GOLDMAN, J[oseph] W[olfe]. Bibliography of Cricket: London: published privately by the author and printed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Son, 1937. 4° (247 x 180mm). Original black buckram with gilt ex-libris design on upper cover (extremities worn), dust-jacket preserved at rear (jacket soiled and somewhat tattered). Provenance: J.W. Goldman (‘my own’ copy no. 1, his inscription on limitation leaf, signed and dated 22 May 1937; small correction to the introduction and to p. 122 in his hand; numerous letters to him in appreciation of the book and newspaper reviews tipped in). Provenance: purchased from Eric Barton in 1978.

AUTHOR’S COPY, NO. 1 OF 125 COPIES. The enclosed letters are from friends and librarians, among them Norman Birkett, Sir Julien Cahn, J.M. Kilburn, E.V. Lucas, J.R. Mason, R.S. Rait-Kerr, A.W. Shelton, the very appreciative Herbert Sutcliffe who calls the book ‘grand – most interesting, and a valuable ad
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GOLDMAN, J[oseph] W[olfe]. Bibliography of Cricket: London: published privately by the author and printed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Son, 1937. 4° (247 x 180mm). Original black buckram with gilt ex-libris design on upper cover (extremities worn), dust-jacket preserved at rear (jacket soiled and somewhat tattered). Provenance: J.W. Goldman (‘my own’ copy no. 1, his inscription on limitation leaf, signed and dated 22 May 1937; small correction to the introduction and to p. 122 in his hand; numerous letters to him in appreciation of the book and newspaper reviews tipped in). Provenance: purchased from Eric Barton in 1978. AUTHOR’S COPY, NO. 1 OF 125 COPIES. The enclosed letters are from friends and librarians, among them Norman Birkett, Sir Julien Cahn, J.M. Kilburn, E.V. Lucas, J.R. Mason, R.S. Rait-Kerr, A.W. Shelton, the very appreciative Herbert Sutcliffe who calls the book ‘grand – most interesting, and a valuable addition to “my small” collection’, and 'Plum' Warner. Padwick 20. GOLDMAN, J.W. Cricketers and the Law. London: published privately by the author, printed by C.F. Hodgson, 1958. Half tone portraits. Original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. LIMITED TO 350 COPIES. With a loosely inserted part typed, part hand-written note, dated Arundel Castle, 6 October 1958, from the Duke of Norfolk to Goldman, thanking him for the book. Padwick 7210. Together with a third volume containing Goldman's contributions to the Cricketer, 1936-37, presumably compiled by him, with his bookplate and a loosely inserted Christmas card from Herbert Sutcliffe 'to my great friend Joe'.

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GOLDMAN, J[oseph] W[olfe]. Bibliography of Cricket: London: published privately by the author and printed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Son, 1937. 4° (247 x 180mm). Original black buckram with gilt ex-libris design on upper cover (extremities worn), dust-jacket preserved at rear (jacket soiled and somewhat tattered). Provenance: J.W. Goldman (‘my own’ copy no. 1, his inscription on limitation leaf, signed and dated 22 May 1937; small correction to the introduction and to p. 122 in his hand; numerous letters to him in appreciation of the book and newspaper reviews tipped in). Provenance: purchased from Eric Barton in 1978.

AUTHOR’S COPY, NO. 1 OF 125 COPIES. The enclosed letters are from friends and librarians, among them Norman Birkett, Sir Julien Cahn, J.M. Kilburn, E.V. Lucas, J.R. Mason, R.S. Rait-Kerr, A.W. Shelton, the very appreciative Herbert Sutcliffe who calls the book ‘grand – most interesting, and a valuable addition to “my small” collection’, and 'Plum' Warner. Padwick 20.

GOLDMAN, J.W. Cricketers and the Law. London: published privately by the author, printed by C.F. Hodgson, 1958. Half tone portraits. Original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. LIMITED TO 350 COPIES. With a loosely inserted part typed, part hand-written note, dated Arundel Castle, 6 October 1958, from the Duke of Norfolk to Goldman, thanking him for the book. Padwick 7210. Together with a third volume containing Goldman's contributions to the Cricketer, 1936-37, presumably compiled by him, with his bookplate and a loosely inserted Christmas card from Herbert Sutcliffe 'to my great friend Joe'.

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