Cricket from Diversity Books, IOBA

Brighton East, Victoria, Australia: SMK Enterprises (with assistance) , 1994. 130pp., (1)p. B/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Penned author signature and the numbers 111/1000 to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a very soft corner crease to front and rear panel. Number 111 in a limited edition of 1000 books. "In 1945, as… Read more about this item

Geelong, Victoria, Australia: Geelong Cricket Association, 2006. 424pp., plus printed, unpaginated section at rear - Country Week Cricket. Book clean. Spine firm, trivial bump to head. Inscription, 'Best wishes to the sports desk', signed and dated by author on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Printed card wrapper has two small sticker ghosts to rear panel, very minor… Read more about this item

North Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2007. 275pp. Unpaginated, b/white illustrated sections. Book clean and square. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. 'Only Yesterday' is a book of homage to the greatest batsman to have ever played the game of cricket, Australian Don Bradman (1908-2001), and in particular the times he played at the Melbourne Cricket… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: MOA Publications, 1989. 303pp. Unpaginatede colour plates, plus numerous intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean. Bright gilt title over firm spine, with a faux gilt signature over front board. Both boards bumped, with damage to foot of front board. Signed by Richard Hadlee on title page, else textblock unmarked. Illustrated (includes an affixed 'autographed copy'… Read more about this item

London: CollinsWillow, 2001. 432pp., unpaginated, photographic colour-plate sections, plus b/white art-illustrated endpapers, frontispiece and intext sketches all by Ken Taylor. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain blue boards undamaged. Signed by the primary author (Ian Botham) on title page, else textblock age-toned. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, with a short closed tear, and sticker ghost… Read more about this item

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Affirm Press, 2018. 319pp., numerous illustrations throughout: colour, duo-tone, and b/white halftone plates. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm. Illustrated boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. One of Australia's greatest Test cricketers, wicketkeeper/batsman Rod(ney) William Marsh (b. 1947) takes the reader on a fascinating illustrated tour of his life before, during, and… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1990. xix, + 571pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections. Intext, line-drawn maps of India. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green boards nominally shelfworn only. Textblock has a small fleck on foredge, else unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn and nipped, else good. This interesting book tells the history of the… Read more about this item

London: Pelham Books, 1983. 163pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain green boards undamaged. Textblock nominally flecked on head, else leaves unmarked. Colour, photographically-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. At the time of writing the stellar sporting career of Pakistan's - and one of the world's… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: BAS Publishing, 2004. 208pp., three unpaginated, candidly-illustrated colour-plate sections. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated (author in action) card wrapper bumped and softly creased on upper foredge corners. Signed by author (Darren Berry) on half-title page (using a felt pen), else textblock mildly bumped on upper foredge corner, leaves unmarked. Long-term Victorian wicket keeper Darren Berry… Read more about this item

Ashburton, VIC, Australia: Gary Sparke & Associates, 1979. 112pp., b/white (and several colour) illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Green boards mildly corner bumped on upper corner. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket softly creased on upper foredge corner. Contributors include: Ken Piesse, Mike Coward, Barry Gibbs, Peter McFarline, David Frith, Frank Holmes Tyson, Ian Brayshaw. Contents include:… Read more about this item

London: Sportsmans Book Club, 1968. 128pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate section (called-for plates all extant). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain burgundy boards ditto bumped. Text-block slightly tanned only. Illustrated dustjacket has a small chip on rear panel, a jagged puncture on spine, else mild edgewear. An entertaining biography from 'Phanto', Australian cricket legend… Read more about this item

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: HarperSports, 2007. xi, + 339pp., plus 2 x 8 page colour photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slightest hint of tanning to edges. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "The first player of Aboriginal descent to represent Australia at Test level, Jason grew up obsessed with the game. Little did he… Read more about this item

London: Aurum Press, 2006. viii, + 291pp., plus 1 x 16 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards bumped on foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "Denis Compton was one of England's - indeed cricket's - greatest batsmen. In the summer of 1947 alone he… Read more about this item

New South Wales, Australia: HarperSports, 2003. xiv, + 334pp., plus 3 x 8 page, (colour) photographically illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has small surface abrasion to head of spine, otherwise undamaged. "This captain's diary takes us on Australia's triumphant journey to World Cup victory. Ricky Ponting shares his own insights and his team's… Read more about this item

London: John Wisden & Co, 1985. 1280pp., plus 1 x 12 page, b/white photographically-illustrated section. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, albeit very slightly tanned on edges. Printed covers very good. Published annually before the start of the English cricket season, this reference book is considered by some to be the 'bible' of cricket. Numerous contents. Book weight approx. 700g..… Read more about this item

London: Guild Publishing, 1988. 288pp., colour and b/white art and photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain boards negligibly bumped. Leaves clean, soft crease to head of ffep. and small section of leaves at front of book. Illustrated dustjacket softly edge-creased at head, small closed tear to lower front flap fold. "Benny Green possesses not… Read more about this item

Pymble, N.S.W., Australia: HarperSports, 2006. 374pp., unpaginated, action-illustrated, colour-plate sections. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated [Ponting in a pensive mood] card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Following Australia's 2005 Ashes loss in England, Ricky Ponting was a cricketer under pressure, with many experts highly critical of the Australian captain. Seven months later a lot had changed: wins against a… Read more about this item

London: John Wisden & Co., 2010. 272pp., b/white thumbnail portrait illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and crisp. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. "Features 200 players - all of whom were expected to appear in a Test match or the World Cup in 2011 - and provides a profile, photograph and figures for each one .… Read more about this item

Australia: HarperSports, 1996. 224pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. " . . . more than just a comprehensive record of an exciting tournament, it is a fascinating travelogue of a remarkable, yet often turbulent, sporting and cultural adventure." Book weight approx. 495g.. First Impression. Softcover. Very… Read more about this item

United Kingdom: Hampshire Books, 1990. 88pp., plus 24 page, b/white, photographically-illustrated section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and scuffed. " . . . traces the origins of cricket back to 1300 and looks at its emergence in Hampshire right through to the flourishing game at village and county level in the 1990s .… Read more about this item