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Sporting Memorabilia — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:442
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:246
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:321
Date:13-Feb-2008
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'Punch' Cartoons, 1896-1939 full pages from 'Punch' magazines, with cartoons related to cricket (15 - including 2 depicting Don Bradman) ; or cartoons related to boxing (10). (25 items)
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Croquet mallett, stated to have belonged to Bessie Terry, world champion at croquet.
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Sports Books & Magazines, ex Ray Mitchell library, noted 'Australian Sporting Hall of Fame', edited by Jarratt & Jameson [Sydney, 1984]; 'The Springboks Story - from the Inside' by Litchfield [Cape Town, 1960]; golf books (23); 'Sport Magazine' [Sydney], issues for 1957 & 1959 in two bound volumes; 'N.Z. Sports Digest' magazine [Wellington], complete run from 1969-1977, in 9 bound volumes; 'The Game', the most comprehensive sports encyclopaedia ever published, by Marshall Cavendish Limited [London 1971],…
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Motorcycle - Isle of Man Tt: LP records - 'The Senior Tourist Trophy Race 1958'; 'Isle of Man 1960 Tt' signed inside by Murray Walker; 'Isle of Man 1961 Tt' Parts I & II; also 'Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer'. (5 items)
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Sport: Cricket Tour Guides 1969 West Indies to England (2 - one with 3 signatures including Clive Lloyd & Jackie Hendriks); 1971-72 Speedway programmes (13); tennis racquet cover signed inside by John Newcombe & Tony Roche. (19 items)
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Cricket & horse racing prints, 'England v Australia, Lord's Cricket Ground 1886' (2); 'The All-England Eleven Versus, the Victorian Twenty-Two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864'; 'The Grand Cricket Match, All England Eleven Versus Twenty Two of New South Wales, Contested in the Outer Domain, Sydney, 1862'; 'The Start of the second Melbourne Cup 1862'; 'Flemington Race Course From Footscray Side of Salt Water River'. All issued 1978-82 by international Printmakers house. Condition A/A- (tone…
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Ray Mitchell Collection: Hand-drawn poster 'A Sort of Tribute to All Boxers', specially prepared for Ray Mitchell at Christmas 1993, size 60 x 83 cm; plus range of souvenir T-shirts (6), noted Jeff Fenech, Sugar Ray Robinson, Darby Brown, Joe Louis, Sirotis VS Renwick (signed by Renwick), Carlton v riviere.
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Boxing and Sports Annuals: 'T.S. Andrews' World Sporting Annual Record Book' (Milwaukee) for 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1922 and 1929 (first two missing covers); 'Police Gazette Sporting Annual' (New York) for 1912, 1915 and 1916 (first two missing covers); 'Everlast Boxing Record' (New York) for 1932, 1933 and 1937; 'Post Boxing Record and Sports Annual' (New York) for 1934; 'Boxing News Record' (New York) for 1937, 1938 and 1939; Two bound volumes, containing True's 'Boxing Yearbook' (Greenwich, USA) for…
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Boxing Photographs: Range of reprinted & original photographs, and postcards (12), noted nice action photo of Ketchel v Johnson fight (1909), other Jack Johnson photos, Les Darcy, Tommy Burns, Archie Moore, Jake Lamotta (The Raging Bull), Rocky Graziano, Lionel Rose, Peter Jackson, Ingemar Johansson, Carmen Basilio, Young Corbett III. Condition varies. (112 items)
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Boxing Photographs: Collection with signed photographs (4) - Willie Pep, Carl Olson, Hogan Bassy & Jeff Fenech; plus range of mainly reprinted and press photographs & postcards, noted Bob Fitzsimmons (3), Jim Jeffries (3), Jack Dempsey (15), Sugar Ray Robinson (3) & Willie Pep (5). (Total 38 items)
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Autographed menu from 'Jack Dempsey's International Restaurant, 1619 Broadway, New York City'
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Boxing Books, noted 'The Bare-Knuckle Breed' by Golding [London, 1952]; 'Boxing's Unfogettable Fights' by Brombert [New York, 1962]; 'Victory Over Myself' by Floyd Patterson [London, 1962]; 'The Tragedy of Randolph Turpin' by Birtley [London, 1975]; 'From the Canvas Up' by Alan Shepherd (signed) [NZ, 1985]. Condition varies. (18 items)
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Boxing Literature: 'Computer Boxing Update/The Boxing Record Book' [New Jersey], complete run from Vol.4 (1987) to Vol.15 (1998); 'Tv Boxing - The Exciting Magazine for Television Fans' magazine [New York], run from Vol.1 No.1 (October 1953) to Vol.1 No.8 (June-July 1954) in bound volume; plus 'Official Boxing Record' magazine [California], 84 issues between December 1973 to June 1983. (97 items)
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Boxing Books, noted 'Home Before Dark - The Story of Les Darcy, A Great Australian Hero' by Park & Champion (both signed) [Melbourne, 1995]; 'James Norris and the Decline of Boxing' by Nagler [New York, l964]; 'Lionel Rose: Australian - The Life Story of a Champion' by Lionel Rose & Rod Humphries (signed by latter) [Sydney 1969]; 'Come Out Smokin', Joe Frazier - The Champ Nobody Knew' by Pepe [London, 1973]; 'The Encyclopedia of World Boxing Champions' by McCallum [USA, 1975]; 'Australian Boxing - The…
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Muhammad Ali, action photograph signed in gold pen, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 35 x 40 cm.
