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K. S. RANJITSINHJI
The Jubilee Book of Cricket
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1897. 4to., title in red and black, 115 (of 116) photogravure and half tone plates (lacks the plate of J.R. Mason opposite p. 140, occasional spotting), original cream cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut (rather soiled). Provenance: Christopher Heseltine (bookplate). Exhibited: Cricket. An Exhibition by the National Book League, 1950, no. 114 (Eagar's invitation to the opening by Sir Pelham Warner loosely inserted).
No. 18 OF 350 COPIES, with 22 additional photogravure plates, signed by the author. SIGNED BY THE AUSTRALIANS 1902, THE PHILADELPHIANS 1903, AND EXTENSIVELY AUTOGRAPHED THROUGHOUT. The front free endpaper is signed on recto by the Australian team, 1902 (14 autographs, without E. Jones), and on verso by the Philadelphians, 1903 (13 autographs, without C.C. Morris and F.C. Sharpless); the 16 signatures of the Australian team, 1934, appear on the limitation leaf and verso of frontispiece; the title verso is signed by the Australian team, 1926 (15 signatures); and the verso of the dedication leaf by South Africa 1929 (17 signatures, including the manager; without W. Taylor). Of a possible 115 plates, 83 PORTRAITS ARE SIGNED BY THE SUBJECT. There are 5 SIGNED PORTRAITS OF W.G. GRACE AND 3 OF RANJI in this remarkable copy. Goldman p. 113; Taylor p. 85; Padwick 467.
The Jubilee Book of Cricket
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1897. 4to., title in red and black, 115 (of 116) photogravure and half tone plates (lacks the plate of J.R. Mason opposite p. 140, occasional spotting), original cream cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut (rather soiled). Provenance: Christopher Heseltine (bookplate). Exhibited: Cricket. An Exhibition by the National Book League, 1950, no. 114 (Eagar's invitation to the opening by Sir Pelham Warner loosely inserted).
No. 18 OF 350 COPIES, with 22 additional photogravure plates, signed by the author. SIGNED BY THE AUSTRALIANS 1902, THE PHILADELPHIANS 1903, AND EXTENSIVELY AUTOGRAPHED THROUGHOUT. The front free endpaper is signed on recto by the Australian team, 1902 (14 autographs, without E. Jones), and on verso by the Philadelphians, 1903 (13 autographs, without C.C. Morris and F.C. Sharpless); the 16 signatures of the Australian team, 1934, appear on the limitation leaf and verso of frontispiece; the title verso is signed by the Australian team, 1926 (15 signatures); and the verso of the dedication leaf by South Africa 1929 (17 signatures, including the manager; without W. Taylor). Of a possible 115 plates, 83 PORTRAITS ARE SIGNED BY THE SUBJECT. There are 5 SIGNED PORTRAITS OF W.G. GRACE AND 3 OF RANJI in this remarkable copy. Goldman p. 113; Taylor p. 85; Padwick 467.
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