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ALLEN**, DAVID RAYVERN: : JIM: The Life of E. W. Swanton

LONDON.AURUM PRESS LTD.,2004.

ISBN 1854109006.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white lettering to front+ spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate speckled grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-354pp [paginated] includes 11 chapters and an envoi, 16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp118/9 and pp246/7 respectively, acknowledgements,a bibliography,E.W.S's publications,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a contents list/ table,a title separator page and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. A fascinating book and a piece of memorabilia that would make a fine addition to any library or collection. The death of E.W. Swanton in January 2000,at the age of 92,brought to an end a remarkable life that spanned,and in many ways summed up, almost the whole of the 20th century.He was best known as the doyen of cricket correspondents, reporting for the Daily Telegraph,editing "The Cricketer" magazine,summarising the day's play for "Test Match Special" in his mellifluous baritone,and publishing over 20 books. But there was much more to him. Captured in the fall of Singapore,he spent several years as a prisoner of the Japanese on the notorious Burma-Siam railway - a savage experience during which he embraced a lifelong Christian faith.He was an outspoken critic of the cricket establishment's appeasement of apartheid South Africa.He seemed to know everyone among the great and the good,from prime ministers to governors-general,in every country he visited.He is even supposed to have watched the great W.G. Grace play - from his pram.A confirmed bachelor until the age of 50,he then enjoyed 40 years of happy marriage.Some thought him arrogant,even snobbish ("He is quite prepared",went the joke,"to travel in the same car as his chauffeur"),but countless others,from young cricketers whom he encouraged to local people in his home county of Kent whom he helped in times of trouble,testified to his limitless generosity.For all his grandness and dignity,to everyone who knew him he was simply,"Jim". Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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