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1934 2nd British Empire Games in London: Welsh Team official's blazer, red with white breast pocket embroidered with Welsh dragon & 'B.E.G. 1934', made by E.Roberts Ltd, Cardiff, with name tag 'A.E.Williams'.
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1884 Australian tour to England, 'Our Cricketing Guests', a coloured chromolithographic print of the Australian & Philadelphian touring teams, published as a frontispiece to an edition of 'The Boy's Own Paper', window mounted, overall 26 x 36 cm
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Pc Monty Noble, signature on postcard, fine condition. (Monty Noble played 42 Tests, 1897-1909, including 15 as Captain. Australian test player No. 76)
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Monty Noble - 76, 1905 A.Chevalier Tayler print, few tone spots & top right corner missing
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1902 Australian tour to England, magazines 'Boys of Our Empire', showing on the front covers Australian cricketers Reginald Duff and Warwick Armstrong, A.C.Maclaren, Clement Hill & Monty Noble. (4 items)
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Charlie Macartney, superb signed photograph of 'The Governor-General' in his Australian cap and blazer, 14 x 20 cm. (Macartney played 35 Tests 1905-36, Test player No. 90)
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Albert Cotter, 1905 A.Chevalier Tayler print in fine condition. [Australia 21 Tests 1903-12]
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B.J.T.Bosanquet - 137, 1905 A.Chevalier Tayler print in good condition. [England 7 Tests 1903-05]
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Jack Hobbs, signature on superb real photo postcard. Played 61 Tests 1907-30, one of five Wisden cricketers of the century
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Bodyline books, 'Jardine Justified' by Harris [London, 1933] & 'Defending the Ashes 1932-1933' by Wilmot [Melbourne, 1933]. Some toning.
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1930-31 Australia v West Indies, 3rd test at Brisbane, two autograph pages with 35 signatures - 12 Australians, 17 West Indians, three umpires & three scorers; including Don Bradman (scored 203), Archie Jackson, bill Ponsford (scored 109) & George Headley (the black Bradman - scored 102 not out). One page has Australians on one side, and West Indians on reverse, though an excellent group
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1934 Australian Team, two autograph pages with 13 signatures, including bill Woodfull, bill Ponsford, Don Bradman & Bert Oldfield
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1938 Australian Team, small 'S.S. Maloja' autograph book, with Australian team signatures on two pages, 16 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Bill O'Reilly & Sidney Barnes
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1938 Australian Team, display comprising official team sheet (folded though superb condition) with 15 signatures, noted Don Bradman, Sid Barnes (scarce) & Lindsay Hassett; window mounted with cigarette cards (14) from 'Cricketers 1938', overall 34 x 42 cm. Attractive and scarce
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1953 Australian Team, 'Brisbane Hotel, Launceston' letterhead with 17 signatures including Lindsay Hassett, ray Lindwall & Don Tallon
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1961 Australian Team, official team sheet with 19 signatures including Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey & Bob Simpson
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Cricket Memorabilia & Books: Library of auction catalogues (356) & cricket book dealer's price lists & catalogues (272), c1978-2007, noted Leski's, Christies, Phillips, Sothebys, Burlington Gallery, Vennett-Smith, Knights, Bonhams, J.W.McKenzie, Boundary Books, Ian Dyer, Bodyline Books, Cricket Libraries. Some duplication, though fabulous reference library. (Total 628 items)
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Cricket Artwork: Diverse range, noted c1842 lithographs 'R.Kynaston' & 'G.L.Langdon'; 1899 supplement 'The Luncheon Interval', artwork by Rip; 'Cricket Match' watercolour by Frederick Moir Bertie; 'Ready For Play' watercolour by Carol Webb; 'Don Bradman' watercolour by Eric; 'Cc of Rnf - in Memory of Buffalo Bill' 1903 pen & coloured pencil drawing by Wlr; collection of Tom Webster printed cartoons (24) regarding the 1926 Tests. (39 items)
