Tench. How to Catch Them
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1956/ 1954. More
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1956/ 1954. More
London, Angus and Roberston, 1983/ 1980 (fourth revised edition). More
William Albert Oldfield (1894-1976), described by Jack Hobbs as the 'best wicketkeeper of his time', played for NSW and Australia, and his Test career of 54 matches ran from 1920 to 1937. This photograph is a fine sepia-toned head-and-shoulders studio portrait of Oldfield in a suit; he has signed and..... More
All photographs are signed by the subjects; all but one is credited to May Moore (with her signature on the photograph [SP], the mount [SM] or in the negative [SN], as indicated below). Image sizes are given; all are presented on their original studio mounts, now archivally remounted and matted..... 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
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
London, Hollis and Carter, 1950. The companion to 'Dark Estuary'. More
London, British Museum, 1953. More
London, Michael Joseph, 1980 [new edition]/ 1953. Illustrations by the author. The sequel to 'Dark Estuary'. More
London, Seeley, Service, [1935]/ 1931. Volume X in the Lonsdale Library. Loosely inserted are three illustrated advertising items; The Angler's Weekend Book, staple bound, 8 pages, fine; Greased Line Fishing for Salmon, a 2 page flyer folded in the middle, excellent [and] The Lonsdale Library 'bookmark' (printed on both sides)..... More
[Lyon], Derrydale Press, 1993 [facsimile]/ 1845 (third edition). Number 832 of 2500 numbered copies. With the blank, unpeeled adhesive Derrydale bookplate loosely inserted. More
London, CollinsWillow, 1995. Inscribed and signed by Mansell, and with an original colour photograph of Mansell signing this copy taped to the verso of the half-title. More
Busselton, The Author, 1998. Signed, dated (November 1998) and inscribed by the editor, and with his compliments slip loosely inserted. More
Busselton, The Author, 1996. Signed, dated (January 1997) and inscribed by the editor. More
Busselton, The Author, 1995. Signed, dated (January 1996) and inscribed by the editor. More
Edinburgh, R. and R. Clark, 1911. Inscribed and dated (26 December 1913) by the author. More
Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1959. Inscribed and signed by the author, with a sketch (on the title page) and a presentation inscription on the flyleaf to [Stuart] 'Chester' Willmott. More
London, Collins, November 1940 [second impression]/ October 1940. Reminiscences of the famous 'Times' golf correspondent (and grandson of the more famous Charles). More
Belfast, Blackstaff Press, 1978. 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
Glenelg, Pagel/ Glenelg Golf Club, 1987. More
London, Neville Spearman, 1973 [revised edition]/ 1960. More
Scarsdale, John W. Barnes, 1976. More
A program (octavo, 12 pages of colour photocopy) signed by the entire squad of eighteen next to their portraits on the last few pages; a fine copy. The fifteen players are Jayasuriya, Attapatu, De Silva, Vaas, Muralitharan, Tillakaratne, Jayawardena, Arnold, Sangakkara, Fernando, Gunawardene, Gunaratne, Fernando, Nissanka and Mubarak. Offered with..... More