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1947B7761Brisbane: Queensland Publications. 1947. Stapled wraps. Fine. 245x187mm; 38 pages . Queensland Publications paperback
1937137295Sydney: Kavanagh and English Ltd 1937. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Sydney Kavanagh and English Ltd. 1937. Quarto 28 pages. Colour-decorated wrappers lightly rubbed and a little marked; minor signs of age and use including two light stains to one page; a very good copy. Price List Number 326 of an unspecified upper limit. Loosely inserted is a processed circular letter on the company's letterhead 2 leaves rectos only folded for posting the leading edges now creased with a few tiny sealed tears. The letter dated 1 April 1937 outlines the trade terms prefaced with the following paragraph: 'It is regretted that owing to the tremendous increase in the price of metals and other materials together with increased production costs we have been forced to reduce the Discounts applicable to our List'. The letter addressed to L. Cann proprietor of the eponymous hardware store on The Parade at Norwood in suburban Adelaide is signed by 'J.M. Gregory' - none other than Jack Morrison Gregory 1895-1973 the famous Australian Test cricketer. <p>During the First World War he 'had two tours of duty in France. In 1919 he joined the A.I.F. cricket team in England. Under the leadership of H.L. Collins Gregory developed into an all-rounder whose spectacular hitting was matched by fearsome fast bowling and prehensile slip fielding. <p>Discharged from the A.I.F. in March 1920 Gregory played a leading part next summer in the recovery of the Ashes from England with 442 runs at 73 in the five matches including a century at Melbourne 23 wickets at 24 and 15 catches. <p>In December 1928 he broke down with a knee injury in the first Test against England and retired. In 24 Test matches he had taken 85 wickets at 31 made 1146 runs at just under 37 and taken 37 catches. In first-class cricket his figures were 504 wickets at 21 and 5661 runs at 36. <p>He had joined Kavanagh & English Pty Ltd sheet metal manufacturers in the mid-1920s and was a director by 1928' 'Australian Dictionary of Biography'. 2 items. Kavanagh and English Ltd paperback
1935CRICKET012237Flicker Productions for Frank Woolley's Cricket School Hildenborough. c 1935. First edition. 12mo. A flicker book i.e. a series of photographs which creates the illusion of movement when you flick through the leaves. Stapled wrappers.Very good indeed. Flicker Productions for Frank Woolley's Cricket School, Hildenborough. unknown
196024704s.l.: s.n. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1960. Ephemera. No date c1960. On a sheet of paper with "Q.C.A." in red Queensland Cricket Association. Beneath the title is typed "Queensland Team". Dimensions: 205 x 171mm. 13 autographs in blue ink of Queensland team members. . [s.n.] unknown
196524699s.l.: M.C.C. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Ephemera. Some minor foxing and staining.; On a sheet of paper with printed title "M.C.C. Australasian Tour 1965 1966". Dimensions: 228 x 191mm. Beneath the title are 17 printed names with 17 signatures beside them. Signatures include Mike Smith Captain and Colin Cowdrey Vice-Captain. This sheet does not have the signature of the Manageer S. C. Griffith but instead beside the printed name S. C. Griffith is the autograph of B. Knight. "Barry Knight arrived on 6 December when David Larter bruised heel and David Brown pulled side muscles were unfit and Jeff Jones was under threat of an umpire's ban for persistently running down the line of the wickets when bowling." - SportsStats website "Test Cricket Tours - England to Australia 1965-66" accessed February 2023. . M.C.C. unknown
196524698s.l.: M.C.C. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1965. Ephemera. Minor stain to lower corner.; On a sheet of paper with printed title "M.C.C. Australasian Tour 1965 1966". Dimensions: 230 x 191mm. Beneath the title are 17 printed names with 17 signatures beside them. Signatures include Mike Smith Captain and Colin Cowdrey Vice-Captain and S. C. Griffith Manager. . M.C.C. unknown
1947B7764Brisbane: Queensland Publications. 1947. Stapled wraps. Very Good. Front wrapper foxed; 275x215mm.; 24 pages . Queensland Publications paperback
1946F7743Brisbane: Queensland Cricket News. 1946. Stapled wraps. Very Good. Wrappers mildly foxed; 282x220mm; 24 pages . Queensland Cricket News paperback
1946F7744Brisbane: Queensland Cricket News. 1946. Stapled wraps. Very Good. Wrappers mildly foxed; 278x215mm; 24 pages . Queensland Cricket News paperback
193397242Adelaide: South Australian Cricket Association 1933. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Adelaide South Australian Cricket Association 1933. Octavo 96 pages with numerous illustrations and advertisements plus cover advertisements. Attractive pictorial wrappers printed in green and gold; top corner of the outside rear cover lightly stained; centrefold scoring sheet completed neatly in ink with the final results for the last three Tests on the relevant page; short tear to one leaf expertly sealed; an excellent copy. A pre-match publication for the Test that saw bodyline tactics move from controversy to crisis. Padwick 4487. South Australian Cricket Association paperback
1951B7762Brisbane: Queensland Cricket Association. 1951. Stapled wraps. Near Fine. 248x185mm; 18 pages . Queensland Cricket Association paperback
1957355490718394London: Muller 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's dark blue boards with gilt spine lettering. Blue top edge. Light foxing to the fore-edge and the eatly/late pages of the book; boards really bright and clean. Overall VG indeed in Fine condition dust wrapper with very minor graze to the spine tip and tiny tear to the lower spine gutter not price clipped 16/- spine colours not faded super condition copy. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection this protects and prolongs the life of the paper. Signed and inscribed by the Author on his portrait frontispiece: To Malcolm/ All Good Wishes/ Jim Laker". Laid in is a postcard of the SS Iberia the ship that carried the England team to Australia for the Ashes Tour in 1958/9. The postcard has been multi-signed in different inks by 17 members likely all the playing staff of the England touring party including inter alia: P.B.H. May captain Surrey 28; M.C. Cowdrey vice-captain Kent 26; E.R. Dexter Sussex 23; T.W. Graveney Gloucestershire 31; J.C. Laker Surrey 36; G.A.R. Lock Surrey 29; P.E. Richardson Worcestershire 27; J.B. Statham Lancashire 28; F.S. Trueman Yorkshire 26; F.H. Tyson Northamptonshire 28; W. Watson Leicestershire 38. Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request. Muller hardcover
