WISDEN, John. Cricketers' Almanack for 1896, edited by Sydney H. Pardon. London: John Wisden and Co., 1896. 8° (164 x 100mm). Mounted photographic portrait of W.G. Grace. (S1 torn with slight loss to bottom lines recto and verso, A7v and A8r a little ink stained at margins, some marginal spotting, occasional soil marks.) Publisher's original hardback cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt (neat restoration to spine, spine and corners rubbed, pin hole in front cover, slight discolouration to covers, rear inner hinge slightly split). Proveannce: H.C.W. Rainford (ownership signature).

WISDEN, John. Cricketers' Almanack for 1896, edited by Sydney H. Pardon. London: John Wisden and Co., 1896. 8° (164 x 100mm). Mounted photographic portrait of W.G. Grace. (S1 torn with slight loss to bottom lines recto and verso, A7v and A8r a little ink stained at margins, some marginal spotting, occasional soil marks.) Publisher's original hardback cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt (neat restoration to spine, spine and corners rubbed, pin hole in front cover, slight discolouration to covers, rear inner hinge slightly split). Proveannce: H.C.W. Rainford (ownership signature).

Thirty-third edition, THE FIRST EDITION TO APPEAR IN HARDBACK as well as wrappers, and the first to include a player's portrait.