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| 0224 *a01 Gale, Norman |
| Cricket Songs |
| (L: Methuen: 1894) FE Cl. decorated in green and lettered in gilt pp. xii, 68 and 2 and 24 (Methuen's List of New Books, April 1894). Contains 28 poems, some of which were in fact set to music [See DR Allen: A Song for Cricket (L: Pelham Books: 1981) pp. 60. 62.] Includes 'A Colonist' (Australian, mentioning eg George Giffen) and 'England v. Australia'. Largely unopened copy; head of spine nicked; spine lightly sunned o/w fine. |
| $125 |
| 0224 *a03 Garnsey, George L (Compiled by, for the Australian Broadcasting Commission) |
| Cricket: Its Origin and Development |
| (Sydney: John Sands Ltd, Printers: n.d.) Presumably first edition [Note: Preface dated 1935]. Pictorial wrs plus pp. 48 (215 x 135 mm) Illust. Near fine |
| $50 |
| 0224 *a04 Groves, GT (Edited by) |
| Wm. Whittam's Modern Cricket and Other Sports |
| (Sheffield: Leader and Sons, Printers: 1884) ‘To be published Annually, with Numerous Additions’ (Second Year). Pict. bds pp. vi (adverts), iv (incl. 'Poetical Preface: The Author on Himself'). 5-95 and 7 (adverts). Also advertisements on verso of front cover and on both faces of back cover. (135 x 105 mm). V.g. |
| $250 |
| 0224 *a07 Arlott, John |
| John Arlott's Book of Cricketers |
| (Sydney: AR: 1979) First Australian Edition. (also published in GB by Lutterworth Press, 1979). Cl. pp. x, 180. Illust. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a09 Hammond, Walter |
| Cricketers' School |
| (L: Stanley Paul: n.d.) Cl. pp. 231. Illust. Index. V.g. in fair d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a10 Richards, Barry |
| The Barry Richards Story |
| (Sydney: AR: 1978) First Australian Edition. Cl. pp. 180. Illust. With a Foreword by Colin Cowdrey. Fine in d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a15 Chappell, Ian |
| Tigers Among the Lions |
| (Leabrook, SA: Investigator Press: 1972) FE Pict. bds pp. 190. Illust. Foreword by Ray Steele. Signed inscription 'Best Wishes Ian Chappell' on free front endpaper. Some moderate wear to spine o/w fine. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a18 Bradman, Don; Oldfield, WA; Mailey, Arthur and Moyes, AG |
| The 'News' Cricket Hints |
| (Printed by Sun Newspapers Ltd, Sydney: 1934) ['The News' however was in Adelaide. This book was distributed in different States with slightly different bibliographical details] Pict. wrs pp. i, 40, i (195 x 300 mm) Illust. V.g. |
| $150 |
| 0224 *a20 Whitington, RS |
| Captains Outrageous?: Cricket in the seventies |
| (Richmond, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia: 1972) FE Cl. pp. 244. Illust. Index. GI About fine in good d/j. |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a21 Compton, Denis |
| Denis Compton's Test Diary 1964 |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: n.d.) Australian Edition (f.p. by Kaye, England, 1964). Cl. pp. 120. Illust. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a22 Moyes, AG |
| A Century of Cricketers |
| (Sydney, L: AR: 1950) FE Cl. pp. xiv, 179. Illust. Index. Gift label. Some tape stains on endpapers o/w generally v.g. in damaged and incomplete d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a23 Goodwin, Clayton |
| Caribbean Cricketers from the Pioneers to Packer |
| (L: Harrap: 1980) FE Cl. pp. xii, 260. Illust. Index. Foreword by Colin Cowdrey. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a24 Trueman, Fred |
| Ball of Fire: An Autobiography |
| (L: Dent: 1976) FE Cl. pp. 191. Illust. Index. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a26 Swanton, EW |
| Sort of a Cricket Person |
| (L: Collins: 1972) FE Cl. pp. 318. Illust. Index. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a27 Lucas, EV |
| Cricket All His Life: Cricket Writings in Prose and Verse |
| (L: Hart-Davis: 1950) FE Cl. pp. 216. Assembled and Arranged by Rupert Hart-Davis. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a28 Hobbs, JB |
| My Cricket Memories |
| (L: Heinemann: September 1924) New Impression. Cl. pp. x, 242. Illust. Foreword by PGH Fender. Good copy. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a29 Lionel Lord Tennyson |
| Sticky Wickets |
