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J. A. LESTER
A Century of Philadelphia Cricket
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951. 8vo., original cloth, dust-jacket (torn). Provenance: ASSOCIATION COPY, inscribed "Desmond from Hampshire's amateur-professional supporter, John A[rlott]" on front free endpaper, signed "Donald King" on title.
Eagar wanted to include this title in his own 100 Best. "There are not many books about American cricket," he writes, "and one is glad to include this oustanding book about that area in the States where for generations cricket flourished". Padwick 4086.
A Century of Philadelphia Cricket
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1951. 8vo., original cloth, dust-jacket (torn). Provenance: ASSOCIATION COPY, inscribed "Desmond from Hampshire's amateur-professional supporter, John A[rlott]" on front free endpaper, signed "Donald King" on title.
Eagar wanted to include this title in his own 100 Best. "There are not many books about American cricket," he writes, "and one is glad to include this oustanding book about that area in the States where for generations cricket flourished". Padwick 4086.
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