Chappelli: Ian Chappell's Life Story Tapa dura - 1976

Australia: Hutchinson, 1976. Wear to covers, curving to front cover, library marks, otherwise book clean and sound. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Richmond, Victoria, Australia: Hutchinson Group (Australia), 1976. 206pp., four unpaginated, candid and action-illustrated, b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean. Spine firm, but lightly bumped and mildly canted. Plain green boards undamaged. A concise personal inscription, signed by author on title page, else text-block unmarked. Pictorially illustrated (author in action) dustjacket edgeworn, with several repaired closed tears, else good. Whenever Australia's test cricket captains are discussed and compared, undoubtedly the name Ian Chappell is at the forefront. Controversial, blunt, straightforward . . . These adjectives and more describe him; his career record speaks for itself. This is his forthright book . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Acks., 13 chapters, Career Statistics. Book weight approx. 400g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good +.

Melbourne: Hutchinson. 1976. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Inscribed and signed by Ian Chappell on the Title Page. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 206 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.

Richmond Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia, 1976. Limited /Numbered . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The book has no jacket, as printed, but has a loose, protective plastic cover over the green cloth. Gilt spine, with a gilt decoration on the centre of the front board of a cricket ball with "Centenary Test Melbourne 1977" printed above and below the ball. Signed by Ian Chappell, printed to celebrate the centenary, this copy is number 1472 of 1,500 copies. 206 pages, illustrated.

Melbourne: Hutchinson, 1976. First edition. hard cover with plastic sleeve. VG. Several tears to plastic cover, overall very good condition./No Jacket. Signed by author. Number 413 of 1500 printed. Covered in a removable plastic sleeve, with Centenary Test Melbourne 1977 stamped in gold on front cover. Numerous black and white illustrations.