Catalogue for the auction of
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks
and Cricket Books
Held on Saturday & Sunday
14th & 15th September 2024
Lot 339
Estimate: £250/350
Hammer: £220
‘Imperial Cricket’. P.F. Warner. London 1912. Large ‘Limited Edition de Luxe’ issue of 100 copies, this being no. 95. Original full vellum covers, all edges gilt. Beautifully signed by Warner to title page ‘Pelham F. Warner’. Subscriber 95 appears to be Edgar Hornby. Some staining and wear to vellum boards, minor wear to page edges, indentation to top right hand corner of front board, internally very good condition. Rare
Edgar Christion Hornby played cricket for a variety of teams from 1880 to 1911 and played for Lancashire C.C.C. from 1885-1887