Norman Gale — Messrs Bat and Ball

Old Bilton, Rugby , Privately Printed by Norman Gale , 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce copy of this first edition of this anthology of poems concerning cricket by Norman Gale, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work, a very scarce copy, rarely seen particularly in its unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of poetry concerning cricket by Norman Gale, prolific poet who featured in the popular publication of The Yellow Book. This anthology shares a passion for the sport with entertaining poems dedicated to aspects of cricket. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, spine and boards lightly bumped to extremities. Dust wrapper unclipped and smart with minor shelf wear, chipped to head and tail and extremities of the wraps, spine sunned with a minor horizontal closed tear to head of spine, few chippings. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.