Cricket catalogue
Date produced 09 Mar 2009

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The condition of a book is classified as follows:Mint; Fine; Very Good; Good; PoorA book in 'Mint' condition is 'as new', while one described as 'Poor' is aworking copy only.p/b is a paperback; c/w is a cardwrap book; p/w is paper wraps.Unless otherwise stated books are hardback.

988120 24.00 GB pounds
BAILY'S MAGAZINE OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES VOLUME X 1865 VG/None From Horse Racing to Otter hunting and Wolf Hunting. Pages: iv, 372. Contemporary full calf binding with marbled edges and endpapers. 7 b/w plates, + engraved title. Boards scuffed. Front joint a little cracked. Published by: A.H. Baily

594029 10.00 GB pounds
DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1954 1954 VG/Good Beige boards, black titles. B/w photos. Contents fine. Small marks to front cover. Wrapper torn with loss to front. Published by: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.
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594031 12.00 GB pounds
DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1954 1954 Nr F/VG Beige boards, black titles. B/w photos. Wrapper edge-chipped with slightly grubby rear panel. Published by: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.
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688507 10.00 GB pounds
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB 1997 VG/C/w Large format. Blue card wraps. B/w photos. Published by: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

614482 12.00 GB pounds
M.C.C. 1787-1937 1st ed 1937 VG/None Blue boards. B/w plates. Slight foxing, corners rubbed. Published by: The Times Publishing Company Limited

800156 Allen, David Rayvern 9.50 GB pounds
CRICKET ON THE AIR nd Fine/Fine A selection from fifty years of radio broadcasts. B/w photographs. Book and dustwrapper in mint condition apart from the slightest of rub to some edges. Published by: BBC

800149 Barker, Ralph 10.00 GB pounds
PURPLE PATCHES nd Fine/Fine A Purple Patch can last an afternoon, an innings, a match or a season - one of those transcient periods when a cricketer scales unprecedented heights. Ten Great Bowlers, Innings of a Lifetime, Ten Great Innings. Foreword by Sir Leonard Hutton. Illustrated dustwrapper, and contents. Book and dustwrapper in near mint condition. Published by: Collins

566383 Batchelor, Denzil 20.00 GB pounds
THE BOOK OF CRICKET 1st ed 1952 Fine/VG Large format. B/w photos. Dustwrapper: corners worn. Published by: Collins
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595200 Beldam, George W. & Fry, Charles B. 225.00 GB pounds
GREAT BATSMEN THEIR METHODS AT A GLANCE 1st ed 1905 VG/None Green cloth, gilt titles. Illustrataed by 600 action photographs in b/w. Colour illustration of W.G. Grace. xiv + 716 pages. Corners and edges lightly rubbed. Light browning to endpapers. Contents fine. Published by: Macmillan & Co Ltd
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677269 Botham, Ian 7.00 GB pounds
BOTHAM DOWN UNDER 1st ed 1983 Nr F/Nr F The 1982/3 England-Australia test series. B/w photos. Published by: Collins

800232 Brown, Ashley 12.00 GB pounds
THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF CRICKET nd Fine/Nr F Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Slight wear to top edge of dustwrapper Published by: Bison Books

562606 Close, Brian 6.00 GB pounds
CLOSE ON CRICKET 1967 Fine/VG Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. A book about cricket. Wrapper lightly browned. Published by: The Sportsmans Book Club
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583211 Compton, Denis 7.00 GB pounds
DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1952 1952 VG/None Orange cloth, black titles. B/w photos. Fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Published by: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.
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594030 Compton, Denis 22.00 GB pounds
DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1952 1952 VG+/VG Orange cloth, black titles. B/w photos. Wrapper price-clipped and slightly chipped at edges. Published by: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.
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594028 Compton, Denis 14.00 GB pounds
DENIS COMPTON'S ANNUAL 1953 1953 VG+/VG- Green cloth, black titles. B/w photos. Wrapper has a few edge-tears and is grubby to rear. Published by: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd.
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583212 Compton, Leslie 6.00 GB pounds
THE DENIS COMPTON ANNUAL nd VG-/None Red boards, black titles. Spine and corners and edges and bumped and worn, with some chipping. Glue/tape marks to spine. Light foxing to some pages and outer page edges. Published by: Mandeville Publications
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613717 Corbett, Ted 9.00 GB pounds
CRICKET ON THE RUN 1st ed 1990 VG/VG Twenty-five Years of Conflict during the sport of cricket. Page-edge browning. Published by: Stanley Paul

