Hewitt, R. L. and Lees-Spalding, I. J. (eds.),

THE MACMILLAN AND SILK CUT YACHTSMAN'S HANDBOOK.

Macmillan, London, 1984, 454pp, numerous in text coloured and half tone ills., diagrams and charts, large format (10.5 x 7.5 inches approx.), pictorial wrappers with matching card slipcase, very lightly rubbed at tips, no dustwrapper issued, slipcase: lightly rubbed at extrems., spine sl. sunned, very good plus in a very good slipcase,

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Book number: 34532

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: travel maritime sailing yachting cruising

Hughes, Spike (foreword by Denis Compton),

THE ART OF COARSE CRICKET.

Hutchinson, London, 1964, reprint, 122pp, in text ills. by Antony Wysard, light green cloth lettered in red and white, presentation copy to D. M. O'M. Brittain signed by 12 members of the Dublin University Cricket Club, 1964, an amusing study of cricket's Principles, Traditions and Practice, sl. cocked, top edge a little dusty, a few marks, no dustwrapper, very good,

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Book number: 23020

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket humour

Hughes, Spike,

THE ART OF COARSE GARDENING or The Care and Feeding of Slugs.

Hutchinson, London, 1968, 1st edn., 120pp, in text ills. by John Jensen, light green cloth lettered in white at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by John Jensen, 'the art of coarse gardening ...is the art of learning by experience, by foolhardy trial and disatrous error ...full of useful hints, warnings, encouragement and philosophical resignation..', entertainment for the would-be gardener whilst waiting for his labours to mature, very sl. cocked, a little bumped at head of spine and faintly at cnrs., lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at spine ends and cnrs., nicks at head of spine and front hinge, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 34039

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: humour gardening horticulture

Hutton, Len with Alex Bannister (foreword by Richard Hutton),

FIFTY YEARS IN CRICKET.

Stanley Paul, London, 1984, 1st edn., 202pp, 20pp half tone plates, mid green cloth gilt, dustwrapper pc, autobiography, lightly rubbed at tips, ink name fpd, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23048

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket biography

Hutton, Len,

JUST MY STORY.

Hutchinson, London, 1956, 1st edn., 192pp, frontis and 30pp half tone photo ills., dark green cloth gilt, by the first professional cricketer to be appointed captain of England, an account of his four years in the post in which he won the Ashes from Australia in 1953 and held them in the return tour a year later, as well as anecdotes and comments about the game, bumped at cnrs. lower bd., foxing to edges, ink name stamp front free endpaper, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss to spine ends and cnrs. several short edge tears, ink name front flap, internally repaired, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 22362

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: cricket hutton sport

Jacobson, James A.,

MAKING SMALL WOODEN BOXES.

Sterling Publishing, New York, ND (copyright 1986), paperback, 160pp, 4pp coloured photo ills., in text line drawings, diagrams and half tone photo ills., large format (10 x 8 inches approx.), coloured pictorial upper wrapper, step-by-step instructions for making a varity of attractive wooden boxes, lightly rubbed at extrems., a little sunned at spine, very good plus,

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Book number: 36884

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: crafts wood boxes joinery carpentry

Johnson, A. T.,

HARDY HEATHS and some of their nearer allies.

Blandford Press, London, 1956, revised edn., 127pp, coloured frontis., 16pp half tone photo ills. by the author, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, pictorial dustwrapper, directions on how to propogate heaths and heathers, the kind of soil and situation they need and a clear description of all species and varieties, together with suggestions for planning a heath garden, lightly rubbed at tips, edges foxed and some mainly marginal foxing in text, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems. with sl. loss at tips, short tear lower edge internally repaired, some foxing to flaps, very good in a good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 34057

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: horticulture gardening hobbies pastimes heathers

Kinmond, Jean,

FASHION CROCHET.

B. T. Batsford, London, 1972, 1st edn., 128pp, numerous half tone photo ills and line drawings in text, blacl cloth type paper covered bds. gilt, a varied collection of personal and practical crochet designs, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 22368

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: crochet knitting wool craft needdlework

Laker, Jim,

SPINNING ROUND THE WORLD.

Sportmans Book Club, London 1959, , club edn., 224pp, 16pp half tone plates, maroon cloth gilt, autobiography of the spin bowler, a little bumped at head of spine and top cnrs., edges browned, a few fox marks at endpapers, no dustwrapper, very good,

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Book number: 23027

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

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Lewis, Tony,

DOUBLE CENTURY.

Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1987, 1st edn., 375pp, col'd pictorial eps, numerous col'd and half tone in text ills., red cloth gilt, a celebration of 200 years of the MCC, small bump lower cnr. lower bd., lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: sl. sunned at spine, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23049

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket marylebone bicentenary

Major, John,

MORE THAN A GAME - The Story of Cricket's Early Years.

HarperPress / The Book People,London / Haydock, 2007, reissue, xiv, 433pp, 24pp coloured, half tone and sepia photo ills., half tone photo ill. in text, coloured endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, coloured pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the history and development of the game of cricket and some of its more colourful characters, edges tanned, faint ersased name top edge fromnt free endpaper, very good plus in a fine dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41631

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket history

Martin-Jenkins, Christopher,

BALL BY BALL.

Grafton Books, London, 1990, 1st edn., 202pp, 16pp half tone plates, red cloth lettered in gilt at spine, photo pictorial dustwrapper, signed by Christopher Martin-Jenkins on title page, the story of cricket broadcasting, a few tiny black spots top edge, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips, very good plus in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23015

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Keywords: sport cricket broadcasting signed

Martin-Jenkins, Christopher (research James Coldham),

THE COMPLETE WHO'S WHO OF TEST CRICKETERS.

Orbis Publishing, London, 1981, reprint, 424pp, half tone frontis and numerous in text half tone ills., dark green cloth gilt, lightly bumped at spine ends, erased old price mark cnr. ffep., dustwrapper: price clipped, ligghtly rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good plus dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23046

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket biography

Mayer, Edward,

WINNING AT RUBBER BRIDGE.

B. T. Batsford, London, 1975, 1st edn., 195pp, dark blue cloth gilt, the author explains how to achieve the most rewarding contract in rubber play, very slightly cocked, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: sunned at spine, rubbing to extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 22190

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

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Melford, Michael,

AFTER THE INTERVAL.

Crowood Press, Sindon, 1990, 1st edn., 238pp, 32pp half tone plates, blue cloth gilt, photo pictorial dustwrapper, the story of the resumption of the first class game after WW2, ex public library copy, only lightly worn with the usual stamps, dustwrapper: remains of label tail of spine, short repaired cut lower panel, reading/reference copy in a near very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23018

Catalogue: Sport, Games, Crafts, Hobbies and Pastimes

Keywords: sport cricket