THE COMPLETE WHO'S WHO OF TEST CRICKETERS.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn. [Originally and first published 1980 and this the first reprint in the same year,1980.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no published price - generally believed to be an export edn,released before the trade issue in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around dark green background with black-outlined,capitalised white-lettered title and othe white-lettered author name and a small silhouetted figure of a batsman ina striking pose,to front panel of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with capitalised,white-lettered title,,other white-lettered author surname only and publisher's ,capitalised,white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel plain dark-green background with white-lettered epigram/quote [Sir Robert Menzies,C.H.,Q.C.] Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges with minimal,sporadic 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 bright, crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain dark-green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,a gold+green striped headband and immaculate plain custard yellow endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st reprint edn,5-424pp [paginated] includes Contents list/table,a Preface,7 nations' players' A-Z entries some accompanied with thumbnail,contemporary b/w portrait photographs and/or other assorted contemporary b/w action/sports photographs throughout - Nations include England,Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, India and Pakistan. Plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w portrait photographic frntis (W.G. Grace talking to F.S. Jackson) to its reverse,title page with Acknowledgements and Picture credits to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 40+ year-old age and nature as a reference tome. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. A unique book in the literature of cricket. No previous book has attempted to encapsulate the biography,style,personality and career achievements of every cricketer who has represented the seven countries engaged inthe tussle and excitement of international cricket in the hundred or so years since England and Australia played in the first ever Test,in 1877.Biographies of some 1600 players and complemented by over 250 b/w photographs. Christopher Martin-Jenkins has a voice known to millions,having been the BBC Cricket Correspondent since 1973.He has reported and commentated on the game in five countries,and was formerly Deputy Editor of The Cricketer magazine.He is also the author of four books on England tours overseas and one on 'The Jubilee Tests and the Packer Revolution' - see my book ID rja1089623. He is assisted in this undertaking by James Coldham,a cricket writer and Editor of one of the game's most respected and erudite publications,'The Journal of the Cricket Society.'. Please contact seller,because of the weight - 1.3Kg unpackaged - of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **