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Cricket » Cricket Books » Cricket Tours & Tests » THE ASHES 1956: THE STORY OF THE TEST MATCHES BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA

THE ASHES 1956: THE STORY OF THE TEST MATCHES BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA

THE ASHES 1956: THE STORY OF THE TEST MATCHES BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA

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An account of the 1956 Ashes series collected from reports in The Times.

Paperback. 8vo. 122pp. Very good condition. Signed by John Woodcock with a note stating that he signed it on the day of Peter May's wedding. From the collection of Irving Rosenwater, with a note from him slipped in explaining the change of title of the book.

Date
1956
Publisher
The Times
Author
John WOODCOCK

£20.00 (Code: 103024)

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