Trio of Vintage Rugby Prints & 3 Large Poster Albums (6)

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Trio of Vintage Rugby Prints & 3 Large Poster Albums (6)

Trio of Vintage Rugby Prints & 3 Large Poster Albums (6): 1888 Framed Cadbury's Cocoa Rugby Advert, well-known, striking ILN rugby image, 57 x 45 cm, gilt framed; 1887 Framed ILN Rugby 'Football Sketches', extracted page of excellent action drawings from the popular 19th century periodical, 46 x 39 cm; 1875 Framed Print GE Hicks 'Rugby': the original is at Twickenham, here is a nicely framed copy with good strong colours, well-known image, a player struggles for the line 'carrying' an opponent, 53 x 38 cm. All VG. Plus, lovingly collected over the years, a matching set of three 24 'sided' see-through plastic-sleeved albums, no less than 24" x 17.5" in size, packed with all manner of rugby advertising material, posters, newspaper pages, wall charts etc from both hemispheres over the last two decades, inc England's 2003 RWC triumph, Aussie publicity and lovely French artwork for the 2007 World Cup. Great selection, very neatly curated & full of colour. Also, one splendid 1959 cartoon-led NZ v Lions newspaper. Marvellous lot

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