PARDON, SYDNEY H (ed.)

FIRST EDITION. Sm octavo, light card covers; advt eps, plates; 576 pp.; G- (heavy soiling to covers, ownership inscr to fr cover; tearing to cover at joint; moderate to heavy bruising to edges & extrems w heavy chipping & loss; heavy soiling & scuffing to spine w heavy loss to card; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges; light soiling & tanning throughout; heavy cracking to fr, central & rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: John Wisden and Co. 1908

KEYWORDS: Wisden cricket cricketer cricketers sports games sportsmen first edition 20th century

O'REILLY, C B; HILL, CLEM (forew.)

Sm octavo, light card covers; plates; 256 pp.; G+ (moderate soiling to covers, moderate to heavy tearing to cover at rear joint, rear cover loose; moderate bruising to edges & extrems w moderate chipping; moderate soiling & foxing to pg edges; light tanning throughout).

PUBLISHER: C. B. O'Reilly 1930

KEYWORDS: cricket cricketer cricketers sports games sportsmen first edition 20th century

BELDAM, GEORGE W & FRY, CHARLES B

2 volumes. Original bindings. Super octavo, green cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, device to front board in gilt; teg (vol. 2), frontis., photos, plates; xvi + 716, xvi + 54 pp.; VG (light to moderate soiling to boards (moderate soiling to boards (vol. 2)); light to moderate bruising to edges & extrems with light chipping, esp to vol. 2; light to moderate soiling to pg edges; prev ownership inscr to fr pastedown (vol. 2); light to moderate soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light to moderate cracking to fr gutter & rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1905, 1907

KEYWORDS: cricket 19th 20th century sports guidebook methods technique games

CAFFYN, WILLIAM

First edition. Sm octavo, red cl boards, spine & front board lettered in gilt; frontis., plates; xiv + 265; VG (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to boards; light bruising to edges & extrems with light to moderate chipping; light to moderate soiling to pg edges; light to moderate soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; some foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: William Blackwood and Sons 1899

KEYWORDS: cricket cricketers cricketer sport sports games memoir first edition

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, SCARCE THUS, sm octavo, yellow wrapper, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed prelims, 328pp, illus, G (bottom half of spine missing with binding exposed, 2cm closed tear to upper spine, tanning to spine, moderate soiling & light tanning to wrapper, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, moderate foxing & soiling to eps, minor foxing throughout, moderate cracking to gutters throughout, front wrapper tentatively attached)

PUBLISHER: John Wisdon and Co 1919

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, LACKING LEAF 3/4 ON ADVERTISEMENTS, sm octavo, yellow wrapper, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed prelims, 300pp, illus, G+ ( heavy cracking & chipping to spine- some minor loss with binding exposed, moderate to heavy scuffing on wrapper, moderate soiling to wrapper & page edges, top two centimeters snipped off title page [page 9/10], minor cracking to spine throughout, front gutter for page 2/3 excessively glued)

PUBLISHER: John Wisdon and Co 1916

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

CAINE, C STEWART (Ed)

ORIGINAL BINDING, FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, yellow wrapper, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed prelims, 720pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy chipping/cracking & creasing to spine, some binding exposed, minor fading to spine, moderate soiling & scuffing to wrapper, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, small sticker from previous bookseller on page 17, minor cracking to gutters, occasional minor soiling throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Wisdon and Co 1933

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, beige wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed prelims, 352pp, illus, G+ (messy/soiled tape repair to spine, some binding exposed, heavy cracking and chipping beneath tape, moderate soiling & creasing to wrapper, moderate soiling & foxing to page edges, previous owners name in pen on cover [dated 1917], moderate cracking to spine throughout, tape reinforcement to front gutter).

PUBLISHER: John Wisdon and Co 1917

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

PRESTON, HUBERT (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, beige canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, printed inside wrapper, 343pp, illus/photos, VG (minor rubbing/soiling & creasing to spine & wrappers, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, occasional light soiling throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks 1944

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

PRESTON, HUBERT (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, beige/yellow canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, xvi + 463pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing & soiling to spine, moderate soiling & curling/fraying to wrappers/edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, some minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks 1946

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

WEBBER, ROY & ARNOTT, KENNETH M

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket scruffy- some insect damage; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: The Cricket Book Society N/D (c.1947)

KEYWORDS: cricket sport history Glamorgan ccc

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, ads to front & rear, lxxvi + 418pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine & board extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning to page edges & eps- minor foxing also, moderate cracking to gutters- some prelims & terminal pages partially detached but still present, minor tanning & foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1896

KEYWORDS: first editions sport history cricket cricketers' almanacks past years Wisden

HARRIS, NORMAN & BLAIR, BOB (foreword)

Small octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: Last Side 2010

KEYWORDS: cricket sport Tangiwai disaster history New Zealand

FRITH, DAVID & ABBOTT, STEVE (foreword)

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

PUBLISHER: ABC 2005

KEYWORDS: sports cricket ashes Australia David Frith Steve Abbott

WISDEN, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, lacks original covers, bound in dark brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 239pp + ads to rear, VG (moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, light tanning & moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional pencil markings throughout- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1880

KEYWORDS: first editions cricket cricketers John Wisden almanacks sport history past years

PARDON, H SYDNEY (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, lacks original covers, rebound in dark brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, photographic page with tissue guard to prelims, xlv + 354pp, VG (moderate tanning & soiling to head of page block, light tanning & soiling to page egdes, varying degrees of foxing sporadically throughout- mostly quite minor, fore-edges of pgs 83-86 clipped from rebind- some text mildly affected, 1.5cm closed tear to fore-edge of pg263- text sl affected)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1892

KEYWORDS: First Edition cricket cricketers John Wisden Almanacks sport history past years

PARDON, H SYDNEY (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, lacks original covers, rebound in dark brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, lxi + 330pp + ads to rear, VG- (sl discolouration to board edges, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, other light to moderate tanning throughout, edges of some prelim & terminal pgs brittle- sl chipped or creased, moderate cracking to gutters of rear pages- some pages partially detached)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1893

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket cricketers John Wisden almanacks sport history past years

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, original binding, repair to spine, beige light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, liii + 376pp + ads to rear, G+ (historic repair to spine, moderate to heavy soiling & creasing/chafing to spine & wrappers, binding shaky with some light to moderate cracking to gutters, moderate soiling to page edges, sm sections of page block partially detached but still present, moderate foxing to single photographic page & tissue guard)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1894

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket cricketers John Wisden almanacks sport history past years

WISDEN, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, rebound in light brown buckram including original covers, gilt lettering to spine, 268pp + ads to rear, VG- (moderate chafing & surface loss to boards, minor foxing to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, sl soiling to eps, original wrapper [internally bound] moderately creased & chipped- quite brittle with bottom corner missing, occasional pencil annotations, minor ink 'amendments' to original front wrapper)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1885

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket cricketers John Wisden almanacks sport history past years

WISDEN, JOHN

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, lacks original covers, rebound in dark brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, 216pp, VG (light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, sl foxing & soiling to eps, other light foxing sporadically throughout)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1881

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket cricketers John Wisden almanacks sport history past years