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Framed cricket engravings: 'Grand Cricket Match at Durham', from 'Illustrated London News' May 12th 1849; 'The Australian Cricketers Now on a Visit to England', from 'The Graphic' 1884; 'England Versus Australia: Sketches at the Third Test Match at Leeds', from July 8th 1899; each hand-coloured, window mounted, framed & glazed, each about 45 x 40 cm. (3 items)
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Cricket Engravings: 'The English Cricketers - The Eleven of All-England', from 'Harper's Weekly' Oct.15th 1859, overall 40 x 28 cm; 'The Match Between The All-England Eleven and Twenty-two of the New South Wales Cricketers, Played in the Domain at Sydney', from 'The Illustrated London News' May 10th 1862, hand-coloured, overall 40 x 28 cm; plus 'A Clowns' Cricket Match', from 'Harper's Weekly' July 10th 1875, overall 40 x 28 cm. (3 items)
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Cricket Engravings: 'Cricket-Match at Melbourne Between The All-England Eleven and Twenty-two of Victoria' [1864]; 'The All-England Cricketers' [1876]; 'Cricket Notabilities of 1890'; A.E.Stoddart; George Lohmann; Briggs; T.Hayward; all hand-coloured & window mounted, various sizes. (7 items)
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Cricket Scrapbooks: Collection with scrapbooks of press clippings, incl. one volume titled 'Cricket Matches 1867-70'; another titled 'Cricket Matches 1873-74'; plus Julian Oakley's Volumes 1-69 covering the period 1965-76.(84 items)
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c1860s-80s Cricket Belt Buckles, noted one dated 1867, condition varies. (3 items)
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'The Theory and Practice of Cricket' by Charles box (London, 1868). Fair/good condition
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'The First Australian Cricket Team to Tour England 1868' limited edition print on canvas by Dave Thomas, showing the famous Aboriginal team, signed by the artist and dated 2001, published by the Bradman Museum, the canvas mounted, overall 78 x 57 cm.
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C1870s cricket belt buckle, brass two-piece with batsman on left & bowler on right, both marked 'E.Ade, London' on reverse
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Walking Cane, fruitwood, with handle carved in shape of hand with cricket ball
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'James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual' for 1873 (second year of publication). Fair/Good condition
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1877 Gloucestershire Team: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), including W.G.Grace & Australia's Billy Midwinter, with players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1878 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Australian Twelve', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition.
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'James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual' for 1878-1900. A fabulous run; the 1878-83 issues lack photographs. Fair/Good condition. (23 items)
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Melbourne Cricket Club: 1879 (Sept.5) Victoria 1d Postal card printed on reverse for 1879 Melbourne Cricket Club's Annual General Meeting, and listing candidates for the committee, fine used from Melbourne to Kew. Early Melbourne Cricket Club memorabilia.
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1879 England Team: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'Richard Daft's English Cricketers, 1879', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition.
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1880 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Australian Eleven, 1880', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition.
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1881 Lancashire Team: Original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with title, 'The Lancashire County Eleven', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce. Fine condition
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1882 Australian Team to England: original photograph of the team (9 x 6 cm), with the title, 'The Australian Team, 1882', and players' names printed on page, and with page affixed to mount, overall 29 x 29 cm. Scarce.
