Mw Luckin (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A very good copy in green cloth binding, with b&w photos and sketches. Tight bindings, colour changes to boards, light foxing to endpapers only.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The History of South African Cricket is one of the earliest comprehensive accounts of the development of cricket in South Africa. Edited by M. W. Luckin, the book traces the origins and growth of the game from its introduction during the colonial period through to the early twentieth century. It includes detailed accounts of major matches and tours, profiles of leading players, and discussions of the development of provincial cricket within South Africa. Published during the First World War, the volume serves as an important historical record of the sport's formative years in the region and remains a significant reference work for historians and collectors of cricket literature.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 848 pages, numerous illustrations, Royal 8vo, a very good+ hardback (green cloth).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Monumental history of cricket in South Africa with numerous photos. Large 8vo. 848pp. Original green cloth, gilt titles. Edges bumped, otherwise very good. 'With the compliments of the author' inscribed to the front endpaper. A heavy book that may require extra charges if shipping overseas. From our large stock of cricket books and publications. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Good. 491 pages. b/w ills, photos. Previous owner's name and seller plate inside. Front board hinge, very slightly tender. Boards mottled, marked in places with tiny tears and showing age. Spine sunned. A complete record of all first-class South African cricket since the Great War. Absolutely fascinating study/account. Published by the author. Very scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. the original green boards are shelf worn and marked. the book has no inscriptions but there are age related marks and small tears in the text. the binding has been repaired and is strong. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The boards are a touch shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, crisp and complete. The binding is secure. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 848 pages (complete). A benign copy. Green boards with stamped gilt titling (bold). The boards have wear about all edges, corners and seams. The spine has wear to head and foot. The body of the spine is scuffed. The boards have wear, scuffing, marks from age, handling, shelving and storage. They are steady and sure. The frontispage has previous owner signatures (AH Longhurst; HA Beadle). The early and later pages have some handling marks, user marks and wear. Overwhelmingly, the pages are tidy and assured. They are diligent, healthy, clean and clear, tirelessly generous, sound, amenable, only occasionally bearing the traces of use, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. 494 pages (complete). A diligently resolute copy. The spine has been repaired with a leather strip. The boards are much worn, marked and stained. They are however, benign and secure. Within, the pages are mild, competent, benevolent, clean, clear. There is evidence of contented use throughout. Yet, they are comfortable and assured. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 494 pages, 132 illustrations, hardback (lime-green cloth), a near-fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 848 pages, numerous illustrations, Royal 8vo, twice inscribed (1) 'With the compliments of the author' and, in a different hand, (2) 'Lord Lilford / from A.J.L.(?) / July 24th 1916'. A hardback (green cloth), bottom corner of upper cover is bruised - otherwise a very good copy, having been officially withdrawn from Essex County Council library reserve stock (where no-one could get at it.). Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Boards shelfworn and rubbed at the spine ends and extremities. Signed by Luckin to the title page and inscribed by him to the front pastedown. The provenance of the book (who passed it on to whom) is listed in three different hands on the front pastedown. Publisher's small label to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Frontis. + 848pp. illus. Includes extensive name index. Sl. cracks at joints but binding secure. Sporadic light discol. to contents throughout. Very heavy at 1.8kg. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 848 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Luckin on the frontispage. A benign copy. The boards are grubby: there is wear, scuffing, marks from handling and storage. The titling is faded. The boards are secure and steady. The papertrims have handling marks, storage marks. The contents have occasional handling and age marks, they are otherwise decent. They are clean, clear, diligent, healthy, companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. 3 volumes, (large 8vo., 848pp., profusely illustrated) + (8vo., 494pp., profusely illustrated) + (8vo., 625pp., 34 plates), all original green cloth gilt with only very minor wear. A generally VG+ clean tightly bound set of this important and definitive history of South African cricket between 1876 and 1947, including full scores of many matches. Padwick 3596, 3600 and 3601. Volume 1 is described as 'a great work' in Charles Britton's renowned work, on collecting cricket books, Cricket Books: The 100 Best (Old and New), 1929.