HAWKE, Martin Bladen, 7th Baron Hawke (1860-1938) -- Visit of Lord Hawke's 2nd English Tour to South Africa. 1898-1899. Cape Town: W.A. Richards, [1899].
Oblong 8º (135 x 215mm). Half tone illustrations. (Title heavily soiled and restored at margins, short tears and repairs to final advertisement leaves, some spotting.) Modern red quarter morocco, spine gilt lettered (wrappers not preserved).
AN EXTREMELY ELUSIVE TOUR BOOK. Among his many tours, Lord Hawke took teams to South Africa in 1895 and 1898. He lived to see not only South Africa, but also India, and the West Indies, admitted to full test-match status. Padwick 4624.
HAWKE, Martin Bladen, 7th Baron Hawke (1860-1938) -- Visit of Lord Hawke's 2nd English Tour to South Africa. 1898-1899. Cape Town: W.A. Richards, [1899].
Oblong 8º (135 x 215mm). Half tone illustrations. (Title heavily soiled and restored at margins, short tears and repairs to final advertisement leaves, some spotting.) Modern red quarter morocco, spine gilt lettered (wrappers not preserved).
AN EXTREMELY ELUSIVE TOUR BOOK. Among his many tours, Lord Hawke took teams to South Africa in 1895 and 1898. He lived to see not only South Africa, but also India, and the West Indies, admitted to full test-match status. Padwick 4624.
