JEROME FLANNERY, editor

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THE FOLLOWING FIVE LOTS ARE FROM THE K.A. AUTY CRICKET LIBRARY Karl Andre Auty was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1878. In 1909 he emigrated to Vancouver and then in 1915 moved to Chicago. He was President of the Chicago Cricket Club and the Illinois Cricket Association for 25 years. Throughout the years he built up a collection of cricket books and memorabilia, the majority of which are still held at the K.A. Auty Library, Ridley College, St Catharines, Ontario. Others were recently sold on internet; see www.igavel.com, "Books and Reference Materials on Cricket from The Ridley College Collection, 12 July-9 August, 2006."

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JEROME FLANNERY, editor
The American Cricket Annual [after 1897 The American Cricket Annual and Golf Guide]
New York: Jerome Flannery [but 1890 C.J. Sabiston; 1891 Week's Sport Co.], 1890-1901. 12 vols., small 4to., half-tone illustrations in final two volumes, original printed wrappers (some wrappers worn and torn, 1896 and 1898 lacking wrappers), 1890, 1892-94, 1899 and 1901 in blue cloth (most wrappers crudely taped in). Provenance: K.A. Auty, Library of Cricket (the majority with his stamp). Padwick 4045. (12)

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A COMPLETE RUN. Jerome Flannery was Secretary of the Cosmopolitan Cricket Club, New York, and reported succintly on visits by overseas elevens including Lord Hawke's team (1891 and 1894), the Australian team (1896, "the strongest combination that ever played in the United States") and Ranjitsinhji's Eleven (1899). The magazine was continued in 1904 as Spalding's Official Cricket Guide (see following lot).

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