The Lord's Taverners Fifty Greatest. The Fifty Gretest Post-War Cricketers From About The World.
by Bailey, Trevor; Benaud, Richie; Cowdrey, Colin; Laker, Jim (Selected By)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0434980390
- ISBN 13
- 9780434980390
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann - Quixote. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Reprint. Hardcover. 0434980390 . "Quite simply,there has never been a cricket book like this one.Three ex England players - Trevor Bailey, Colin Cowdrey and Jim Laker - and former Australian Test captain Richie Benaud have joined forces as a selection committee to choose the fifty greatest post-war cricketers from around the world.......(Depicting) in full colour 50 Magnificent full colour portraits by 4 Artists- Mike Francis; Ivan Rose; Rodger Towers; and Ron Wooton.... based on the action photography of Patrick Eagar, Ken Kelly, Adrin Murrell, ......etc". Foreward by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. 120 pages with text and b/w illustrations. The main body of the book has 50 Full Colour Pates of World famous Cricketers including Don Bradman, Fred Trueman, Viv Richards, Ian Botham, 'Vinoo' Mankad, Hanif Mohammad, Dennis Lillee, Peter May, Denis Compton, Garfield Sobers, Alec Bedser, Ted Dexter, etc, etc, etc. ALL Hinges secure. Green cloth boards with bright silver titling, in a complete pictorial dustjacket, which has one closed tear and a little edge creasing o/w Nr Fine. As the book is overweight and oversize, extra postage may be required depending on your location. NO Inscriptions or Marks. An Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy.; 50512; Folio ( II" x 14" ) .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50512
- Title
- The Lord's Taverners Fifty Greatest. The Fifty Gretest Post-War Cricketers From About The World.
- Author
- Bailey, Trevor; Benaud, Richie; Cowdrey, Colin; Laker, Jim (Selected By)
- Illustrator
- Mike Francis; Ivan Rose; Rodger Towers; and Ron Wooton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0434980390
- ISBN 13
- 9780434980390
- Publisher
- Heinemann - Quixote
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0434980390, CRICKET, Bailey, Trevor; Benaud, Richie; Cowdrey, Colin; Laker, Jim
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; Sport & Games/Chess;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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