{"product_id":"tim-brooke-taylors-cricket-box-brooke-taylor-1986","title":"Tim Brooke-Taylor's Cricket Box by Tim Brooke-Taylor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTim Brooke-Taylor's Cricket Box (First Edition in Original Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Goodies Comedian's Tongue-in-Cheek Spoof of the Summer Game, Complete with Cartoons and Diagrams\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 Tim Brooke-Taylor's Cricket Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tim Brooke-Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stanley Paul, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1986\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780091638900\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0091638909\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's green cloth boards with a dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated hardcover, quarto-sized, with black-and-white diagrams, photographs and cartoon illustrations throughout.\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 green cloth boards are clean and square, with sharp corners and a straight spine. No marks or fading are evident. The fore-edge and top edge are clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, including the title page, contents, text pages and endpapers. The binding is tight and the book opens flat. No foxing, markings or writing are present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present and protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover, which shows a slight crease at the front flap area. The bright green jacket with its yellow title panel and cigarette-card style cartoon illustrations is clean and appears unclipped. The spine is clean with no visible fading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Brooke-Taylor's Cricket Box, published in London in 1986, is the comedian's satirical take on the English summer game and a companion to his earlier golf book. Written in the deadpan manner of a solemn instructional guide, it spoofs cricket writing with tongue-in-cheek advice on tactics, umpires, pitches, pre-season practices and supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book mixes parody, cartoons, photographs and diagrams, with tactics, pitch inspection and the laws all treated with mock seriousness. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys the humour of The Goodies and the long English tradition of cricket comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA first edition in its original illustrated jacket, this is an appealing collectible copy for admirers of Brooke-Taylor and for collectors of cricket and comedy books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Tim Brooke-Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020) was born in Buxton, Derbyshire. He became President of the Cambridge Footlights in 1963, working alongside contemporaries including Bill Oddie, Graeme Garden, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Eric Idle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is best known for the television comedy series The Goodies and At Last the 1948 Show, for the children's cartoon Bananaman, and as a long-running panellist on the radio panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. He was appointed OBE in 2011. His other books include Tim Brooke-Taylor's Golf Bag, The Goodies File and The Little Book of Mornington Crescent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTim Brooke-Taylor Cricket Box · Goodies cricket book · first edition cricket humour · Tim Brooke-Taylor first edition · comic cricket book 1986 · cricket book with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanley Paul","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58798755447087,"sku":"TCB-000483","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/tim-brooke-taylor-s-cricket-box56476_cover_1.jpg?v=1794061884","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/tim-brooke-taylors-cricket-box-brooke-taylor-1986","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}