Sport

  1. Altha, H. S. & Swanton, E. W.: A History of Cricket. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1947. 3rd. edn. 476pp. 18 b/w photos. D/w slighjtly rubbed on edges and corners with several small, closed tears. A very good copy. (Stock ref 7827) £15.00
  1. Altham, H. S.: A Histpry of Cricket. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1926. 1st. edn. 391pp.16 b /w plates. D/w rather chipped, and worn with some loss at spine head and tail otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 6516) £100.00
  1. Arlott, John (ed.): From Hambledon to Lord’s: the classics of cricket. London: Christopher Johnson, 1948. 1st. edn. 141(3). B/w illus. Includes contributions from Charles Cowden Clarke, John Mitford, the editor et al. Dated ownership signature to ffep. D/w chipped and worn on edges with very minor loss otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5263) £10.00
  1. Arlott, John.: Test Match Diary 1953. London: James Barrie, 1953. 1st. edn. xii,212pp. 25 b/w photos. D/w very slightly rubbed on corners and with one small closed tear at spine head otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 7829) £10.00
  1. Bearshaw, Brian.: From the Stretford End: the official history of Lancashire County Cricket Club. London: Partridge Press, 1990. 1st. edn. (18)392pp.Many b/w photos. Foreword by Cyril Washbrook. Price-clipped d/w very slightly rubbed at spine head otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 6759) £7.00
  1. Birley, Derek.: A Social History of English Cricket. London: Aurum Press, 1999. 2nd. Impression. x,388pp. B/w illus. D/w slightly faded on spine otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 6648) £6.00
  1. Cameron, Colin.: Home and Away with Charlton Athletic 1920-1992. Sidcup: The Author, 1992. 1st. edn. vi,446pp. Many b/w photos. D/w with very slightly creased on edges and one small tear in bottom edge of back panel otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 6776) £12.00
  1. Cardus, Neville.: Cricket all the Year. London: Collins, 1952. 1st. edn. 222pp. 23 b/w photos. D/w somewhat tanned on spine and dustmarked otherwise a very clean sound copy. (Stock ref 6353) £8.00
  1. Cardus, Neville.: The Roses Matches 1919 – 1939. London: Souvenir Press, 1982. 1st. edn. 520pp. Many b/w photos. Ownership signature to ffep. D/w very slightly faded on spine and slightly creased along top edge otherwise a very good copy. (Stock ref 6647) £7.50
  1. Chalke, Stephen & Hodgson, Derek.: No Coward Soul: the remarkable story of Bob Appleyard. Bath: Fairfield Books, 2008. 1st. P/B edn. 256pp. Cover portrait by Ken Taylor, b/w drawings by Susanna Kendall and numerous b/w photos. Pictorial card covers a trifle rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 6492) £7.00
  1. Chalke, Stephen.: Micky Stewart and the Changing Face of Cricket. Bath: Fairfield Books, 2012. 1st. edn. 320pp. B/w photos. Inscribed by Micky Stewart. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 7215) £20.00
  1. Chalke, Stephen.: Runs in the Memory: County Cricket in the 1950s. Bath: Fairfield Books, 2002. 1st. P/B edn. 192pp. B/w illus. by Ken Taylor. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6491) £7.00
  1. Clarke, Stuart.: Football in our Time: a photographic record of our national game. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 2003. 1st. edn. 240pp. Numerous cold. photos. D/w a little rubbed on corners and spine head and tail otherwise a very good copy. (Stock ref 5877) £10.00
  1. Coles, K. Adlard.: Sailing and Cruising. London: B. T. Batsford, 1949. 2nd. edn. viii, 120pp. Cold. frontis., many b/w photos., text figures. Brian Cook d/w rubbed and worn with substantial loss at spine head and tail and adjacent areas of the front panel. Clean and sound otherwise. (Stock ref 4913) £7.50
