A unique autographs edition of ''The Bodyline Tour, England v Australia, 1932-33'', a portfolio of replica archive materials from the collection of th
£1,500 - £2,000
A unique autographs edition of ''The Bodyline Tour, England v Australia, 1932-33'', a portfolio of replica archive materials from the collection of the Marylebone Cricket Club Museum at Lord's Cricket Ground, published by Timeframed Ltd, Oxford, this being a production sample prior to publication of the limited edition of 500, and with pasted cut-out signatures of the Australia and England cricketers who participated in the notorious 'Bodyline' Ashes Series of 1932-33, laid down neatly on the first two [blank] left hand pages of the portfolio, in slip case signatures comprising for Australia comprise Woodfull, Ponsford, Wall, Darling, McCabe, Bradman, Grimmett, O'Brien, Alexander, Fingleton, Oldfield & O'Reilly. The England signatures comprise Jardine (captain), Wyatt (vice-captain), Allen, Ames, Bowes, Brown, Duckworth, Hammond, Larwood, Leyland, Mitchell, Nawab of Pataudi, Paynter, Sutcliffe, Tate, Verity & Voce, together with the signatures of joint-managers Pelham Warner & Richard Palairet, and the scorer W. Ferguson