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DUNCAN, ISABELLE: : SKIRTING THE BOUNDARY: A HISTORY OF WOMEN'S CRICKET. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.The Robson Press,/Biteback Publishing Ltd.,2013.

ISBN 9781849545464.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn but author's handwritten,bold,black felt-tip pen inked inscrptn: 'To Thea, Looking forward to meeting you in the pavilion in 2041! Isabelle Duncan' to title page and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with white+dark green lettering; 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 - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - one accidental/ production fault(?) top corner crease with a couple of folds within the crease to ppxv-vi (last page of the introduction - else appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,xi-xixpp+1-290pp [paginated] includes an introduction,a preface,8 chapters,contemporary b/w illusrations/ photograph reproductions randomly interspersed throughout the text and book,8pp contemporary and historical b/w+colour illustrations,and similar monochrome and colour photographs in 1 block,between pp140/1; plus [unpaginated] half-title,b/w historical reproduction illustration blank,expansively SIGNED+ dedicated title page,a dedication,contents list/table,and to the rear; acknowledgements,permissions and picture credits, 4 publisher's b/w illustrated other sport-related titles/books adverts and 4pp blanks. Cricket is a sport noted for the richness of its literature,yet despite all that has been written on the great game there remains a yawning gap - where are all the women? This omission may have been understandable in the early and middle part of the last century,when women's cricket existed in a twilight world, regarded as a sport for ladies who could perhaps be most tactfully described as 'unconventional'. But times have changed, and Izzy Duncan's groundbreaking book comes on the scene not a moment too soon. We begin in the late 18thC,when ladies made their first mark on cricket amid frantic betting and rowdy crowds.Then on to the highs and lows of the 19th and 20th centuries,culminating in the contemporary superstars dominating world cricket and on the cusp of going professional. Tracing the history of the ladies game, delving into its sometimes murky past and revealing its recent explosion in popularity,'Skirting the Boundary.' is a humorous,affectionate and charming portrayal of one of the fastest-growing global sports. In the late 1990s,she was involved in the debate to admit women to MCC,shocking some by appearing on the front cover of Wisden Cricketer magazine wearing an MCC sweater,at the time when no woman was permitted to join the club - photograph included in the book.Times have changed there too,as Izzy is soon to join the main Committee. As a leading woman cricketer and qualified coach,running her own cricket coaching organisation for boys and girls aged 4-13.She captains an all-male (apart from her) side at Albury CC in a Surrey League and has played for numerous men's and women's teams over the past twenty years. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED, 1st edn.
'To Thea, Looking forward to meeting you in the pavilion in 2041! Isabelle Duncan'

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