Lamb's Tales by Allan Lamb & Peter Smith

Lamb's Tales (First Edition Cricket Autobiography in Dust Jacket)

Allan Lamb's Early Test Career and the Debate Over South African-Born Players Winning England Caps

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Lamb's Tales
• Authors: Allan Lamb & Peter Smith
• Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-13: 9780047961014
• ISBN-10: 0047961015
• Edition Details: First Edition, first published in 1985.
• Binding: Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with colour photographic dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Octavo (8vo) hardcover, illustrated with black and white photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The blue cloth boards are clean and the spine is straight. There is a slight bump or crease at the lower fore-edge corner of the back board. The spine ends of the jacket look sound.
• Interior: The pages seen are clean and creamy, with no foxing or markings. The binding appears tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The colour photographic jacket is intact and glossy, with a teal spine lettered in red and black. A yellow price sticker sits over the barcode area on the back. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in London in 1985 by George Allen & Unwin, Lamb's Tales is a cricket book by Allan Lamb, written with Peter Smith. It follows the early Test career of the South African-born batsman who played for Northamptonshire and England.

Lamb describes his efforts to win over English crowds and the controversy surrounding several of his early centuries for England. The book also touches on the wider debate over South African-born players qualifying to play for England.

It is an engaging first-hand account for collectors of cricket literature and of South African sporting figures abroad, illustrated with black and white photographs.

Author Profile: Allan Lamb

Allan Lamb was born on 20 June 1954 in Langebaanweg, South Africa, to English parents. He played for Western Province and Northamptonshire before representing England, and was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981.

He scored over 4,600 Test runs for England, including 14 Test hundreds. After retiring in 1995 he has worked as a speaker and television analyst. His later autobiography, Silence of the Lamb, appeared in 1996.

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