PRESTON, HUBERT (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, brown cloth/canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 367pp + ads, VG (light to moderate fading & scuffing to spine, light foxing & curling to wrapper edges, minor discolouration to wrappers, light to moderate tanning to page edges, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional sl cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks Ltd 1945

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century first editions

BROOKES, WILFRID H (Ed)

Sm octavo, yellow cloth/canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 990pp + ads, VG- (heavy scuffing & staining/fading to spine- light cracking to hinges, light to moderate soiling & foxing to wrappers, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, occasional cracking to gutters & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: J Whitaker and Sons 1938

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century

BROOKES, WILFRID H (Ed)

Sm octavo, yellow cloth/canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, 958pp + ads, cricket bat shaped bookmark attached [from prev. owner?], VG- (heavy fading & moderate foxing to spine, minor soiling to wrappers, light fraying to wrapper edges, minor tanning & foxing to page edges, occasional moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: J Whitaker and Sons Ltd 1939

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century

PRESTON, HUBERT (Ed)

Sm octavo, light brown cloth/canvas wrappers, black lettering to spine & wrappers, xvi + 463pp, VG (photos available by request)

PUBLISHER: Sporting Handbooks Ltd 1946

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, INCLUDES FIVE YOUNG BATSMEN PLATE, sm octavo, rebound in leather & marbled boards [lacks original wrappers], gilt lettering & rule to spine, red speckling to page edges, lxxvi + 386pp, VG (light soiling & scuffing to leather spine- gilt lettering faded/rubbed, minor scuffing to board edges, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, moderate foxing/soiling to & arond photographic plate, pencil annotations to rear)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1895

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 19th nineteenth century first editions

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, rebound in leather & marbled boards- lacks original wrappers, red speckling to page edges, lxxvi + 418pp, photographic plate with tissue guard, VG (light scuffing & rubbing to leather spine, light scuffing to board edges, minor tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, sl foxing & soiling to prelims)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1896

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 19th nineteenth century first editions

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, rebound in leather & marbed boards, photo plate with tissue guard is present, lacks original wrapper, red speckling to page edges, gilt lettering & rule to spine, lxxx + 416pp, VG (moderate scuffing to leather spine, light scuffing to board edges, light tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, occasional light foxing throughout, minor soiling & foxing to photo plate & tissue guard)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1897

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 19th nineteenth century first editions

WISDEN, JOHN (Publisher)

WILLOWS LIMITED NUMBERED FACSIMILE REPRINT, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 239pp + ads to rear, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, light rubbing & soiling to eps)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1879 (Facsimile reprint)

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 19th nineteenth century facsimile reprints Willows

WISDEN, JOHN (Publisher)

WILLOWS LIMITED NUMBERED FACSIMILE REPRINT, sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 268pp + ads, VG+ (light foxing to page edges, light rubbing & soiling to eps)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1884 (Facsimile reprint)

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 19th nineteenth century facsimile reprints Willows

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, rebound in leather & red buckram- original wrapper present, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges, 350pp + ads, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl fading to spine, minor tanning to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1917

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century first editions

PARDON, SYDNEY H (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, rebound in leather & red buckram- original wrappers missing, gilt lettering to spine, red speckling to page edges- faint, 326pp + ads, VG+ (sl fading to spine, sl soiling to boards, minor tanning & soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: John Wisden & Co 1919

KEYWORDS: sport history cricket John Wisden almanacks past years 20th twentieth century first editions

BOON, DAVID

SIGNED. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: HarperSports 1996

KEYWORDS: Australian sports biography autobiography life lives cricket

LEE, BRETT; KNIGHT, JAMES

SIGNED. Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (VG); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Ebury Press 2011

KEYWORDS: Brett Lee Australian life lives sports biography autobiography cricket

LILLYWHITE, JAMES

Ex library, sm octavo, orange buckram covered soft boards, black lettering to front board, previous owner's pencil lettering to spine, printed inside boards, frontispiece, ads + 276pp + 20pp ads, VG- (minor creasing, soiling, light rolling to lower corner of front board, heavy fading to front board text and title and rear board text, minor scuffing to extrems, light scuffing, fading/discolouration to spine and chipping to base, minor lime green marking to spine, handwritten title to spine, minor library markings to front board, pencil annotation to front board)

PUBLISHER: James LillyWhite & Frowd & Co and Wright & Co 1886

KEYWORDS: New Zealand cricket sports history James LillyWhite

WEBSTER, RAY (compiler) & MILLER, ALAN (ed)

2 VOLUME SET, LIMITED, NUMBERED (BOTH #727) & SIGNED, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines & front boards, illus eps, frontispieces, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, minor foxing to eps & prelims of both vols, minor chafing & soiling to boards of vol , moderate chafing & soiling to boards of vol 2 - photos available on request)

PUBLISHER: Ray Webster 1991-97

KEYWORDS: limited numbered 2 volume set cricket Australia sports first-class history

WILSHIRE, JEREMY

Super octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Echo 2016

KEYWORDS: sports history sportsmen cricket cricketers

LEDBROOKE, A W

FIRST EDITION. Octavo hardcover (VG-); Photos available on request. 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Phoenix House 1954

KEYWORDS: sports sportsmen cricket history Lancashire Manchester

HUTCHINSON, H G

FIRST EDITION. Ownership inscription of H. P. Lance. Octavo, blue cl boards, spine lettered in gilt, VG- (moderate soiling & scuffing to boards, moderate bruising to edges & extrems, moderate tanning to pg edges, eps & prelims/terms, annotation in pencil to ffep, light cracking to rear gutters). Photos available on request.

PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co. 1895

KEYWORDS: Macmillan's Colonial Library Peter Steele cricket sportsmen sports history

BENSON, E F (ed) & MILES, EUSTACE H (ed)

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, black lettering & illus to front board, illus/photos, VG- (moderate tanning/soiling & wear to spine, some wear/fraying to extrems, moderate chaffing/soiling to boards, minor soiling/tanning to page edges, minor cracking to front gutter, previous owners name in ink to prelim, minor dampwrinkling throughout, light foxing to page ends throughout).

PUBLISHER: Hurst and Blackett 1903

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket technique sport photographs E F Benson Eustace Miles

PYCROFT, JAMES

FIRST EDITION, TWO VOLUME SET. Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, deckled page edges, viii+303pp (vol I) & 304pp (vol II), VG (minor soiling and scuffing to spines, light fraying to spine extrems, moderate chaffing/scuffing & soiling to boards, some bruising to board extrems, moderate soiling/tanning to page edges, previous booksellers sticker to front pastedown, light foxing sporadic throughout)

PUBLISHER: Richard Bently & Son 1886

KEYWORDS: first edition cricket autobiography memoir James Pycroft literature sports England