Lyttleton Hon Contributions Lang Grace (1 results)
More imagesCRICKET : With Numerous Engravings after Lucien Davis and from Photographs. Third Edition ( The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes )
Steel, A. G. & Lyttleton, the Hon. R. H. with contributions by A. Lang, W. G. Grace & others
Language: English
Published by Longmans Green & Co., London, 1889
- Hardcover
Seller: Aesop Attic, Penzance, CORNW, United KingdomAesop Attic
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. Very interesting history of cricket and detailed practical guidance to playing the game from experts including W. G. Grace, R.A.H. Mitchel and F. Gale. Well illustrated with engravings of techniques, historical scenes etc. Chapters include Batting, Bowling, Captaincy, The Australians… and much more. Period brown cloth cover with Badminton library scene on front and Gilt cricketer on spine. Endpapers Decorated with Swan and Ship motifs. Frontis illus protected by tissue guard. Title page has vignette of cricketer in the stands. 12 preliminary pages, main text 429 pages. Some edge wear and a few nicks at spine ends. Cloth a little worn at tips of fore corners. No inscriptions. Some small spots of foxing. Near VG condition. Davis, Lucien (illustrator).
