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

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

Lot 547
Estimate: £150/250
Hammer: £260
‘Great Batsmen Their Methods at a Glance’ and ‘Great Bowlers and Fielders Their Methods at a Glance’. George W. Beldam and Charles B. Fry. London, ‘Great Batsmen being a 1907 reissue, ‘Great Bowlers’ first edition 1906. The two volumes each in original green cloth with gilt illustrations to fronts and gilt titles to spines, gilt to top edges. ‘Great Bowlers’ inscribed and signed in ink to title page ‘A. Wallis Myers from George W. Beldam’, ownership signature to front endpaper of G. Whitehouse, dated ‘July 13/06’. Padwick 687 & 721 respectively. Both titles in good/ very good condition. Qty 2.
A. Wallis Myers was an author of cricket and sporting books, including ‘C.B. Fry, the Man and His Methods’ published in 1912.

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