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1882 Australian Team: rare cotton handkerchief 'The Australian Cricketers, 1882', printed with central team picture, surrounded by portraits of the 12 Australians, including Blackham, F.R. Spofforth & W.L. Murdoch, overall 58 x 50 cm. Printing faded, though legible, and extremely rare
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'The Third Australian Team in England', originally published by the Cricket Press in 1882, limited edition reprint published by J.W.McKenzie [Cambridge, 1989]
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1884 invitation to the Private Marquee at the cricket match between the Australian eleven and the Earl of Sheffield's eleven in Sheffield Park on May 12th & 13th, with hand-painted cover featuring Australian coat-of-arms. attractive and scarce
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1884 Australian tour to England, 'Our Cricketing Guests', a coloured chromolithographic print of the Australian & Philadelphian touring teams, published as a frontispiece to an edition of 'The Boy's Own Paper', window mounted with list of players, overall 36 x 38 cm
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Cricket trophy, noted 1885 silver plated trophy, 19 cm tall, base with three crossed bats, stumps & balls, engraved text on front 'St.Peters School, W.S.M. 1885, 1st Prize, 1/4 Mile, L.H.C.Duckworth'; c1950 wooden sculpture of Batsman, 78 cm tall (minor faults) ; fielder's Sun hat with embroidered 'Queensland Cricketers Club' badge on front, with 18 signatures including Jeff Thomson, Ray Lindwall, Allan Border, Ian Healy & Greg Ritchie; Mark Taylor display comprising signed miniature bat, mounted with…
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Cricket books, noted 'England v Australia at the Wicket, Accounts of the Tours of Every English Team in Australia and Australian Team in England' by Brumfitt & Kirby (Yorkshire, 1887), rebound preserving original front cover (minor faults) ; 'Cricket Across, the Seas - Being An Account of the Tour of Lord Hawke's Team in New Zealand and Australia' by P.F.Warner (London, 1903) (some of the photo-plates replaced with modern reprinted photos) ; 'Sussex Cricket' by A.E.R.Gilligan (London, 1933); 'England v New…
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Print: 'W.W.' (Walter Read) by Lib (Libero Prosperi), colour lithograph, published July 28, 1888, window mounted, overall 36 x 50 cm. Condition A-
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'Vanity Fair' Cricket Print: 'W.W.' (Walter Read) by Lib (Libero Prosperi), colour lithograph, published July 28, 1888, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 36 x 50 cm; plus c1908 print 'Cricket 1820' by Tom Browne (1870-1910) showing the striding figure made famous by Johnnie Walker whisky advertising, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 43 x 53 cm. (2 items)
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Framed Items: 1893 magazine picture of Australian team in front of scoreboard, with title 'Australia v The Universities Past and Present - The Record Innings', showing Australia's score of 843, world record total for a first-class match (framed & glazed, overall 39 x 45 cm); c1895 picture 'Practising in the Nets at Lord's' (framed & glazed, overall 56 x 49 cm); 1896 'Cricket Match, Ladies v Gentlemen' flyer advertising match at Whitby, window mounted with four 1896 press clippings (framed & glazed, overall…
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Team photographs: collection comprising 1894 Victoria (covered in protective plastic contact and mounted on board, overall 40 x 33 cm) ; 1980 Australia with 10 signatures including Greg Chappell, rod Marsh & Dennis Lillee (overall 38 x 31 cm) ; 1982 Australia (framed & glazed, overall 38 x 31 cm) ; 1985 Australia (framed & glazed, overall 40 x 33 cm). Good condition. (4 items)
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Coalport porcelain plate, 'In Commemoration of Dr. W. G. Grace's Century of Centuries, 1866 - 1895', printed in red
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1895', rebound in brown cloth (without wrappers). Fair/good condition
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Cricket books: 'Reminiscences of Cricket and Other Sports' by W.G.Grace, an extensive serialised newspaper article (c1899) with 8 Chapters laid down on 63 pages of an old exercise book; 'The Book of Cricket - A New Gallery of Famous Players' edited by C.B.Fry (London, 1899), large folio, the first 15 parts (missing part 16), bound in one volume; 'Cricket's Year Book, 1909, with Portraits of the Australians' published by the 'Cricket' office (London, 1909), original paper wrappers; plus 'Cricket's Year Book…
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Cricket Ceramics: a coloured bisque statue of W.G.Grace wearing cap, arms outstretched (missing wooden bat), 23 cm high; china cricket bag with coloured arms of Leeds, made by Cyclone. Length 11 cm; china cricket bag with coloured arms of Brighton, made by Coronet Ware. Length 11 cm; china cricket bat with coloured arms of Southend-on-Sea, made by Coronet Ware. Length 11 cm; shaving jugs (2), one by Wade Royal Victoria pottery decorated with batsman, other made in Taiwan with scene titled 'Australia -…
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Pc Cricket Postcards: Huge collection, c1900-2005, noted Melbourne Sports Depot '1908 English Cricketers' (11, faults); signed postcards (13) including Gary Sobers, Dennis Lillee & Alec Stewart; good range of Don Bradman postcards (103); range of modern sets including 'The 13th Australian Cricket Team To England 1909' (3 sets of 16); limited edition postcards - 'The Master Bowler - D.K.Lillee' (45), 'The Master Batsman - G.S.Chappell' (43) & 'The Master Keeper - R.W.Marsh' (24). (c1300)
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'Cricket of To-day and Yesterday', in two volumes, by Percy Cross Standing [London, 1902], with extensive photos and details of Australian Ashes teams, and 13 colour plates.
