Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

To be held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
29th, 30th November & 1st December 2024

Lot 684
Estimate: £100/150
‘Cricket in Hawke’s Bay’ Containing a complete History of the game’s progress in this District...’ F.F. Cane 1921. Printed by G.W. Venables of Napier. Original brown patterned wrappers with gilt title. Ex M.C.C. Library with label. This was originally F.S. Ashley-Cooper’s copy and has occasional notes to margin and a page of manuscript notes in pencil in Ashley-Cooper’s hand, the book was then sold by Diana Rait Kerr to Leslie Gutteridge, a book dealer and Irving Rosenwater bought it from him, note to inside book. The first club history to be published in New Zealand. Fading to titles, odd faults otherwise in good+ condition

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