very slightly faded and soiled, occasional slight dust-soiling, several pages in part XV a little dampstained and stuck together along upper margin, with some small marginal tears, occasional leaves loose; Turner, Herbert The life of John Briggs. Manchester: T. Sower, 1902. 8vo, later green half calf, a few pages torn a little at corners, preliminary adverts repaired; Boycott, Geoff Opening up. London: Arthur Baker, 1980. 8vo, original orange cloth, signed copy; Paynter, Eddie Cricket all the way. London & Leeds: A. Richardson, 1962. First (paperback) edition, 8vo, signed copy, covers a little rubbed; Williams, Marcus and Philips, Gordon The Wisden book of cricket memorabilia. Oxford: Lennard Publishing, 1990. 4to, signed by the authors, blue half morocco, slip case; Down, Michael and West, Derek Sketches at Lord's. London: Collins, 1990. 4to, number 127/150 copies signed by the authors, red morocco, slip case, spine a little faded; 'Spy'- Vanity Fair Framed and glazed print of J.T. Tyldesley, [n.d.]; and 3 other books (10)