[WANOSTROCHT, Nicholas.] Felix on the Bat, being a scientific enquiry into the use of the cricket bat ..., London: Baily Brothers, 1845, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 10 lithographed plates after the author, 7 hand-coloured (occasional light soil marks), original green cloth, both covers decorated in blind, gilt-stamped vignette on upper cover, gilt edges. [Padwick 397; Abbey Life 396]

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[WANOSTROCHT, Nicholas.] Felix on the Bat, being a scientific enquiry into the use of the cricket bat ..., London: Baily Brothers, 1845, 4°, FIRST EDITION, 10 lithographed plates after the author, 7 hand-coloured (occasional light soil marks), original green cloth, both covers decorated in blind, gilt-stamped vignette on upper cover, gilt edges. [Padwick 397; Abbey Life 396]

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A FINE COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF H. S. ALTHAM IN UNUSUALLY WELL-PRESERVED ORIGINAL BINDING (see cover illlustration).

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