Language: English
Published by Longmans Green & Co., London, 1889
Seller: Aesop Attic, Penzance, CORNW, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Davis, Lucien (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Very interesting history of cricket and detailed practical guidance to playing the game from experts including W. G. Grace, R.A.H. Mitchel and F. Gale. Well illustrated with engravings of techniques, historical scenes etc. Chapters include Batting, Bowling, Captaincy, The Australians and much more. Period brown cloth cover with Badminton library scene on front and Gilt cricketer on spine. Endpapers Decorated with Swan and Ship motifs. Frontis illus protected by tissue guard. Title page has vignette of cricketer in the stands. 12 preliminary pages, main text 429 pages. Some edge wear and a few nicks at spine ends. Cloth a little worn at tips of fore corners. No inscriptions. Some small spots of foxing. Near VG condition.