Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1986 by Woodcock, John - 1986-04-24

HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1986* Publisher: John Wisden & Co.* Binding and cover condition: Tan leather-cloth, gilt title to spine & face. No bumps or rubs, minimal shelf wear. No visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Traditional illustrated dust wrapper, dark brown titles to face & to spine two batsmen at front. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing a shelf price of £14.50. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to top edges and to head of spine. Now in clear protective wrapper. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Advertisements to end papers. Top edge very slightly aged. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight darkening to page margins. VG++.* Illustrations: A number b/w photos & some line drawn vignettes within text throughout.* Pages: 1296 pp. text. ii pp., advertisements at rear.* Description: The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 1986 contains contributions by two outstanding captains, one of Australia and one of England, Sir Donald Bradman, one of cricket's elder statesmen, casts a critical eye over cricket today. Mike Brearley writes a critique of Alan Knott who he calls "the greatest wicket-keeper of all time."* A NEAR FINE text copy of the 1st/1st with some minimal age faults in a VG++ protected dust jacket.*