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Boundary Books, 1990.  Luxurious full leather with gilt blocking and raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled end-papers, silk ribbon marker, individual slip case.  A magnificent, large format production, printed on fine art paper.  Signed by both authors in a Limited Edition of 150 copies.

“Some books, by their appearance, their layout, their very feel, are immediately attractive and to the bibliophile, eminently desirable. This new edition to the MCC Cricket Library is one such”. The Cricketer International

“This elegant volume . . . is an exceptional piece of scholarship. The reproductions are beautiful”. Wisden Cricket Monthly

“Any readers familiar with the previous works of Michael Down and Derek West will know what to expect from this stylishly produced book which is an artifact of no little beauty: a fine standard of scholarship; an understanding of cricket’s history; an appreciation of character; a punctilious attention to detail . . . the quality of both reproductions and text is uniformly high. The whole is a pleasure to handle and study.” Cricket Society Journal

“Most generously illustrated, much of it in colour, it does the artist honest justice and is linked with a sound knowledge of cricket . . . it has some admirable anecdotes. It is a book of atmosphere and most handsomely reproduces what is probably the finest popular art the game has spawned.” John Arlott in Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack

This volume in the MCC Cricket Library series catalogues the full range of lithographs produced by Anderson of the leading cricketers of the 1850s.  Mynn, Pilch, Parr, Wisden, Lillywhite and many others are featured, both in fine coloured reproductions of the original lithographs and also in vivid biographical sketches.  The research took ten years of collaboration and the result is an essential purchase for anyone interested in sporting illustration or the cricket of the mid-Victorian era.  More than 50 full colour, full page illustrations make this a true collector’s item.  The whole is rounded off by a characteristic Foreword from John Arlott who describes Anderson’s work as “the pinnacle of popular cricket art”.

Price: £105.00

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