{"product_id":"jack-in-the-box-jack-bannister-1992","title":"Jack in the Box by Jack Bannister","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack in the Box (First Edition in Pictorial Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Television Commentator's Day-by-Day Diary of England's 1991 Home Series Against the West Indies\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 Jack in the Box: A TV Commentator's Diary of England v West Indies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Bannister\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Macdonald Queen Anne Press, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1992\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780356207711\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0356207714\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain in 1992.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's red cloth boards with a pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover, 176 pages.\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 red cloth boards are clean and bright, with no visible wear. The spine appears straight and the corners are sharp. The top edge is clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and cream, with no foxing, markings or stains. The binding is tight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The pictorial jacket carries colour cricket photographs and is bright and clean, with no visible tears. It 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 London in 1992, Jack in the Box is a diary of England's home series against the West Indies in the summer of 1991, written by BBC television cricket commentator Jack Bannister. It follows the series day by day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBannister takes the reader into the commentary box and gives his behind-the-scenes view of the five Tests and the cricket played in them. The series was drawn 2-2, and the diary records it as it unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clean, handsome copy in its colour pictorial jacket, this will appeal to collectors of cricket literature and to readers who remember the West Indies sides of the early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jack Bannister\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn David Bannister (1930-2016), known as Jack, was born in Wolverhampton and played county cricket for Warwickshire, beginning in 1950. After his playing days he became a familiar voice on BBC television cricket coverage from 1984 to 1994, first as a summariser and from 1988 as a commentator. He later worked for TalkSport.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his other books is Durham C.C.C.: Past, Present and Future, written with David Graveney and published by Queen Anne Press in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJack Bannister cricket diary · England v West Indies 1991 · cricket commentator memoir · Jack in the Box Bannister · 1991 Test series book · cricket books first edition 1992\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macdonald Queen Anne Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801374298415,"sku":"TCB-000440","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/jack-in-the-box06587_cover_1.jpg?v=1794134036","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/jack-in-the-box-jack-bannister-1992","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}