Author: CRICKET. H.S.Altham, John Arlott, E.D.B.Eagar and Roy Webber.
Title: Hampshire County Cricket. The Official History of the Hampshire County Cricket Club. (EXTENSIVELY SIGNED)
Description: Phoenix Sports Books, London, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 240pp. Green boards, lettered in silver at the spine. With a frontispiece, various photographs and reproductions and an appendix of Hampshire records 1895-1956. A little discolouration to the backstrip ends, and some light top- and fore edge spotting. A very good copy in sometime supplied non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly dust soiled in places and with just a little edgewear and one short closed tear. This copy has been signed on the front free endpaper by fifteen members of the 1961 Australian touring team (including Richie Benaud, Neil Harvey, Bill Lawry and Ian Quick); and signed on the half-title by twelve members of the 1961 Championship winning Hampshire side (their first ever title. The tourists played Hampshire in the three-day game between 26-29th August (including a rest day), winning by five wickets. Very Good/Good.

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