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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ATHLETICS (JAMES COOTE'S COPY)

Melvyn WATMAN

Athletics reference book.. Revised edition. 8vo. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Good condition. Signed by the author to fly-leaf - "To Jim, All the Best from Mel". This comes from the private collection

£14.00 (Code: 91513)

MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE CRICKET SCORECARDS 1948-50 (22 IN TOTAL)

A collection of 22 Marlborough College cricket scorecards, all fully printed. 1948 - 4 cards: 1949 - 9 cards; 1950 -9 cards. Opponents include MCC, Winchester, Wellington, Free Foresters, South Wilts,

£75.00 (Code: 86835)

KENNETH MUIR MACKENZIE (MCC) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH

Original ink autograph of Kenneth Muir MacKenzie, who played 1 match for the M.C.C. in 1870. This autograph came from a visitors book from the early 1890s at Heath House in Shropshire where many country

£60.00 (Code: 94425)

MY GAME AND YOURS

Arnold PALMER

Golfing instructional from legend Arnold Palmer. 1st edition. 8vo. 160pp. including black and white and colour photos and illustrations. Near fine, clean and bright with original colour photo of Palmer

£80.00 (Code: 27704)

MARK O'MEARA SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

Colour photograph of O'Meara kissing the Open claret jug, signed in marker pen across the image. 25x20cm. Some bleeding of the autograph through the photograph. Still in good condition.

£25.00 (Code: 42953)

KITTY GODFREE: LADY OF A GOLDEN AGE

Geoffrey GREEN

Tennis biography of Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (1896-1992), British winner of Wimbledon in 1924 and 1926 and four times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 1st edition. 8vo.

£12.00 (Code: 78613)

LORD TRURO (MCC) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH

Original ink autograph of Thomas Montague Morrison Wilde, Lord Truro, who played 4 matches for the M.C.C. from 1881-83. This autograph came from a visitors book from the early 1890s at Heath House in Shropshire

£75.00 (Code: 94424)

THE ART OF BADMINTON

Sir George THOMAS

Illustrated badminton instructional from 21 time All England Champion, as well as 2 time British Chess Champion and Wimbledon Mens Doubles semi-finalist. 1st edition. 8vo, 160pp. plus 16 black and white

£20.00 (Code: 29591)

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCH BY MATCH 1888 TO 1970 FULL SET (55 VOLUMES)

Tony BROWN (Comp.)

A full set of these football reference books which provide match statistics for every Football League game from the first season 1888-89 to the start of the Rothmans Yearbook in 1970. Each paperback A5.

£300.00 (Code: 91790)

WISDEN CRICKETERS' ALMANACK 2015 (WITH TRADITIONAL-STYLE DUST JACKET)

152nd edition. Original hardback. In new, mint condition. Comes with the traditional-style dustwrapper, not the photographic image (as issued since 2003). The item will be dispatched as soon as possible

£32.50 (Code: 48977)

TENNIS TODAY

Christine TRUMAN

Tennis autobiography of the British tennis player who won the French Open in 1959 at the age of 18 and is know a TV and radio commentator. 8vo. 119pp. Portrait frontis. Text illustrations throughout. Dust-wrapper,

£24.00 (Code: 20102)

AN ANTHOLOGY FOR CRICKETERS

Samuel J. LOOKER

A cricketing anthology, history, poetry, fiction etc. 1st edition, small 8vo. 223pp. plus endpaper photos of Hobbs and Grace, small 3 tone frontis illustration. Internally very good, clean and bright,

£10.00 (Code: 30688)

YOLA RAMIREZ AND ROSIE REYES (ARGENTINA) 1955 TENNIS PHOTOGRAPH

Yola RAMIREZ and Rosie REYES (Argentina)

Original Press photograph of the two Argentinian tennis players boarding an aeroplane in 1955. In 1958 the two paired up to win the doubles title at the French Open Championship. 16.5 x 12cm. Press caption

£18.00 (Code: 68694)

THE LIFE OF TOM MORRIS WITH GLIMPSES OF ST ANDREWS AND ITS GOLFING CELEBRITIES

William Weir TULLOCH

A facsimile copy of the 1908 biography of 'Old Tom' Morris, the Scottish golf pioneer and greenkeeper, four times a winner of the British Open, which includes accounts of his matches with Willie Park

£20.00 (Code: 82623)

50 YEARS OF ENGLISH CUP FINALS 1885-1935

Brochure commemorating the 50th Jubilee of the FA Cup in 1935, 1885 being the first year the Cup was open to professional sides. Contains a history of the competition, year by year, with photographs of

£20.00 (Code: 1063)

OLYMPICS 72 MUNICH - THE OFFICIAL BRITISH OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION PREVIEW OF THE XXTH OLYMPIAD

Desmond MARWOOD (ed.)

