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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, but subject/co-author's,neat,handwritten black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean, glossy laminated,subject portrait colour photographic dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and clean.Sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a b/w striped headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vpp-2-344pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,subject foreword,30 chapters, 16pp of contemporary autobiographical,colour photographs in two blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp120/21 and pp216/17 respectively,a statistical appendix,an index; plus [unpaginated],half-title page,co-author/subject SIGNED title page,a dedication, acknowledgements. See also my book ID… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,crisp,glossy laminated subject colour photograph illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges or corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges aged/ toned; contents bright,tight and near pristine apart from page-edge toning - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - could be unread.Publisher's bright, clean,unblemished,original dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-181pp [paginated] includes b/w cartoon vignette illustrated half-title+title pages, acknowledgements+picture credits,contents list,an introduction,9 chapters comprising various contributors, postscript,profuse b/w cartoon illus by both Bill Tidy+Ken Mahood,8pp contemporary b/w photographs,8pp contemporary colour photographs between pp54/5 and pp118/19 respectively. Dickie Bird is… Leer más

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but co-author's (Dickie Bird),bold,expansive,handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - an unread copy? Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain,dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain pale blue endpapers.UK, Qrto HB+dw/dj,Dickie Bird SIGNED,1st edn,7-256pp [paginated] includes Dickie Bird preface,19 sections/ chapters,profuse colour scenic+portrait photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,SIGNED title page,contents list/table and acknowledgements. See rja27857… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,fairly clean,matt,green background to front+spine with white stumps illustration to front with capitalised black-lettered title and other black lettering of Colin Cowdrey Foreword credit,and other white lettered author name; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured and lettered author+title as front,rear panel with a lightly grubbed white background with story synopsis of D'Oliveira's already published autobiography, and 4 critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping, creasing to edges and corners - one approx. 1.75" closed tear near the rear-facing gutter's fold/crease at head of spine - but NO other nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges dust-soiled but without foxing/spotting, fore-edges slightly aged/toned with minimal thumbing; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's… Leer más

UK,heavy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork byJohn Ward,R.A],illustrated dw/dj,with subject's portrait by him to front with capitalised,black-lettered portion of title and other red-lettered remainder of same,and black-lettered Editor name credit,ubiquitous sunned/faded spine/ backstrip with similalrly coloured+lettered title as front with exception of red-lettered portion now faded to white and publisher's capitalised black lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial artwork illustration.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges generally bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's… Leer más

UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,2nd,revised/updated edn.[Originally and first published 2006,as the true 1st edn.This,the 2nd edn in 2008,being fully revised and updated.] FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,b/w vignette illustration to front panel of dw/dj with silver gilt+white lettering,rear panel with critics' book's reviews; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - one tiny nick/closed tear to front lower edge - no other nicks or tears present.Thumb(?) mark at headband of top edges - else remainder bright and clean,fore-edges also bright and clean without marking; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a dark blue+white striped headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 12mo… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.Neat,inked, owner's name to ffe and price-clip to dw/dj.B/w photographic panels [W.G. Grace + Botham to upper panel,author portrait photograph to rear panel.]; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creassing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally clean, contents bright,tight and pristine.Unblemished,plain green paper-covered boards,with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers - apart from mentioned owner name to ffe.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-123pp includes title page,contents list, author foreword,100 profiles and 8pp b/w photographs. The history of Somerset and Gloucestershire cricket is rich in character, eccentricity and,of course,sheer sporting talent (whatever the Test selectors have thought).This is a personal choice 'century' of portraits from the two counties: spanning the generations,the enduring whims and the varying skills.There is no obsessive dwelling on… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn..[Complete number line 10-1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject's portrait b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with gilt and red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Front cover b/w photograph repeated as thumbnail to head of spine is lightly sunned/faded - as usual/normal.Top+fore-edges though lightly toned,still bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain maroon endpapers - ffe with a couple of fluid splashes to it's fore-edge.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-342pp [paginated] includes a prologue,24 chapters,24pp of contemporary b/w (16pp) and colour (8pp)… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.B/w photographic dw/dj with little or no shelf-wear to edges.Fore-edges clean and bright; contents bright,tight and pristine.Black paper-covered boards with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,168pp includes b/w portrait photographs and appendices. A unique survey of some of the players who have moulded the game in the county over the last 120 years. From the likes of W.G. Grace and Gilbert Jessop before the turn of the century,right up to players of the last decade such as Andy Stovold,David Graveney and Phil Bainbridge, the author analyses the contribution made by 42 Gloucestershire cricketing greats - famous names like Charlie Parker, Wally Hammond, Tom Graveney, Arthur Milton, Mike Procter, Zaheer Abbas.With the help of up-to-date statistics and new research,Hayes has selected the 42 carefully,and by means of a biographical sketch and a discussion of each… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with capitalised,embossed,glossy red-lettered part-title,glossy black-lettered sub-title,and capitalised,glossy dark grey-lettered author name to front; a white spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered,but flat printed,title+author name as front,and publisher's capitalised,black lettered+ illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with subject's full length portrat colour photograph. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges very lightly toned but still bright, crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain black… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [First published in Australia under title of 'Test Eleven: Great Ashes Battles',by Wakefield Press,1994.This UK title/edn was first published by Andre Deutsch(LONDON) in 1995. This listing has been reprinted and updated in 2005 by the same publisher.Co-author,Nigel Hart died in 1997.] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,wrap-around colour wood grain effect pictorial background with illustration/photograph of colour cricket cards,cricket ball and Ashes urn to front of dw/dj with capitalised,black-lettered title and author's names; a lightly sunned/faded spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,thumbnail colour photograph of cricket ball as front,to head ofspine and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot,rear panel with a blacl-lettered Wisden quote and black-lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or… Leer más