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'Famous Cricketers' published by R.Scott [Manchester, c1905], 16pp, original paper wrappers (covered in plastic). Very scarce
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Cotter Family's Autograph book, with 80 signatures including Albert Cotter (twice), 1905 Gentlemen of England (v Aust - 10 signatures), New South Wales-24 (10 sigs), Victoria c1923-24 (14 sigs), Manly 1923-24 (11 sigs), University 1923-24 (10 sigs) & England 1924-25 (6 sigs). Also a MCC Complimentary Ticket to 'Mr.A.J.S.Cotter A.I.F.' signed by Sir Pelham Warner. Nice range of autographs, noted plum Warner, C.B.Fry, Gilbert Jessop, Walter Brearley, George Beldam, L.O.S.Poidevin, Charles Robson, A.E.Lawton,…
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1906-7 membership badge, made by Stokes, No. 99.
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'Official Souvenir of A.O. Jones' English cricket Team in Australia, Season 1907-1908', by John C. Davis (Sydney, 1907), rare mid-tour brochure (includes results of first two tour matches). Lacks wrappers. Fair condition. Rare
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'Rip's Cricket Caricatures! Souvenir of the Season 1907' R.P.Hill (London, 1907), original paper wrappers (covered in plastic). Very scarce.
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Sydney Cricket Ground, 1907-8 membership badge, made by J.R.Gaunt, London, No. 3018.
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'Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1908', rebound in brown cloth, preserving front wrapper (lacks photo-plate & back wrapper). Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1908-9 membership badge, made by Stokes, No. 1888
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Sydney Cricket Ground, lovely group of membership badges, with 1908-09 (rare), 1930-31, 1935-36, 1972-73, 1974 - 75, 1976-77 & 1978-79. (7 items)
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Albert Cotter's 1909 Photograph Album with photographs by Frank Laver 1909 Australian Tour to England: Photograph Album, endorsed at front 'To Tibby Cotter, A Souvenir of a very successful and pleasant trip together as members of the Thirteenth Australian Cricket Team, 1909, From Frank Laver', with 114 photographs, each 17 x 12 cm, most with captions underneath. Subjects include the trip over on Ss Orontes, ports of call, cricketers sightseeing (many wearing their Australian strawboater hats), 1st Test at…
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Monty Noble, nice photograph of Noble practising at the nets at the oval with a small boy, photo by Bowden Brothers, London, overall 16 x 12 cm. (Monty Noble played 42 Tests 1897-1909, including 15 as Australian Captain)
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1909', rebound in brown cloth (without wrappers). Good condition
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'England v Australia, Official Souvenir, Published by Authority of Victorian Cricket Association - The Fight for The Ashes, Eighty Seventh Test 1911-12', extremely rare pre-tour brochure [Melbourne, 1911], lacks wrappers. Poor/Fair condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1911-12 membership badge; plus 1911-12 lady's Ticket. (2 items)
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'M.C.C. Tour in Australia, 1911-12, Warner's Team!', edited by Neville Piggott (London, 1912), rare post-tour brochure, original wrappers. Tape on spine, otherwise superb condition
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1912', rebound in brown cloth (without wrappers). Good condition
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1914', rebound in brown cloth, without wrappers. Good condition
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Melbourne Cricket Club, 1914-15 membership badge, made by Stokes, No.1902.
