Beyond a Boundary
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1963.
First edition, first printing. 256 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth-affect paper over boards with spine stamped in gilt and white. Near Fine with slight wear, faint soiling and several small abrasions to textblock edges. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear, small chip to rear flap fold, and moderate sunning and foxing. Tape reinforcement along verso edges.
One of the best books ever written on the sport of cricket, and an important work in the development of post-colonial studies. James was a former cricketer and also a Marxist/anti-Stalinist philosopher, decades ahead of his time with his bottom-up approach to popular culture and the political realm.
Price: $1,500