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TENNIS AS I PLAY IT

Maurice E. MCLOUGHLIN

Tennis instructional designed to help 'climbing to expert class' by the first tennis champion from the western United States, winning the US open in 1912 & 1913 and becoming the first American Wimbledon

£85.00 (Code: 22172)

THE LIBRARY OF GOLF 1743-1966: A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GOLF BOOKS...

Joseph MURDOCH

This essential reference work which should be in the bookcase of every collector of golf literature. The opening pages describe the history of golf writing; the bibliography, with editorial

£350.00 (Code: 2377)

ATTACK: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF DEREK DOUGAN

Derek DOUGAN

"The Doog" recounts his search for satisfaction as a player, scoring goals and taking Wolves back into the top flight. 8vo. 146p. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 86972)

JACKLIN: THE CHAMPION'S OWN STORY

Tony JACKLIN

Early golfing autobiography. Jacklin was the first man to hold the British Open and the US Open concurrently since the legendary Ben Hogan in 1953. First Edition. 8vo. 192pp. 16 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper,

£40.00 (Code: 30408)

CRICKET IS A GAME

Colin McCOOL

Cricket autobiography. McCool (1916-86) played 14 Test for Australia in the years immediately following World War Two. In 1956 he joined Somerset and had an immediate impact, guiding the county to its

£7.00 (Code: 92356)

SKATING

Captain S. DUFF-TAYLOR

Comprehensive illustrated ice skating primer, covering figure skating, free-skating, racing etc. 8vo. 68pp. including diagrams in-text throughout. Plus 8 pages of photos and 6 pages of publishers' adverts

£18.00 (Code: 26915)

DOWN TO SCRATCH

Abe MITCHELL

Abe Mitchell was Samuel Ryder's personal coach at the Verulam Club in 1925. This is a golfing instructional from the Open runner up and 1919 British Open joint winner. 4th edition (the year after the

£80.00 (Code: 85599)

PROGRESSIVE WORLD RECORD LISTS 1913-1977

IAAF

All athletics world records for each event listed as they were broken, with times/distances, athletes' names and countries and  locations, includes separate supplementary lists up to 1986 slipped

£24.00 (Code: 87212)

BOOKIE GAMBLER FIXER SPY - A JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF CRICKET'S UNDERWORLD

Ed HAWKINS

Centred around the 2011 Cricket World Cup, a startling and powerful journey to the core of India's illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and match-fixing running through world

£7.00 (Code: 85840)

JOHN H STRACEY V HEDGEMON LEWIS 1976 BOXING TICKET

Official ticket for the fight held at the Empire Pool Wembley, London on 20th March 1976. Stracey's name is misspelt. Comes with a dressing-room pass for the same fight. Good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 93546)

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY V OLD LEYSIANS 1920 RUGBY PROGRAMME

Programme for the match at Cambridge, 16th October 1920. A powerful university XV included the future internationals, Hamilton-Wickes and Conway and the future England cricket captain, Percy Chapman. 4pp.

£26.00 (Code: 77909)

NEWPORT RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1875-1960

Jack DAVIS

A history of Newport Rugby Football Club from 1874. The club was instituted following a meeting at Dock Road Brewery in Newport, initially to play Association, but fixtures were hard to obtain so the following

£34.00 (Code: 77458)

EDDIE CRUSH (KENT) CRICKET POSTCARD

Original cricket postcard. Real photograph by Flemons of Crush in his whites. Eddie Crush was an offspinner and lower-order batsman who played for Kent for four seasons immediately after the war. He dismissed

£10.00 (Code: 30362)

EDDIE CRUSH (KENT) CRICKET POSTCARD

Original cricket postcard. Real photograph by Flemons of Crush in his batting stance. Eddie Crush was an offspinner and lower-order batsman who played for Kent for four seasons immediately after the war.

£12.00 (Code: 27972)

6 DAY CYCLE RACE 1951 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

Official programme for the 6 Day Cycle Race, held at Wembley Sports Arena from May 27-June 2, 1951. Some times/results recorded neatly in pencil. Comes with three tickets for the event, a steward's pass

£20.00 (Code: 60025)

THE GREAT WHITE HOPES: THE QUEST TO DEFEAT JACK JOHNSON

Graeme KENT

The story of the search to find a white world heavyweight boxing champion to defeat the black champion, Jack Johnson, in the pre-WW1 era. Large 8vo. 244pp. Photos. Very good condition.

