E.W. SWANTON - As I Said at the Time: A LIFETIME OF CRICKET.

UK,heavy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork byJohn Ward,R.A],illustrated dw/dj,with subject's portrait by him to front with capitalised,black-lettered portion of title and other red-lettered remainder of same,and black-lettered Editor name credit,ubiquitous sunned/faded spine/ backstrip with similalrly coloured+lettered title as front with exception of red-lettered portion now faded to white and publisher's capitalised black lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with colour pictorial artwork illustration.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges generally bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,heavy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-xviipp+2-542pp [paginated] includes Contents list/table,Author's Note,Editor's Intorduction,15 sections comprising 330 pieces/selections of his wrtings,the maority of which appeared in The Daily Telegraph,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 40-year-old age. It is only the minimal exterior faults described,that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of other detracting faults. The reports,comments,criticisms,reprinted as they appeared at the time,are enriched but not overshadowed by judicious contemporary remarks.'As I Said at the Time' is a personal book.It is also a book of great charm which hints at the intangible magic of the game of cricket and its potential for descriptive writing.The reader will make a nostalgic journey through the game from its origins to the present day,stopping off as he wishes,be it in 1930 or 1975,at Lord's or at Melbourne,or earlier or later,with Grace or with Gower.He may relive fond moments from his own memory or experience,enjoying the unmistakable flavour of one of cricket's best-known and most respected pen.It is an anthology unique in its scope and variety. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada buyers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **