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THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF CRICKET

THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF CRICKET

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Light hearted selection of cricket themed anecdotes, poems pastiches etc.

2nd edition. [xii], 191pp. Illustrations by A. Savory in-text throughout. Original dust-wrapper, rubbed to edges with some chips to corners. Good condition. From the collection of Claud Burton (brother of DCF Burton), who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1914, with his bookplate to front pastedown and a gift inscription to him, dated 1941.

Date
1935
Publisher
Arthur Barker
Author
R.C. ROBERTSON GLASGOW

£20.00 (Code: 75296)

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