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[ Five English 'Golden Age' test cricketers. ] Autograph Signatures of Patsy Hendren, Phil Mead, Ernest Tyldesley, J. W. Hearne and Bill Hitch.

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Patsy Hendren [ Elias Henry Hendren ]; Phil Mead [ Charles Phillip Mead ]; Ernest Tyldesley [ George Ernest Tyldesley ]; J. W. Hearne [ John William Hearne ]; Bill Hitch [ John William Hitch ]
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On reverse of cut-down printed scorecard for the Middlesex v. Rest of England match, Kennington Oval [ London ], 12 to 15 September 1921.
£60.00

On 14 x 12.5 cm piece of card, with the cropped printed scorecard (completed in pencil in childish hand) on one side, and the autograph signatures on the otherwise-blank reverse. In good condition, lightly-aged. The five signatures are bold and strong in black ink, and read: 'P. Mead | Ed Tyldesley | E Hendren | J W Hearne | J W Hitch'.

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[Pamphlet; Inscription] Letter to the Right Hon. Earl Grey, on Certain Charges advanced by his Lordship in his Speech at the late County Meeting in Northumberland, against the Clergy of the County of Durham.

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Rev. H. Phillpotts
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"Second Edition", Durham:Printed by Francis Humble and Co. for Hatchard, London; and Andrews, Durham.
£120.00

The first edition was anonymous. Disbound, pp.[i]-viii.[9]-44, good condition. Inscribed by Byron's friend, Henry Drury on title as follows: "Given me by my friend the author when he dined with me April 1821. | Henry Drury. Harrow".

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Two printed pamphets attributed to C. H. Harrison, bound together: 'Compulsory Chapel. A Protest.' and 'Compulsory Chapel and the Universities' Test Act.'

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[C. H. Harrison?] [Compulsory Chapel; the University of Cambridge; Universities' Test Act, 1871]
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Both items undated, but from 1892. The first of the two printed in Cambridge by W. P. Spalding, 43 Sidney Street; the second without publication or printing details.
£150.00

Both items 12mo. The first ('A Protest'), [2] + 17 + [1]pp.; the second ('Universities' Test Act') 12pp. The two items bound together in contemporary grey cloth binding, with 'Compulsory Chapel' stamped in gilt on front board. Attributed to C. H. Harrison in a modern hand in pencil on front free endpaper. Both items in very good condition, on lightly-aged paper, in worn and spotted binding. The first item (which prints the Universities' Test Act on pp.15-17) with minor manuscript emendation on first page of text. Both items featured in A. T.

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[Page from Autograph Album] Signatures of all 17 members of the West Indies Cricket Team touring UK in 1928

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[West Indies Touring Cricket Team 1928]
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Stoke-on-Trent, 11 & 12 July 1928 [presumably signed at the match against Staffordshire].
£280.00
[West Indies Touring Cricket Team 1928]

One page, 8vo, extracted from Album, good condition, signatures of complete team of 17 players : Karl Nunes (Jamaica), captain, Vibart Wight (British Guiana), vice-captain, Edward Bartlett (Barbados), Cyril Browne (British Guiana), George Challenor (Barbados), Learie Constantine (Trinidad), Maurice Fernandes (British Guiana), George Francis (Barbados), Herman Griffith (Barbados), Teddy Hoad (Barbados), Freddie Martin (Jamaica), James Neblett (British Guiana), Ernest Rae (Jamaica), Clifford Roach (Trinidad), Wilton St Hill (Trinidad), Tommy Scott (Jamaica), Joseph Small (Trinidad).

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Manuscript Document, Signed by 'John Yorke Deputy Clerk of the Peace of the Said Town [Cambridge]', certifying that Gossip has shown himself to be member of the Church of England and loyal subject of the King.

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[TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE] William Gossip (1704?-72?), 'Library Keeper of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge'
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[Cambridge]; 17 July 1729.
£150.00

One page, on laid watermarked paper roughly thirteen inches by eight wide. Good though lightly creased and aged. Begins 'These are to Certifie whome it may concerne that William Gossip A.M. Library Keeper of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge came before his Majestys Justices of the peace at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace held at the Guildhall in and for the sd. Towne on Wednesday the Sixteenth day of July instant and then and there before the said Justices at the sd.

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