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THE POLO ENCYCLOPEDIA - SECOND EDITION

Horace A. LAFFAYE

The greatly expanded second edition of the definitive reference work on the sport of polo, including over 18,000 alphabetical and cross-referenced entries. 4to. 411pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£48.00 (Code: 90955)

THE HEAVYWEIGHTS - THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTERS

Bob MEE

Authoritative A-Z profiles of all leading heavyweight boxing champions and contenders up to the early 2000s, forming an essential illustrated reference work. 8vo. 319pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

£6.00 (Code: 82107)

RECOLLECTIONS & REMINISCENCES

Lord HAWKE

Biography of the great supremo of Yorkshire cricket from the 1880's to the first World War. First edition, second impression. Large 8vo. vii +336pp. Frontispiece, 16 plates. Rebound in red boards, a little

£10.00 (Code: 86314)

ROCKY MARCIANO - THE BROCKTON BLOCKBUSTER

John JARRETT

New illustrated boxing biography of the undefeated heavyweight champion of the 1950s, including his post-fight life of public appearances and free rides leading to his tragically early air-crash death

£12.00 (Code: 78095)

THE MECHANICS OF SPORT

Edwin BADE

Subtitled: "An elementary instructional handbook for all sportsmen, emphasizing the factors governing ball control with particular reference to football, cricket, and golf." 8vo. 107pp + adverts. Dust-wrapper,

£5.00 (Code: 63890)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1950

87th edition. The Cricketers of the Year were Bailey, Jenkins, Simpson, Langridge and New Zealand's Bert Sutcliffe. Rebound in tan leather with label to spine. Wrappers not preserved. A good reference

£20.00 (Code: 48876)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 1951

88th edition. Rebound in tan leather with label to spine. Wrappers preserved - front wrapper coming loose. Original owner's name to advert page. A good reference copy.

£22.00 (Code: 48878)

ROTHMANS PRESENTS WORLD CUP 1982

John MORGAN and David EMERY

Written before the tournament began and intended as a guide. Covers all the qualifying stages and includes a brief history of the football World Cup. Paperback. 8vo. 256pp. Ex-library with number to spine

£8.00 (Code: 84316)

THE ORIGINS OF WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

Patrick A. QUIRKE

The illustrated story of the foundation years of Wolves in the late 19th century, with particular reference to their three principal founders: John Brant Brodie, John Baynton and Jack Addenbrooke. 8vo.

£9.00 (Code: 88891)

BOXING MADE EASY

Will LAWLESS aka 'SOLAR PLEXUS'

An early Australian instructional boxing booklet with explanatory graphic illustrations throughout and reference to the techniques of fighters such as Jem Mace and Larry Foley. 8vo. 61pp. Paperback. Cover

£80.00 (Code: 89531)

SURREY'S SPORTING LIFE

Surrey Heritage

A celebration of five centuries of Surrey's rich and diverse sporting heritage, from the earliest certain reference to cricket (about 1550) to "The Farnham Flyer" Mike Hawthorn. Paperback. 4to. 28pp.

£18.00 (Code: 68995)

TOPICAL TIMES FOOTBALL ANNUAL 1925-1926

TOPICAL TIMES

Facts, figures and fixtures for the 1925-26 football season. Paperback. 12mo. 144pp. Original covers missing and now held together with tape. Good for reference only.

£8.00 (Code: 90218)

NORTH AMERICAN NATIONAL TEAMS 1885-2007 - CANADA, MEXICO, UNITED STATES

Gabriel MANTZ & Romeo IONESCU

Football reference series providing records of full international matches, along with listings of all capped players and other statistical information. 4to. 160pp. Paperback. Good condition.  

£24.00 (Code: 92805)

BOTH BARRELS FROM BRAZIL - MY WAR ON THE NUMPTIES

Alan BRAZIL with Mike PARRY

A follow-up to his bestselling 'Bubbly in Brazil' by the former Ipswich Town and Scotland footballer in which he he illustrates his unique philosophies with reference to often hilarious and sometimes disastrous

£4.00 (Code: 82109)

BUBBLES, HAMMERS AND DREAMS

Brian BELTON

A unique history of West Ham United evoking the experience of following the football club from its origins and into the future by reference to supporters' memoirs and contemporary world events. 8vo. 254pp.

£5.00 (Code: 92281)

ARCHERY

Natalie REICHERT & Gilman KEASEY

A general primer on Archery. 2nd updated edition. 95pp. Black and white photographs and diagrams in-text throughout. Very good copy, some very minor marks to front free end paper else clean and bright.