657896 Cotter, Gerry 10.00 GB pounds
ENGLAND VERSUS NEW ZEALAND 1st ed 1990 Fine/Nr F A History of the Tests and Other Matches. Price-clipped wrapper. Published by: The Crowood Press

568025 Darwin, Bernard 12.50 GB pounds
W.G.GRACE 1st ed 1978 Fine/Nr F B/w photos. Biography of W.G. Grace, a true giant of cricket. Hardback edition. Dustwrapper: price clipped. Published by: Duckworth
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800179 Dilley, Graham & Otway, Graham 10.00 GB pounds
SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS nd Fine/Nr F B/w photographs. Graham Dilley's Cricketing Life with Kent, England and Worcestershire. Book in almost mint condition. Creasing to dustwrapper. Published by: Pelham Books

231524 Eagar, Patrick & Arlott, John 9.00 GB pounds
AN EYE FOR CRICKET 1st ed 1979 Nr F/VG+ A book about cricket and the people who play it. Price-clipped wrapper. Published by: Hodder & Stoughton

566384 Eagar, Patrick 10.00 GB pounds
SUMMER OF SUSPENSE 1st ed 1986 Fine/Fine The 1986 Cornhill Test Series England v India and New Zealand. Large format. B/w photos. Wrapper spine lightly faded. Published by: Partridge Press
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616935 Emburey, John 7.50 GB pounds
EMBUREY AUTOBIOGRAPHY 1st ed 1987 VG+/VG+ Autobiography of John Emburey - 'Embers' to the cricket world - one of the best spin bowlers England has ever produced. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Published by: Partridge

616205 Frindall, Bill 8.50 GB pounds
10 TESTS FOR ENGLAND 1st ed 1989 Nr F/VG+ Scorebook and journal for 1988. Published by: Columbus Books

613156 Frindall, Bill 8.00 GB pounds
CRICKET FACTS & FEATS 1987 Nr F/VG 'Completely revised, once more to amuse, amaze and inform. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Published by: Guinness Superlatives Ltd

613074 Frindall, Bill 7.00 GB pounds
THE WISDEN BOOK OF CRICKET RECORDS 1988 VG+/None Edited by Frindall. Published by: MacDonald

231412 Frith, David 15.00 GB pounds
ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1st ed 1977 VG/VG A pictorial history the Test Matches since 1877. Large format. B/w photos. Slight amount of dampstaining to top right hand corners. Published by: Lutterworth Press

566379 Frith, David 7.00 GB pounds
ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1st ed 1977 Fine/VG+ A pictorial history the Test Matches since 1877. Large format. B/w photos. SIGNED by author. Wrapper spine faded. Published by: Lutterworth Press
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566380 Frith, David 15.00 GB pounds
ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1981 Fine/VG+ A pictorial history of the Test Matches since 1877. Revised edition. Large format. B/w photos. Corners bumped. Wrapper spine faded. Published by: Lutterworth Press
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566382 Frith, David 15.00 GB pounds
ENGLAND VERSUS AUSTRALIA 1982 Fine/Nr F A pictorial history of the Test Matches since 1877. Revised edition. Large format. B/w photos. Wrapper price-clipped with faded spine. Published by: Lutterworth Press
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562585 Golesworthy, Maurice 7.00 GB pounds
THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF CRICKET 1964 Fine/VG Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Wrapper has internal dampstain. Published by: The Sportsmans Book Club
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231403 Green, Benny 20.00 GB pounds
WISDEN ANTHOLOGY 1963-1982 1985 Nr F/Nr F Published by: Guild Publishing

