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Alves, Stan, with Col Davies Sacked Coach
Melbourne Crown Content 2002 1863503978 / 9781863503976 Paperback Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author
viii, 292 pp. Light general wear to wraps and edges, including light crease to upper front corner. Uniform (very pale) yellowing around margins. Inscribed and dated by Stan Alves.
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Atkinson, Graeme and Hanlon, Michael 3AW Book of Footy Records
South Melboune Matchbooks 1989 1863210091 / 9781863210096 First? Soft Cover Good+ No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
278pp. "All the great players, matches, goals, kicks, brawls and sensations from more than 100 years of Aussie Rules in Australia." Internally very good, a bit of light yellowing and wear to page edges. Wraps with light to moderate general wear.
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Booth, Douglas, and Colin Tatz One-Eyed: A View of Australian Sport
Sydney Allen & Unwin 2000 1865080551 / 9781865080550 First Paperback Very Good + Octavo Inscribed by Author
xvi, 262 pp. Very light general and edgewear to illustrated wraps; faint crease to upper back corner. A few light stains to lower and fore edges of text block. Prev. owner's inked date to upper corner of first page. Illustrated with b/w photos. Inscribed by Douglas Booth on first page.
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Coward, Mike The Chappell Years: Cricket in the '70s
Sydney ABC Books 2002 0733311067 / 9780733311062 First Hard Cover Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
208pp. Numerous b&w and some colour photos. "...demonstrates absolutely that this was an extraordinary time in the history of the game." Unclipped ustjacket with very minor edgewear.
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20.00 AUD
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Dawson, Marc Through the Covers: A Miscellany of Cricket Curiosities
Australia Penguin 2004 0670042544 / 9780670042548 First? Soft Cover Good+ No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
261pp. "...an off-beat collection of cricketing incidents that will engage, amuse and inform cricket fans everywhere." Book is in excellent condition except for the bottom corner of the front cover, which is bumped and has a dog-ear crease running to about halfway up the cover.
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Fraser, Dawn Dawn: One Hell of a Life
Hodder & Stoughton 2001 073361342x / 9780733613425 First Hard Cover Good Good Octavo
xi, 420 pp. Dustwrapper, now protected in removable clear sleeve, is not price clipped but has light general and edgewear. Black cloth boards a little edgeworn.
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Gatting, Mike Triumph in Australia: Mike Gatting's 1986-87 Cricket Diary
London Queen Anne Press 1987 035614349X / 9780356143491 First Hard Cover Very Good Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
192pp. Numerous b&w and some colour photographs. Internally in excellent condition, boards with minor edgewear. Dustjacket looks excellent from the front but has a creased/scuffed portion on the back, which takes up about the top 1/4 of the height of the book.
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Harms, John Confessions of a Thirteenth Man
Melbourne Text Publishing 1999 1876485167 / 9781876485160 First Paperback Very Good 12mo
305 pp. Shallow creases to spine, but binding is solid throughout. Faint yellowing to edges of text block. Internally bright, unmarked. "On a shoestring budget, at the wheel of his dodgy Camira, he followed the Ashes series around Australia."
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Matthews, Brian The Temple down the Road: The life and times of the MCG
Camberwell, Victoria Viking Penguin Australia 2003 067091178X / 9780670911783 First Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Octavo
321 pp. Very light edgewear to unclipped dw. Tiny chips to boards at ends of backstrip. Internally as new. Illustrated with b/w photos in the text. "The story is more than history, more than the games and contests.... Like all great cathedrals in great cities, the MCG is central to more than just the spiritual -- or sporting -- life of the people."
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May, John M.A. (The Unknown Bowler) Our Game
Melbourne Wilke & Co. Pty Ltd 1937 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Octavo Signed by Author
254pp. No date or stated edition internally, "1937" in gilt on spine. Green boards with gilt title to front cover and spine. Inscription to ffep dated "May 25 '39": "To ___ / from / his old friend / & / fellow bowler / [signed] John May." Author's signature also present below author portrait which follows the preface. Internally in excellent condition save for yellowing to the free endpapers. Boards very slightly worn at edges of spine, otherwise also in very good condition. A meditation upon lawn bowls.
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30.00 AUD
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Mulvaney, D. J. Cricket Walkabout: The Australian Aboriginal Cricketers on Tour 1867-8
Melbourne and London Melbourne University Press 1967 First Hard Cover Good Good Octavo
112 pp. Light general and edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. Spine panel sunned. Yellowing and faint foxing to edges of text block. Decorated endpapers. Internally unmarked; solidly bound, but there is a slight wave to upper edges of pages (not affecting the text). Black-and-white plates. Abbreviations, References, Index. "The author shows not only a detailed appreciation of the game of cricket but also an acute awareness of the complex issues arising from the racial contacts of the tour, which were surprisingly amicable."
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Nelson, H. G. Petrol, Bait, Ammo, & Ice
Sydney Pan Macmillan Australia 1996 0330357905 / 9780330357906 Reprint Paperback Good Reg Mombasa Inscribed by Author
220 pp. Light general and edgewear to illustrated covers. Corners a little curled. Splotches to lower edge of text block. Internally unmarked and solidly bound. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Signed by H.G. Nelson on first page, with nice inscription: "All the Best, H.G. Thanks for all your ideas about football. Ross loves 'em & thinks 27 of them could work."
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