| (L: Christopher Johnson: 1950) FE Cl. pp. 173. Illust. An owner's bookplate on free front endpaper and a name on half-title page. Near fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a30 Monfries, J. Elliott, ISO |
| Not Test Cricket: Happy Reminiscences of Every Other Kind of Cricket in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Hobart |
| (Adelaide: Gillingham: 1950) FE Cl. backed bds pp. vi, 106. Frontispiece. With a Foreword by The Earl of Gowrie and an Introduction by Hugh M. Bridgman. An owner's bookplate on free front endpaper. Fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a31 Cardus, Neville |
| Close of Play |
| (L: Collins: 1956) FE Cl. pp. 192. Cartoon by Hollowood. Near fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a32 Hammond, Walter R |
| Cricket My Destiny |
| (L: Stanley Paul: n.d.) [Pres. First Edition] Cl. pp. 156. Illust. Index. A GI V.g. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a33 Cardus, Neville |
| Autobiography |
| (Sydney: William Collins [Overseas] Ltd: 1947) First Australian Edition. Cl. pp. 288. Illust. Index. Near fine in good lightly chipped d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a35 Cozier, Tony |
| The West Indies: Fifty Years of Test Cricket |
| (UK: Angus and Robertson: 1978) FE Cl. pp. xiv, 223. Illust. Index. About fine in d/j. |
| $35 |
| 0224 *a37 Docker, Edward Wynbergh |
| Bradman and the Bodyline Series |
| (UK: Angus and Robertson: 1978) FE Cl. pp. v, 165. Illust. bib. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $50 |
| 0224 *a40 Oldfield, WA |
| The Rattle of the Stumps |
| (L: Newnes: 1954) FE Cl. pp. 160. Illust. With a Foreword by Sir Jack Hobbs. Mild fore edge stain. V.g. if not near fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $50 |
| 0224 *a41 Hobbs, Jack; Tate, Maurice and Strudwick, Herbert |
| The Game of Cricket as it should be played |
| (L: Foulsham: n.d.) Foulsham's Sports Library (series). Dec. wrs pp. 88 and 8 (p.a.) (160 x 112 mm) Illust. V.g. copy of fragile production. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a42 Hutton, Len (Yorkshire and England) |
| Cricket is my Life |
| (L: Hutchinson: n.d.) [Pres. First Edition] Cl. pp. 232. Illust. Index. With a Foreword by Thomas Moult. V.g. |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a45 Mallett, Ashley |
| Rowdy |
| (Blackwood, SA: Lynton: 1973) FE Pict. cl. pp. 140. Illust. Foreword by Ian Chappell. With signed inscription 'best wishes Ashley Mallett' on free front endpaper. Spine sunned o/w fine in the original clear d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a46 Lillee, Dennis (as told to Ian Brayshaw) |
| Back to the Mark |
| (Richmond, Victoria: Hutchinson of Australia: 1974) FE Bds pp. 159. Illust. With signed inscription 'Best wishes John. DK Lillee Jan 1975' on title-page. Near fine in good d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a47 Hendren, Patsy |
| Big Cricket |
| (L: HS: 1934) FE Pict. wrs pp. 160. Illust. Some wear to spine (mainly chipping near its foot) but a v.g. copy of a fragile production. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a48 Hill, Merv |
| Bats in the Belfry |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1962) FE Pict. wrs plus pp. 32 (125 x 202 mm) Illust. by Norm Mitchell. Cricket fact and comment bathed in humour including Mitchell cartoons illustrating certain cricket terms. About fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a49 Hutton, Len |
| Just My Story |
| (L: Hutchinson: 1956) FE Cl. pp. 192. Illust. Near fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a50 Washbrook, Cyril |
| Cricket - The Silver Lining |
| (L: Sportsguide Publications: n.d.) [1950? Pres. First Edition] Cl. pp. 200. Illust. GI Near fine in good d/j. which has a few chips. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a51 Blofeld, Henry |
| One Test After Another: Life in International Cricket |
| (L: Stanley Paul: 1985) FE Cl. pp. 172. Illust. With signed inscription 'With all best wishes Henry Blofeld' on title-page. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a52 Cardus, Neville |
| English cricket |
| (L: Collins: 1945) FE Dec. bds pp. 48 (230 x 165 mm) With 8 plates in colour and 21 illustrations in black and white. Britain in Pictures (series: Edited by WJ Turner) An owner's name. V.g. in good d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a53 Hollowood, Bernard |
