TREASURES OF LORDS

 The MCC Cricket Library

 Tim Rice

St. Michael Large Format paperback 1990.

Lord’s is the most revered cricketing arena in the world and the home of the Marylebone Cricket Club. In this latter role Lords acts as the guardian of a great tradition enshrined in the MCC’s remarkable collection of cricketing art and memorabilia. The paintings, prints and curios included in this book form an illustrated tour through the history of the great game.

Superbly photographed and exhaustively captioned. From a portrait of Thomas Lord. To a painting of the 1987 Bicentenary Test. And from the urn containing The Ashes to the famous sparrow killed in flight by Jahangir Khan. Treasures of Lords is a fascinating blend of art, history and curiosity.

There are some very slight cover marks, mainly to the rear, and the most minimal tip turns almost, but not quite invisible. The pages are lovely and clean and the colour plates are quite superb