![WRIGHT, George. Cricket Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson, 1892. 8° (169 x 107mm). Half-tone frontispiece, full-page diagrams. Mid-20th-century brown half cloth and marbled boards, original yellow pictorial wrappers bound in (wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper with short closed tear). Provenance: Robert Stratten Holmes (ownership inscription on title, dated 17.7.[18]92) -- J.W. Goldman (bookplate) -- R.N. JONES (signature on front free endpaper) – Guy Curry (in his sale at Christie's, 4 May 2006, lot 238). FIRST of two editions, the other published in New York 1894. Padwick 486.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2014/CSK/2014_CSK_10766_0044_000(wright_george_cricket_guide_boston_wright_and_ditson_1892_8_half-tone120011).jpg?w=1)
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WRIGHT, George. Cricket Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson, 1892. 8° (169 x 107mm). Half-tone frontispiece, full-page diagrams. Mid-20th-century brown half cloth and marbled boards, original yellow pictorial wrappers bound in (wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper with short closed tear). Provenance: Robert Stratten Holmes (ownership inscription on title, dated 17.7.[18]92) -- J.W. Goldman (bookplate) -- R.N. JONES (signature on front free endpaper) – Guy Curry (in his sale at Christie's, 4 May 2006, lot 238). FIRST of two editions, the other published in New York 1894. Padwick 486.
MILLER, Thomas. The Boys Summer Book. New York: Harper, 1847. 8° (183 x 127mm). Colour-printed engraved frontispiece and half-title, wood-engraved illustrations. (Some spotting.) Original green cloth gilt (extremities rubbed and faded, small stains on back cover). Provenance: Guy Curry (in his sale at Christie’s, 4 May 2006, lot 230). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. ‘Cricket players’ are described on pp. 87-89 and a wood-engraving illustrates the game. The book first appeared in a small 16mo. version in London, 1846. cf. Padwick 7131 (first edition).
With 3 other manuals on cricket and outdoor sports, all published in the United States in the later 19th century, and bound in original wrappers (somewhat worn).
MILLER, Thomas. The Boys Summer Book. New York: Harper, 1847. 8° (183 x 127mm). Colour-printed engraved frontispiece and half-title, wood-engraved illustrations. (Some spotting.) Original green cloth gilt (extremities rubbed and faded, small stains on back cover). Provenance: Guy Curry (in his sale at Christie’s, 4 May 2006, lot 230). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. ‘Cricket players’ are described on pp. 87-89 and a wood-engraving illustrates the game. The book first appeared in a small 16mo. version in London, 1846. cf. Padwick 7131 (first edition).
With 3 other manuals on cricket and outdoor sports, all published in the United States in the later 19th century, and bound in original wrappers (somewhat worn).
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