E.W. Padwick

Eric William Padwick (born 1923 [cite LAF|id=n85-95141] ) is [Or "was". It is not known if he is still living.] a professional bibliographer who compiled the definitive bibliography of cricket literature. He was also Deputy Librarian of the Guildhall Library.

The Cricket Society commissioned him to compile a comprehensive bibliography of cricket literature under the title "A Bibliography of Cricket". The first edition, published in 1977 by the Library Association had 8294 entries. ["Barclay's World of Cricket - 2nd Edition", 1980, Collins Publishers, ISBN 0-00-216349-7, p588] It covered the period until 1973. A revised edition, published in 1984, extended the number of entries to over 10,000. A second volume, published in 1991 as "Padwick's Bibliography of Cricket, Volume 2", was compiled by Stephen Eley and Peter Griffiths and covered works published between 1980 and 1990 (ISBN 978-0853655282).

Of the first edition, John Arlott wrote in his review of the cricket books of 1977 in "Wisden Cricketers' Almanack" that it "is one of the most important works in the entire history of cricket literature... This is a major contribution not only to cricket at present, but to its literature of the future." ["Wisden Cricketers' Almanack", 1978 edition, p1117.]

Bibliography

Items are "by E.W. Padwick" except where otherwise noted.

*"The Librarian Subject Guide to Books", pub. Clarke, 1959.
*"The Librarian Subject Guide to Books, Volume Two, Biography, Family History,heraldry, Genealogy Etc..", by Lionel R. & Padwick, E.W., McColvin, K.R. McColvin, pub. James Clarke, 1960.
*"Education: A Guide to Current Literature", 1963, ISBN 978-0902837027.
*"Bibliographical Method (Aspects of Librarianship Series)", pub. James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1969, ISBN 978-0227677186.
*"A Bibliography of Cricket", 1st edition, pub. Library Association, 1977, ISBN 978-0853651291.
*"Sixteen Fleet Street, 1522-1980: A house and its tenants", private circulation only, 1982.
*"A Bibliography of Cricket", 2nd edition, pub. Library Association in association with McKenzie (Bookseller) on behalf of Cricket Society, 1984, ISBN 978-0853659020.
*"William Herbert 1772-1851: Actor, Antiquary and Librarian", by Donovan Dawe and E.W. Padwick, Guildhall Library Publications, 1998, ISBN 978-0900422430.

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