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Sporting Memorabilia — Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd. Number of lots recorded: 442
Sale Title: Sporting Memorabilia Lots with images: 246
Auction Location: Melbourne Prices available: 321
Date: 13/02/2008









Lot Description Price Image
*** 'Punch' Cartoons, 1896-1939 full pages from 'Punch' magazines, with cartoons related to cricket (15 - including 2 depicting Don Bradman); or cartoons related to boxing (10). (25 items) ***
*** Croquet Mallett, stated to have belonged to Bessie Terry, world champion at croquet. ***
*** Sports Books & Magazines, ex Ray Mitchell library, noted 'Australian Sporting Hall of Fame', edited by Jarratt & Jameson [Sydney, 1984]; 'The Springboks Story - from the Inside' by Litchfield [Cape Town, 1960]; golf books (23); 'Sport Magazine' [Sydney], issues for 1957 & 1959 in two bound volumes; 'N.Z.… ***
*** Motorcycle - Isle of Man Tt: LP records - 'The Senior Tourist Trophy Race 1958'; 'Isle of Man 1960 Tt' signed inside by Murray Walker; 'Isle of Man 1961 Tt' Parts I & II; also 'Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer'. (5 items) *** N/A 
*** Sport: Cricket Tour Guides 1969 West Indies to England (2 - one with 3 signatures including Clive Lloyd & Jackie Hendriks); 1971-72 Speedway programmes (13); tennis racquet cover signed inside by John Newcombe & Tony Roche. (19 items) *** N/A 
*** Cricket & Horse Racing Prints, 'England v Australia, Lord's Cricket Ground 1886' (2); 'The All-England Eleven Versus The Victorian Twenty-Two, Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 1st, 1864'; 'The Grand Cricket Match, All England Eleven versus Twenty Two of New South Wales, Contested in the Outer Domain, Sydney, 1862'; 'The Start of the Second Melbourne Cup 1862'; 'Flemington Race Course from Footscray side of Salt Water River'. All issued 1978-82 by International Printmakers House.… ***
*** Ray Mitchell Collection: Hand-drawn poster 'A Sort of Tribute to All Boxers', specially prepared for Ray Mitchell at Christmas 1993, size 60 x 83 cm; plus range of souvenir T-shirts (6), noted Jeff Fenech, Sugar Ray Robinson, Darby Brown, Joe Louis, Sirotis Vs Renwick (signed by Renwick), Carlton v Riviere. ***
*** Boxing & Sports Annuals: 'T.S.… ***
*** Boxing Photographs: Range of reprinted & original photographs, and postcards (12), noted nice action photo of Ketchel v Johnson fight (1909), other Jack Johnson photos, Les Darcy, Tommy Burns, Archie Moore, Jake Lamotta (The Raging Bull), Rocky Graziano, Lionel Rose, Peter Jackson, Ingemar Johansson, Carmen Basilio, Young Corbett III. Condition varies. (112 items) ***
*** Boxing Photographs: Collection with signed photographs (4) - Willie Pep, Carl Olson, Hogan Bassy & Jeff Fenech; plus range of mainly reprinted and press photographs & postcards, noted Bob Fitzsimmons (3), Jim Jeffries (3), Jack Dempsey (15), Sugar Ray Robinson (3) & Willie Pep (5). (Total 38 items) ***
*** Jack Dempsey, nice signature on front cover of menu from Jack Dempsey's Restaurant ***
*** Boxing Books, noted 'The Bare-Knuckle Breed' by Golding [London, 1952]; 'Boxing's Unfogettable Fights' by Brombert [New York, 1962]; 'Victory Over Myself' by Floyd Patterson [London, 1962]; 'The Tragedy of Randolph Turpin' by Birtley [London, 1975]; 'From the Canvas Up' by Alan Shepherd (signed) [NZ, 1985]. Condition varies. (18 items) ***
*** Boxing Literature: 'Computer Boxing Update/The Boxing Record Book' [New Jersey], complete run from Vol.4 (1987) to Vol.15 (1998); 'Tv Boxing - The Exciting Magazine for Television Fans' magazine [New York], run from Vol.1 No.1 (October 1953) to Vol.1 No.8 (June-July 1954) in bound volume; plus 'Official Boxing Record' magazine [California], 84 issues between December 1973 to June 1983. (97 items) ***
*** Boxing Books, noted 'Home Before Dark - The Story of Les Darcy, A Great Australian Hero' by Park & Champion (both signed) [Melbourne, 1995]; 'James Norris and the Decline of Boxing' by Nagler [New York, l964]; 'Lionel Rose: Australian - The Life Story of a Champion' by Lionel Rose & Rod Humphries (signed by latter) [Sydney 1969]; 'Come Out Smokin', Joe Frazier - The Champ Nobody Knew' by Pepe [London, 1973]; 'The Encyclopedia of World Boxing Champions' by McCallum [USA, 1975]; 'Australian Boxing - The Illus… ***
*** Muhammad Ali, action photograph signed in gold pen, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 35 x 40 cm. With CoA ***
*** 1934 2nd British Empire Games in London: Welsh Team Official's Blazer, red with white breast pocket embroidered with Welsh dragon & 'B.E.G. 1934', made by E.Roberts Ltd, Cardiff, with name tag 'A.E.Williams'. ***
*** 1884 Australian tour to England, 'Our Cricketing Guests', a coloured chromolithographic print of the Australian & Philadelphian touring teams, published as a frontispiece to an edition of 'The Boy's Own Paper', window mounted, overall 26 x 36 cm ***
*** Pc Monty Noble, signature on postcard, fine condition. [Monty Noble played 42 Tests, 1897-1909, including 15 as captain. Australian Test Player No.76] ***
*** Monty Noble - 76, 1905 A.Chevalier Tayler print, few tone spots & top right corner missing *** N/A 
*** 1902 Australian tour to England, magazines 'Boys of Our Empire', showing on the front covers Australian cricketers Reginald Duff and Warwick Armstrong, A.C.Maclaren, Clement Hill & Monty Noble. (4 items) *** N/A 

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