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Vyell Edward Walker. Middlesex 1859-1877. Three page folding letter handwritten in ink from Walker to the cricket author, W.A. Bettesworth, dated 29th May 1900 with good cricket content. The date of the letter corresponds with the publication in 1900 of Bettesworth’s book, ‘The Walkers of Southgate’. Walker appears to be writing about information he has provided, stating ‘For my own part I don’t think I should have produced the Statistics in print- they can be of no interest, but Mr [Ashley?] Cooper must have taken a great amount of trouble over them’. He also mentions E.M. Grace, and refers to ‘A.L. Smith... it was his name appearing and the portion about himself which he did not like to appear in print & that he had settled the matter with you’. Archibald Levin Smith had also contributed a chapter to the book entitled ‘Reminiscences by an old friend’. Nicely signed V. Edward Walker. Small adhesive marks to verso, otherwise in very good condition.