Close of Play, by Leslie Ames. Published by Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd. 1953.

Close of Play by Leslie Ames (Kent and England Cricketer and Test Selector). Published by Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd. 1953.

First Edition. Illustrated with 17 black & white photographic plates.

Hardback, no jacket, 208pp. 

Condition: Good

Boards lightly soiled from handling, and lightly shelf-rubbed. Very light edge-wearno scuffing. Corners bumped, but not scuffed. Spine sunned and faded; soiled, with a couple of small specks or stains.  Spine rubbedespecially along hinges and head and heel of spine. Edges of text block foxed. Small book shop sticker, as well as a small eroded patch due to sticker removal on pastedown. Very light foxing on front free endpaper. Prelims foxed and final pages of Index age-toned. Intermittent foxing throughout text block, with about four or five other small brown stains in the margins. Crease across lower corners pp. 147-152; a 10mm closed tear p. 160; rear free endpaper foxed and heavily age-toned. No inscriptions, no highlighting or underlining, no annotations or marginalia. Securely bound, no loose or missing pages.