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Slight crease (shelf-wear?) top edge dw/dj.Some light scoring to rear panel dw/dj.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,256pp includes index of captains, appendix and 150+ b/w illus. From 1877,when Gregory and Lillywhite found themselves as opposing captains in the first ever Test,through to the latter day heroes - and, some would have us believe,villains - such as Gooch, Gower, Border, Richards, Imran Khan and Azharrudin,this book profiles them all,from every Test playing nation.Each captain's biography is accompanied by a statistical analysis of his achievements in Test cricket and highlights those for whom the responsibility enhanced or hindered his performance as a player. Each country's captains are profiled in the order in which they were appointed,with any major issues raised by the succession fully analysed. These include social mores,political motivations and reactions to the previous incumbent.This book offers a developing… Leer más

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG++/VG-.[This dw/dj issued as a replacement for the original full-colour dw/dj,supplies of which are now exhausted (then 1955).] No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (25/-) to dw/dj.A nondescript, glassine,pale green+white typographically designed dw/dj. Basically a pale green background with white lower-case lettering of 'batsfordbooks' continously repeated in horizontal lines from left to right;and from top to bottom of dw/dj. Negligible shelf-wear to lower edges with some minimal chipping with reciprocal loss to foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip.Top edges have borne the majority of the creasing, with several tiny closed tears and snicks - with no significant loss - if any at all incurred.Upper panel of dw/dj has a small tear with crease/fold - but no loss - towards the front,right edge,with bright, clean front inner flap with publisher's blurb.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj slightly darkened - as usual/normal.Rear panel of dw/dj slightly grubbed and a clean,blank,rear inner… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 2 descending,so 1st edn,2nd impression.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject colour portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with red+black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and book has a slight lean.Top edges minimally,sporadically and faintly spotted from dust-soiling but not aged/toned, fore-edges brighter and cleaner and also without toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered apart from bottom corners which are minimally bumped,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.An approx… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/dj extrems.Contents bright and clean. Blue cloth boards,gilt letters to spine/backstrip.8vo,280pp includes b/w photographs,notes,a bibliography and an index. An old friend once described Sir Neville Cardus as 'his own man'.It is difficult to imagine a more perceptive description of the slight young lad from Rusholme in Manchester who,by dint of his own effort, ability and imagination, created an international reputation and a beguiling personal legend in the course of a career which extended over fifty years.As a writer on both cricket and music,Sir Neville achieved a stature which is perhaps without parallel:as a man he was an enigmatic mixture of determination and diffidence,self-doubt and self-indulgence, introspection and garrulity.Brookes has spent five years exploring Sir Neville's life and work.With the aid of letters,hitherto unpublished manuscripts,and material gathered from conversations… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour scenic,action sports photographic upper wrap (match at club's ground) with b/w+colour club's badge to rear wrap.Minimal shelf- wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj edges,no nicks or tears present with the merest hint of sunning/fading to upper board's spine/backstrip edge.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean,contents near pristine.Publisher's unblemished plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-258pp includes title+half-title pages,contents list,a personal view from Bomber Wells - an ex-player,13 chapters+48pp statistical section,profuse b/w contemporary action, team and individual portrait photographs,a select bibliography and an index. That a William Gilbert Grace happened to be born in Downend,Bristol,in 1848 was of prime… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip (trade export copy,so no publisher price) to dw/dj.Colour scenic,action sports photographic upper wrap (match at club's ground) with b/w+colour club's badge to rear wrap.Minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj edges,no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, contents near pristine.Publisher's,unblemished,plain blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-viiipp+1-327pp includes title+half-title pages,contents list,a personal view from Bob Taylor - an ex-player,23 chapters + 51pp statistical section,profuse b/w contemporary action,team and individual portrait photographs,a select bibliography and an index. Derbyshire's reputation as the county where runs are hardest to come by reached its peak in the days of the superbly accurate fast-medium bowlers Les Jackson and Cliff Gladwin,where the captain's method was… Leer más

UK,8vo s/back Original,1st edn.[S/back,paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn, but s/back and p/back originals are published prior to any other format.] NMINT.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Bright, crisp,clean and sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front cover with yellow+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread - apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps,s/back original,1st edn,v-xiipp+1-172pp [paginated] includes contents list/table, foreword by David Shepherd MBE,an introduction by Clifford Alford,President,Tavistock Cricket Club,a preface,… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NFINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around white background with author/subject portrait,colour photograph to front of dw/dj black-lettered part-title and capitalised black+red-lettered sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,a thumbnail colour portrait photograph as front and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with 6 critic's black+red-lettered reviews of his published title 'Cakes and Bails'. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks, tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/ toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with… Leer más

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white lettering to front+spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate speckled grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-354pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters and an envoi,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp118/9 and pp246/7 respectively, acknowledgements,a bibliography,E.W.S's publications,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a… Leer más