Out of Reach; The Poetry Of Philip Larkin

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1st Edition / 1st Impression. Inscribed and Signed by Author. Inscription and signature of author to first page with second author signature to title page. Language: English. Book Condition> Very Good+: Very minor wear to corners, edges and spine. Inscription and signatures to first and titles pages. DJ Condition> No DJ. 202pp. Size: 12mo (large) 21.5cm by 14cm. Provenance: Signed and inscribed to Dennis Silk by author. Provenance Background: Dennis Raoul Whitehall Silk CBE (8 October 1931 - 19 June 2019 ) English first-class cricketer and a school headmaster Close friend of poet Siegfried Sassoon, about whom he wrote extensively 1990s chaired the Test and County Cricket Board Born in Eureka, California Silk's mother died when he was five, and the family returned to Britain Educated at Christ's Hospital, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he gained an MA in history and captained Cambridge University in 1955 Played first-class cricket for Somerset but gave priority to his teaching career Toured East Africa with the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1957 to 1958, and captained the MCC on tours to South America and US and Canada in 1959 and 1967 Retired from first-class cricket at the age of 29 Wrote two instructional books on playing cricket He was Chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board from 1994 to 1996, and also served as President of the MCC He was an Honorary Life Vice-President of the MCC from 2000 onwards Taught at Marlborough and Radley College, where he was Warden (headmaster) from 1968 to 1991 In this role he appeared prominently in the 1980 BBC documentary series, Public School Eric Anderson, who headed Shrewsbury (1975 1980) and Eton (1980 1994), regarded Silk as the best headmaster of his generation in England, for transforming Radley from what Anderson described as "a pretty ordinary place" to one of England's best public schools. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required. N° de ref. del artículo 7539

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