28th Oct, 2025 10:00
The Cricket Auction | The Childhood Auction
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[Z] Tayler (Albert Chevalier) The Empire's Cricketers
Tayler (Albert Chevallier) The Empire's Cricketers: From original drawings by A. Chevallier Tayler with biographical Sketches by G.W. Beldam. Season 1905, London: The Fine Art Society, [1905], tall folio, marbled edges, original publisher's red cloth with gilt title to spine, 48 colour plates with captioned tissue guards [Padwick 6997/7253]
Footnote:Originally published in 12 parts with four plates in each. A cross-section of great players from Jackson to Grace, as well as twelve of the 1905 Australian touring team.
Sold for £750
Tayler (Albert Chevallier) The Empire's Cricketers: From original drawings by A. Chevallier Tayler with biographical Sketches by G.W. Beldam. Season 1905, London: The Fine Art Society, [1905], tall folio, marbled edges, original publisher's red cloth with gilt title to spine, 48 colour plates with captioned tissue guards [Padwick 6997/7253]
Originally published in 12 parts with four plates in each. A cross-section of great players from Jackson to Grace, as well as twelve of the 1905 Australian touring team.
Plain red cloth marked and wear to corners, some wear to head and foot of spine. Text pages toned. Initial and final pages with a little marginal toning. Printed tissue guards present. Image size 372x246mm. Plates clean, no inscriptions other than old bookseller's notes on pencil to front endpaper. Endpapers and endpapers with foxing. Front board warped to upper right
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Auction: The Cricket Auction | The Childhood Auction, 28th Oct, 2025
