![[GREEN, John Pugh]. The Tour of the ‘Gentlemen of Philadelphia’ in Great Britain in 1884. Philapelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1897. 8° (202 x 138mm). 89pp, 2 half tone plates. (Title slightly torn along inner margin.) Original blue and white cloth with the initial ‘P’ on front cover (lightly soiled). Provenance: Joseph Parker Morris (Merion; gift inscription ‘from his friend Sydney Young’).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_10766_0021_000(green_john_pugh_the_tour_of_the_gentlemen_of_philadelphia_in_great_bri115627).jpg?w=1)
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[GREEN, John Pugh]. The Tour of the ‘Gentlemen of Philadelphia’ in Great Britain in 1884. Philapelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1897. 8° (202 x 138mm). 89pp, 2 half tone plates. (Title slightly torn along inner margin.) Original blue and white cloth with the initial ‘P’ on front cover (lightly soiled). Provenance: Joseph Parker Morris (Merion; gift inscription ‘from his friend Sydney Young’).
THE FIRST TOUR BY THE GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA TO GREAT BRITAIN, captained by R.S. Newhall. This tour book has an unusual typographical layout, and the binding has no lettering apart from the ‘P’ for Philadelphians. Sydney Young, who gave this copy to J.P. Morris, played for the Philadelphians and the United States against Canada. Taylor p.48; Goldman p.194; Padwick 5737.
SCORECARD -- Gentlemen of Gloucestershire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, Gloucester County Ground, July 15-17 1889, 185 x 122mm, framed and glazed. W.G. and E.M. Grace both played for their county; although the highest scorer was H.H. Francis with 94 not out, W.G. made 46 and 39 not out, and took 6 wickets in each innings.
THE FIRST TOUR BY THE GENTLEMEN OF PHILADELPHIA TO GREAT BRITAIN, captained by R.S. Newhall. This tour book has an unusual typographical layout, and the binding has no lettering apart from the ‘P’ for Philadelphians. Sydney Young, who gave this copy to J.P. Morris, played for the Philadelphians and the United States against Canada. Taylor p.48; Goldman p.194; Padwick 5737.
SCORECARD -- Gentlemen of Gloucestershire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia, Gloucester County Ground, July 15-17 1889, 185 x 122mm, framed and glazed. W.G. and E.M. Grace both played for their county; although the highest scorer was H.H. Francis with 94 not out, W.G. made 46 and 39 not out, and took 6 wickets in each innings.
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