James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual for 1886. With which is incorporated 'James Lillywhite's Companion and Guide to Cricketers'
London, James Lillywhite, Frowd & Co., 1886. Padwick 1087 (part). More
London, James Lillywhite, Frowd & Co., 1886. Padwick 1087 (part). More
London, Reinhold Thiele and Co., 66 Chancery Lane, [possibly 1899]. This full-length portrait features Howell with a cricket ball grasped firmly in his right hand, standing alongside a wicket in the practice nets (at Lord's in 1899?). Displayed in a window cut into the rear of the modern mount is..... More
[Adelaide], N. Netter, Photo., 45 & 47 Arcade, 1902. A wonderful image of a parochial cricket team in the field: it should even appeal to the collector of photographs who has no interest at all in cricket. 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
Adelaide, Stevenson [Brothers, Jewellers], 1908. Norman Claxton (1877-1951), sportsman and businessman: by the late 1890s he 'was showing promise as a batsman in the Adelaide Electoral (district) cricket competition. An elegant right-hander, he scored over 500 runs in 1900 and again in 1904, at averages of 48 and 72. After..... 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
London, Graphic Publications, Ltd., [1921]. Padwick 5027 and 7024. More
Leeds, Chorley and Pickersgill/ The Electric Press and the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1924 and 1950. More
London, Chapman and Hall, 1926. With the ownership signature of Ernest H.M. Baillie, the sportswriter 'BAIL', who possessed an exceptional cricket library (see the MCG website). Includes Australia v England, 1893-1909. Also with the stamps (pocket, card and cancellation datestamp) of the Melbourne Cricket Club library. Catton also writes of..... More
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. Nine of the poems are about cricket. Padwick 6494. More
Adelaide, Printed by Pritchard Brothers, c.1928]. Loosely inserted is an original pencil caricature by Maegraith (dated 1950); on the verso are twelve autographs of WA cricketers (plus the manager, Bryant) dated November 1949. A fund-raiser for charity. More
Sydney, NSW Bookstall Company, 1928. Padwick 4457 and 7028. More
London, The London Publishing Co., 1930. 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
Glebe, Simmons Limited (Printers), [1933]. Padwick 6881. 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
Glebe, Simmons Limited (Printers), [1933]. Padwick 6881. More
Sydney, Sun Newspapers Ltd., 1934. Bradman writes on batting, Mailey on bowling, Oldfield on wicket-keeping, while Moyes contributes a general section on feet, clothing, pads, fielding, captaincy and the need for concentration. 'Results of the English tour, with averages, and the programme for the 1934-35 Australian season, inside Back Cover'..... 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
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
Falmouth, The Barcliff Advertising and Publishing Co., Ltd., [1949]. More
London, News Chronicle, 1953. More
Eden Gardens, Cricket Association of Bengal, 1956. More
North Sydney, NSW Cricket Association, 1958. Official Souvenir Programme. More
[Adelaide, The Club, 1959]. And autographs there from this auspicious year, in which the Club won the premiership in all three grades in the 1958-59 season. Sir Don Bradman proposed the toast to the Club, and he is one of the signatories, along with Clarrie Grimmett, the Club coach. Among..... More
London, Harrap, 1969. More
Adelaide, Investigator Press, 1970 (first edition). Inscribed and signed by the author. More
[Bombay, Board of Control for Cricket in India, 1980]. More
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, 1980. More
Adelaide, The Author, 1982. Loosely inserted is the small original prospectus, and a related newspaper clipping. Pencilled on the title-page is a brief annotation indicating that the previous owner had confirmation from the author that only 1000 copies were printed. More
London, Stanley Paul, 1984. Loosely inserted is a card inscribed and signed by Len Hutton. More
Auckland, Moa Publications, 1986. More
Launceston, [The Author, c.1986]. Signed by the author. More
London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1987. More
Sydney, Rigby Publishers, 1987 [first trade edition]. This first trade edition (issued at the same time as the signed limited edition bound in full green calf), is greatly superior in quality to subsequent reprints. The first volume of this set has the frontispiece portrait signed in blue ballpoint pen by..... More
[Geelong, The Author, c.1989]. Signed by the author on the flyleaf. One of 1000 copies. More
Plympton, the author, 1990. More
Tasmania, Apple Books, 1991. Number 182 of only 400 copies. Signed by both authors. More
Sydney, NSWCA, 1991. Signed by the editors on the title page. More
[Adelaide, Australian Cricket Board, 1991]. Philip Lovett Ridings (1917-1998) played first-class cricket for South Australia from 1937 to 1957; he was captain from 1946 to 1957. He was then a cricket administrator, serving as Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board from 1980 to 1983. Loosely inserted is an original colour..... More
[Canberra, The Author], 1992. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
Busselton, The Author, 1995. Signed, dated (January 1996) and inscribed by the editor. More
Busselton, The Author, 1996. Signed, dated (January 1997) and inscribed by the editor. More
Dalkeith, Swan Publishing, 1996 (first edition). Inscribed, dated (1996) and signed by the author. More
London, Robson Books, 1997. 'Published for the first time since 1832, with text from a previously unknown manuscript'. More
Adelaide, State Library of South Australia, 1998. It is a high-quality reproduction (160 × 115 mm) of a studio portrait of a young Don in a batting stance, wearing an Australian cap. The original photograph is in the State Library of South Australia's Bradman Collection. This example, signed in ink..... More
Busselton, The Author, 1998. Signed, dated (November 1998) and inscribed by the editor, and with his compliments slip loosely inserted. More
Barbados, The Pres University of the West Indies, 1998. More