1936199073Taunton United Kingdom: Printed by E. Goodman and Son Ltd 1936. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy of this book in dark wine coloured boards with title lettering to spine and upper cover. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Additional cricket instructional pamphlet by B. W. Hone loosely inserted. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 201 pages; Physical desc.: 201 p. 19 cm. Subject: Surrey County Cricket Club. Cricket -- England -- Surrey -- Pictorial works. Cricket players -- England -- Surrey. Taunton, United Kingdom: Printed by E. Goodman and Son Ltd hardcover
191216545London: Vanity Fair 1912. First printing. Print. Very good overall. Full length chromolithographic portrait of the famous batsman published August 7th 1912. John Jack Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey 1905 - 1934. He also represented England in 61 Test matches 1908 - 1930 and is thought to be the greatest opening batsman in cricket history. <br /> <br /> This portrait has always been one of the hardest Vanity Fair plates to find and my favorite line in the bio. "Is a keen collector of Ashes" <br /> <br /> Vanity Fair was an English magazine that published satirical caricatures from 1868–1914. These handsome chromolithographs are prized for their portraits of important scientists sportsmen judges & politicians. With page of descriptive text. Approximately 8 x 14" matted in gray. Vanity Fair unknown
1974e5001Ashurst: The Cricketer. VG: in very good condition with chipped and darkened glassine wraps. Taped repair to wraps. Previous owner's address label on fep. 1974. Limited Edition 242 / 1000. Blue hardback leatherette cover. 220mm x 140mm 9" x 6". 144pp. B/W photos. . The Cricketer paperback
19482726London: The Dropmore Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. No. 83 of a limited print of 750: Near fine boards. Sage green quarter buckrum slightly faded to bottom of spine dust jacket in very good condition with slight fading to spine extremities showing some wear in accordance with age on the whole in very sound and clean condition internally the book is clean and fresh showing no signs of use some pages are still uncut 89 numbered pages followed by list of the Members of the Mary-Le-Bone Club and Index. No inscriptions. Introduction by Neville Cardus. Illustrated with wood engravings by John O'Connor. ; Wood block print; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages . The Dropmore Press hardcover
1934144537London 28 George Street Hanover Square W.1.: Lenare 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London 28 George Street Hanover Square W.1. Lenare 1934. Two large-format gelatin silver photographs each 351 × 264 mm signed by the photographer in the negative with his studio inkstamp and manuscript reference number on the versos. Some silvering-out mainly around the edges; tiny creases to the corners of the white margins of one print; overall in excellent condition loosely inserted in the original cloth portfolio lettered in gilt on the padded front panel in excellent condition albeit with a spot of surface wear near the middle of the spine. Clarrie Grimmett the NZ-born Australian Test cricketer was one of the finest leg-spinners of his time. He is photographed in two different poses: head-and-shoulders from the side wearing his cap and blazer; and three-quarter length from the front wearing pullover and blazer with cap in hand. Lenare was the professional name of Leonard George Green 1883-1946; he specialised in society portraits at his London studio. <p>Provenance: Clarrie Grimmett originally purchased at the Christie's auction of the Clarrie Grimmett Collection sold in Melbourne on 13 May 1998. Grimmett played 37 Tests between 1924 and 1936 taking 216 wickets at an average of 24.21. His record for the fastest bowler to take 200 wickets in Tests achieved in his 36th match stood for 82 years and was broken only in 2018. His first-class record of 1424 wickets in 248 matches between 1911 and 1941 includes 513 wickets in his 79 Sheffield Shield matches. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1931 along with Don Bradman. He was posthumously inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 1996 as one of the ten inaugural members and in 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. 2 items. Lenare hardcover
1952167085Newtown Sydney Australia: Dymock's Book Arcade 1952 96 page pamphlet. The cover has some wear with minor scuffs tanning and light foxing. The page edges are moderately tanned as are the page margins. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Paperback. Good. Dymock's Book Arcade paperback
1991wis005fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 112pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis006fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 120pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis014fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 248pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis009fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 172pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis008fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 152pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis013fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 224pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover
1991wis012fLondon: John Wisden & Co Ltd. VG : in very good condition with clear dust jacket. 1991. Limited Edition 107/1000. Brown hardback cloth cover. 160mm x 100mm 6" x 4". 214pp. . John Wisden & Co Ltd hardcover