Adelaide, Wigg, 1888. Sir William Henry Bundey (1838-1909), for ten years Commodore of the South Australian Yacht Club, was a South Australian MP (Attorney-General, 1878-81) and later a Supreme Court judge. An uncommon book on an uncommon (Australian) topic. More
Scarsdale, John W. Barnes, 1976. 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
[Shoalhaven], Shoalhaven Discrict Cricket Association, [1994]. Signed by the author. More
Sparkford, Haynes, 1978. With the ownership details of Eddie Thomas, Australian racing identity. More
Glenelg, Pagel/ Glenelg Golf Club, 1987. More
Adelaide, Mount Lofty Golf Club, [1975]. Number 15 of 1000 copies. Signed and dated (1st April 1st 1975) by the author, with a remarkable dedication and a relevant black and white snapshot taped to the verso of the half-title and many relevant signatures at rear (including two captains of the..... More
[Adelaide, Mount Osmond Golf Club, 1977]. More
The almost-Invincibles (they lost just two matches out of 39) are Darling (captain), Armstrong, Carter, Duff, Gregory, Hill, Hopkins, Howell, Jones, Kelly, Noble, Saunders, Trumble, Trumper, and the manager, Major Ben Wardill. Provenance: incredibly, from Joe Darling himself! - his bold ink signature is clearly visible on the verso of..... 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
The signatures are Hassett (Captain), Burke, Harvey, Hole, Ian Johnson, Bill Johnston, Langley, Lindwall, McDonald, Miller, Morris, Noblet and Ring. 'Australia won the series 4-1 mainly through its strong pace attack, greater experience and fewer mistakes'; after all, the above team contained eight of the Invincibles and 'newcomer Langley, who..... More
The albumen paper photograph (approximately 78 × 143 mm, mounted on a standard cabinet card, 108 × 167 mm) takes the form of a triptych. The left and right panels contain 'The Noble Game of Cricket', five quatrains of verse 'written with the right and left hands' as mirror images..... More
The heavyweights are Benaud (Captain), Booth, Craig, Davidson, Flockton (12th man), Ford, Neil Harvey, Martin, Misson, O'Neill, Simpson and Thomas. Only Ford and Flockton were not current or former Test players (and five of them were Test captains). Webster as ever breathes life into this sheet of paper with his..... More
Adelaide, Osborne, 1937. 'Fourth Test Match. English v Australia. Adelaide. Jan. 29th. 1937' (cover title). Padwick 4499. More
Adelaide, Publishers Limited, Printers, 1925. A gripping contest: Australia, batting first, reached 489, with Ryder 201 not out; England and Australia then put on 365 and 250 respectively. England, set 375, were bowled out just 11 runs short. Padwick II: 2582. More
Furreedpore (Faridpur), formerly in East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh), has important Australian connections, exemplified by this photograph. Silas Mead (1834-1909), a Baptist minister, emigrated to South Australia in July 1861; 'he preached at chapels in Adelaide and North Adelaide. Regular services began at White's Rooms and within a month a...... More
The signatures are Goddard (Captain), Atkinson, Christiani, Ferguson, Gomez, Guillen, Jones, Marshall, Rae, Ramadhin, Rickards, Stollmeyer, Trim, Valentine, Walcott, Weekes and Worrell (plus one indecipherable signature, possibly of the manager). There are twelve signatures on one page, six on the other; both sheets are in fine condition. 'The series was..... More
The original gelatin silver photograph contains vignette portraits of the 'Five Cricketers of the Year': the Australians Warren Bardsley and Vernon Ransford, Sidney Barnes, Douglas Carr, and Arthur Day. More
Bowral, Allen and Kemsley/ Bradman Museum, 1994. Number 859 of the deluxe edition of 974 copies signed by Don Bradman; loosely inserted is the certificate of authenticity signed by Peter Allen. More
The signatories are a'Beckett, Fairfax, Grimmett, Hurwood, Kippax, Oldfield, and Walker. The signatures were collected by the parents of a five year-old boy when the family travelled on the same ship as the cricketers on the voyage to England in early 1930. The leaves are the first two in an..... More
Sydney, Rigby, 1987. The first trade edition, superior to subsequent reprints. This set was purchased at a charity function around the date of publication. The frontispiece of the first volume has been signed by Don Bradman, and the title page of the second volume has been signed by his wife..... More
Sydney, Rigby, 1987 [first trade edition]. The first trade edition (issued at the same time as the signed limited edition in full leather), is greatly superior in quality to subsequent reprints. In this set, the frontispiece portrait of each volume is signed in blue ball-point pen by Don Bradman, and..... More
This large-format black and white gelatin silver photograph is personally signed in ink on the image by Sir Donald Bradman (1908-2001), and comes with our letter of authenticity. Although produced in the mid-1990s, this photograph was hand-printed from the original 1930s negative. We purchased it in the late 1990s from..... More
The photograph is personally signed in ink on the image by Sir Donald Bradman (1908-2001), and comes with our letter of authenticity. Although produced in the mid-1990s, this photograph was individually printed from the original 1930s negative. We purchased this item in the late 1990s from a source whom we..... More
