CRICKET CHARACTERS: THE CRICKETER CARICATURES OF JOHN IRELAND.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean, glossy laminated,colour pictorial caricature artwork,by John Ireland illustrated dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Publisher's clean, unblemished,original plain black cloth boards with crisp, bright,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim QrtoHB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,4-95pp [paginated] includes text by Christopher Martin-Jenkins,author introduction, 40 full-colour,full-page caricatures of assorted batsmen,bowlers, all-rounders,wicket-keepers, umpires+commentors - all illustrated by John Ireland,each with accompanying text; plus [unpaginated] title page,a contents list/table and acknowledgements to rear.See also rja447413 for a second related portfolio.
Cricket has always been a game of changing moods and the people of the game are no less varied.The history of cricket has been punctuated by great characters who dominated the game during their playing careers and became legends to the generations that followed.During the last few years there has been no shortage of players who will also live on in the memories and affections of cricket enthusiasts around the world.
The names of Lillee,Botham,Richards and Gavaskar are already established in the record books while others such as Derek Randall,Abdul Qadir and Greg Matthews have made their own special mark on the game.John Ireland and Christopher Martin-Jenkins have selected some of the 'characters' of recent years,not necessarily the greatest cricketers of their time but those who by their personalities have brought excitement to the game and enjoyment to the spectators.Umpires and commentators are also included in the persons of Dickie Bird and Brian Johnston, Richie Benaud and Swaroop Kishen.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins has provided his personal comments to John Ireland's inspired caricatures to form a portfolio which will delight lovers of cricket throughout the world and will,no doubt,be eagerly sought by collectors in years to come.Not since the famous Spy cartoons has there been such an evocative gallery of contemporary cricket characters.
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