The Rev James Pycroft (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th Edition. 4th edition of Pycroft's classic work on cricket. 12mo. xvii +281pp. Plates of the bowler (Clarke) and the batsman (Pilch). Original green cloth with gilt engraving, red morocco spine with gilt titles. Worn at extremities with splitting to head of spine, edges bumped, internally very good. Owner's name to ffep dated 1863. …

Sm octavo hardcover (VG-) central gutter heavily cracked; Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slightly rubbed green spine flecked with five 2 mm faint spots; green embossed boards, the front showing batsman in gilt. Internally a faint library stamp on each of the four end papers. Foxing limited to half title, frontis, title page and page 1; clean contents with many pages uncut. Pp xvii, (3). 343, (iv) ads.…

Half Morocco. Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Third edition. xx, 269, [2 publisher's advertisements] pp. 2 full page engravings, with a number of in-text black and white diagrams. Later red half morocco over original green cloth boards, with a gilt batsman decoration and gilt lettering to the spine; marbled endpapers. Rubbing to extremities. Previous owner's name in ink and minimal spotting. 18.5cms tall. Small 8vo.…