Lot 23
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The Halifax Cricket Tournament. An Account of the Visit of the American Twelve of Philadelphia, August 1874. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874. 8° (186 x 120mm). 54pp. Original wrappers, title on front wrapper within an acanthus leaf cartouche (slight tears and minor losses to covers, spine chipped). Provenance: Richmond P. Miller (signature on rear cover). This attractively designed pamphlet, ‘published for private circulation only’, reports on a series of matches between America (represented by the visiting Philadephians), Canada and England (represented by 60th Royal Rifles based in Halifax). Allen 118; Goldman p. 98; Taylor p. 51; Padwick 5740.
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The Halifax Cricket Tournament. An Account of the Visit of the American Twelve of Philadelphia, August 1874. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874. 8° (186 x 120mm). 54pp. Original wrappers, title on front wrapper within an acanthus leaf cartouche (slight tears and minor losses to covers, spine chipped). Provenance: Richmond P. Miller (signature on rear cover). This attractively designed pamphlet, ‘published for private circulation only’, reports on a series of matches between America (represented by the visiting Philadephians), Canada and England (represented by 60th Royal Rifles based in Halifax). Allen 118; Goldman p. 98; Taylor p. 51; Padwick 5740.

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The Halifax Cricket Tournament. An Account of the Visit of the American Twelve of Philadelphia, August 1874. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1874. 8° (186 x 120mm). 54pp. Original wrappers, title on front wrapper within an acanthus leaf cartouche (slight tears and minor losses to covers, spine chipped). Provenance: Richmond P. Miller (signature on rear cover). This attractively designed pamphlet, ‘published for private circulation only’, reports on a series of matches between America (represented by the visiting Philadephians), Canada and England (represented by 60th Royal Rifles based in Halifax). Allen 118; Goldman p. 98; Taylor p. 51; Padwick 5740.

With two others of similar interest published by Lippincott, International Cricket Fete, Official Hand-book for the International Cricket Fete at Philadelphia, 1872 (Philadelphia: 1872), in original acanthus leaf wrappers (front wrapper and opening pages waterstained); and Official Report on the International Cricket Fetes at Philadelphia in 1868 and 1872 (Philadelphia: 1873), in modern green half calf with acanthus leaf wrappers bound in. The second work with C.C. Morris donation bookplate to Haverford College. It includes an article on the 1872 fete by R. A Fitzgerald and interesting pieces on ‘Cricket in America’ and ‘Cricket by Moonlight’. Allen 115 & 116; Goldman p. 157; Taylor p. 80; Padwick 4084 & 4085.
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