£12.00 (Code: 25670)

MOTOR RACING AND RECORD BREAKING

George Edward Thomas EYSTON & Barré LYNDON

First edition of one of the best of all motor racing books. Here is the story of the sport from its earliest days in the 1930s, when the glamour and excitement touched new heights and a

£12.00 (Code: 79986)

GENTLEMEN, GYPSIES AND JESTERS - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WANDERING CRICKET

Anthony GIBSON and Stephen CHALKE

Cricket book. Contains detailed portraits of 77 wandering cricket clubs including I Zingari, Free Foresters, Heartaches, Rain Men etc. Large 8vo. 320pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. 

£24.00 (Code: 94580)

NORTHERN IRELAND - INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FACTS

Dean HAYES

A unique in-depth history of the Northern Ireland national team, packed with statistics and trivia to provide the ultimate reference book on the subject. 8vo. 273pp. Paperback. Good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 93885)

PEEK FREAN'S CRICKET GAME

Board-game (on thin cardboard) produced by the biscuit manufacturers, presumably a free-gift which originally came with one of their products, with cut-out cricket-ball discs still intact. Instructions

£18.00 (Code: 76592)

HORSE BREEDING RECOLLECTIONS

G. LEHNDORFF

First Edition. 124pp. Only 4 of the 13 fold out genealogical tables present. Green cloth cover with bevelled edges. Boards heavily rubbed and bumped, spine repaired. Front gutter exposed and some pages

£20.00 (Code: 32465)

BARCLAYS WORLD OF CRICKET

E.W SWANTON (ed)

An invaluable reference book for almost half a century, this is the fully updated 3rd edition published in 1986 to coincide with the Bicentenary of the MCC. 3rd Ed. 4to. 724pp. Photographs throughout

£15.00 (Code: 71641)

PRESENTING INDIAN CRICKET

Berry SARBADHIKARY (Ed.)

"An outline of a history, of the origin and growth of the fame in India with special reference to the Indian tour of England in Summer of 1946." 1st edition. Small 4to. 55pp. including tables and fixtures

£12.00 (Code: 83697)

GOLF: BEING A SHORT TREATISE FOR THE USE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ASPIRE TO PROFICIENCY IN THE ROYAL AND ANCIENT GAME

Henry COTTON

Cheshire-born Sir Thomas Henry Cotton was the greatest English golfer from the period between the careers of Harry Vardon and Nick Faldo. A pro in 1924, he won his first British Open in 1934 followed

£10.00 (Code: 60337)

LANCASHIRE CRICKET AT THE TOP

Vernon ADDISON & Brian BEARSHAW

Account of Lancashire's 'return from the wilderness'. Down in the doldrums in the mid-sixties only to become league champions in 1969 & 1970. 1st edition. large 8vo. 128pp. including black and white

£6.00 (Code: 26907)

KÖNIG FUSSBALL REGIERT

Sepp HERBERGER

An account of Germany's standing in world football during the 1950s and 1960s, with particular reference to the World Cups of 1950, 1954, 1958 and 1962. Written in German. 8vo. 102pp. 18 pages of photographs.

£40.00 (Code: 20611)

THE GUINNESS BOOK OF CRICKET FACTS AND FEATS

Bill FRINDALL

Cricket reference book. Large 8vo. 256pp. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed nicely by Bill Frindall to title-page.

£7.00 (Code: 67862)

MODERN FIGURE SKATING

Thomas Dow RICHARDSON

Classic work on free skating, first published 1930, with a preface by Sir Samuel Hoare. Second edition, revised. Sq.8vo. xv + 240pp. Portrait frontis. 89 illust., 31 diags. Original dust-wrapper,

£36.00 (Code: 38121)

PAKISTAN BOOK OF CRICKET 1988

Qamar AHMED (Ed)

A review of Pakistan cricket in 1987. Paperback. 8vo. 306pp. Illustrated. Glossy pictorial wrappers. Some marks to page edges and ink scribbles to title-page. Good for reference.

£7.00 (Code: 72518)

DAILY WORKER FOOTBALL ANNUAL 1949-50

F.W. DEARDS (Ed.)

Football book. Issued annually from1946/47 to 1952/53. Edited by F.W. Deards. Paperback. 16mo. Pictorial paper wrappers, lightly creased. Owner's name and address to first page. Some further ink underlining

£8.00 (Code: 68242)