  1. Concannon, Dale.: Spitfire on the Fairway: and other unexpected hazards of golf in wartime. London: Aurum Press, 2003. 1st. edn. (6)138pp. Numerous b/w illus. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 5300) £5.00
  1. Coward, Mike.: Rookies, Rebels and Renaissance: cricket in the ’80s. Sydney: ABC Books, 2004. 1st. edn. 192pp. Numerous cold. and b/w photos. D/w a little dust markedand very slightly faded on spine otherwise a very clean, bright copy. (Stock ref 5296) £15.00
  1. Cowdrey, Colin.: M.C.C. : the autobiography of a cricketer. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976. 2nd. impression. 253pp. Many b/w photos. Inscribed by the author on half-title. D/w rather rubbed along top edge with a small, closed tear otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 7212) £10.00
  1. Cullingford, C.H.D. (ed.): British Caving: an introduction to speleology London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1953 1st. edn. xvi, 468 pp. 48 b/w photos., 87 text figures. Bds. a little spotted and d/w with some edge rubbing otherwise a very good, sound copy. (Stock ref 1188) £15.00
  1. Darwin, Bernard et al.:: A History of Golf in Britain London: Cassell, 1952 1st. edn. xv, 312 pp. Five cold. and numerous b/w plates. Foreword by Sir George Cunningham and contributions by Bernard Darwin, Henry Cotton, Henry Longhurst et al. D/w rather chipped and worn with several small tears but internally very clean and sound. (Stock ref 6088) £35.00
  1. Darwin, Bernard.: The Golf Courses of the British Isles. London: Duckworth & Co., 1910 1st. edn. 253pp. 64cold. and b/w plates by Harry Rountree. Pencil drawn cartoon of a rabbit putting, signed by the artist, on title page. Neat gift inscription also on title page. Foxing throughout. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine but black lettering and decoration to front board. Boards bumped on corners and rubbed on edges with small splits at spine head and tail. A good copy otherwise (Stock ref 7862) £300.00
  1. Darwin, Bernard:: Pack Clouds Away. London: Collins, 1941. 1st. edn. 288 pp.Gift inscription to ffep. Binding rather cocked. D/w somewhat rubbed and worn on extremities and with several small tears otherwise a very good copy. A volume of reminiscences by the doyen of British golfing journalists. (Stock ref 6082) £30.00
  1. Douglas, Christopher.: Douglas Jardine: Spartan cricketer. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1984. 1st. edn. xiv, 206 pp. 23 b/w photos. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6080) £7.50
  1. Egan, Jack.: The Story of Cricket in Australia. Melbourne: Macmillan Australia, 1987. 1st. edn. (6)234pp. B/w illus. D/w a little creased alonf top edge otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5318) £5.00
  1. Fingleton, J. H.: Brightly Fades the Don. London: Collins, 1949. 1st. edn. 256pp. B/w photos. Ownership signature to ffep. D/w rather dustmarked and worn with several closed tears and some loss at spine head. Internally a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 7486) £8.00
  1. Fingleton, Jack.: Batting from Memory: an autobiography. London: Collins, 1981. 1st. edn. 266pp. Numerous b/w photos. Small owbership inscription to ffep. Price-clipped d/w a little rubbed on corners and edges otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5277) £4.00
  1. Frith, David.: Caught England, Bowled Australia: a cricket slave’s complex story. London: Eva Press, 1997. 1st. edn. (2)366pp. Numerous b/w photos. Inscribed by the author on title page. D/w a trifle rubbesd on edges and corners otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 7015) £10.00
  1. Frith, David.: The Fast Men. Sydney: Richard Smart Publishing, 1981. Revised edn. 177pp. Many b/w photos. Name and address stamp to half title. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 5270) £6.00