566374 Harris, Lord & Ashley-Cooper, F.S. 90.00 GB pounds
LORD'S & THE M.C.C. 1st 1914 VG/None Blue cloth, gilt titles. Black leather spine with gilt title. A Cricket Chronicle of 137 Years based on official documents. B/w illustrations. 314 pages. A couple of pages have light margin marks, and small closed edge tear. Corners rubbed. Published by: The London & Counties Press Association
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588166 Hayter, Reg 5.00 GB pounds
OBSERVERS CRICKET 1st ed thus 1993 Fine/None New Observers Series. Glazed pictorial boards. Black and white illustrations. Published by: Bloomsbury Books
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594035 Hicks, W.J. 7.50 GB pounds
BOYS' BOOK OF ALL SPORTS EIGHTH YEAR nd VG+/VG Red cloth. Colour and b/w pictures. First colour spread shows Matthews the Magician. Very light foxing to front endpapers. Dustwrapper: corners worn. Published by: News Chronicle
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594037 Hicks, W.J. 9.00 GB pounds
BOYS' BOOK OF ALL SPORTS EIGHTH YEAR nd Fine/VG Red cloth. Colour and b/w pictures. First colour spread shows Matthews the Magician. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed. Published by: News Chronicle
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663353 Higham, E.S. & Higham, W.J. 12.00 GB pounds
HIGH SPEED RUGBY 1st ed 1960 VG/Good For coaches and every grade of player. B/w photos. Wrapper edge-torn with loss. Ex-lib (school) with just one small bookplate to front endpaper. Published by: Heinemann

800173 Johnson, Martin & Blofeld, Henry 9.00 GB pounds
WORLD CUP CRICKET '87 nd Mint/Fine The Independent. The Reliance World Cup 1987 in India and Pakistan. Photographs by Michael Steele. Published by: The Kingswood Press

612828 Kerr, Diana Rait & Peebles, Ian 7.50 GB pounds
LORDS 1946-1970 1st ed 1971 Nr F/VG Orange cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Price-clipped wrapper. Published by: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.

662272 Lawrence, Bridgette 15.00 GB pounds
100 GREAT WESTINDIAN TEST CRICKETERS 1st ed 1988 Fine/Fine From Challenor to Richards. To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Westindian Test Cricket (1928-1988). Oblong format. B/w photos. Corners slightly rubbed. Published by: Hansib Publishing

696166 Lawrence, Ken 9.00 GB pounds
A CENTURY OF CORNHILL TESTS 1st ed 1995 Fine/Fine Large format. Colour photos. Published by: Patrick Stephens Limited

662341 Ledbetter, Jim & Wynne-Thomas, Peter 10.00 GB pounds
FIRST CLASS CRICKET A COMPLETE RECORD 1939 1st ed 1991 Fine/Fine Oblong format. B/w photos. Name in ink to front endpaper. Published by: Breedon Books Sport

558008 Lee, Alan 8.00 GB pounds
LORD TED 1st ed 1995 Nr F/Nr F Biography of Ted Dexter the Cricketer. Published by: Gollancz/witherby
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231312 Lemmon, David 7.50 GB pounds
CRICKET MERCENARIES 1st ed 1987 Mint/Mint Overseas Players in English Cricket. Published by: Pavilion Books

558051 Lemmon, David 10.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 10TH EDITION 1991 Nr F/Nr F September 1990-September 1991. Wrapper spine faded. Published by: Pelham Books

611333 Lemmon, David 10.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 15TH EDITION 1996 Mint/Mint September 1995 to September 1996. Published by: Bloomsbury

231475 Lemmon, David 10.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 4TH EDITION 1985 Mint/Mint September 1984-September 1985. Published by: Guild Publishing

616179 Lemmon, David 8.50 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 5TH EDITION 1986 Nr F/Nr F September 1985-September 1986. Published by: Guild Publishing

231490 Lemmon, David 10.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 6TH EDITION 1987 Mint/Mint September 1986-September 1987. Published by: Guild Publishing

558050 Lemmon, David 7.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR 7TH EDITION 1988 Fine/VG Large format. Colour and b/w photos. September 87 to September 88. Wrapper spine faded with worn corners. Published by: Pelham Books

616204 Lemmon, David 9.00 GB pounds
CRICKET YEAR THIRD EDITION 1984 VG+/VG+ Third edition October 1983 - September 1984. A complete record of all first-class cricket played around the world from October 1983 to September 1984. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. Published by: Guild Publishing

214633 Lemmon, David 14.00 GB pounds
CRICKET'S CHAMPION COUNTIES 1st ed 1991 Mint/Mint David Lemmon examines the most successful teams in cricket's history. Published by: Breedon Books Sport

