Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024
Lot 850
Estimate: £800/1200
Hammer: £850
‘The Empire’s Cricketers’ from original drawings. By Alfred Chevallier Tayler with biographical sketches by George William Beldam. The Fine Art Society, London 1905. First edition folio volume with contents page followed by the forty eight original chromolithograph plates in original red cloth binding with gilt titles to front board, each print with the original accompanying printed biography of the featured player. Minor ageing to boards, some minor wear to the head of the spine. Loosely inserted to the back of the book are the original blue decorative wrapper for ‘Part II’ of the publication with subscription form to inside. A very nice original copy with the plates in fine order
‘The Empire’s Cricketers’ was originally published in twelve parts, each containing four plates. The cricketers are W.W.Armstrong (Australia), E.G.Arnold, G.W. Beldham, B.J.T. Bosanquet, L. Braund, C.J. Burnup, A. Cotter (A), J. Darling (A), D. Denton, R.A. Duff (A), W.H.B. Evans, H.K. Foster, R.E. Foster, C.B. Fry, W.G. Grace, S.E. Gregory (A), J. Gunn, S. Haigh, Lord Harris, Lord Hawke, T. Hayward, J.T. Hearne, H.V. Hesketh-Prichard, C. Hill (A), G.H. Hirst, A.J. Hopkins (A), J. Iremonger, G.L. Jessop, A.O. Jones, J.J. Kelly (A), J.H. King, F. Laver (A), W. Lees, A. Lilley, G. McGregor, A.C. MacLaren, H. Martyn, C.L. McLeod (A), M.A. Noble (A), P. Perrin, W. Rhodes, R.H. Spooner, F.S. Jackson, G. Thompson, V. Trumper (A), J.T. Tyldesley, P.F. Warner and Capt E. Wynyard.