Catalogue for the auction of
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks
and Cricket Books

Held on Saturday & Sunday
14th & 15th September 2024

Lot 514
Estimate: £500/700
Hammer: £550
James Lillywhite’s Cricketers Annual 1872-1900. Complete full run of the ‘Red Lillywhite’ Annual edited by Charles W. Alcock. Each copy individually bound in modern red cloth, gilt titles to fronts and spines, with original red/orange boards retained. All photographic plates present from the 1876 edition as issued. The 1872 (1st) issue lacking section of front wrapper, soiling to first advertising page, pencil annotations to rear, the 1900 (29th and final) issue with some soiling and age toning. The remainder with minor soiling to some wrappers, odd ownership name in ink to front covers, otherwise a nice run in good/ very good condition. Twenty nine volumes in total.

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