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A collection of 49 antique Rugby prints 1845 - 1931
25755A collection of 49 original woodblock prints of rugby images starting from the beginning of the differentiation between rugby and football soccer. The prints are from newspapers of the time such as the Illustrated London News; The Graphic; Harper's Weekly; the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News; the Illustrated Times; Every Saturday; Black and White and The Sphere. The earlier images were drawn by artists such as Smith Thomas W. R. Wollen P. Naumann W. Stanfield Sturgess S. T. Dadd; Stewart Browne Meisenbach Cleaver Max Cowper etc. The later images are photogravures. Images vary in size and measurements and excluding margins are approximately for 1/3 page 8x4"; 1/2 page 9x6 1/2"; full page 12 x 9 1/2"; double page 19 1/2x 13". <br /> The prints are listed by title artist date publication size and occasional comments. <br /> Foot Ball at Rugby Smyth 1845 ILN 1/3 One of the earliest views of modern Rugby. Called a "skrummage" sic in the text on verso; <br /> Winter Amusements: Football Anon 1868 Illustrated Times full; <br /> Football at Rugby W. Thomas 1870 Every Saturday full colored;<br /> International Football Match- England v. Scotland W. S. 1872 Graphic full. 2nd ever International match played Feb. 5th and won by England;<br /> Game at Yokohama Japan J.N. 1874 Graphic full. Probably played between British ex-patriots;<br /> A Football Match in Calcutta. J. Durham 1875 Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News half;<br /> The Afghan War- Football Match by the 50-9th Regiment at Khelat-i-Gilzai. W. C. H. 79 1879 Graphic full; <br /> Football- Oxford v. Cambridge C.R.H.M del 1880 half colored; <br /> Boys versus Men- The Rival Teams Anon 1880 Graphic half; <br /> Football Sketches. Running with the Ball W. C. Walter 1880 Graphic half; <br /> Football - A Maul in Goal W. B. Wollen 1882 ILN half colored;<br /> Our Great Football Match - "Pelicans" versus "Phantoms" J. S. B. 1882 Graphic full; <br /> Football - "Collared" none 1883 Harper's Weekly full colored;<br /> Football Sketches Forestier 1887 ILN 2/3; <br /> The Maori Football Team: 1st Match at Richmond Oct. 3- Against the Surrey Club W.R. Wollen 1888 ILN full. Forerunner of full representative team of 1905;<br /> Cadbury's Cocoa J.B.B. 1888 ILN & Graphic full; <br /> American & English Football. With Nine Illustrations from Instantaneous Photographs & England vs. Scotland. From the Painting by W. H. Overend 1889 Harper's Weekly double page with single page on verso; <br /> Football- Match between England and Scotland in the Athletic Grounds Richmond. P. Naumann 1891 ILN half colored;<br /> The Great Schools of England 5 - Rugby School from the Close none 1891 ILN double; <br /> Elliman's Universal Embrocation W. Stanfield Sturgess 1891 ILN & Graphic 1/3; <br /> International Football: England v. Wales. The Match at Blackheath. A Photograph of the English Team W. R. Wollen 1892 ILN 2 half pages; <br /> Football- North v. South at Richmond S.T.D. 1892 Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News full; <br /> England versus Scotland- the International Football Match played at Raeburn Place Edinburgh. Stewart Browne 1892 Black and White double; <br /> The England and Scotland Football Match at Edinburgh: the English Team Ayton photographer 1892 ILN half colored;<br /> The First International Football Match in France- the Match between Rosslyn Park Football Club London and the Stade Francais of Paris at Levallois-Perret. Meisenbach 1892 Graphic half; <br /> Rugby Union Football: "Well Saved! - Hard Lines!" Naumann; Wollen 1893 ILN full; <br /> Football- Cardiff v. Blackheath S.T. Dadd; Swain sc. 1893 Illus. Sporting & Dramatic News full; <br /> International Football Match England v. Wales on Jan 6 at Birkenhead Park; 1st Try for England Wollen 1894 ILN half colored;<br /> University Rugby Football Teams. The Cambridge Team. The Oxford Team Meisenbach 1894 ILN 2 half pages; <br /> The England and Ireland Rugby- Football Match at Richmond Burgess 1898 ILN double; <br /> The Oxford and Cambridge Rugby Football Match at Queen's Club Cleaver 1897 ILN half; <br /> Well Passed margin damaged Max Cowper 1900 Black and White double; <br /> The North v. South Football Match at Bristol on Dec 15 Cleaver 1900 ILN full colored;<br /> The National Game of the Season- A Scrummage in a Rugby Match Ernest Prater 1900 The Sphere double; <br /> Cadbury's Cocoa 1901 full; <br /> The Great Rugby Match at Blackheath - Scotland versus England Ernest Prater 1901 full; <br /> The National Game of the Season- A Scrummage in a Rugby Match Cleaver 1902 ILN full colored; <br /> The Drawn Inter-University Rugby Football Match at Queens Club Dec 13. Players & Spectators Cleaver 1902 ILN full colored; <br /> International Rugby Football: England v. Scotland at Richmond Cleaver 1903 ILN half;<br /> Sport Moderne - La Partie de Foot-Ball 1903 l'Illustration full; <br /> The First Team to Beat the New Zealanders - The Victorious Wales XV A&G Taylor Cardiff 1905 Graphic half; <br /> The Great Rugby Football Match at the Crystal Palace: The New Zealand XV & England v. New Zealand: How the Second Try was Scored Russell & Sons photog.& drawn by Frank Gillett 1905 Graphic 2 half pages; <br /> The Great Rugby Football Match at the Crystal Palace: The England XV. Russell & Sons photog. 1905 Graphic half; <br /> The Opening of the Australian Rugby Tour Michael 1908 Black & White full; <br /> The Defeat of England by Wales photo 1907 Black & White full; <br /> How the Harlequins beat Blackheath at Twickenham by E.P. Leigh-Bennett J. Dodworth 1924 Graphic full; <br /> The Sports Page - Blackheath 1888-89 1930 Graphic half; <br /> The Sports Page - Rosslyn Park 1930-31 1930 Graphic half; <br /> Oxford Win 1931 Graphic full. unknown
