132 132. WARNER, P .F . THE FIGHT FOR THE ASHES IN 1926 Being a critical record of the Australian tour in England [Published by Harrap, London, 1926] Thick octavo, with photographic plates : the very rare special issue in navy buckram, top edge gilt, signed by the author and with, tipped in as issued, an additional team portrait of the victorious English players,signed by each of them. A letter dated 17th Nov.1926 from the publisher, George Harrap, presenting the volume to George Robertson of Angus & Robertson, is loosely enclosed. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $900–1,200 133. The Australian Team at Northampton in 1926, real photo postcard by Greenway (Northampton) together with four photo postcards of Woodfull, Kippax, Walker & McCabe. (5 items). The match took place 30 June, 1, 2 July 1926. Australia won by an innings and 147 runs.����������������������������������������$100–150 134. JOHN WISDEN’S CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK for 1926: rebound from title page with 987pp (in two sections: to p.340 + to p.664) and incorporating the photographic plate “J.B.HOBBS”; half red calf over cloth-covered boards, blank end-papers, gilt titles to spine. Provenance: The family, by descent from the estate of Essex cricketer and England selector, Percy Perrin [1876-1945]. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $150–250 135. MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB, membership badges for 1927-28, (No.2903) and for 1928-29, (No.2235), both made by Bentley. (2 items).������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $200–250 136. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER AUTOGRAPHS: A lovely collection of autographed displays in an album; one autograph per page and including many ex-captains; noted Victor Richardson, Bill Brown, Lindsay Hassett, Richie Benaud, Bob Simpson, Ian & Greg Chappell, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Arthur Mailey, Thomas Andrews, Hunter Hendry, Don Blackie, Ted a’Beckett, Alec Hurwood, Hugh Chilvers, Stan Sismey, Len Darling, Charlie Walker, Jack Fingleton, Ray Lindwall, Sam Loxton, Alan Davidson and many more with approx. 100 yet to be mounted. [Total: 183]���� $1,000–1,500 137. MELBOURNE CRICKET CLUB, membership badges for 1927-28, (No.259), 1928-29, (No.4766) and for 1929-30 (No.680), all made by Bentley. (3 items). ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $300–400 138. JOHN WISDEN’S CRICKETERS’ ALMANACK for 1927: rebound from title page with 1,005pp (in two sections: to p.350 + to p.684) and incorporating the photographic plate “FIVE CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR” (including Bill Woodfull, Bill Oldfield and Harold Larwood); half red calf over cloth-covered boards, blank end-papers, gilt titles to spine. Provenance: The family, by descent from the estate of Essex cricketer and England selector, Percy Perrin [1876-1945]. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� $150–250 CRICKET – THE BRADMAN YEARS 139. ‘Melbourne Cricket Club, Annual Report, For the Season 1928-29.’ [Melbourne; Mason, Firth & M’Cutcheon, 1929] 158pp, with original light blue covers. Together with the 1934-35 Annual Report (180pp, green covers) and 1935-36 Annual Report (172pp, fawn covers). (3 items). From the 1928-29 edition: “The past season was a memorable one by reason of the visit of the English Team. All of the games against the visitors created the keenest interest and gate receipts were greatly in excess of those of the previous visit in 1924-25. The attendance on the first day of the Third Test Match, played at Melbourne (63,247), and the aggregate attendance for the match (262,467), established new world’s records. ” (3)�������������������������������������������������������������� $300–500 140. ENGLISH TEST CRICKETER AUTOGRAPHS: A lovely collection of autographed displays in an album; mostly one autograph per page and including P . Hendren, A. Sandham, A.P . Freeman, I. Peebles, R.E.S. Wyatt, L. Hutton, D. Compton, D. Carr, F . Titmus, M. Stewart, D. Amiss, B. Willis and B. Taylor together with the 1979-80 England Tour to Australia & India teamsheet with 18 signatures. [Total: 72 autographs]. Slight duplication.����������������������������������������������������������������� $500–750 25