Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia
To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
29th, 30th November & 1st December 2024
Lot 652
Estimate: £100/150
William Gilbert Grace. Two volumes of ‘Men and Women of the Day’, each containing a set of impressive large ‘Woodburytype’ mono photographs of actors, authors and other celebrities of the day with accompanying biographies by Barraud of London, 1888. Includes a photograph of Grace, three quarter length, wearing cricket whites and holding a cricket bat under his arm. Each photograph is laid down to official photographer’s mount with printer’s name to lower border. The photographs measure 9.5”x7”. The two volumes bound in full leather, general wear to covers, both with front covers detached. The internal photographs in very good condition. Excellent images.