  1. Frith, David.: The Slow Men. Sydney: Richard Smart Publishing, 1984. 1st. edn.199pp. B/w photos. D/w with a small, closed tear in top edge of back panel. A clean, bright copy, (Stock ref 5271) £7.50
  1. Giffen, George.: The Golden Age of Australian Cricket. Melbourne: Curry O’Neil, 1982. New edn. (6)137pp. Many b/w illus. First published in 1898 as “With Bat and Balll”. D/w very slightly dust marked otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 5290) £7.50
  1. Gill, A. E.: Croquet: the complete guide London: Heinemann, 1988 1st. edn. xx, 215 pp. Numerous b/w phots., text figures. Price-clipped d/w otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 1895) £15.00
  1. Glanville, Brian.: The Histiry of the World Cup. London: Faber & Faber, 1980. Revised edn. 255pp. Many b/w photos. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 5258) £6.00
  1. Green, David.: Summer of ’65. Quorn: TME Publishing, 2015. 1st. edn. 160pp. B/w photos. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6493) £7.00
  1. Haliburton, Tom.: Rabbit into Tiger. London: Heinemann, 1964. 1st. edn. viii,168pp. Numerous b/w photos. D/w slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5267) £5.00
  1. Harris, Bruce.: With England in Australia: the truth about the Tests. London: Hutchinson, nd (1948). 1st. edn. 204pp. Many b/w photos. D/w rubbed and worn with several closed tears and nimor loss on all edges. Internally, a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 7838) £6.00
  1. Hauser, Thomas.: Muhammad Ali: his life and times. London: Robson Books, 1991. 1st. UK edn. 544pp. Numerous b/w photos. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 4031) £10.00
  1. Hobbs, J. B.: Recovering the Ashes: an account of the cricket tour in Australia 1911-1912. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1912. 2nd. impression. (8)146pp. B/w photos. Pictorial paper-covered boards rather grubby and rubbed but clean and sound internally. (Stock ref 7891) £30.00
  1. Holmes, E. R. T.: Flannelled Foolishness: a cricketing chronicle. London: Hollis & Carter, 1957. 1st. edn. viii, 192pp. B/w photos. D/w rather chipped and worn with some loss at spine head otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 3970) £4.00
  1. Inglis, Simon.: League Football: and the men who made it. London: Collins, 1988. Reprint. viii,440pp. Many b/w photos. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6461) £8.00
  1. Keating, Frank.: Another Bloody Day in Paradise! London: Andre Deutsch, 1981. 1st. edn. (8)177pp. B/w photos, map. D/w very slightly creased along top edge and slightly faded on spine otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 7990) £10.00
  1. Kerr, Diana Rait & Peebles, Ian.: Lord’s 1946-1970. London: George G. Harrop & Co., 1971. 1st. edn. 349pp. Numerous b/w photos. Dated gift inscription to ffep. D/w slightly faded on spine and tanned on back panel. A very good copy. (Stock ref 5284) £6.50
  1. Leng, Brian.: Crystal Palace Masterpieces London: Twocan, 2015. 1st. edn. 144pp. Cold. illus. throughout. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 7755) £15.00
  1. Lewis, Tony.: Double Century: the story of MCC and cricket. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1987. Special Members’ edn. 375pp. Many cold. and b/w illus. Red faux leather with gilt lettering ver slightly rubbed on edges and corners otherwise a very clean, bright copy. (Stock ref 6645) £20.00
  1. Lillywhite, Frederick.: The Guide to Cricketers. London: F. Lillywhite, nd (1861 – 1864) 14th., 16th., 17th. and 18th. edns. bound in one volume. Ownership signatures dated 1861 and 1864. 1/2 calf binding over marbled boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration rubbed on corners and edges otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 6000) £500.00
