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FOX, Charles James, Lord Russell (1807-1894). Some Recollections of Cricket. Woburn: H.G. Fisher, 1879.
Small 8º (165 x 105mm). (Light spotting at beginning and end.) Original red cloth, lettered in black (extremities rubbed). Provenance: B.J. Wakley (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of this rare booklet. Possibly limited to as few as 12 copies, it consists of a collection of articles and a 'National Testimonial to Mr. W.G. Grace ... delivered on Lord's Cricket Ground, July 22, 1879'. The author, who was the sixth son of the sixth Duke of Bedford, played for the MCC between 1833 and 1846, and was President of MCC in 1835. Allen 126; Taylor p. 88, giving a limitation of 12 copies; Padwick 6762.
Small 8º (165 x 105mm). (Light spotting at beginning and end.) Original red cloth, lettered in black (extremities rubbed). Provenance: B.J. Wakley (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of this rare booklet. Possibly limited to as few as 12 copies, it consists of a collection of articles and a 'National Testimonial to Mr. W.G. Grace ... delivered on Lord's Cricket Ground, July 22, 1879'. The author, who was the sixth son of the sixth Duke of Bedford, played for the MCC between 1833 and 1846, and was President of MCC in 1835. Allen 126; Taylor p. 88, giving a limitation of 12 copies; Padwick 6762.
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