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The testing years: The story of England's rise to the top in post-war cricket
by Ross, Gordon
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/F/VG+
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About This Item
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 1958.* Pub: Stanley Paul.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth covered boards with white title to spine, gilt logo of a cricketer to face. No bumps, rubs or other visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: B/w photo-illustrated dust wrapper showing the cricket grounds at Wellington, New Zealand, Bridgetown, Barbados and Sydney, Australia. Not Price clipped showing a shelf price of 15s. net. Minor shelf wear to top and bottom edges and to head and tail of spine. Now in clear un-attached protective cover. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning. A few marks to top edge. VG++* Illustrations: 16pp. b/w photos within text.* Pages: 216 pp. text. viii pp. match results at rear.* Description: The story of England's rise to the top in post-war cricket. In these pages is a glowing record of human endeavour and adventure on the cricket field. The narrative moves from the matches with India in 1946 to the end of the Test series with West Indies in 1957, and includes all the Tests of the period.* A NEAR FINE text copy of the 1st./1st. with some minor faults reducing it to VG+. Now in clear un-attached protective cover.*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- Title
- The testing years: The story of England's rise to the top in post-war cricket
- Author
- Ross, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/F/VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edn. 1st Imp.
- Publisher
- Stanley Paul
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 224
- Date Published
- 1958-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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