  1. Lyle, R. C.: Brown Jack.: the life story of a great racehorse. London: Putnam, 1934. 2nd. impression. 219pp. Cold. frontis. and 12 b/w plates by Lionel Edwards, 13 b/w photos. D/w rather grubby, chipped and torn with some loss particularly along top edge. Internally, a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 4384) £15.00
  1. Madgwick, Don.: Palace Heroes and Legends: volume one. Hampton Hill: Legends Publishing, 2006. 1st. edn. 176pp. Many b/w photos.. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 7008) £6.00
  1. Mallett, Ashley.: Trumper: the illustrated biography. Melbourne: Macmillan Company of Australia, 1985 1st. edn. (8)232pp. Numerous b/w phgotos. D/w slightly faded on spine and with one small closed tear in top edge of back panel. (Stock ref 5321) £7.00
  1. Martin-Jenkins, Christopher.: Cricket – a Way of Life: The Cricketer illustrated history of cricket. London: Century Publishing, 1984. 1st. edn. 224pp. Numerous cold. and b/w illus. D/w slightly rubbed on edges otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 5297) £6.00
  1. Mason, Ronald.: Ashes in the Mouth: the story of the Bodlyline Tour, 1932-3 London: The Hambledon Press, 1982. 1st. edn. x, 238pp. B/w photos. D/w very slightly rubbed on top edges of back panel otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 5272) £6.00
  1. Mason, Ronald.: Sing all a Green Willow. London: Epworth Press, 1967. 1st. edn. 176pp. D/w rubbed on edges otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5266) £4.00
  1. Matthews, Stanley.: The Stanley Matthews Story. London: Oldbourne Book Co., 1960. 1st. edn. 256pp. 16 b/w photos. D/w slightly rubbed and creased on edges with several small, closed tears otherwise a very good copy. (Stock ref 4431) £6.50
  1. McFarlane, Peter.: A Game Divided. Melbourne: Hutchinson of Australia, 1977. 1st. edn. (4)177pp. B/w photos. D/w faded on spine otherwise a clean, bright copy. (Stock ref 5268) £4.00
  1. McFarlane, Peter.: A Testing Time. Melbourne: Hutchinson of Australia, 1979. 1st. edn. (4)176pp. B/w photos. Ownership signature and address to ffep. D/w very slightly rubbed on edges with one tiny tear in back panel otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 5269) £5.00
  1. Medworth, C. O.: Noursemen in England: the South African tour 1951. London: Werner Laurie, 1952. 1st. edn. 174pp. B/w photos. D/w dust marked and very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 7826) £12.00
  1. Midwinter, Eric.: Red Roses Crest the Caps: the story of Lancashire County Cricket Club. London: Kingswood Press, 1989. 1st. edn. (8)248pp. Many b/w photos. D/w very slightly rubbed on corners and edges, a very good copy. (Stock ref 6646) £7.00
  1. Midwinter, Eric.: W. G. Grace: his life and times. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1981. 1st. edn. (10)175pp. B/w illus. D/w a little rubbed on edges otherwise a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 5337) £6.00
  1. Mitchell, Alan W.: Cricket Companions: the story of the 1949 New Zealand tour. London: Werner Laurie, 1950. 1st. edn. 223pp. B/w photos. Foreword by H. R. H. The Duke of Edinburgh. D/w very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 7831) £8.00
  1. Money, Hy.: Hy on Palace: the unique sports photography of Hy Money. London: Crystal Pakace Fans’ Centenary Publishing, 2005. 1st. edn. 383pp. Hundreds of cold. and b/w photos. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy. (Stock ref 7753) £20.00
  1. Morris, Desmond.: The Soccer Tribe. London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. 1st. edn. 320pp. Numerous cold. and b/w photos. Dust marked d/w a little rubbeda little rubbed and creased on edges otherwise a very good copy. (Stock ref 7861) £10.00
  1. O’Reilly, W. J.: Criocket Conquest: the story of the 1948 Test tour. London: Werner, Laurie, 1949. 1st. edn. 224pp. B/w photos. D/w very slightly rubbed on corners and frayed at spine head otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 7830) £10.00
