PADWICK, (E.W.).

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CRICKET. SECOND EDITION. REVISED AND ENLARGED TO THE END OF 1979. COMPILED BY E.W. PADWICK.
Published in London by The Library Association in conjunction with J.W. McKenzie, 1984.
4to. xxxiii+877pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition.
First published in 1977 this is the second, updated, edition of the definitive bibliography of cricket, recording over 10,000 cricket books published up to 1979. This was the first cricket bibliography since publication of Goldman, Bibliography of Cricket in 1937. It superseded Taylor, Catalogue of Cricket Literature, 1906 as the best and most accurate cricket bibliography. -------------------------------------------- The Cricketer International Quarterly Facts and Figures, Winter 1984-85: This book, is however, a MUST...for every collector - there is no other way to describe it...Mr Padwick's monumental contribution to the game of cricket will stand the test of time for all time. We should be grateful to him, his helpers from the Cricket Society and to John McKenzie. ........................................................ The Cricketer International, February 1985. Tim Padwick, who deserves the wholehearted plaudits of all who care for the literature of the game, has done a remarkable job. ........................................................ Wisden Cricket Monthly, April 1985. This is not simply a listing for collectors, but the basic work of reference for all future cricket historians...it lists many books which, although not primarily about cricket, contain valuable information on the subject. ..................................................... Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1985. There are...over 10,000 items...This is, indeed, a work of considerable stature for which cricket historians of the future must be grateful. ........................................
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