Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Early cricket books. Seven titles, five bound in full leather boards with gilt titles to spine. Titles are ‘Cricket Illustrated’. ‘Cowan’s Practical Picture Books’ number 3. By G.W. Beldam, Cowans & Gray 1908, ‘The Cricket Field’. J. Pycroft. London 1887, ‘Cricket Stories: Wise and Otherwise’. Gathered by C.W. Alcock. Bristol 1901, ‘Willow & Leather- A Book of Praise’. E.V. Lucas. Bristol 1898, ‘How’s That, Cricket including a Century of Grace’ Harry Furniss. Arrowsmith 1896. These five editions lacking original wrappers. Plus ‘Chronicles of Cricket’. Nyren, Lilywhite & Denison. Swan & Sonnenschein 1888. Original green boards with titles in gilt to front board and spine and Echoes from Old Cricket Fields.. or sketches of cricket and cricketer from the earliest history of the game to the present time’. Frederick Gale. London 1871 with original wrappers bound in. Qty 7. Good condition