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

‘Lillywhite’s Guide to Cricketers’ 1864 and ‘James Lillywhite’s Cricketers Annual’ 1873-1900. ‘The Guide to Cricketers, containing full directions for playing the noble and manly game of Cricket...’ London. 1864. 19th Edition. Collected and Edited by Frederick Lillywhite. Original copy of the rare 1864 edition in original paper wrappers. Heavy loss and staining to wrappers and spine with rounding to page corners. Also a good run of the Cricketer’s Annual for years 1873, 1875, 1877 and 1879-1900, and an additional facsimile reprint of the 1897. The majority with original red/orange cloth boards with the exception of the 1875 lacking wrappers, pages detached and lacking advertising and title pages, the 1885 bound in to plain card boards, original wrappers retained with rear wrapper laid to board, and 1896, two copies, one an early rebind in red cloth, the other bound in modern brown cloth, both lacking original wrappers. All photographs present from the 1876 edition as issued. Ten earlier editions with date label applied to spine. Faults to books include odd editions with broken internal hinges, some annotation to pages in odd edition, marks and wear, the 1894 edition with heavy age toning and creasing, otherwise generally all in fair condition. Sold with ‘John Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Companion’, four editions for years 1866 rebound in modern black cloth lacking original wrappers, and 1869, 1871 and 1874 in original green wrappers. Good condition. Thirty two volumes in total