PYCROFT, (James).

THE CRICKET-FIELD. WITH SOME NOTES BY H.H. STEPHENSON. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, BY F.S. ASHLEY-COOPER.
London, 1922.
Small 4to. xxiii+318pp. Portrait frontispiece, and many text illustrations [34 full-page]. Original morocco-backed boards, top edge gilt. Spine worn.
LIMITED SUBSCRIBERS' EDITION of 100 numbered copies, SIGNED BY F.S. ASHLEY-COOPER. One of the classics of cricket literature. Pycroft, the pioneer of all cricket historians, was inspired to write this book by his friend Rev. John Mitford, who had written sketches of many of the old Hambledon players. This is the last and best edition, and includes a bibliography of the various editions, together with a biography of Pycroft. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'The classic edition...This book and Nyren's are the great literary masterpieces on the game.' Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'one of the classics of the game.' Padwick, 394.
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