| Cricket on the Brain |
| (Newton Abbot: Sportsmans Book Club: 1972) First Club Edition. Cl. pp. 224. Illust. Related cutting taped to rear free endpaper. An owner's name. V.g. in d/j. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a54 Mason, Ronald |
| Warwick Armstrong's Australians |
| (L: Epworth Press: 1971) FE Cl. pp. 159. Illust. An owner's name Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a55 Bailey, Trevor |
| Sir Gary: A Biography |
| (L: Collins: 1976) FE Cl. pp. 190. Illust. Index. With a foreword by Richie Benaud. An owner's name. Fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a56 Barker, Ralph |
| Ten Great Bowlers |
| (L: Chatto and Windus: 1967) FE Cl. pp. x, 278. Illust. Index. With a Foreword by Alec Bedser. An owner's name. A newspaper cutting has stained pp. 250-251 o/w fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a58 Downer, Sidney |
| 100 Not Out: A Century of Cricket on the Adelaide Oval |
| (Adelaide: Rigby: 1972) FE Cl. pp. xii, 183. Illust. Index. Small scuff to fixed rear endpaper o/w fine in d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a59 Harte, Chris |
| SACA: The History of the South Australian Cricket Association |
| (Adelaide: Sports Marketing: n.d.) FE - c.1990. Bds pp. 448 (298 x 220 mm) Illust. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a60 Lewis, Tony |
| Double Century: The Story of MCC and Cricket |
| (L: HS: 1987) FE Cl. pp. 375 (250 x 185 mm) Illust. Notes on Further Reading. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $45 |
| 0224 *a62 Laker, Jim |
| A Spell from Laker on cricket and cricketers past and present |
| (L: Hamlyn: 1979) FE Cl. pp. 160 (243 x 178 mm) Illust. Index. About fine in v.g. d/j. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a63 Sharpe, Ivan (Edited by) |
| Athletic News Cricket Annual 1926 with Test Match Supplement |
| (Manchester and London: Athletic News) 35th Year of Issue. Pict. wrs plus pp. 208 (140 x 108 mm) Illust. Close printed. Much of Australian interest and the Supplement is of the Australian team captained by HL Collins, touring England. Cover says: Special Test Issue and Facts, Feats, & Fixtures. Lacks one leaf of advertisements o/w v.g. copy. |
| $50 |
| 0224 *a65 The Commercial Banking Company, Sydney (Issued by) |
| Souvenir Cricket Score Book: Test Season 1962-1963 |
| (Croydon, NSW: WE Smith print) Pict. wrs pp. 32 (200 x 130 mm) Illust. Fine |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a66 no author |
| Test Cricket 1965-1966 England v. Australia Test Series |
| (Adelaide: Associated Publishers/Printed by Webb and Son) Pict. wrs plus pp. 72 (212 x 135 mm) Illust. Wrappers glued and taped at spine o/w v.g. |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a67 Grimmett, CV |
| 0224 *a68 Rosenwater, Irving |
| Sir Donald Bradman: A biography |
| (L: Batsford: 1978) FE Cl. pp. 416. Illust. Index. Fine in d/j. |
| $60 |
| 0224 *a70 HC Sleigh Limited (Issued by) |
| Golden Fleece Souvenir Score Book England v. Australia Test Cricket Series in England in 1956 - The Ashes. |
| Dec. wrs plus pp. 16 (227 x 175 mm) 'A Complete Record of Test Cricket and Players'. Test scores neatly entered in. Fine. |
| $60 |
| 0224 *a72 Grace, WG |
| 'WG': Cricketing Reminiscences and Personal Recollections of WG Grace |
| (L: The Hambledon Press: 1980) First publication of this Facsimile Reprint. Cl. pp. xxiv, 422. Illust. Index. Introduction (new to this edition) by EW Swanton. A GI on free front endpaper o/w fine in d/j. |
| $40 |
| 0224 *a75 Frith, David |
| The Golden Age of Cricket 1890-1914 |
| (UK: Omega Books: This edition published 1983) Bds pp. 192 (260 x 195 mm) Illust. Index. Foreword by JB Priestley. Fine in d/j. |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a78 Qantas |
| Centenary of England-Australia Cricket 1861-1961: Qantas Exhibition Canberra-Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne-Hobart-Adelaide-Perth: Souvenir: Presenting a unique summary of a hundred years' play |
| Brochure of pp. 8 (218 x 110 mm), illustrated. V.g. |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a79 no author |
| South African Cricket Team in Australia and New Zealand 1963/64 |
