ID 381378
Lot 170 | John Wisden (1826-1884)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Tenth edition, the first to be over 200 pages in length. A detailed account of 'The Visit of the England Twelve to Canada and America' is included, W.G. Grace dominating so much with the bat that he scores 540 runs in 11 innings (see pp. 91-100).
Octavo (160 x 102mm). 208pp. (Upper corner tip of title lightly creased, B4 and N4 creased due to paper flaw, otherwise a clean copy.) Original printed pale-pink wrappers (rebacked, preserving most of the original spine). Provenance: H. Tate (ink ownership inscription with monogram on title dated 1881).
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