[HAYGARTH, Arthur].

SCORES AND BIOGRAPHIES OF CELEBRATED CRICKETERS. VOLUME IV. COMPILED BY ARTHUR HAYGARTH.
London, (1863).
8vo. 688pp. Handsomely rebound in half red calf, raised bands. Prelims foxed.
AN INTERESTING ASSOCIATION ITEM. PRESENTED BY F.P. MILLER, SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY HIM on the front endpaper: Presented to Richard Leece by F.P. Miller as a memento of S & B 1st September 1871. Miller played for Surrey between 1851 and 1867. He was responsible for the sale of volumes 3 and 4 of Scores and Biographies but was so disappointed with their poor sales that he destroyed the unsold volumes. Scores of every important match played between 1841 and 1848, with biographies of many of the cricketers involved. Taylor, Catalogue of Cricket Literature, 1906, page 34: 'The first four vols. are entirely out of print...' Britton, Cricket Books, The 100 Best, 1929, pages 25-27: 'The foundation stone of a cricket library.' Arlott, Cricket. A Reader's Guide, 1950, pages 9-10: 'the standard reference book of major matches and players between 1744 and 1878, with biographies continued in Volume XV, to include the chief players making their first appearances up to 1898.' Volumes I-IV were published in 1862 and 1863 by Lillywhite, volumes V-XV were published between 1876 and 1925 by Longmans on behalf of Marylebone Cricket Club, volumes XVI to date have been published by R. Heavens. Padwick, 805.
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