Cricket 1888

320 CRICKET:. A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME* AUG. 2, 1686. CHRONICLES OF CRICKET. Facsimile Reprints o f: NYREN S “ C ric k e te r’s G u id e .” L IL L Y W H IT E ’S “ H andbook o f C ric k e t." DENISON’S “ S k etche s o f t h e P la te rs .” W ith n.aV iew of Old “ Lord’s ” ; and Portraits of early Players. Cloth extra, 3/6. Books w hich once enjoyed a wide popularity, and are now very rare. Two N e w Books by FR E D GALE. 1. THE GAME OF CRICKET . By F re d G a le (“ The Old Buffer.”)—Second Edition, ready at all bookstalls, &c. Picture boards, 2/-. " A very refreshing book. A cool wind blows through it from the past into the present—from the dead past, over the daisied graves of ancient Cricketers.”—D a ily News. 2. SPORTS AND RECREAT ION S IN TOWN AND COUNTRY. By F re d G a le . This day. Picture boards, 2/-.—Boxing, Prize Ring, Racing, H unting, Fishing, Coaching, Ac. SW A N SONN EN SCH E IN & CO.. Paternoster Square, London. E S T A B . U P W A R D S O F 1 0 0 Y E A R S AT.T. 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