With Bat and Ball. Twenty-five years' Reminiscences of Australian and Anglo-Australian Cricket. With hints to Young Cricketers on Batting, Bowling and Fielding - George Giffen 1898 - Ward, London - First Edition A fine first edition of George Giffen’s cricketing memoirs.

Giffen (1859-1927) was considered the greatest Australian all-rounder of his day, he played his first Test in 1881 when only 22 years old and went on to appear in 31, a huge amount for his era. In matches between Australia and England he made 1,238 runs, and took 103 wickets. He is also the first Australian to take 1,000 first-class wickets and score 10,000 runs.
  Reference: Padwick, Bibliography of Cricket, 3336, 7551.

Octavo (book size 19.1x13.2cm), pp. xv [1] 240. In publisher’s green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board with gilt lettering and vignette of ball, bat and stumps, black coated endpapers, all edges trimmed.
  Condition: Fine but for some light spotting to preliminaries.   Ref: 111534   Price: HK$ 2,500