The Autobiography
by Geoffrey Boycott
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$557.79A$502.01
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1987. Leather. Near Fine. 9.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. A fine signed limited edition autobiography of the cricket player Geoffrey Boycott, in a fine morocco binding. Signed by the author.A limited edition work, limited to one-hundred and fifty-one copies, issued to commemorate the number of Boycott's first-class centuries. This copy is numbered one-hundred and seven, to commemorate the 17th July 1978 match of Yorkshire versus Glamorgan, held on Abbeydale Park in Sheffield, where the score was 118. Signed by the author to the front pastedown.In the original cloth slipcase. Slipcase is in a near fine condition.The autobiography of the English cricket player Geoffrey Boycott. Boycott was a Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England, with a career spanning 1962 to 1986.Illustrated with thirty-two plates. In a full morocco binding. Externally, near fine, with a little fading to the spine. Slipcase with a few minor marks and a little edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase is in a near fine condition. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 731P16
- Title
- The Autobiography
- Author
- Geoffrey Boycott
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Geoffrey Boycott cricket autobiography test cricket england sport
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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- Spine
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