London: Aurum Press, 2006. viii, + 291pp., plus 1 x 16 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards bumped on foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "Denis Compton was one of England's - indeed cricket's - greatest batsmen. In the summer of 1947 alone he scored 18 hundreds . . . He also has the unique distinction, unlikely ever to be repeated, of having his kneecap - removed in 1955 - preserved in the museum at Lord's . . . Almost a decade after Compton's death, Tim Heald was able to put the whole life in perspective, to add new material about the memories and memorials he left behind, and to evaluate a career which remains one of the most remarkable in the history of sport." Contents include: Author's Note, 16 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 650g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +.

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011223
Title: DENIS COMPTON : The Life of a Sporting Hero
Author: Heald, Tim
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Edition, First Impression.
ISBN 10: 1845130898
ISBN 13: 9781845130893
Publisher: Aurum Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2006
Keywords: CRICKET, BIOGRAPHY. DENIS COMPTON, 1918-1997, CRICKETING LEGENDS
Bookseller catalogs: Sports & Outdoor Recreation; Cricket;

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