£7.00 (Code: 77230)

F.G. TAIT: A RECORD, BEING HIS LIFE, LETTERS, AND GOLFING DIARY

John Laing LOW

Golf book. With an introduction by Andrew Lang. Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870-1900) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a leading physicist and amateur golfer. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Sedbergh

£110.00 (Code: 27902)

PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN

Tom DOLLERY

Cricket autobiography of Horace Edgar "Tom" Dollery (1914-87), who was the architect of Warwickshire's 1951 County Championship title win. He joined the county in 1934 and was a key part of the team

£5.00 (Code: 61055)

F.G. TAIT: A RECORD, BEING HIS LIFE, LETTERS, AND GOLFING DIARY

John Laing LOW

Golf book. With an introduction by Andrew Lang. Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870-1900) was born in Edinburgh, the son of a leading physicist and amateur golfer. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Sedbergh

£120.00 (Code: 7007)

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB 1947-48 SIGNED SHEET

Large autograph page with artistic decoration. Title and borders painted in gold, with club achievements and a caricature drawing of a wolf. Signed in ink by eleven players - Williams, McLean, Pritchard,

£120.00 (Code: 722)

LEARN TO PLAY THE HUNGARIAN WAY

BUKOVI & CSAKNADY

An illustrated soccer manual for young footballers, showing the methods used by the Hungarian World Cup runners-up of 1954. Marton Bukovi was an innovative Hungarian coach who helped develop the 4-2-4

£295.00 (Code: 85692)

MY GOLFING LIFE, AS TOLD TO CLYDE FOSTER

[Alexander] Sandy HERD

Sandy Herd (1868-1944) was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. In 1902, he narrowly won the Open at Hoylake, beating Harry Vardon and James Braid at the final hole. He was

£100.00 (Code: 36458)

ALEXANDER MOIR (NEW ZEALAND) CRICKET PHOTOGRAPH

MOIR, Alexander McKenzie

Original Press cricket photograph. Moir  was a legbreak bowler who played 17 Tests for his country. Moir is remembered for two particular reasons. The first was when, against England in 1951, he

£15.00 (Code: 26579)

PROFESSIONAL CAPTAIN

Tom DOLLERY

Cricket autobiography of Horace Edgar "Tom" Dollery (1914-87), who was the architect of Warwickshire 1951 county Championship title win. He joined the county in 1934 and was a key part of the team

£24.00 (Code: 74239)

THE LAST FLANNELLED FOOL - MY SMALL PART IN ENGLISH CRICKET'S DEMISE AND ITS LARGE PART IN MINE

Michael SIMKINS

The bestselling author of 'Fatty Batter' returns with more humorous tales of amateur Sunday cricket, this time describing an odyssey across the counties of England in search of that golden time in his

£5.00 (Code: 85129)

THE OUT OF DOOR LIBRARY - ATHLETIC SPORTS (INCLUDING GOLF, TENNIS, CYCLING, SURFING ETC.)

D.A SARGENT, H.J. WHIGHAM, Robert D. WRENN .....

Includes chapters on athletics, golf, lawn tennis, cycling, surf and surf-bathing and hunting in America. Authors include H.J. Whigham (US Open Golf Champion in 1896), Robert D Wrenn (US Open Tennis Champion

£35.00 (Code: 66763)

SOUTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL - THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS

Paul HARRISON

A very useful book of reference. Paperback. 4to. 62pp. Very good.

£20.00 (Code: 81030)

DE LAUNE CYCLING CLUB TIME TRIAL OFFICIAL RESULTS 1952 TO 1958

Five official results cards for the Time Trial events held by the De Laune Cycling Club, Peckham: Open 25 Miles - 1952, 1956 and 1957; Open 100 Miles - 1953 and 1958. All are in very

£20.00 (Code: 71444)

THE RISE OF THE LEAGUERS : A HISTORY OF THE CLUBS COMPRISING THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE

James Alfred Henry CATTON ("TITYRUS")

Facsimile edition of one of the key books on early professional books. As Catton states in his introduction: "the object of this little book is to tell in simple language, and with such detail as the official

£35.00 (Code: 89701)

NON LEAGUE

Bob BARTON

An important source of reference on football clubs and competitions outside the major leagues in Britain. Paperback. 8vo. 640pp. Good condition.

£9.00 (Code: 94303)