A collection of memorabilia relating to the Harlequins, Manchester and Scotland rugby international Archibald Leslie ''Bill'' Gracie, including two of
£300 - £500
A collection of memorabilia relating to the Harlequins, Manchester and Scotland rugby international Archibald Leslie ''Bill'' Gracie, including two official b&w team-group photographs featuring Gracie and the Scotland team v England at Inverleith in 1923, and the Manchester RFC team in 1926, both with typescript legends, the first the larger image 9 1/2 by 13 3/4in.; a qty. of various other photographs and postcards featuring Bill Gracie; two scrapbooks containing press cuttings relating to Gracie's rugby exploits in the 1920s; a match programme for Cardiff v Harlequins 13.4.1925; two congratulatory telegrams relating to Gracie's Scotland team that beat Wales in Cardiff 3rd February 1923; various editions of the Rugby Football Annual (1920) and Playfair Rugby Annual (50s/60s); Scottish Rugby Memories, a bound volume containing various Scotland international programmes from the 1920s/1930s; and six volumes on rugby including The Rugby Game and How To Play It by 'Six Internationals' (a qty.)