Ducat Andrew (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Andrew Ducat was an England and Surrey cricketer and an England football player, being one of an elite group to have represented their country in both sports. The book is based of the author's 25 years experience the Surrey Country Club. It deals with every aspect of batting, bowling and fielding. 159 pages 18 cm. No date but 1933. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos. An apparently unread copy, darkening to the front end-papers and tiny holes to the front inner hinge. The jacket with light edge wear with a few m/m loss along the upper edge near the spine tips. The corners of the jacket's fold-over bruised with a little loss. Spine tips with loss just touching the title areas. Priced at 4s 6d. on the jacket.

Condition: Fair. 1933. No Edition Remarks. 159 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Signed bookplate of B.J.Wakley, cricket collector and author of "Bradman the Great", to front pastedown. Black and white photographic plates. Noticeable foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Visible crack to rear pastedown and front hinge. Noticeable staining to gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Minus. D/w chipped and worn. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

1st edition, 1933. 159pp + 32pp catalogue dated Summer 1933 at rear. Buff buckram cloth, slightly yellowed on spine, with black lettering and rules. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers. Dust jacket a little edge worn; red lettering on spine a bit faded; protected in removable clear film. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

A complete and illustrated overview of the game, its history and how it is played, written by the Surrey player and dual football and cricket international. First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Dust-wrapper, rubbed - particularly to edges and spine, now protected by plastic sleeve. Fly-leaf torn away. Good condition.