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

‘The Rural Life of England’ Volume II. William Howitt. London 1838. Original green cloth with tooled floral design to front and ornate gilt title to spine. pp 273-276 comprise an account of a match played in September 1835 between the Sussex and Nottingham Clubs, the first match played at Brighton and a return played in Nottingham 7th- 9th September watched by a crowd of 20,000, with a carrier pigeon relaying the result of the match to Brighton!Padwick 2472-1. Some fading and soiling to spine, bumping to corners, internally in good/ very good condition.