800152 Lemmon, David 8.00 GB pounds
PELHAM CRICKET YEAR nd Fine/VG+ October 1978 to September 1979. A Chronological record of first-class cricket throughout the world. Book in mint condition apart from slight rub to spine head. Dustwrapper clipped. Published by: Pelham Books

231523 Lemmon, David 10.00 GB pounds
THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDERS 1988 Mint/Mint The great all-rounders are men who can turn a match with a devastating spell of bowling, a mighty display of batting, or some breathtaking fielding. This book describes these men and their achievements throughout the world. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Published by: The Crowood Press

592750 Lloyd, Grahame 10.00 GB pounds
DAFFODIL DAYS 1st ed 1998 Fine/Fine Glamorgan Cricket Club's glorious summer. Colour photos. SIGNED by author. Owner's name to front endpaper. Dustwrapper: price clipped. Published by: Gomer Press
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558783 Looker, Samuel J. 6.50 GB pounds
CRICKET ANTHOLOGY 1st ed 1988 Nr F/Nr F A facsimile of the 1925 edition. Published by: Spellmount Ltd.
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558014 Malcolm, Devon 5.00 GB pounds
YOU GUYS ARE HISTORY! 1st ed 1998 Fine/Fine The author's cricket autobiography. Published by: Collins Willow
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231399 Manley, Michael & Lloyd, Clive 20.00 GB pounds
A HISTORY OF WEST INDIES CRICKET 1st ed 1988 Mint/Nr F The complete story of the West Indies in Test and international cricket from the first tour of England in 1906 through to 1987. Published by: Andre Deutsch

660851 Martin-Jenkins, Christopher 12.00 GB pounds
THE WISDEN BOOK OF COUNTY CRICKET 1st ed 1981 VG+/VG Tapemarks to endpapers. Wrapper has small closed edge tear and is slightly creased. Published by: Queen Anne Press

671774 Martin-Jenkins, Christopher 8.00 GB pounds
THE WISDEN BOOK OF COUNTY CRICKET 1st ed 1981 Nr F/Nr F Wrapper edge-slightly browned. Published by: Queen Anne Press

562602 Mason, Ronald 8.00 GB pounds
JACK HOBBS 1961 Fine/VG Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Portrait of an artist as a great batsman. Wrapper corners lightly rubbed. Published by: The Sportsmans Book Club
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564109 Midwinter, Eric 7.50 GB pounds
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF COUNTY CRICKET 1st ed 1992 Fine/Fine B/w photos. Price-clipped wrapper. Published by: Kingsmead Press
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574317 Miller, Keith & Whitington, R.S. 6.00 GB pounds
GODS OR FLANNELLED FOOLS? 1st ed 1954 VG/G+ A book about cricket. B/w photos. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper edge-chipped. Published by: MacDonald
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214561 Mullins, Pat & Derriman, Philip 10.00 GB pounds
BAT & PAD 1st ed 1984 Nr F/Nr F Writings on Australian Cricket 1804-1984. Foreword by Bob Hawke. Published by: Oxford University Press

800153 Mullins, Pat & Derriman, Philip 8.00 GB pounds
BAT & PAD nd Fine/Fine Writings on Australian Cricket 1804-1984. Foreword by Bob Hawke. Book and dustwrapper in mint condition apart from extremely slight rub to some edges. Published by: Oxford University Press

677485 Parker, John 7.00 GB pounds
CRICKET STYLES & STYLISTS 1st ed 1979 VG/VG- B/w photos. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper slightly edge-torn and repaired. Published by: Angus & Robertson

586622 Preston, Norman 17.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1978 1978 Fine/VG Brown cloth, gilt titles. Yellow wrapper has faded spine, is slightly edge-chipped with closed tear to front panel. Published by: Sporting Handbooks Ltd.
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229000 Preston, Norman 18.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1980 1980 VG/C/w Softback Edition Front cover and foredge slightly dampstained. Published by: Queen Anne Press

214648 Robinson, Ray 10.00 GB pounds
ON TOP DOWN UNDER 1st ed 1975 VG/None Australia's Cricket Captains. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Published by: Cassell Australia

662017 Sharpe, Ivan 15.00 GB pounds
ATHLETIC NEWS CRICKET ANNUAL 1930 1930 Good/P/w Small format. Paperwraps. B/w photos. Contents detached from covers. Covers a little grubby and creased and slightly chipped. Published by: Athletic News

