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Nyren, (John). The Young Cricketer's Tutor. The Dropmore Press, London, 1948.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Originally published in 1833 and reprinted here with illustrations. The book is bound with a green cloth back and boards covered in a patterned paper based on Cricket imagery. The dust jacket is lightly foxed but nowhere near as badly as other copies we have seen. The slipcase has one small split. No. 109 of 750. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Illustrator: John O'Connor. Category: Sports & Pastimes;
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$57.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: cr 8vo, xii,90pp, index, orig green cloth spine with cricket ball and stumps design on papered boards, vg clean tight copy in dustwrapper which is bit edge chippedtop and bottom and little aged but good, this is number 311 of the 750 copies printed
Seller: Peter Sexton, arlington, United Kingdom
Price: US$85.03 + shipping
Description: New Ed. Sm. slim 8vo. [iv] + xii + 90pp. + [iv] + [ii]. Illustrated with 16 wood engravings by John OConnor. Gutter margin of f.e.ps. sl. waterstained, in sl. chipped d/w. lightly browned to edges and spine, with selotape stain to lower part of d/w. No. 749 of a Limited Edition of 750 Copies. US$84
Seller: Francis Edwards ABA ILAB, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
. The Young Cricketer's Tutor. Dropmore Press, 1948.
Price: US$90.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: By John Nyren, originally published in 1833. Illustrated with wood engravings by John O'Connor. With an introduction by Neville Cardus. Patterned paper boards, green buckram spine. endpapers a little marked as is the spine. Very good copy. One of 750 numbered copies. Attractive book.
Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$90.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition thus. Hardback. No. 406 in a limited edition of 750. Patterned boards over green quarter cloth, slight wear otherwise a very good indeed tight clean copy in very good dust jacket with spotting and slight rubbing to top edge. Small owner name to pastedown.
Seller: ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom
John NYREN. THE YOUNG CRICKETER'S TUTOR. Dropmore Press, 1948.
Price: US$92.75 + shipping
Description: A new edition of Nyren's classic 1833 work, now enhanced by 15 wood engravings of rustic cricket scenes by John O'Connor and a foreword by Neville Cardus. 8vo. xii + 94pp. 15 wood engravings. Hand-printed on paper hand-made by Millbourn, some pps uncut with ragged edges. Sage green quarter buckram over paper-covered boards. Dust-wrapper, foxed around the spine, o/w very good and clean. Preserbed in a buff slip-case. Loosely inserted is a single-page ALS from the publisher to Geoffrey Copinger, dated 1948. No.115 of a Limited Edition of 750 copies, with nos. 1-50 bound in green buckram. [Padwick, 390]
Seller: Sportspages, Farnham, United Kingdom
Price: US$109.50 + shipping
Description: Sm 8vo. 94pp. Partially unopened. Illustrated with wood engravings by John O'Connor and an Introduction by Neville Cardus. Copy number 118 of 750 copies. Edges uncut. Quarter green buckram with green marbled paper boards from design by the illustrator. In card slipcase with paper spine label. A near fine copy.
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
Nyren, John. The Young Cricketer's Tutor. Dropmore Press, UK, 1948.
Price: US$206.12 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 331 of a limited print of 750. 89 numbered pages, followed by list of Members of the Mary-Le-Bone Club and Index. Introduction by Neville Cardus. Wood engravings by John O'Connor. Sage green quarter buckrum in a dust jacket. The book is in fine condition - bright, sharp and without inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket in very good condition, showing light bruising at the top edges and fading to the spine. Comes with the original cardboard slipcase, which is a little soiled and bumped. Paypal accepted.
Seller: Cheltenham Rare Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Nyren, John. The Young Cricketer's Tutor: 1833. The Dropmore Press, London, 1948.
Price: US$225.45 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: No. 83 of a limited print of 750: Near fine boards. Sage green quarter buckrum slightly faded to bottom of spine, dust jacket in very good condition with slight fading to spine, extremities showing some wear in accordance with age, on the whole in very sound and clean condition, internally the book is clean and fresh showing no signs of use, some pages are still uncut, 89 numbered pages, followed by list of the Members of the Mary-Le-Bone Club and Index. No inscriptions. Introduction by Neville Cardus. Illustrated with wood engravings by John O'Connor. ; Wood block print; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing.
Seller: Horsham Rare Books, Horsham, United Kingdom
Price: US$309.18 + shipping
Description: Originally published in 1833, this edition is enhanced by 15 wood engravings of rustic cricket scenes by John O'Connor, and a foreword by Neville Cardus. 8vo. [3] + xii + 94pp. Hand-printed on paper hand-made by Millbourn, some pps uncut with ragged edges, top edges gilt. Dust-wrapper in very good condition with just slight browning to the spine. No.21 of only 50 copies (out of a total limitation of 750) specially bound in green buckram with gilt vignette to front cover of a stylized set of wickets, stumps and bails. A fine copy of this charmingly produced book. [Padwick, 390-5]
Seller: Sportspages, Farnham, United Kingdom