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DOWN, MICHAEL & WEST, DEREK: : Sketches at LORD'S: The Cricket Lithographs of John Corbet Anderson

LONDON.WILLOW BOOKS/COLLINS,1990.

ISBN 0002183420.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Laid in loose, unused - a colour illustrated,folded A4 order form from Burlington Gallery,London for 3 Fine Limited Edition prints from the series of J.C. Anderson,the book and also a deluxe limited edition of 150 in leather+s/case @ £125.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour lithographic reproduction illustrated dw/dj with orange+white lettering to front and spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - top,front corner with miniscule rubbing.Top edge with minimal,faint,sporadic dust-soiling spotting/foxing for about a 1/3rd of the top edge,towards the head of spine/backstrip,the remainder bright,crisp,clean and white,fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,foxing or spotting; 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 pale green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a green+white striped head+tailband and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB +dw/dj,1st edn,8- 144pp [paginated] includes a John Arlott foreword,co-authors' preface,an introduction,3 sections/chapters: The Men Behind the Pictures, The Lithographs,and The Players,illustrated with contemporary b/w+colour illustrations,53 plates of colour lithograph reproductions by John Corbet Anderson,interspersed throughout, Catalogue of Lithographs with details of player, printer,publisher+date,and size,a bibliography+ further reading list and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with artist's b/w portrait photographic frntis to it's veso,title page,and contents list /table. 'Sketches at Lord's' concentrates exclusively on the cricket lithographs of the Victorian scholar and artist,John Corbet Anderson.These drawings,although neither large in number nor the main focus of Anderson's life and work,hold a unique place in cricketing history. Drawn in the middle years of the 19thC, they depict the great names in the game immediately prior to the introduction of photography.This period,of great significance in art,was also one of considerable importance to cricket,for it was during the 1840s and 1850s that the summer game was transformed from one of local tradition and rivalry to one of national prestige and popularity - with attendant heroes to honour. Without Anderson's lithographs,our images and knowledge of both the cricket and cricketers of this period would be much the poorer.For John Arlott they represent 'the pinnacle of popular cricket art'. For the authors,Michael Down and Derek West,the illustrations have become the pieces of an historical puzzle.In over ten years of collaboration they have managed to put together a fascinating record of detail concerning the artist,his lithographs and the cricketers who form the subject of his art. 'Sketches at Lord's' - in fact a title first used by Anderson to describe an early series of his drawings - is the fruit of this interest. In turn the text looks at Anderson,the very essence of sober and industrious Victorian man, the illustrations,with details of publication dates and original sizes,and the cricketers,the band of contemporary players ranging from Martingell to Mynn and from Parr to Pilch. In addition 'Sketches at Lord's' contains important bakground information about the printers and publishers of the lithographs and a number of contemporary illustrations which relate to the subjects in Anderson's work.But pride of place must go to the fine reproductions of the fifty-odd lithographs which represent the pick of the cricketing art of John Corbet Anderson. 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. ** 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,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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