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Synopsis

1. arlott, john, test match diary 1953. a personal day-by-day account of the test series 2. r0bertson-glasgow, r. c., 46 not out, 1954. 3. moyes, a. g. a century of cricketers, 1954. with a foreword by sir donald bradman and a postscript by john arlott. 4. miller, keith and whitington, h. s. keith miller companion. a selection from cricket caravan catch! straight hit and bumper, 1954. 5. binns, richard, cricket in firelight. a cricketer's book for all the year round, 1955.

Item Description

8vo. 1-2, 8.5 x 5.75 inches; 3-5, 7.5 x 5 inches. 1, xii + 211 + [1] pp.; 2, viii + 206 pp.; 3, [xii] + 208 pp.; 4, 248 pp.; 5, v + [i] + 182 pp. Bound in original maroon cloth, gilt, in pictorial dust wrappers. Some wear to extremities and foxing largely confined to page edges; otherwise a very good set. Illustrated by 49 black and white photographs, including one frontispiece. Book club editions of cricket titles from 1953-55, issued by the Sportsmans Book Club, which reached its peak output between the mid-fifties and mid-seventies Sportsmans Book Club Open Library website).