Vanity Fair Cricket Print - A Demon Bowler

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Men of the Day 183. Mr. Frederick Robert Spfforth by Spy.
'Born one and twenty years ago in Sydney, Mr. Spofforth is Austrailian by origin and breeding, yet like all the better kind of Austrailians, he is not distinguishable from an English gentleman ....'

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Vanity Fair Golf Print

Jimmy', James Braid, 1907, Spy, Photo Litho.

'In spite of the fact that Arnaud Massey, the Basque, has just won the open championship, beating J. H. Taylor by a single stroke, and that Braid and Vardon were some way down the list, there can be no doubt that James Braid is one of the best golfers in the world'....

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Antique World Map

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Early 19th century twin hemisphere map of the world, author unknown, possibly after Matthew Carey

Condition: Good bold imprint, folding copy, some offsetting, close margins.

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W. G. Grace - Original Vanity Fair Spy Print

Men of the Day 150. Mr. William Gilbert Grace by Spy.
'Born at Bristol twenty nine years ago of a family long given to the national game of Cricket, he found himself with a father and uncles reputed famous in its pursuit, and with brothers known for excellence in its practice ...

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Antique Town Plan of Exeter - Rapkin and Tallis

Published in the Illustrated Atlas, by John Rapkin for John Tallis and Co. circa 1860. Very decorative mid-Victorian plan of Exeter with vignettes.

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Biography:

John Rapkin (fl. 1835-65)

A nineteenth century map maker and engraver, best known for his work on the Illustrated Atlas of the World 1849-53 for John Tallis and Co. noted for their beautifully decorative borders and later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Co. London and New York.

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Golf Cartoons from Punch

Three original hand coloured golf cartoons from Punch one by Townsend and two by Frank Reynolds.


Mr. Punch's Golf Advertisements, T.H. Townsend 1910

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18th Century Map of the Maldives and Maluka Islands

This unusual 18th century map depicts both the Maldives which are in the Indian Ocean and the Maluka Islands which are west of New Guinea, and north of Timor, near to Indonesia.



Produced by the eighteenth century French mapmaker Nicolas Bellin this map and old sea chart depicts all the Islands of Maluka (also known as Moluccas or Spice Islands) and the archipelago which forms the Maldive Islands. These maps which were printed circa 1753 on one sheet are often separated for selling purposes.

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