{"product_id":"return-of-the-prodigal-south-africas-cricketing-comeback-bryden-1992","title":"Return of the Prodigal by Colin Bryden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn of the Prodigal (Collectible 1992 South African Cricket Return)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Senior Cricket Journalist's Account of South Africa's Return to International Cricket After Isolation\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 Return of the Prodigal: South Africa's Cricketing Comeback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colin Bryden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sunday Times with Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg\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 9780947464585\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0947464581\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in 1992. Foreword by Kepler Wessels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards, gilt lettering and publisher's logo to spine, with a colour photographic dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large-format illustrated hardback, approximately quarto, 208 pages. With black and white photographs.\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 \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The green cloth boards are clean, with no visible marks or fading. The spine is green with gilt lettering and the publisher's logo. Spine edges and corners appear sound.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text block is clean and the print sharp, with slight toning to the page edges. The binding appears tight. No foxing, writing or markings. The light brown endpaper has a small crease near the gutter and a faint spot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The colour photographic jacket is bright and complete, with slight wear and creasing to the edges and spine ends, and a few small tatters at the top spine fold. 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 Johannesburg in 1992 by the Sunday Times with Jonathan Ball Publishers, Return of the Prodigal: South Africa's Cricketing Comeback records the national side's re-entry to international cricket after years of sporting isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColin Bryden, a senior Sunday Times cricket journalist who travelled with the team, follows the tours of India and the West Indies and the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The book carries a foreword by Kepler Wessels and is illustrated with black and white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is a first-hand record of a pivotal moment in South African sporting and political history. It has since been cited as a source in scholarly writing on South Africa's 1992 World Cup participation, and by a history of that tournament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Colin Bryden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColin Bryden is a South African cricket journalist and former Sports Editor of the Sunday Times. 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