WEST INDIAN SUMMER: The Test Series of 1988.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line .] FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around maroon background wiith colour action photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with black-outlined,capitalised white-lettered title and capitalised,white-lettered author names; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as front,and publisher's other white lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with similarly coloured+lettered title as front with 3 montage'd colour sports photographs. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - rear panel of dw/dj with majority of light,superficial scoring/indents but without penetration to boards beneath. Top+fore-edges generally bright,crisp,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,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,8-112pp [paginated] includes The One-day Internationals - Edgbaston,Headingley and Lord's as separate chapters,The Test Matches - Trent Bridge, Lord's, Old Trafford, Headingley, and The Oval,each as separate chapters,a Postscript,profuse contemporary b/w action photographs throughout the text and the book and a special colour photographic section between pp32-33 plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w thumbnail photograph repeated from colour photograph of front panel of dw/dj,a title page with a dedication to its reverse, a Contents list/table and a 2pp Introduction with collection of thumbnail b/w photographs. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable, and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 35-year-old age. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading. Despite them,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. By reliving the Test matches between England and the West Indies, this book traces the relationship between the two sides from the "blackwash" of 1984 to the considerably altered position of 1988. Photographs and text, aided by score sheets and charts, give a record of the highlights.The combination of word-pictures with photographs that excitingly display style and character in action makes 'West Indian Summer' the ideal account with which to recall the series and to keep as a permanent record. Please contact seller,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. **