Season of Magic by Gert Bam & Pippa Visser & June Bam
Season of Magic (First Edition Paul Adams Cricket Biography)
The Story of the Young Cape Flats Cricketer Who Reached National Prominence in the 1995/96 South African Season
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Season of Magic: The Paul Adams Story
- Authors: Gert Bam & Pippa Visser & June Bam
- Publisher: Kagiso Publishers
- Publication Date: 1996
- ISBN-13: 9780798644778
- ISBN-10: 079864477X
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. Signed by Paul Adams.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback), roughly 235 x 155 mm. Illustrated with photographs throughout, including colour plates.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Wraps: Glossy blue illustrated card wrappers. A patch of surface paper and print has been lost at the top right of the front cover, across the letters of 'SEASON', exposing the pale card beneath, with a few small flecks nearby. Slight wear along the spine and bottom edge. The spine is straight with legible printing, and the corners remain reasonably sharp.
- Interior: The title page, copyright page and the pages examined are clean and bright, and the text block is tight. The fore-edge and page edges are slightly toned.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published by Kagiso Publishers in 1996, Season of Magic: The Paul Adams Story is a biography of the young Cape Flats cricketer who rose to national prominence during the 1995/96 South African season.
The book presents his rise as a story of family sacrifice, community struggle and personal determination, and carries endorsements from cricket administrators. It is illustrated with photographs throughout, including colour plates.
Appearing in the first years of the post-apartheid era, it records a moment when a talented player from the Cape Flats became a national sporting story. It is a worthwhile companion for collectors of South African cricket literature.
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