WHO'S WHO IN BASKETBALL. HOW BASEBALL'S HALL OF FAME REALLY WORKS. New York, Arlington House, 1973. 8vo. 248pp. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. With stamp of Torrance High School Library on the title-page. Profiles of over 900 college and pro baseball players, coaches and officials. [ref: 79413] £20.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
A PHILOSOPHICAL READING OF CRICKET. REPRINTED FROM THE HIBBERT JOURNAL VOLUME XXVII, NO. 1. Colombo, printed for private circulation, October 1938. 8vo. 12pp. Original printed wrappers. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the first page. Padwick, 6953. [ref: 53002] £50.00 enquire buy |
SACH. GENIUS UNPLUGGED. FOREWORD BY MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN. EDITED BY SURESH MENON. Mumbai, 2011. 4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. Original stiffened wrappers. Good condition. A biography of the great Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. [ref: 56785] £8.00 enquire buy |
100 BEST CRICKETERS. Karachi, (1960). 8vo. (xii)+161pp. 111 plates. Original cloth-backed boards, covers soiled. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the front endpaper. The author's selection of great cricketers. These include K.S. Duleepsinhji, Learie Constantine, Keith Miller, M.A. Noble, G.L. Jessop and Tom Richardson. Padwick, 7223. [ref: 17663] £45.00 enquire buy |
DULEEP. THE MAN AND HIS GAME. EDITED BY VIJAY MERCHANT, VASANT RAIJI, ANANDJI DOSSA AND VITHALBHAI JHAVERI. Bombay, the Authors, 1963. 8vo. xvi+312pp. 29 plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. A biography of the Sussex and England batsman K.S. Duleepsinhji, published shortly after his death. Padwick, 7505. [ref: 31885] £30.00 enquire buy |
DULEEP. THE MAN AND HIS GAME. EDITED BY VIJAY MERCHANT, VASANT RAIJI, ANANDJI DOSSA AND VITHALBHAI JHAVERI. Bombay, the Authors, 1963. 8vo. xvi+312pp. 29 plates. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. SIGNED BY EIGHT INDIAN CRICKETERS on the half-title and front endpaper. Signatures include Sunil Gavaskar, Vijay Merchant and E. Solkar. A memorial biography of the Sussex and England batsman K.S. Duleepsinhji, published shortly after his death. Padwick, 7505. [ref: 54594] £65.00 enquire buy |
SUMMERS IN WINTER. FOUR ENGLAND TOURS OF AUSTRALIA UNDER JIM LILLYWHITE, PLUM WARNER, GUBBY ALLEN AND MIKE BREARLEY. London, 1990. Large 8vo. 248pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. On four England tours of Australia in 1876-77, 1903-04, 1936-37 and 1978-79. [ref: 35448] £8.00 enquire buy |
THE DEMON & THE LOBSTER. CHARLES KORTRIGHT AND DIGBY JEPHSON, REMARKABLE BOWLERS OF THE GOLDEN AGE. London, 1987. 8vo. 192pp. Profusely illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. A biography of the Essex fast bowler C.J. Kortright and the Surrey lob bowler D.L.A. Jephson. [ref: 36384] £8.00 enquire buy |
HOW NOT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER. London, HarperSport, 2011. 8vo. xv+303pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. A humourous advice on the pifalls of life as a professional footballer. [ref: 74196] £8.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |
HERO AND VILLAIN. London, CollinsWillow, 1999. 8vo. 255pp. Illustrated. Original cloth in dust-wrapper. Good condition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PAUL MERSON on the title-page. Autobiography of the Arsenal and England footballer Paul Merson. [ref: 74049] £30.00 (including VAT) enquire buy |