Search Results: Sport from Washburn Books

London: Quercus Editions Ltd, 2017 Book. Good. Brown Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Personal story of the amateur footballers who get together to play for fun up and down the country. 311pp. White lettering to spine. Some bumping to spine and corners and several small indentations to lower front corner, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear and matching indentations to lower corner, otherwise good..

London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1991 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Celebration of the All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby team who won the inaugural Rugby Union World Cup in 1987. 167pp with index, illustrated with 16 pages of colour and 16 pages of black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight lean to spine, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal edgewear, otherwise very good..

London: Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1988 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Autobiography by the former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, based on his life and experiences ion the world of cricket. 210pp with index, illustrated with 78 photographs in colour and black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author across the photo on the title page. Boards a little bowed, slight bumping to corners and edges and minimal foxing to top edges, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

London: Guild Publishing / Book Club Associates by arrangement with Pelham Books Ltd, 1985 Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Second collection of the cricket commentator's writings on many subjects, as well as his poems and hymns. 312pp with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Slight bumping to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor shelfwear and fading to spine, otherwise very good..

London: British Broadcasting Corporation Book. Good. Soft cover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Reference guide for people watching cricket on television, with the basic rules, information about commentary techniques and cricket grounds. Undated, circa 1956-7. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings and folded field-placing plan in pocket to rear. Includes contemporary advertisements. Minor rubbing to edges, 1/4" split to spine and slight backward lean, otherwise good clean copy with no inscriptions..

London: Collins Willow, 1997 Book. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition, 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The inside story of the drama and excitement of the 1997 Ashes Series from behind the scenes in both camps. 252pp, with 16 pages of colour photographs. Bright gilt lettering to spine. Includes original publicity release with invitation to arrange interviews with Nasser Hussain. Minimal shelf-wear, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor creasing, otherwise very good..

London: Stanley Paul & Co Ltd, 1977 Book. Illus. by Derek Alder. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cricket memoirs by the English broadcaster and author. 114pp illustrated with black and white drawings. Signed by the author to the half-title page with short dedication. Silver lettering to spine. Minor foxing to edges, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edgewear and minor fading to spine, otherwise good..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976 Book. Good. Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Biography which grew from a two-part magazine series written for Sports Illustrated in 1975. Story of the American tennis player who was voted the most outstanding athlete of the first half of the 20th century but was later ostracised due to his criminal convictions for homosexuality. 286pp with index. 16 pages of black and white photographs. Some bumping to spine and corners, spine slanted and top edges foxed, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ creased and edgeworn with a few small tears..

London: Stanley Paul, 1962 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Selection of articles about cricket, contributors include: Ted Dexter, Mike Smith, Geoff Pullar, David Larter, Peter Walker, David Allen, Brian Close, Bob Barber, Ian Thomson. Bill Bowes and others. 128pp, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Slight slant to spine and top edges dusty, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Slight edgewear to unclipped DJ, otherwise VG..

London: Aurum Press Ltd, 2004 Book. Very Good. Orange Cloth Boards. 11" Tall x 9.25" Wide. Complete course of golf instructrion, drawn from some of the best teachers: Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Johnny Miller, Ernie Els and Nick Price. 276pp illustrated throughout with colour drawings and photographs. Minimal bumping to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some wear to edge and corners, with slight loss at top of spine. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2005 Book. Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Personal account by the England cricket captain of the team's triumph in reclaiming the Ashes from Australia after 18 years. 270pp with index, illustrated with 32 pages of colour photographs. White lettering to spine. Some sunning to top edges and minor bump to lower corner, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. DJ is unclipped, with slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..

Grenville, 2003 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. Presumed First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. England's historic victory over Australia in the 5th Rugby World Cup. 143pp, illustrated profusely throughout with colour photographs. Slight lrean to spine, rippling to pages and small tear to bottom edge of one page, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight creasing and wear to edges, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage may be requested..

Skipton, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Publishing Company Ltd, 1994 Book. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An account of ten years of Yorkshire supremacy in the county cricket championship. 203pp illustrated with black and white photographs. Silver lettering to spine. Near fine copy with no inscriptions. Near fine unclipped DJ. Signed by Fred Trueman to the title page..

New York: Gramercy Books, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. New Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Reference work first published as The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Billiards in 1993. Alphabetically arranged information about billiards, pool, snooker and other cue sports. 306pp illustrated throughout in black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to head of spine, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight egdewear and fingermarking, otherwise very good. .

Australia: Funtastic Ltd, 2006 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition/First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Definitive work on the story of racing, the jockeys, horses, trainers, controversies etc. Full page on each of the top jockeys, including Lester Pigott, Tony McCoy, etc. 240pp with index, illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white and coloured endpapers. Boards very slightly bowed and indentations to front board, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has small tear to top and same dents, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Hamlyn, 1980 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume commissioned by "Hamlet Cigars", containing a series of articles which describe cricket's early beginnings, the County Championship, the Golden Age, the Test Scene, Great Players, One-day Competitions and the modern game. 94pp illustrated throughout with photographs in colour and black and white. Some creasing to cover, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..

London: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd, 1990 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 10.5" Tall x 10.25" Wide. Nineteen cricket writers write about their favourite players, some from the distant past and others more contemporary. 223pp with index, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards very slightly bowed and minimal marking to top edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear and small nick to corner, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two collections of radio broadcasts from the BBC, Cricket on the Air (pub 1985) and More Cricket on the Air (pub 1988), illustrated with black and white photographs. One DJ is price clipped, otherwise a near fine set with no inscriptions. (Will weigh just over 1kg packaged)..

Bath: Parragon, 2012 Book. Illus. by Patrick Eagar (Photographs). Very Good. Illustrated Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. History of international cricket, from the birth of the Ashes to great Test series and the Indian Premier League. 240pp with index, colour coded pages and illustrated with colour photographs throughout. Green endpapers, top board textured to simulate a cricket ball. Slight bumping to spine and corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping..

London: Century Publishing Co Ltd, 1983 Book. Illus. by S, McMurtry. Good. Illustrated Boards. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Amusing collection of cricket stories. Introduction by Mike Brearley. 118pp, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings. Illustrated endpapers. Minor bumping to spine and corners and some fingermarking to boards, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions..