THE JUBILEE BOOK OF CRICKET. THIRD EDITION. London, 1897. 8vo. xvi+465pp. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth, covers slightly soiled. With the bookplate of the C.C. Morris Cricket Library. C.C. MORRIS'S BOOK, WITH HIS SIGNATURE OF OWNERSHIP, DATED MAY 1898, on the front endpaper. Morris (1882-1971) played for Philadelphia between 1901 and 1913. The cricket library at Haverford College was named in his honour. The author was helped considerably by his friend C.B. Fry. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Still one of the very best books yet written. Much of the book is technical instruction, but incidental to it is much of historical interest.' This was selected by C.J. Britton in his 1929 publication Cricket Books. The 100 Best: 'This book is still amongst the best general works.' Padwick, 467. [ref: 71668] £75.00 enquire buy |
THE JUBILEE BOOK OF CRICKET. London, 1901. 8vo. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers, good condition. The author was helped considerably by his friend C.B. Fry. Altham, History of Cricket, 1926: 'Still one of the very best books yet written. Much of the book is technical instruction, but incidental to it is much of historical interest.' This was selected by C.J. Britton in his 1929 publication Cricket Books. The 100 Best: 'This book is still amongst the best general works.' Padwick, 467. [ref: 35882] £12.00 enquire buy |
WITH STODDART'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. London, 1898. 8vo. 288pp. 16 plates and a folding appendix. Original pictorial cloth, good condition. An account of the 1897-98 England tour of Australia, captained by A.E. Stoddart. Padwick, 4423. [ref: 18452] £50.00 enquire buy |
WITH STODDART'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. London, 1898. 8vo. 288pp. 15 plates, and a folding chart. Rebound in cloth, without covers preserved. An account of the 1897-98 England tour of Australia. Padwick, 4423. [ref: 18454] £30.00 enquire buy |
WITH STODDART'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. London, 1898. 8vo. 288pp. 15 plates, and a folding chart. Rebound in cloth with original front wrapper preserved. H.S. ALTHAM'S BOOK, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY HIM on the preliminary page: H.S. Altham. Winchester College. Altham was the supreme cricket historian, and author of the classic 'History of Cricket', first published in 1926. He played for Surrey (1908-1912) and for Hampshire (1919-1923), and later became President of Hampshire County Cricket Club. The only account of the 1897-98 England tour of Australia. Padwick, 4423. [ref: 40025] £60.00 enquire buy |
WITH STODDART'S TEAM IN AUSTRALIA. INTRODUCTION BY ALAN ROSS. London, 1985. 8vo. 288pp. 9 plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. An account of the 1897-98 England tour of Australia. A reprint of the 1898 edition. [ref: 18458] £7.00 enquire buy |
BORDER & BEYOND. Sydney, 1995. 8vo. (8)+261pp. Illustrated. Original pictorial wrappers. A survey of Alan Border's captaincy of Australia between 1984 and 1994. [ref: 26528] £8.00 enquire buy |
CRICKET MASALA. Sydney, 2002. Oblong 8vo. 143pp. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. A pictorial review of cricket in various countries. [ref: 55567] £10.00 enquire buy |
CRICKET. THE GAME BEHIND THE GAME. Sydney, 1994. 4to. 107pp. Profusely illustrated. Original boards in dust-wrapper. Photographs by Mark Ray of Australian cricket scenes during the 1980s and 1990s. [ref: 18462] £8.00 enquire buy |
CHRIS READ BENEFIT YEAR 2009. No place of publication, published by The Benefit Committee, 2009. 4to. 84pp. including covers. Profusely illustrated. Original stiffened pictorial wrappers. SIGNED BY CHRIS READ on the front cover. A brochure for the Chris Read benefit year. Read played for Nottinghamshire between 1998 and 2017, and for England between 1999 and 2007. [ref: 74945] £10.00 enquire buy |
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