Chorley's: The Childhood Auction / The Cricket Auction / Fine Art & Antiques
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Childhood Auction / The Cricket Auction / Fine Art & Antiques | Total Sales (GBP) | 37,420.50 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 30,270.00 |
| Sale Number | #102825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 45,320.00 |
| Total Lots | 311 | ||
| Sold Lots | 256.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 41,970.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 62,730.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 59.65% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | [Mukerji (H.C.J. editor) | The Indian Cricketers' Tour of 1911 |
1911 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 736 | Williams (Margery) | The Velveteen Rabbit |
1922 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 1,560.00 |
| 54 | Tayler (Albert Chevalier) | The Empire's Cricketers |
1905 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 975.00 |
| 148 | John Wisden | [Willows Reprint] John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack |
1879 - 1928 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 14 | 'Three Stumps' [pseudonym] All-India Cricketers' Tour 1932 |
1932 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 701 | Milne (A. A.) | Winnie-the-Pooh | The House at Pooh Corner |
1926 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 585.00 |
| 320 | North Eastern Railway Official Series of 20 poster pictorial postcards |
GBP 200.00 - 250.00 | GBP 546.00 | ||
| 168 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1940, 1943, 1946-63 |
1940, 1943, 1946 - 1963 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 171 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, second half 20th Century |
1965 - 1971, 1973 - 2005, 2007 - 2010, 2012 - 2023 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 494.00 |
| 154 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1888-89, 1891-92 |
1888 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 455.00 |
| 707 | Masefield (John) | Masefield (John) Several signed works |
1957 | GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 455.00 |
| 150 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1881 |
1881 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 165 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1932 |
1932 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 416.00 |
| 159 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1917 |
1909, 1911, 1912, 1917 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 162 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1922-1928, 1930-1931 |
1922-1928, 1930-1931 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 164 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Crickteters' Almanack |
1929; 1933; 1935 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 169 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1946 - 1949 |
1941, 1942, 1945, 1946 - 1949 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 239 | Phillips (G.H.) after William Drummond & Charles J. Basebe | The Cricket Match between Sussex & Kent, at Brighton |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 243 | Albert Chevallier-Tayler (1862-1925) | Six Studies of Cricketers, |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 260 | John Corbet Anderson (1827-1907) | Studies of Cricketers, including Thomas Box, William Clarke, Joseph Guy, John Wisden, James Dean and Roger Kynaston |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 735 | {Rackham (Arthur) illustrator} | Tales of Mystery & Imagination, by Edgar Allan Poe |
1935 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 57 | Bentley (Henry) | A Correct Account of all the Cricket Matches |
1823 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 325.00 |
| 100 | Cardus (Neville) and Arlott (John) | The Noblest Game |
1969 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 325.00 |
| 101 | Colman (Sir Jeremiah) | The Noble Game of Cricket |
1941 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 325.00 |
| 152 | John Wisden | John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack, 1883 |
1883 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 325.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
