Collection of Cricket Books - Approximately 35-40 Volumes - Major Reference Works, Biographies and Anthologies

Approximately 35-40 cricket books in hardcover and paperback formats. Includes major reference works, player biographies, anthologies, and a deluxe leather-bound edition. Good to very good condition throughout.



Description

The standout item in this lot for the serious collector is "Barclays World of Cricket" edited by E.W. Swanton and John Woodcock, published by Collins. This is the comprehensive single-volume cricket encyclopedia that serious students of the game refer to as the cricket bible - over 900 pages of records, history, and biographical entries compiled by the finest cricket writers of the 20th century. Equally significant for cricket book collectors is "A Bibliography of Cricket" compiled by E.W. Padwick in its Second Edition, a scholarly record of cricket literature that has itself become a collector's item among cricket bibliophiles. The Wisden presence is strong: "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket Volume II: 1977-1989" provides comprehensive statistical coverage of one of the richest eras in Test cricket.



The biography and autobiography collection is extensive. Mike Brearley's "The Art of Captaincy" is one of the most celebrated books on cricket leadership ever written, drawing on psychology as much as tactics. Viv Richards' autobiography "Hitting Across the Line" (Kingswood Books) is the West Indian master's own account of his extraordinary career. David Foot's "Wally Hammond: The Reasons Why" (Robson Books) is a penetrating examination of one of England's most gifted and complicated batsmen. Mark Peel's "England Expects," a biography of Ken Barrington, covers one of England's most reliable and loved post-war batsmen. Michael Manley's "A History of West Indies Cricket" (with a foreword by Clive Lloyd) is a work of genuine historical seriousness by the former Jamaican Prime Minister. Further biographies cover C.B. Fry (Iain Wilton/John Murray), Don Bradman ("The Don" by Roland Perry and "Remembering Bradman" by Margaret Geddes), Ian Botham, Herbert Sutcliffe, and Les Ames.



Notable further titles include "Treasures of Lord's" by Tim Rice (an MCC-associated publication), "John Arlott's 100 Greatest Batsmen" (by cricket's most beloved broadcaster), "The Wisden Papers of Neville Cardus" edited by Benny Green (Pavilion Books, combining two of cricket's most revered names), "Penguins Stopped Play" by Harry Thompson (a popular humorous cricket travel book), "An Ashes Anthology" edited by Peter Arnold and Peter Wynne-Thomas (Dent), "Bedside Cricket" by Christopher Martin-Jenkins (Pavilion), and a notably presented deluxe red leather-effect edition of "Cricket: A Modern Anthology" by Jonathan Agnew with gold embossing. At specialist dealer prices, the replacement cost of this collection runs to AUD $500-$2,000 or more depending on edition specifics.



Titles Identified in Photos

* Barclays World of Cricket - ed. E.W. Swanton and John Woodcock (Collins)

* A Bibliography of Cricket - E.W. Padwick, Second Edition

* The Wisden Book of Test Cricket Vol. II: 1977-1989

* The Art of Captaincy - Mike Brearley

* Viv Richards: Hitting Across the Line (Kingswood Books)

* Wally Hammond: The Reasons Why - David Foot (Robson Books)

* England Expects: A Biography of Ken Barrington - Mark Peel

* A History of West Indies Cricket - Michael Manley (foreword by Clive Lloyd)

* The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers - Christopher Martin-Jenkins

* Cricket: A Modern Anthology - Jonathan Agnew (deluxe leather-effect edition)

* The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home and Abroad - Peter Wynne Thomas

* C.B. Fry: An English Hero - Iain Wilton (John Murray)

* The Don - Roland Perry

* Remembering Bradman - Margaret Geddes (Penguin Viking)

* Botham's Century - Ian Botham (Collins Willow)

* John Arlott's 100 Greatest Batsmen

* The Wisden Papers of Neville Cardus - ed. Benny Green (Pavilion Books)

* Treasures of Lord's - Tim Rice (MCC publication)

* Penguins Stopped Play - Harry Thompson (John Murray)

* An Ashes Anthology - ed. Peter Arnold and Peter Wynne-Thomas (Dent)

* Bedside Cricket - Christopher Martin-Jenkins (Pavilion)

* The Lord's Companion - ed. Benny Green

* Back Page Cricket - E.W. Swanton (Macdonald Queen Anne Press)

* Herbert Sutcliffe - Alan Hill

* Les Ames - Alan Hill (PP Helm)

* The History of Kent CCC - Dudley Moore (Helm)

* Oxford and Cambridge Cricket - Chesterton and Doggart

* The Kingswood Book of Cricket - ed. Alan Ross

* Cricket Cauldron

* Brylcreem Summer - Eric Midwinter

* Dan Maskell: From Where I Sit (Collins)

* The Character of Cricket - Brian Matthews (Viking)

* Encyclopedia of World Cricket - Roy Morgan

* Cricket: The Golden Age - Duncan Steer (RCB)

* The Twentieth Century Treasury of Sports - ed. Silverman and Silverman (Viking)

* Additional partially visible titles



Condition

Books appear in good to very good condition throughout. Hardcovers retain dust jackets with minor shelf wear consistent with a well-used reference library. The Jonathan Agnew deluxe leather-effect edition appears particularly well presented. No obviously damaged or heavily soiled volumes visible in photos.



Specifications

Contents: Approximately 35-40 volumes

Format: Mixed hardcover and paperback, includes one deluxe leather-effect edition

Condition: Good to Very Good - refer to photos

Item size: H40cm x W60cm x D40cm

Location: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD


Price Guide: $60 - $120 AUD

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Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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