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Penguin Books Ltd., 1955. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1955. First Edition. 31 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper cover. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing to spine.
THE PICTURE OF CRICKET by Arlott, John - 1955
by Arlott, John
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THE PICTURE OF CRICKET
by Arlott, John
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Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. 32 pp. followed by sixteen plates, thirteen in colour; illustrated with line drawings throughout the text. Pictorial boards matching the dustjacket. Chipping around the edges of the dustjacket; price intact; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Arlott was a well-known writer and radio commentator on cricket. And this book was developed in the theory that cricket reflects the social life of its time. And he supported his theory with a brilliant selection of reproductions of scenes from matches as well as portraits of players, of English social life, and the development of the game itself..
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- Publisher Penguin Books
- Place of Publication Middlesex, England
- Date Published 1955
- Size 12mo
- Keywords cricket; cartoon; cigarette card; cricketers; english social life;
- Size 12mo
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The Picture of Cricket (King Penguin Books No.73)
by John Arlott
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Penguin Books, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. Chip to top of spine, DJ with small chips and tears
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The Picture of Cricket - No 73
by John Arlott
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Harmondsworth.: The King Penguin Books., 1955. First impression. . Hard with Dust Jacket. Good in like dust jacket. 12mo.. 16 wonderful historical colour prints.. Good in like dust jacket. Slightly foxed.
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The Picture of Cricket
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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NY/London: Penguin Books, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover book with mild wear along spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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The Picture of Cricket
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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London: Penguin, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. King Penguin number 73. With b/w and colour images. Dust jacket has some small tears with minimal loss. Extremely light foxing to endpapers. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Tight and clean. Good condition.
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