Seventeen Letters to Tatham. A WWI Surgeon in East Africa
Toronto, Keneggy West, 2002 (second printing)/ 2001. Dated (20 September 2002), signed and warmly inscribed in ink by the author on the title-page. More
Toronto, Keneggy West, 2002 (second printing)/ 2001. Dated (20 September 2002), signed and warmly inscribed in ink by the author on the title-page. More
Sydney, The Australian Board of Control for International Cricket Matches, 1948. Essentially the itinerary for 'The Invincibles'. The name 'Mr Niehuus' is written lightly in pencil on the front cover; this is probably Richard Niehuus (1917-2005) who 'played in ten first-class matches for South Australia between 1946 and 1948' (cricinfo)..... More
Australia lost by an innings and 18 runs ... and 18 was Australia's total first innings score! Kelly, Graham and Trott scored 8, 4 and 6 respectively; Darling was the last man standing (on nought), Giffen was unable to take to the field so only ten men played, but Gregory..... More
Adelaide, R.M. Osborne Ltd., 1937. 'Fourth Test Match. English v Australia. Adelaide. Jan. 29th. 1937' (cover title). Padwick 4499. More
Broughty Ferry, Dundee, [Unidentified Photographer], 1938. The Burnie 'Advocate' (Friday 5 August 1938) has an interesting account of the first day's play: 'The Australians arrived by charabanc at the picturesque Broughton [sic] Ferry ground to-day, wearing tartan bonnets, but there was nothing festive about their early batting on a good..... More
Adelaide, Rigby Ltd., 1933. 'The Book has been written for the new regime of cricket; the batter, bruise and bust cricket, which has been thrust upon us. This travesty of an erstwhile noble sport demands new techniques to master it ... We find after years of research that all previous..... More
The cover story, specially written for the BOP, is 3 pages long, with 3 plates. This issue also contains 'Caught and Bowled. A School Cricket Story by Gunby Hadath' (6 pages with 3 illustrations). Not in Padwick. Kenneth Farnes (1911-1941: Cambridge University, Essex and England) died on active service in..... More
Probably Edwardian; the underside of the base is stamped 'James Deakin & Sons | Sheffield | 10475'. More
Seated next to him is Richard Norman Rowsell Blaker (1879-1950) and his young son, also Richard (1909-1967). Richard senior played 119 matches for Kent (1898-1908), 'a hard-hitting batsman and a fine slip fielder.... He helped Kent carry off the County Championship in 1906, and was President of the club when..... More
This unused, albeit lightly foxed, advertising postcard (captioned '"I always use Waterman's" J.B. Hobbs') features a portrait of a late-vintage Jack Hobbs complete with blazer, cigarette and Waterman's pen, busily signing autographs for a couple of young lads. This example has been signed prominently in dark blue ink by Hobbs..... More
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. Nine of the poems are about cricket. Padwick 6494. More
A small broadside (295 × 210 mm) limited to 500 numbered copies, signed by Stoppard, of an extract from his play of the same name published by Faber in 1982. It is a monologue on the construction of a cricket bat. 'Henry: (holding his cricket bat). This thing here, which..... More
Adelaide, South Australian Cricket Association, 1933. A pre-match publication for the Test that saw bodyline tactics move from controversy to crisis. Padwick 4487. More
The signatures are Wyatt (Captain), Duckworth, Duleepsinhji, Hobbs, Larwood, Leyland, Parker, Rhodes, Sandham, Sutcliffe and Tate. All but Tate have signed in ink; in fine condition. More
Cairo, G. Liekegian & Co., [1909]. The team consisted of Simpson-Heyward (Captain: Worcs), Branston (Notts), Ebden (Middx), Wynyard (Hants), Metcalfe (Herts), Bell, Gibson (Essex), Luther (Sussex), Viscount Brackley, Dobson, Drummond and Moorhouse. 'The MCC broke fresh ground when they organised a tour to Egypt in the spring of 1909.... The..... More
The signatures are Allen (Captain), Ames, Barnett, Copson, Duckworth, Fagg, Farnes, Fishlock, Hammond, Hardstaff, Leyland, Robins, Sims, Verity, Voce, Worthington and Wyatt (plus the manager, Captain R. Howard). Apart from very light smudging, the leaf is in excellent condition. Australia won the series 3-2: 'England's failure can be attributed to..... More
The signatures are Allen (Captain), Ames, Barnett, Copson, Duckworth, Fagg, Farnes, Fishlock, Hammond, Hardstaff, Leyland, Robins, Sims, Verity, Voce, Worthington and Wyatt (plus the manager, Captain R. Howard). Australia won the series 3-2: 'England's failure can be attributed to a combination of poor batting and brilliance on the part of..... More
The signatures are Hammond (Captain), Alec Bedser, Edrich, Evans, Fishlock, Gibb, Hardstaff, Hutton, Ikin, Langridge, Pollard, T. (Peter) Smith, Voce, Washbrook, Wright and Yardley (plus the manager, Major R. Howard); only Compton is missing. 'Hammond led a team of great experience, although many players were in the twilight of their..... More
The signatures are Brown (Captain), Alec Bedser, Berry, Close, Compton, Dewes, Evans, Hollies, Hutton (twice - once in ink), McIntyre, Parkhouse, Sheppard, Simpson, Warr, Washbrook and Wright (plus Nash, one of the managers, in ink). The only player not to have signed is Bailey. Given the starring role Hutton played..... More
The caption is explicit: 'The South African Cricket Team photographed at Lord's today. (They) will play their first match this season tomorrow (Saturday) v. Derbyshire ...'. Accordingly this photograph was taken on 3 May 1912. To quote Wisden: 'The South Africans failed so dismally in the Test matches that, although..... More
London, Bell, 1925. More
London, The Nonesuch Press, 1941 (first UK edition)/ 1940. 'The author of this book is a Scot who settled in Australia many years ago, and is well-known in business circles in Sydney. His far-reaching and penetrating survey is the more important, therefore, because it it made from a distance...' (from..... More
London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. (for Perrier Sparkling Table Water), [circa 1907]. This selection of humorous cartoon illustrations by Charles Crombie (1880-1967), was preceded by 'The Rules of Golf' (1906), also published by Perrier. Provenance: A.J.B. Fowler, with his snipped signature mounted at the head of the..... More
London, Adlard & Son & West Newman, 1921. Without the portfolio issued with 500 copies of a limited edition of this work. More
The albumen paper photograph (58 × 91 mm), on the original plain card mount, is in excellent condition. We presume it to be 'somewhere in England', and some time in the 1860s. More