  1. Peskett, Roy: The Crystal Palace Story London: Roy Peskett, 1969 1st. edn. 144 pp. B/w photos. D/w a little rubbed on extremities else a fine copy. (Stock ref 7746) £8.00
  1. Piesse, Ken.: The Taylor Years: Australian cricket 1994-1999. Ringwood: Penguin Books Australia, 1999. 1st. edn. xiv,241pp. Cold. and b/w photos. Foreword by Ian Healy. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 7989) £10.00
  1. Powel, A. G. & Caple, S. Canynge.: The Graces (E. M., W. G. and G. F.) London: The Cricket Book Society, 1948. No. 630 of an edn. limited to 1000 copies. 160pp.. B/w photos. Published to celebrate the centennary of W. G.’s birth. Neat ownership signature to ffep. Dark blue cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, bumped on corners and slightly dust marked. A clean, sound copy otherwise. (Stock ref 7888) £15.00
  1. Prittie, The Hon. T. C. F.: Mainly Middlesex. London: Hutchinson, nd (1946). 1st. edn. 226pp. 12 b/w photos. D/w a little rubbed on edges and corners with several small, closed tears. A very good copy. (Stock ref 7828) £8.00
  1. Rayment, Alan “Punchy”.: Punchy Through the Covers: the early years 1928-1949. Lymington: Rayment Books, 2013. 1st. edn. 384pp. B/w photos. Signed by the author on half-title. D/w, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6498) £10.00
  1. Richards, Gordon.: My Story London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. 1st. edn. 256pp. B/w photos. D/w rather chipped and worn with several closed tears and some minor loss at spine head and tail. Internally a clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 6765) £7.00
  1. Robinson, Neil.: Long Shot Summer: the year of four England cricket captains 1988. Stroud: Amberley Publishing, 2015. 1st. edn. 222pp. Signed by the author on title page. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6048) £0.00
  1. Ross, Gordon: The Testing Years: thew story of England’s rise to the top in post-war cricket London: Stanley Paul, 1958 1st. edn. 224 pp. B/w photos. D/w slightly rubbed on edges otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 1143) £6.00
  1. Sands, Rev. Nigel.: Palace Parade: the most memorable matches 1984-1994. Whittlebury: Sporting & Leisure Press, 1994. 1st. edn. 160pp. Many b/w photos. Laminated pictorial boards very slightly rubbed on corners otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 7754) £10.00
  1. Sobers, Sir Garfield.: Sobers: twenty years at the top. London: Macmillan,1988. 1st. edn. xiv, 204pp. Numerous b/w photos. All pp lightly tanned and bds. very slightly bumped on bottom corners. D/w very lightly creased along edges but otherwise a very good copy. (Stock ref 5278) £6.00
  1. Swanton, E. W.: As I Said at the Time: a lifetime of cricket. London: Collins Willow, 1983. 1st. edn. xviii,542pp. Many b/w photos. Edited by George Plumptre. D/w somewhat faded on spine otherwise a very clean, sound copy. (Stock ref 6499) £6.00
  1. Swanton, E. W.: Elusive Victory: with F. R. Brown’s team in Australia. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1951. 1st. edn. 256pp. Many b/w phototos. Binding slightly cocked. D/w chipped and worn with several closed tears and some minor edge loss but clean and sound internally. (Stock ref 7840) £8.00
  1. Tyson, Frank.: War or Peace. Melbourne: Garry Sparke & Associates, 1980. 1st. edn. 159pp.B/w photos. D/w very slightly rubbed on edges otherwise a fine copy. (Stock ref 5288) £10.00
  1. van Ryneveld, Clive.: 20th. Century All-Rounder: reminiscences and reflections of Clive van Ryneveld. Claremont: Pretext Publishing, 2011. 1st. edn. 199pp. B/w photos. Foreword by John Woodcock. Signed by the author on half-title. Pictorial card covers, a fine copy. (Stock ref 6494) £10.00
  1. Walters, Doug.: Looking for Runs. London: Pelham Books, 1971. 1`st. UK edn. 175pp. Many b/w photos. D/w a trifle dust marked and rubbed on corners otherwise a very clean, bright copy. (Stock ref 5262) £6.50