THE TRAILBLAZERS. THE FIRST ENGLISH CRICKET TOUR OF AUSTRALIA: 1861-62. Goostrey, (Cheshire), 1999. 8vo. 172pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. An account of the first England tour of Australia, in 1861-62. [ref: 36672] £10.00 enquire buy |
WHEN IT WAS JUST A GAME. REMEMBERING THE FIRST SUPER BOWL. FOREWORD BY FRANK GIFFORD. Lanham, Maryland, Taylor Trade Publishing, 2015. Large 8vo. ix+301pp. Illustrated. Original boards in dust-wrapper. Good condition. First-hand accounts from the first Superbowl in 1967: the Packers versus the Chiefs. [ref: 79957] £10.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
THE GRAND SLAM. BOBBY JONES, AMERICA AND THE STORY OF GOLF. London, Time Warner, 2004. 8vo. (16)+432pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. The story of the golfing legend Bobby Jones and the mystery of his abrupt retirement from golf at the height of his fame. [ref: 83502] £15.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
LIFE WORTH LIVING. SOME PHASES OF AN ENGLISHMAN. London, 1947. 8vo. 424pp. Original cloth in chipped dust-wrapper. Autobiography of the Sussex, Hampshire and England batsman C.B. Fry. Padwick, 7538. [ref: 30469] £12.00 enquire buy |
A one page autograph letter from Percy Warren to C.B. Fry, asking Fry for an autograph. Fry has added a short pencil note, signed, at the foot of the letter: Memo. Sorry but I am not in the photo! Otherwise I'll be only too glad. C.B. Fry. Fry (1872-1956) played for Oxford University between 1892 and 1895, for Sussex between 1894 and 1908, for Hampshire between 1909 and 1921, and for England between 1896 and 1912. He was one of the most talented of all English sportsmen, and also played soccer for England and held the world long jump record. [ref: 33310] £120.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
An original full-length colour postcard photograph of C.B. Fry batting. Titled: C.B. Fry, Sussex. Published in the Valentine's Series, (c.1906). Good condition. Fry (1872-1956) played for Oxford University between 1892 and 1895, for Sussex between 1894 and 1908, for Hampshire between 1909 and 1921, and for England between 1896 and 1912. He was one of the most talented of all English sportsmen, and also played soccer for England and held the world long jump record. [ref: 37494] £20.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
An original signed postcard from C.B. Fry to J.W. Robertson-Scott. Addressed in Fry's hand and stamped. Dated 12th March 1954. ...No. I didn't know of the biography; but all those big Liberals wanted to write their lives. I did Grey or aided in his Autobio...safe man. J.A.S... The letter is written to the journalist and author J.W. Robertson-Scott (1866-1942). JAS refers to John Alfred Spender (1862-1942) who was a British journalist, newspaper editor and author. He was a member of the Liberal Party and edited the Westminster Gazette between 1896 and 1922. Fry (1872-1956) played for Oxford University between 1892 and 1895, for Sussex between 1894 and 1908, for Hampshire between 1909 and 1921, and for England between 1896 and 1912. He was one of the most talented of all English sportsmen, and also played soccer for England and held the world long jump record. [ref: 61564] £100.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
CRICKET (BATSMANSHIP). WITH THIRTY-TWO ACTION PHOTOGRAPHS. London, 1912. 8vo. 253pp. 32 plates. Original cloth. Good condition. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. Instructional. Padwick, 696. [ref: 15954] £20.00 enquire buy |
LIFE WORTH LIVING. SOME PHASES OF AN ENGLISHMAN. London, 1939. 8vo. 423pp. 13 plates. Original cloth, cover soiled and worn. First edition. Autobiography of the Sussex, Hampshire and England batsman C.B. Fry. Padwick, 7538. [ref: 45944] £15.00 enquire buy |
LIFE WORTH LIVING. SOME PHASES OF AN ENGLISHMAN. London, 1939. 8vo. 423pp. 13 plates. Original cloth, covers slightly soiled. First edition. Autobiography of the Sussex, Hampshire and England batsman C.B. Fry. Padwick, 7538. [ref: 57001] £20.00 enquire buy |
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