JIM The Life of E.W. Swanton
Aurum Press, 2004. 1854109006. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 354, illus with b&w photo plates (no inscriptions). More
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STANDING THE TEST OF TIME The Autobiography of Bill Alley.
Empire Publications, 1999. 9781901746068. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (small score mark on upper board - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 197, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET The Official History
Phoenix Sports Books, 1957. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered green cloth (a litlte worn at head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (worn at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 240, illus with b&w plates (ex school library with bookplate on front paste-down and..... More
THE HISTORY OF I ZINGARI
Stanley Paul, 1982. 9780091505509. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered light green cloth (lightly bumped at head of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, price clipped). Pp. xi + 143, illus with coloured and b&w plates and with cricket score cards in text (previous owner's gift inscription on front free..... More
ESSEX CRICKETERS 1876 - 1986
Assocition of Cricket Statisticians, 1987. 8vo. Original printed card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 36, illus with b&w map (no inscriptions). More
PASTIME LOST The Humble Original and Now Completely Forgotten Game of English Baseball.
University of Nebraska Press, 2019. 9781496208514. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black/yellow cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. xxii + 298, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
BEING GEOFFREY BOYCOTT A First and Second Hand Account of 108 Caps.
Fairfield Books, 2022. 9781915237064. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 308, illus with b&w images and plates (no inscriptions). More
NO COWARD SOUL The Remarkable Story of Bob Appleyard.
Bath: Fairfield Books, 2003. 9780953119691. 1st edn signed and inscribed by Bob Appleyard, Dickie Bird and another. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 223, illus with b&w photos and drawings (no other inscriptions). More
THIS SPORTING LIFE Sport and Liberty in England 1760-1960.
Oxford University Press, 2020. 1st edn 3rd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered white cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xiv + 391, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
CRICKET IN THE SUN
Stanley Paul, c. 1946. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (boards worn at edges), dustwrapper (chipped and worn at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 131, illus with b&w photos (page edges and endpapers marked; previous owner's 1946 gift inscription on front endpaper). More
AUGUST OCCASIONS
Nico Craven, 1979. 1st edn signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (dust stained on top edge - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 111, illus with coloured frontispiece, score cards and with b&w drawings by..... More
THE HAWKS CRICKET CLUB The First 50 Years
Privately published, 1988. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (boards partly marked), no dustwrapper. Pp. 97, illus b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1993
John Wisden & Co., 1993. 0947766219. 8vo. Original printed linen covers (softback) (small crease to bottom edge of upper cover - otherwise near Fine). Pp. 1376, illus with coloured photos (no inscriptions). More
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1999
John Wisden & Co., 1999. 0947766510. 1st edn. 8vo. Original printed linen covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 1520, illus with coloured and b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
WISDEN ANTHOLOGY 4 Volumes 1864-1900, 1900-1940, 1940-1963, 1963-1982.
Macdonald and Co. [&] BCA Guild Publishing, 1985-1988. 4 vols. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6¼ ins). Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective covers). Pp. various (no inscriptions). More
STROKE OF GENIUS Victor Trumper and the Shot that Changed Cricket
Simon & Schuster, 2016 9781471146800. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered dark green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. xviii + 314, illus with coloured and b&w plates and with b&w photos in text (no inscriptions). More
THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF THE INCOMPARABLE DENIS COMPTON
Pavilion Books, 1994. 1857932560. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 234, illus with b&w plates (dedicatee's bookplate on front endpaper; no other inscriptions). More
MY CRICKET MEMORIES
William Heinemann, 1924. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (a little faded at edges of boards - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. x + 242, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's inscription on front endpaper and notes and newspaper clippings on half title). More
A CENTURY OF PHILADELPHIA CRICKET
University of Pennsylvania Press 1951. 1st edn. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6¼ ins). Original gilt lettered blue cloth (corners a little bumped and page edges with faint spotting - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (torn at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xviii + 397, illus with b&w plates..... More
CHARLES PALMER More Than Just a Gentleman.
Bath: Fairfield Books, 2005. 9780954488611. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 159, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
THE SUMMER GAME The Illustrated History of New Zealand Cricket.
Auckland: Moa Beckett Publishers [&] NZ Cricket, 1994. 1st edn. 4to. Original silver lettered black faux morocco, all edges gilt (Fine), slipcase (VG). Pp. 256 with black silk page marker, illus throughout with coloured and b&w photos (previous owner's multiple gift inscriptions on verso of half title). More
FIRST OF THE SUMMER WINE George Hirst Schofield Haigh Wilfred Rhodes and the Gentle Heart of Yorkshire Cricket.
Simon & Schuster, 2022. 9781398501522. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered purple cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 327, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
SIEGFRIED SASSOON A Celebration of a Cricketing Man.
Bristol: MakingSpace, 1996. Limited numbered 1st edn (358 of 500) signed by editor. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 94, illus with small b&w photos as chapter decorations (no other inscriptions). More
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1977.
Sporting Handbooks, 1977. 0850200520. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial linen covers (softback) (diagonal crease at top corner of upper cover - otherwise VG). Pp. iv + 1023, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1979.
Queen Anne Press Macdonald And Jane's, 1979. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial linen covers (softback) (VG). Pp. xxiv + 1153, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More