{"product_id":"a-century-of-south-africa-in-test-and-international-cricket-1989","title":"A Century of South Africa in Test \u0026 International Cricket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Century of South Africa in Test \u0026amp; International Cricket (1989 First Edition Centenary Tribute in Wrappers)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tribute in Words and Pictures to a Hundred Years of South African Test and International Cricket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Century of South Africa in Test \u0026amp; International Cricket: 1889-1989: A Tribute In Words And Pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780947464011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0947464018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 1989. First edition, softcover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated green picture-card wrappers, perfect bound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large format softcover, heavily illustrated with black and white photographs and record tables. Thin volume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green picture-card wrappers. A small patch of tape or sticker residue sits over the bat on the front cover. The green spine carries cream lettering and a JB logo at the foot; it is intact, with a faint crease near the bottom. The back cover is clean, with slight green rubbing at the lower left corner. The fore-edge and top edge are slightly toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages have toned to cream but are clean in the pages examined, and the binding is tight. No writing or foxing is visible. A small mark appears on the title page near the top of the word SOUTH.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in Johannesburg in 1989 by Jonathan Ball Publishers, A Century of South Africa in Test \u0026amp; International Cricket, subtitled 1889-1989: A Tribute In Words And Pictures, marks a hundred years of the country's Test cricket. It was issued in the centenary year, and the sub-title describes it as a tribute in words and pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is built around articles on tours, grounds and players, accompanied by many black and white photographs and tables of records. It closes with a poem. The back cover carries a Yellow Pages advertisement, a period detail of the publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a record of how South African cricket looked at the close of the 1980s, it is a useful companion for anyone following the game's history in the country, and it is cited in the bibliography of Wikipedia's history of South African cricket for the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth African cricket history · 1889-1989 Test cricket centenary · Jonathan Ball cricket book 1989 · South Africa Test cricket tribute · illustrated cricket book South Africa · collectible South African cricket book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Ball Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58798406402351,"sku":"TCB-000510","price":120.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/a-century-of-south-africa-in-test-and87797_cover_1.jpg?v=1794054557","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/a-century-of-south-africa-in-test-and-international-cricket-1989","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}