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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

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Cricket fiction. Nico Craven (1925-2010) was one of the best-known faces around the various Gloucestershire county grounds. He wrote (and published himself) some 30 books – mostly about his favourite team and the great players he had watched over the years. His distinctive style, full of sunshine and devoid of controversy, reflected the game's humour and eccentricity.

8vo. 115pp. Colour frontispiece. Dust-wrapper, sl soiled. Signed by the author.

Date
1976?
Publisher
Seascale: the Author
Author
Nico CRAVEN

£5.00 (Code: 24190)

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