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

‘The Sportfolio. Portraits and biographies of heroes and heroines of sport and pastime’. George Newnes, London 1896. Originally published in parts. Many illustrations. Bound in publisher’s decorative cloth with colour illustrations and gilt, with a title-page and index at the front. Comprises full-page pictures of sportsmen of the day, with short pen pictures. The cricketers are W.G. Grace, F.S. Jackson, Richardson, A.E. Stoddart, G. Macgregor, Ward, Abel, Gunn, C.B. Fry, A.C. Maclaren, J.L. Brown, G.A. Lohmann, with C.M.Wells in rugby attire. The other sportsmen are athletes, golfers, tennis players, footballers, skaters, chess players, billiard players, cyclists etc. Padwick 7249. Minor wear to head and foot of spine, slight breaking to rear internal hinge, otherwise in very good condition with nice boards.