{"product_id":"cricket-encyclopedia-alan-rustad-1995","title":"Cricket Encyclopedia by Alan Rustad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCricket Encyclopedia (Illustrated Guinness Cricket Reference in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA large illustrated A-to-Z reference to cricket, with player profiles, career statistics and historic scorecards\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 Cricket Encyclopedia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alan Rustad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guinness Publishing Ltd, Enfield, Middlesex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780851126500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0851126502\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's red cloth hardcover, spine lettered in cream, with a printed illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto hardcover, 256 pages. With many black-and-white photographs and reproductions of scorecards.\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 Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain dark red cloth boards are clean and free of visible marks. The spine is red with cream lettering, clean and unfaded, and the spine ends and corners appear square and tidy. The fore-edge and top edge are clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are cream, crisp and clean, with no foxing or markings visible. The binding is tight. A tiny dark mark appears on the scorecard on page 83, apparently part of the printed scorecard or a minor printing flaw.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy illustrated jacket is clean front and back, and the flaps show no tears. A small price sticker (£17.95, with a '108' sticker over it) sits on the lower back cover beside the barcode. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\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 1995 by Guinness Publishing, this large illustrated encyclopedia of cricket is arranged in the manner of an A-to-Z reference. It brings together player profiles, career statistics and reproductions of historic scorecards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the biographical and statistical entries are articles on matches and traditions of the game, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. It is a handsome, heavy volume that works equally well as a source for settling arguments and as a book to browse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the collector of sporting literature, it is a clean, well-kept copy of a substantial Guinness cricket reference, complete with its illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuinness cricket encyclopedia · Alan Rustad cricket · cricket reference book 1995 · illustrated cricket history hardcover · cricket scorecards and player statistics · Guinness Publishing cricket book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guinness Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58798411088175,"sku":"TCB-000509","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/cricket-encyclopedia50173_cover_1.jpg?v=1794054742","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/cricket-encyclopedia-alan-rustad-1995","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}