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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

‘The Oracle of Rural Life; an Almanack for Sportsmen and Country Gentlemen 1840, being leap year’ and ‘The Sporting Oracle and Almanack of Rural Life for 1841’. Published by Baily of London, 1840 & 1841. Contents of the 1840 volume include ‘The Laws of Cricket’ on pp 87-89. The two volumes, both nicely illustrated, are rebound together in maroon half leather with raised bands and gilts to spine and top edge. Both volumes appear to be lacking original wrappers. Good/ very good condition.