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FREDERICK LILLYWHITE
The Guide to Cricketers
London: W.H. Crockford for Piper, Spence and Stephenson and R. Ackermann [and other imprints], [1854]-1866. 18 vols., 8vo., wood-engraved plate of Frederick William Lillywhite (1792-1854) in the 8th, 10th and 21st editions. The 9th edition includes 2 advertisement leaves on pink paper and the 10th 2 advertisement leaves on blue; the 13th edition has an advertisement slip on blue; and the 20th edition 2 advertisement leaves on cream paper. (9th ed. of 1856 lacks the wrappers and 2 advertisement leaves at end, 10th ed. of 1857 lacks 2 [?]advertisement leaves at end and has the rear wrapper partially stuck down at inner margin, 11th ed. of 1858 has slight damage to lower corners of end advertisements, the 21st ed. (1865) lacks 2 of 9 end advertisement leaves, has lower corners of title and preliminaries creased, wrappers soiled and ring-marked, both issues of the 22nd ed. lack the wrappers and advertisements, wrappers to 6th edition of 1853 and a few later vols. rehinged, occasional spotting and staining.) Uniform full red morcco gilt with the Eagar arms, original printed wrappers bound in (except where stated above). Provenance: James Gorham (signature on title of 7th ed.) -- [S. and T. Gilbert, London (bookseller's label on front wrapper of 12th ed.)] -- [Slatter and Rose, Oxford (bookseller's label on front wrapper to 16th ed.)] -- Champney (first owner's inscription, dated 1863, on front wrapper of 18th ed.) -- C.A. Hanley (signature on front wrapper of 21st ed.).
Seventh to twenty-second and last edition. The 15th edition was not published as such. There were two issues of the 14th edition of 1861, described on the cover as "autumn edition" and "spring edition"; two issues of the 16th edition of 1862, the earlier one [the true 15th edition] being "winter" and the later "spring"; and two issues of the 22nd edition of 1866 [the earlier "autumn" issue being morer accurately the 2nd issue of the 21st edition, and described as such on the cover]. All these issues are included in the present run. Although no 15th edition was published, Eagar has described the first issue of the 14th edition, the "Autumn edition, 1861", as "15TH EDN." on the spine of this set. The "Spring edition 1862" [second issue of the 16th edition] is described as "17TH EDN." on the spine, with a resulting alteration in sequence which means that the final issue becomes "23RD EDN." Padwick 1086. (18)
The Guide to Cricketers
London: W.H. Crockford for Piper, Spence and Stephenson and R. Ackermann [and other imprints], [1854]-1866. 18 vols., 8vo., wood-engraved plate of Frederick William Lillywhite (1792-1854) in the 8th, 10th and 21st editions. The 9th edition includes 2 advertisement leaves on pink paper and the 10th 2 advertisement leaves on blue; the 13th edition has an advertisement slip on blue; and the 20th edition 2 advertisement leaves on cream paper. (9th ed. of 1856 lacks the wrappers and 2 advertisement leaves at end, 10th ed. of 1857 lacks 2 [?]advertisement leaves at end and has the rear wrapper partially stuck down at inner margin, 11th ed. of 1858 has slight damage to lower corners of end advertisements, the 21st ed. (1865) lacks 2 of 9 end advertisement leaves, has lower corners of title and preliminaries creased, wrappers soiled and ring-marked, both issues of the 22nd ed. lack the wrappers and advertisements, wrappers to 6th edition of 1853 and a few later vols. rehinged, occasional spotting and staining.) Uniform full red morcco gilt with the Eagar arms, original printed wrappers bound in (except where stated above). Provenance: James Gorham (signature on title of 7th ed.) -- [S. and T. Gilbert, London (bookseller's label on front wrapper of 12th ed.)] -- [Slatter and Rose, Oxford (bookseller's label on front wrapper to 16th ed.)] -- Champney (first owner's inscription, dated 1863, on front wrapper of 18th ed.) -- C.A. Hanley (signature on front wrapper of 21st ed.).
Seventh to twenty-second and last edition. The 15th edition was not published as such. There were two issues of the 14th edition of 1861, described on the cover as "autumn edition" and "spring edition"; two issues of the 16th edition of 1862, the earlier one [the true 15th edition] being "winter" and the later "spring"; and two issues of the 22nd edition of 1866 [the earlier "autumn" issue being morer accurately the 2nd issue of the 21st edition, and described as such on the cover]. All these issues are included in the present run. Although no 15th edition was published, Eagar has described the first issue of the 14th edition, the "Autumn edition, 1861", as "15TH EDN." on the spine of this set. The "Spring edition 1862" [second issue of the 16th edition] is described as "17TH EDN." on the spine, with a resulting alteration in sequence which means that the final issue becomes "23RD EDN." Padwick 1086. (18)
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