EDWARD MILLS GRACE, CRICKETER. London, 1916. 8vo. 240pp. 6 plates. Original decorative cloth, covers soiled. PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO E.V. LUCAS, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on the front endpaper: "E.V.L." with the best wishes of F.S. Ashley-Cooper. Lucas (1868-1938) was a prolific author and poet. He began writing in Punch magazine in 1904 and contributed a regular column titled A Wanderer's Notebook in the Sunday Times. In 1924 he became chairman of the London publishers Methuen & Co. A biography of the Gloucestershire and England all-rounder E.M. Grace, brother of G.F. and W.G. Grace. Goldman, Bibliography of Cricket, 1937: 'Scarce.' Padwick, 7566. [ref: 66717] £250.00 enquire buy |
ETON v. HARROW AT THE WICKET. WITH SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, POEMS AND GENEALOGICAL TABLES. London, 1922. Small 4to. 155pp. 6 plates. Original full morocco, spine rubbed, all edges gilt, LIMITED SUBSCRIBERS' EDITION of 100 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A history of the matches between Eton and Harrow with full scores and notes on the players. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Invaluable work of reference.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'A valuable book to the historian.' Padwick, 1437. [ref: 13911] £300.00 enquire buy |
ETON v. HARROW AT THE WICKET. WITH SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, POEMS AND GENEALOGICAL TABLES. London, 1922. Small 4to. 155pp. 6 plates. Original blue cloth, covers soiled. A history of the matches between Eton and Harrow with full scores and notes on the players. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Invaluable work of reference.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'A valuable book to the historian.' Padwick, 1437. [ref: 47404] £50.00 enquire buy |
ETON v. HARROW AT THE WICKET. WITH SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, POEMS AND GENEALOGICAL TABLES. London, 1922. Small 4to. 155pp. 6 plates. Original full morocco, all edges gilt. Expertly rebacked. LIMITED SUBSCRIBERS' EDITION of 100 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A history of the matches between Eton and Harrow with full scores and notes on the players. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Invaluable work of reference.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'A valuable book to the historian.' Padwick, 1437. [ref: 51741] £300.00 enquire buy |
FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1904. London, printed for private circulation, 1905. Small 8vo. (6)+64pp. Rebound in cloth with original front printed wrapper preserved. With the bookplate of A.L.Ford inside the front cover, and the bookplate of Marylebone Cricket Club on the front endpaper. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 30 numbered copies, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. A statistical survey of the 1904 cricket season. Feats, Facts and Figures was published between 1899 and 1904, and finally in 1906. It appeared in 1905 under the title: Noteworthy Events of 1905. Padwick, 920. [ref: 54148] £850.00 enquire buy |
FEATS, FACTS AND FIGURES OF 1904. London, printed for private circulation, 1905. Small 8vo. (6)+64pp. Rebound in cloth with original printed wrappers preserved. Ex-library copy with small library stamps on four pages. LIMITED EDITION of 30 numbered copies, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation leaf. A statistical survey of the 1904 cricket season. Feats, Facts and Figures was published between 1899 and 1904, and finally in 1906. It appeared in 1905 under the title: Noteworthy Events of 1905. Padwick, 920. [ref: 67498] £500.00 enquire buy |
GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. Bristol, 1900. 8vo. 176pp. Original decorative cloth, covers slightly rubbed. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926, 'Full scores and accounts of all matches from 1806-1900.' Padwick, 3061. [ref: 70102] £45.00 enquire buy |
GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS. Bristol, 1900. 8vo. 176pp. Original decorative cloth. Good condition. PRESENTED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE JOURNALIST H.V.L. STANTON, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on the front endpaper: H.V.L. Stanton Esq., With the best wishes & kindest regards of F.S. Ashley-Cooper. 5th September 1900. Stanton (1859-1933) wrote for The Sportsman under the pseudonym Wanderer. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926, 'Full scores and accounts of all matches from 1806-1900.' Padwick, 3061. [ref: 77509] £125.00 enquire buy |
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET. London, [1924]. 8vo. 40pp. including 12 full-page illustrations. Original pictorial wrappers, covers slightly soiled. A history of Gloucestershire county cricket. Padwick, 1955. [ref: 38381] £65.00 enquire buy |
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET. London, 1924. Small 8vo. 36pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers, covers slightly soiled. A history of Hampshire county cricket. Padwick, 2025. [ref: 82533] £65.00 enquire buy |
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