| (W&S Ltd A. 19819.10/63 ie printed October 1963) Team Sheet (260 x 205 mm) listing the fifteen players, captained by TL Goddard, plus the manager (KG Viljoen) and the Baggagemaster (M. McLennan). Signed by all including Goddard, PL Van Der Merwe, EJ Barlow, KC Bland, DT Lindsay, PM Pollock, RG Pollock, JHM Waite etc. Fine |
| $250 |
| 0224 *a80 Chappell, Ian |
| My World of Cricket |
| (North Sydney: Jack Pollard: 1973) FE Cl. pp. 144 (290 x 215 mm) Illust. A Jack Pollard Sportsmaster (series). Signed on the title-page by Ian Chappell and Rod Marsh; two leaves of notepaper are loosely included signed by Michael Holding and two others not readily decipherable. Near fine in d/j. |
| $75 |
| 0224 *a82 Selth, Don |
| The Prime Minister's XI: The Story of the Prime Minister's XI Matches Menzies to Hawke |
| (Canberra: Woden: 1990) FE Pict. wrs pp. xii, 180 plus blanks which are not counted by the printer ie are not given folios. Illust. Index. Foreword by RJL Hawke. With signed inscription by the Author on title-page 'Muriel. With best wishes Don Selth' and with a letter from him (signed 'Don') to Muriel. Fine |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a84 Batchelor, Denzil |
| The 'Picture Post' Book of the Tests 1954-5 |
| (L: Hulton Press Ltd) Pict. wrs plus pp. 48 (280 x 220 mm) Illust. Australia v. England in Australia (England captained by Len Hutton). Fine |
| $75 |
| 0224 *a85 Kilburn, JM |
| Len Hutton: The Story of a Great Cricketer |
| (L: Pitkins: n.d.) 'Latest Edition' (includes Hutton's career scores to 1951). Pict. wrs pp. i, 32, i (230 x 180 mm) Illust. ('69 Photographs'). Fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a87 Preston, Norman (Edited by) |
| Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1976 |
| (113th Year) Cl. pp. lii, 1171. Illust. Index. Near fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a88 Woodcock, John (Edited by) |
| Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1985 |
| (122nd Year) Pict. wrs pp. 1280. Illust. Index. Near fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a89 South Australian Cricket Assocation |
| Official Handbook 1972-73 Season: First-Class Matches, District Cricket Programmes and By-Laws |
| (Adelaide: 1972) Dec. wrs plus pp. 96 (132 x 105 mm) District Maps. Advertisements, some illustrated. V.g. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a90 Olympic Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd |
| XIV Olympic Games 1948: Results and Records |
| (Australia: Issued in the interests of Amateur Sport by The Olympic Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd.) Pict. wrs pp. 16 (133 x 90 mm) Near fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a91 South Australian Bowling Association |
| Laws of the Game of Bowls |
| (Adelaide: Crescent Printery: 1935) Dec. wrs plus pp. 39 (137 x 105 mm) Advertisements, some illustrated. V.g. |
| $20 |
| 0224 *a92 South Australian Bowling Association |
| Programme Season 1956-57 |
| Dec. wrs plus pp. 84 (135 x 115 mm) Saturday Pennants/Wednesday Matches/Lists of Association Officials, Delegates and records. Fine |
| $30 |
| 0224 *a93 South Australian Bowling Association Inc. |
| Programme Season 1960-61 |
| (Adelaide: Commercial Publications of SA) Dec. wrs plus pp. 144 (135 x 115 mm) Saturday Pennants/Wednesday Matches/Lists of Association Officials, Delegates and Records. Fine |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a94 Royal South Australian Bowling Association Inc. |
| Programme for Season 1962-63 |
| (Adelaide: Commercial Publications of SA) Dec. wrs plus pp. 132 (135 x 115 mm) Saturday Pennants, Wednesday Matches, Association Officials, Delegates and Records. Fine |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a95 Royal South Australian Bowling Association Inc. |
| Pennant Programme and Associaiton Records 1963-64 |
| Pict. wrs plus pp. 136 (140 x 108 mm) Fine |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a96 Royal South Australian Bowling Association Inc. |
| Pennant Programme and Association Records 1964-65 |
| Pict. wrs plus pp. 136 (145 x 112 mm) Fine |
| $25 |
| 0224 *a97 Royal South Australian Bowling Association Inc. |
| Pennant Programme and Association Records 1966/67 |
| (Coudrey Offset Press) Pict. wrs plus pp. 132 (135 x 102 mm) Fine |
| $25 |