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'Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack for 1915', rebound in brown cloth (without wrappers). Good condition
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'W.G.Grace, Cricketer' by F.S.Ashley-Cooper [London, 1916], original paper wrappers (covered in plastic). Very scarce
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South Australian Badges, lovely group of membership badges, with South Australian Cricket Association 1919-20 (rare); plus Adelaide Oval for 1955-56, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1961-62 & 1964-65. (6 items)
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1920s Cricket Books, noted 'The Quest for Bowlers' by C.T.B.Turner [Sydney, 1926]; 'The Art of Cricket' by Warwick Armstrong [London, 1924]; 'The Game's The Thing' by Monty Noble [London, 1926]; 'Anglo-Australian Cricket 1862-1926' by Percy Cross Standing [London, 1926]. Fair/Good condition. (12 items)
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'The Story of the Tests, England v Australia 1877-1920, Official Souvenir' published by Carters [Sydney, 1920]. Fair/Good condition (covers loose).
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1920-21 England Team, large official team photograph, with title 'M.C.C. Cricket Team, Australia, 1920-21' on mount, and signed to mount by entire team, 17 signatures - Arthur Dolphin, Bill Hitch, Cecil Parkin, F.Towne (manager), Frank Woolley, Jack Russell, Abe Waddington, Bert Strudwick, Wilfred Rhodes, Rockley Wilson, Johnny Douglas (captain), Percy Fender, Jack Hobbs, Harry Howell, Patsy Hendren, Jack Hearne, Harry Makepeace. Photograph with 4 cm scratch at right, and some discolouration to top right…
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Cricket Magazines: 'The Cricketer' edited by P.F.Warner (London), almost complete run from Vol.1 No. 1 (Apr.30th, 1921) - volume 3 (July 7th 1923), plus 1967 issues & Annuals (7) ; 'Australian Cricket' magazine (Sydney), run from 1st issue Nov 1968 - March 1980, in five bound volumes; 'David Lord's World of Cricket', complete run from No. 1 (1973) to Vol.4 No. 12 (Dec 1976), in three bound volumes
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'Test Match Souvenir' edited by H.J.Henley (London, 1921), rare pre-tour guide with an excellent range of cartoons. Fair/good condition
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'Who's Who in Test Cricket, England v Australia, 1920-1921' with caricatures by Arthur Mailey (London, 1921), original paper wrappers (with some repairs). Fair condition. Very scarce
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'Mailey's Googlies - County and Test Cricket Sketches by the Great Australian Bowler', by Arthur Mailey (London, 1921), original wrappers. Fair/good condition.
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'The Australian Fifteen for England - Caricatured by Australia's googly bowler Arthur Mailey' [Melbourne, 1921]. Good condition.
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'The Cricketer' magazine, edited by P.F.Warner, annuals (8) - 1922-23, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1926-27, Spring 1927, 1927-28, Spring 1928, Spring 1929; plus 'The Australian Cricketer' - 1932 Annual & 4 issues from 1933-34. Original wrappers with some faults. (13 items)
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Cricket books, noted 'The Empire Cricket Annual 1924', edited by Rip!, published on behalf of St.Dunstan's Cricketer's Fund (London, 1924); 'The Australian Cricket Team 1926', published by the British Australasian (London, 1926); 'Cricket Yearbook' (13) for 1984-96, edited by Richie Benaud; 'Bradman's Best' collector's edition by Perry (Sydney, 2002); 'The Art of Bradman' by Clinton & Mulvaney (Melbourne, 2003). (18 items)
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Cricket Pitches & Bats: Books including 'Artificial Cricket Pitches' by Wesley [London, 1955]; 'The Evolution of a Cricket Bat' by Bussey [London, 1924]; 'The Cultivation of the Cricket Bat Willow' published by Forestry Commission [London, 1948]; 'Quilt Winders and Pod Shavers - The History of Cricket Bat and Ball Manufacture' by Barty-King [London, 1979]. (10 items)
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'the Australian Cricket Team 1926', printed team photo, presented with the Compliments of the 'Daily News', with 15 signatures including Herbie Collins, Bill Woodfull, Bill Ponsford & Bert Oldfield, team photo with minor faults though signatures very good, window mounted, overall 45 x 38 cm. With CoA.
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