Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 1359
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £55
‘Batting, Bowling, Fielding’. W.G. Grace. J.W. Arrowsmith, Bristol 1892. Original full red calf covers with gilt title to front, gilt to page edges. 3-95pp. Reprinted from Grace’s book of 1891. Dedication in ink to second front endpaper to ‘Thomas Padwick Esq. from W. Methven Brownlee’. Padwick 434. Slight breaking to page block, some wear to board and spine extremities, scrape to rear cover, otherwise in good condition. A nice association copy.
Brownlee wrote a biography of Grace, published in 1887, and it is thought he may have been the main author (ghost writer) of this title and had some copies specially bound at the time of publication. Thomas Padwick was a noted early collector of cricketana and amassed a huge cricket library in his relatively short life.