'Twixt Cock and Fairy: 150 Years of Cricket on Cartmel Park, John Glaister

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'Twixt Cock and Fairy: 150 Years of Cricket on Cartmel Park, John Glaister

Name: 'Twixt Cock and Fairy: 150 Years of Cricket on Cartmel Park, John Glaister
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'Twixt Cock and Fairy: 150 Years of Cricket on Cartmel Park, John Glaister — 1st Edition

Publication: Bowness-on-Windermere, Badger Press, 2002

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 288.

Condition Report: Good. The copy remains structurally sound and internally clean, though it is graded as such primarily due to a significant upward curling to the fore-edge of the front wrapper, a common affliction in perfect-bound paperbacks of this format. The spine itself remains entirely uncreased and the binding is firm, suggesting the book has seen very little actual reading. The text block is bright and entirely free from foxing, moisture damage, or internal markings, while the cover panels retain their original gloss with only minor extremity wear.

Catalogue Note: This is a scarce first edition of John Glaister's comprehensive history of Cartmel Cricket Club, privately printed in a small run by Badger Press. The book details a century and a half of local cricketing history played against the idyllic backdrop of Cartmel Park and the ancient Priory.

Profusely illustrated with black-and-white archival photographs of various Club XIs spanning from 1935 to 1992, the volume also features a striking colour photograph on the rear wrapper capturing Norman Gifford and Harry Pilling at a 1974 Testimonial Match. Notably, the book contains an early local prophecy regarding the future political rise of Imran Khan, adding an unusual layer of international historical interest to this regional sporting monograph.

Due to its hyper-local subject matter and limited private print run, the title is genuinely scarce on the open market and highly sought after by collectors of Westmorland Cricket League history and Cumbrian local histories.

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Cartmel Priory and the local hummocks of Cock Hill and Fairy Hill, 'Twixt Cock and Fairy is an exhaustive and affectionately compiled history of the Cartmel Cricket Club. Spanning 150 years of play on the "sacred square" of Cartmel Park, local historian John Glaister chronicles the triumphs, the characters, and the enduring legacy of a quintessential English village club. Complete with extensive archival photographs and accounts of legendary testimonial matches, it is an essential volume for both cricket enthusiasts and local history aficionados alike.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: John Glaister

Book Publisher: Badger Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Sport & Games

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 288

Book Publication Year: 2002

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Book Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Bowness-on-Windermere, United Kingdom

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