SIR AUBREY. A BIOGRAPHY OF C. AUBREY SMITH. ENGLAND CRICKETER, WEST END ACTOR, HOLLYWOOD FILM STAR. NEW, AUGMENTED EDITION. Published in Ewell by J.W. McKenzie, 2005. 8vo. xix+195pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in slightly marked dust-wrapper. LIMITED EDITION of 150 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND SIR AUBREY SMITH'S DAUGHTER HONOR COBB. A biography of the Sussex and England cricketer Sir Charles Aubrey Smith (1863-1948), who played for Cambridge University between 1882 and 1885, for Sussex between 1882 and 1896, and one Test match for England in 1889, when he became the only cricketer to captain his country in his only Test appearance. He later became famous as a Hollywood film star and appeared with, among others, Ellen Terry, Sir Charles Hawtrey and Mrs Patrick Campbell. In his screen career he appeared in many films in which he incarnated the American image of the English gentleman. He was regarded as the Grand Old Man of Hollywood, and a leading light of the Hollywood Cricket Club. This book was first published in 1982. This new edition contains much additional information and illustrations not included in the first edition. With a new foreword by his daughter Honor Cobb. ---------------------------------- The Cricket Statistician, Summer 2006: This elegantly written and attractively reprinted chronicle of the rich life of Sir Aubrey Smith...a genuinely fascinating life-story. ................................................................................................................................... LONG [ref: 39260] £25.00 enquire buy |
THE EWBANK ENQUIRY. A SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE '...SCORES' OF A CRICKETING MILITARY MAN AND THE STORY OF HIS FAMILY'S CONNECTION WITH THE GAME... Farnham, 2012. Oblong 4to. 66+138+288+(1)pp. Illustrated. Handsomely bound in quarter morocco, preserved in cloth slipcase. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 85 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. An examination of the books of Sussex cricket scores published in India by Major George Ewbank. [ref: 62183] £75.00 enquire buy |
WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF A.E. WINDER. THE STORY OF THE CHARISMATIC COLLECTOR WHO ACQUIRED THE JOHN ARLOTT CRICKET LIBRARY. Published in Ewell by J.W. McKenzie, 2008. 8vo. [6]+283pp. 16 pages of plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 175 numbered copies, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. During the 1970s Tony Winder amassed one of the finest cricket libraries and collection of cricket memorabilia ever assembled. He bought avidly from major auction houses, book dealers, and was also fortunate that at this time several major private collections came onto the market which he bought. In 1979 this culminated in the purchase of the superb cricket collection of the famous cricket writer and broadcaster John Arlott. The full story of this purchase is detailed. In 1985 Winder's business empire collapsed. He was declared bankrupt, and the A.E. Winder cricket collection was sold by auction at Phillips in November 1985. Tony Winder died six years later, aged only 47. This book gives an insight into his passion for cricket and collecting, and most importantly includes a list of the books and memorabilia in his collection, with a record of source, purchase date and cost, all meticulously recorded by Winder on his card index. With a facsimile of the Phillips catalogue of the Winder auction, together with a list of the prices realised. This record of the accumulation and dispersal of a great cricket collection should be in the library of any cricket lover, both for its poignant story and the invaluable reference material it contains. LONG ENT [ref: 46338] £65.00 enquire buy |
A HISTORY OF CRICKET. FOREWORD BY LORD HARRIS. London, 1926. Large 8vo. 392pp. 16 plates. Original cloth, covers worn. First and best edition. The authoritative and definitive history of cricket, with a select cricket bibliography. Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'a great work.' Padwick, 57. [ref: 53388] £28.00 enquire buy |
A HISTORY OF CRICKET. FOREWORD BY LORD HARRIS. London, 1926. Large 8vo. 392pp. 16 plates. Original cloth. SIGNED BY J.B. HOBBS on the frontispiece. Hobbs played for Surrey between 1905 and 1934, and for England between 1908 and 1930. First and best edition of this authoritative and definitive history of cricket. With a select bibliography. Britton, Cricket Books. The 100 Best, 1929: 'a great work.' Padwick, 57. [ref: 42539] £50.00 enquire buy |
THE DON & THE OTHER HEROES OF MY ERA. FOREWORD BY MADHAV MANTRI. Mumbai, 2009, 8vo. 33pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. Short biographical and statistical details of Don Bradman and some post-war Indian cricketers. [ref: 62532] £4.00 enquire buy |
PENNANT RACES. BASEBALL AT ITS BEST. New York, Doubleday, 1994. 8vo. (6)+421pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in slightly chipped dust-wrapper. A reflection on Major League Baseball in the twentieth century. [ref: 79336] £20.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE CRICKET. COMPILED BY DUNCAN ANDERSON. Newnham on Severn, 2005. 8vo. 91pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. LIMITED EDITION of 100 numbered copies. A bibliography of Nottinghamshire cricket and cricketers. [ref: 50051] £25.00 enquire buy |
SILVER IN THE GOLDEN AGE - HARRY DONNAN. FOREWORD BY MURRAY BENNETT. Sydney, 2023. 8vo. 146pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. Good condition. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on the title-page. A biography of the Australian batsman Harry Donnan, who played for Australia between 1892 and 1896. [ref: 79348] £35.00 enquire buy |
An original head-and-shoulders Topical Press postcard-size photograph of Keith Andrew. (c.1955). SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY KEITH ANDREW across the image. Andrew (1929-2010) played for Northamptonshire between 1953 and 1966, and two Test matches for England in 1954 and 1963. [ref: 63581] £28.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
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