2013, ISBN: 9780449245316

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip - absence of publisher's price to dw/dj usually indicates an export edn which generally precedes the UK distribution … More...

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip - absence of publisher's price to dw/dj usually indicates an export edn which generally precedes the UK distribution edn. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated b/w+colour photographic dw/dj; with minimal creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,weave-textured,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,224pp includes b/w photographic frntis,profuse contemporary b/w photographs,introduction,a bibliography and an index.See also rja511 for another,similar example. Somerset County Cricket Club have,throughout their colourful history,been a byword for eccentricity and unpredictability. They've often been called 'most people's second favourite county',and the unwaveringly loyal West Country supporters would rate them even higher than that. David Foot traces the earliest stirrings,long before exploratory steps to form a county side were taken at Lansdown,Bath and later Yeovil. It was actually in 1891 that,as exciting upstarts,they burst onto the first-class scene.Those were the days under Sammy Woods' flamboyant leadership,when Lionel Palairet paraded his incomparable style and that magnificent and distinctive wicket keeper,the Rev 'Archie' Wickham,was one of the numerous men of the cloth to represent Somerset. In the first half of this century,success was usually elusive.But there were magnificent and surprising wins against top counties - and always a profusion of great characters,who make up the stuff of this book.From Herbert Hewett and Len Braund,through to John Daniell,'Farmer' White,the Rippon twins,'Crusoe' Robertson-Glasgow,Arthur Wellard,Harold Gimblett and Bill Andrews: how many other counties could boast such a gallery of entertainers? There were low ebbs in Somerset's history,but the county were never dull and seldom out of the news.In the 50's and 60's they were cynically dubbed 'The League of Nations' as they imported fine overseas players like Peter Wight,Colin McCool,Bill Alley and even the great Greg Chappell.The whole story of elusive sucess changed with the arrival of Brian Close,coinciding with the spectacular emergence of the youthful Viv Richards and Ian Botham.Acclaimed for his biography of Harold Gimblett and other books on Somerset players,including Viv Richards and Jack MacBryan,David Foot has been a life-long lover and observer of Somerset cricket.As a journalist he has written about it for thirty-five years. Not merely a fully comprehensive and chronological account of one of our most discussed and warmly regarded counties; it is a sparkling human record,laced with anecdote and humour,that spans the generations.It also includes an invaluable up-to-date (then - 1986) statistical supplement.This edition is now out-of-print as the publisher ceased trading in the late 1980's. Since April 2013,again in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1986., 5, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1982. Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing, 2/84, ...Condition is near fine, slight crease on spine and front and back hinge, corners bumped and lower corner tip of back cover creased, light edge wear, no writing or stamps, pages tight but inside of book has begun to tan, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK..........We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - (From back cover) ARE NAM AND EARTH ALLIES - OR ENEMIES?....Find out what will happed to - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - CLIFFORD D. SIMAK foresees a time when dogs and robots inherit the earth - and only one man is left to combat them...WILLIAM F. NOLAN tells his version of the last human survivor - trapped under ground in the San Francisco swer system....POUL ANDERSON warns any man who wanders too far into the future - he may find himself alone....EVELYNE E. SMITH introduces a loyal earthling who refuses to escape to the stars when doomsday finally arrives...RICHARD WILSON tells about a disc jockey with no audience....And FREDERIC BROWN reveals the cause of man's etinction - man himself.....These are just some of the fascinating stories of the earth's final survivors. Will they perish in natural or man-made disasters? Die at the hands of robots? - or simply dwindle into extinction? Only the Last Man of Earth really knows!. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine., Fawcett Gold Medal, 1982, 4<

1982, ISBN: 9780449245316

Fawcett Gold Medal, 1982. Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing, 2/84, ...Condition is near fine, slight crease on spine and front and back hinge, corners bumped and lower corner … More...

Fawcett Gold Medal, 1982. Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing, 2/84, ...Condition is near fine, slight crease on spine and front and back hinge, corners bumped and lower corner tip of back cover creased, light edge wear, no writing or stamps, pages tight but inside of book has begun to tan, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK..........We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - (From back cover) ARE NAM AND EARTH ALLIES - OR ENEMIES?....Find out what will happed to - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - CLIFFORD D. SIMAK foresees a time when dogs and robots inherit the earth - and only one man is left to combat them...WILLIAM F. NOLAN tells his version of the last human survivor - trapped under ground in the San Francisco swer system....POUL ANDERSON warns any man who wanders too far into the future - he may find himself alone....EVELYNE E. SMITH introduces a loyal earthling who refuses to escape to the stars when doomsday finally arrives...RICHARD WILSON tells about a disc jockey with no audience....And FREDERIC BROWN reveals the cause of man's etinction - man himself.....These are just some of the fascinating stories of the earth's final survivors. Will they perish in natural or man-made disasters? Die at the hands of robots? - or simply dwindle into extinction? Only the Last Man of Earth really knows!. Third Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine., Fawcett Gold Medal, 1982, 4<

1982, ISBN: 0449245314

[EAN: 9780449245316], Near Fine, [PU: Fawcett Gold Medal], SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY PROVOCATIVE TALES, Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing, 2/84, .Condition is near fine, slight… More...

[EAN: 9780449245316], Near Fine, [PU: Fawcett Gold Medal], SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY PROVOCATIVE TALES, Science fiction paperback book, 3rd printing, 2/84, .Condition is near fine, slight crease on spine and front and back hinge, corners bumped and lower corner tip of back cover creased, light edge wear, no writing or stamps, pages tight but inside of book has begun to tan, cover is bright and glossy, a nice looking book.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**. SUMMARY - (From back cover) ARE NAM AND EARTH ALLIES - OR ENEMIES?.Find out what will happed to - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH - CLIFFORD D. SIMAK foresees a time when dogs and robots inherit the earth - and only one man is left to combat them.WILLIAM F. NOLAN tells his version of the last human survivor - trapped under ground in the San Francisco swer system.POUL ANDERSON warns any man who wanders too far into the future - he may find himself alone.EVELYNE E. SMITH introduces a loyal earthling who refuses to escape to the stars when doomsday finally arrives.RICHARD WILSON tells about a disc jockey with no audience.And FREDERIC BROWN reveals the cause of man's etinction - man himself.These are just some of the fascinating stories of the earth's final survivors. Will they perish in natural or man-made disasters? Die at the hands of robots? - or simply dwindle into extinction? Only the Last Man of Earth really knows!<