Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

‘The Richmond Heiress or a Woman Once in the Right. A Comedy’. Thomas D’Urfey. London, ‘Printed for Samuel Briscoe, over-against Will’s Coffee-House in Covent Garden’. 1693. A very early and rare 70pp original script for the play ‘Acted at the Theatre Royal, by Their Majesties Servants’, containing a very early reference to cricket in ‘Shinken’s Song to the Harp’. ‘Hur was the prettiest Fellows, trum, &c/ At Bandy once at Cricket, trum, &c...’. Nicely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London in full black leather, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Padwick 852. Very good condition.