London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1955. Hardback. Good/Poor. George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, London, 1955. Book condition: good. A little shelf wear with some light bumping to lower corners. Slight split to endpapers at front hinge which is a little weak but still bound. Very light sporadic spotting - mainly to text block edges. Dust jacket: poor. Price clipped. Generally rubbed and worn. Some slight loss to both upper and lower edges, corners chipped, closed tears to upper edge of front and rear flap. For a number of years Harrap published authoritative accounts of the never-ending struggle between England and Australia. A. G. Moyes was the chosen writer for this edition. Moyes was a leading Australian sports writer and commentator; he was also a cricketer of note before World War 1. With 22 half-tone illustrations.

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Bookseller: Ariadne Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1304589
Title: The Fight for the Ashes: 1954 - 1955
Author: Moyes, A. G
Format/Binding: Hardback
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1955
Keywords: Sport,Cricket,The Ashes
Bookseller catalogs: Sport;

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...