Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026

Lot 1406
Estimate: £50/80
Hammer: £130
‘Some Cricket Principles’. H.S. Altham. Privately printed c.1920. 4pp bound in green cloth, gilt title to spine. Comprises notes and tips on batting, bowling and fielding. Signed in ink to the first page by Altham. This is thought to be the copy owned by John Arlott sold to A.E. Winder in 1979. Winder’s bookplate to inside front cover. A scarce title, only one other copy is recorded, held in the M.C.C. Library at Lord’s. Padwick 488. Minor fading to the cloth boards, otherwise in very good condition.

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