Dodds Dickie (6 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Signed by Author(Unverified).

Condition: Good. 1976. First Published. 120 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographic plates to centre of book. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light foxing overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 120 pages, illus, an autobiography by 'Dickie' Dodds. He opened the batting for Essex for many a year; he spent much of the second world war in the east; and he became known for his Christian beliefs and outlook. Foreword by Sir Neville Cardus, and edited by David Frith. This is an ex library copy but the evidence thereof is limited to a rubber stamp on the copyright page of the book and to a label at the foot of the spine on the jacket. Book in fair condition: covers bumped at corners; an inclination to foxing throughout; some smudge-type marks in a few places; a previous owner's identifying letter at lower right of front pastedown; the rubber stamp on the copyright page; foxing marks on top edge of the text block. Jacket poor: covers marked and corners damaged; spine discoloured, damaged towards bottom and with the library label half-attached; a few marks internally; not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOUND IN CRISP GREEN LEATHER WITH GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1976 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS VG IN VG JACKET (UNCLIPPED). 120pp WITH FOREWORD BY SIR NEVILLE CARDUS, INTRODUCTION AND 16 CHAPTERS. CLEAN ENDPAPERS, EDITOR DAVID FRITH. CONDITION VG/VG.

Cricket instructional from the former Essex batsman. 1st edition. 8vo. Laminated boards. Very good condition.

Cricket autobiography of Dickie Dodds (1919-2001), who was a dashing opening batsman for Essex between 1956 and 1959. A deeply religious man, he believed the best way to glorify God was by playing bright cricket. All the proceeds from his 1957 benefit he handed to the Moral Re-Armament movement. 8vo. 120pp. 8 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Signed by Dodds to title-page, with a dedication to the well-known sports journalist Sue Mott. A very good copy.