Historic Hardcovers & Biographies Description: Up for sale is a fantastic instant-collection bundle of eleven (11) vintage cricket books. Perfect for sports historians, cricket enthusiasts, or collectors looking to fill gaps in their shelves.
This lot features iconic mid-century accounts of historic Ashes tours alongside entertaining modern-era player biographies.
Several notable first editions and first Australian printings are included in this group.
Full Title & Edition Breakdown: 1. Between Wickets – Ray Robinson (1949 5th Edition, Collins)
Hardcover 2. Cricket Caravan – Keith Miller & R.S. Whitington (1950 First UK Edition, Latimer House)
Hardcover 3. Behind the Stumps – Godfrey Evans (1951 First UK Edition, Hodder & Stoughton)
Hardcover 4. From the Boundary – Ray Robinson (1950 First Australian Edition, Collins)
Hardcover 5. The Ashes Crown the Year – J.H. Fingleton (1954 First Australian Edition, Collins)
Hardcover 6. Brown & Company: The Tour in Australia – J.H. Fingleton (1951 First Edition, Collins)
Hardcover 7. My World of Cricket – Neil Harvey (1963 Vintage Hardcover, 2nd Impression) - Hardcover 8. The Best of Chappelli – Ian Chappell (1989 Combined Edition, Swan Publishing)
Paperback 9. According to Skull – Kerry O'Keeffe (2005 Reprint, ABC Books)
Paperback 10. You'll Keep – Rod Marsh (1975 First Edition, Hutchinson Group)
Hardcover 11. The Inside Edge – Rod Marsh (1983 First Edition, Swan Publishing) - Hardcover Condition Report (Please Read Before Bidding/Buying): -
Overall Condition: Acceptable to Good vintage condition. - Interiors: Checked page-by-page. All text blocks are fully legible, securely bound, and clean. Natural vintage paper toning/aging is present across the older titles. "Behind the Stumps" has a small vintage liquid mark on the lower text margin. - Dust Jackets/Exteriors: The 1940s and 1950s hardcovers show heavy signs of age, shelf-wear, and handling. This includes prominent chipping, paper tearing, fraying margins, and partial paper loss to the outer dust jacket spines. Please carefully study the gallery images to review exact cosmetic wear.