662019 Sharpe, Ivan 12.00 GB pounds
ATHLETIC NEWS CRICKET ANNUAL 1934 1934 Good/C/w Small format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Head and tail of spine chipped with slight loss. Rear cover has one corner missing. Slight staining caused by rusty staples. Published by: Athletic News

627064 Smith, Peter & Hayter, Reg 6.00 GB pounds
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CRICKET 1976 VG+/VG+ Observer book no. 49. Revised edition. Black boards with white titles. 8 colour and 8 b/w plates. Lower corners of wrapper lightly worn. Published by: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
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567253 Smith, Peter 75.00 GB pounds
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CRICKET (CYANAMID WRAPPER) 1979 Fine/Nr F Observers book no. 49. In the rare advertising wrapper. With 8 colour and 8 b/w plates. Cyanamid wrapper is very slight browned to top of spine, else a fine copy. Published by: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
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569642 Smith, Peter 75.00 GB pounds
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CRICKET (CYANAMID WRAPPER) 1979 Fine/Nr F Observers book no. 49. In the rare advertising wrapper. With 8 colour and 8 b/w plates. Wrapper spine very lightly browned. Published by: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
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585969 Smith, Sydney 16.00 GB pounds
HISTORY OF THE TESTS 1947 VG/G- A record of all test cricket matches played between England and Australia 1877 to 1947. B/w photos. Wrapper edge-torn and internally repaired with tape. Published by: George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.
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800187 Sproat, Iain 9.00 GB pounds
THE CRICKETERS' WHO'S WHO 1986 nd Fine/VG+ Maroon dustwrapper, with b/w photographs. Pages in mint condition; rear dustwrapper has slight tear. Published by: MacDonald

214552 Swanton, E.W. 12.00 GB pounds
FOLLOW ON 1978 Nr F/Nr F A book of cricket. Published by: Collins

681583 Swanton, E.W. 12.00 GB pounds
GUBBY ALLEN MAN OF CRICKET 1st ed 1985 Fine/VG Biography of cricketer Gubby Allen. Small mark to front of wrapper. Published by: Hutchinson

215560 Swanton, E.W. & Plumptre, George 12.00 GB pounds
THE ESSENTIAL E.W.SWANTON 1st ed 1990 Mint/Fine The 1980s observed. A book of cricket. Price-clipped wrapper. Published by: Willow Books

566519 Thomson, A.A. 5.00 GB pounds
CRICKET BOUQUET 1st ed 1961 VG/None Green cloth. B/w photos. Comedy and character in the counties. Spine browned. Published by: Museum Press Limited

562590 Thomson, A.A. 7.00 GB pounds
CRICKET THE GREAT CAPTAINS 1967 Fine/Nr F Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Wrapper corners lightly rubbed. Published by: The Sportsmans Book Club
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562375 Watson, Willie 9.00 GB pounds
DOUBLE INTERNATIONAL 1964 Fine/VG Burgundy cloth. B/w photos. The author played international cricket and football. Wrapper lightly browned. Published by: Sportsmans Book Club
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209223 Webber, Roy 9.00 GB pounds
PLAYFAIR BOOK OF CRICKET RECORDS 1951 G+/None Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Ex-lib. Published by: Playfair Books Ltd

613155 Webber, Roy 10.00 GB pounds
PLAYFAIR BOOK OF CRICKET RECORDS 1951 VG/None Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Bookplate and name in ink to front endpaper. Published by: Playfair Books Ltd

214643 Whitington, R.S. 12.00 GB pounds
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET 1st ed 1974 VG+/VG Large format. Published by: Pelham

583133 Woodcock, John 7.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1982 1982 VG/C/w Yellow card wraps. B/w photos. Covers, prelims and edge of textblock a little foxed. Published by: Queen Anne Press
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583134 Woodcock, John 7.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1983 1983 VG+/C/w Yellow card wraps. B/w photos. Spine faded. Published by: Queen Anne Press
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583132 Woodcock, John 7.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1986 1986 VG+/C/w Yellow card wraps. B/w photos. Published by: John Wisden & Co. Ltd.
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583126 Wright, Graeme 19.00 GB pounds
WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1992 1992 Mint/VG+ Brown cloth. Colour photos. Evidence of label removal from front cover. Published by: John Wisden & Co. Ltd.
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