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'The Noble Game of Cricket: Illustrated and Described From…
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Melbourne
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23-Aug-2022
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'The Noble Game of Cricket: Illustrated and Described From Pictures, Drawings and Prints In The Collection of Sir Jeremiah Colman Bt' [London, 1941], a large quarto book, with dust jacket, containing a hundred reproductions, some coloured, of famous cricket paintings and prints, many being of considerable significance. Limited edition of 150, of which only 100 were offered for sale. Signed Dedication by Jeremiah Colman, and quote, in Colman's hand, from the 1744 poem 'Cricket: an heroic Poem' by James love; light foxing throughout. Extremely rare with dust jacket intact.
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Cricket