Illustrated glossy magazine-style guide for British viewers of the Munich Games, featuring a wide range of articles, a sport-by-sport guide and a full timetable and medal chart (*original free 'check-the-records

£14.00 (Code: 79286)

EDMUND CRAIGIE (MCC) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH - AN EARLY VICTIM OF W.G. GRACE'S BOWLING

Original ink autograph of Edmund Craigie, who played one match for M.C.C. against Gloucestershire in 1870. He made a duck in both innings, being dismissed by W.G. Grace in the second. This autograph came

£110.00 (Code: 94423)

THE RING RECORD BOOK AND BOXING ENCYCLOPEDIA 1964

Nat FLEISCHER

1964 edition of the famous Boxing record book founded by Nat Fleischer in 1942. Large 8vo. 852pp. Original black cloth-covered boards. Boards rubbed with splits to top of spine. Boards are nearly separated

£7.00 (Code: 91855)

HENRY TUBB (MCC & OXFORDSHIRE) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH

Original ink autograph of Henry Tubb, who played cricket for the MCC (1873-77) and Oxfordshire. This autograph came from a visitors book from the early 1890s at Heath House in Shropshire where

£50.00 (Code: 70787)

TENNIS WITHOUT TEARS

Susan NOEL

General book on tennis, including technique, etiquette, clothing, matchplay etc. Noel was an accomplished squash player, but she also reached the women's doubles final at the French Open in 1936. 8vo.

£18.00 (Code: 81525)

BEND OR - GRADED AND GROUP WINNERS 1989-1990

Alexandra SCROPE

A horseracing reference work listing the pedigrees of winners of all graded and group races in North America, Great Britain, Ireland, France and Italy for 1989-90, plus detailed indices. 4to. 311pp. Paperback.

£26.00 (Code: 94239)

CRYSTAL PALACE V REAL MADRID 1962 (FRIENDLY) FOOTBALL PROGRAMME

Official programme for the friendly floodlit match between Palace and Real Madrid to officially open the floodlights at Selhurst Park. Includes a short history of both clubs and team photographs. Very

£10.00 (Code: 83573)

DARLENE HARD & SALLY MOORE 1959 (BECKENHAM) TENNIS PHOTOGRAPH

Original Press photograph of the two players after the final of the Kent Open at Beckenham in 1959. Hard went on to be a finalist at the Wimbledon Championships that year.  25 x 20cm. Press stamp

£20.00 (Code: 94166)

A HARD ROAD TO GLORY - BOXING - THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETE IN BOXING

Arthur R. ASHE, JR.

From the 'Hard Road to Glory' series. Ashe charts the history of black U.S. professional fighters from the beginnings of the sport to the late 1980s via a chronological series of thematic and biographical

£10.00 (Code: 75890)

WILL ASHDOWN & PERCY CHAPMAN (KENT) SIGNED CRICKET POSTCARD

ASHDOWN, W.H. & CHAPMAN. A.P.F.

Cricket postcard. Real photographic image - publisher unknown. Shows the pair walking out to open the batting. Postally unused. Fine condition. Signed very nicely in ink by both players. A rare image.

£185.00 (Code: 79694)

THE WORLD'S TENNIS STARS AND HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

Pat O'HARA WOOD

Includes photographic plates of many of the world's best tennis players of the time, including the Doherty brothers, Tilden, Borotra, Lacoste, Alonzo etc. Mainly an instructional book. The author

£65.00 (Code: 60413)

DECISIONS BY THE RULES OF GOLF COMMITTEE 1909-1928

(St. Andrew Golf Club)

Collection of unexpected situations which had to be referred to the Rules of Golf Committee at St. Andrews and the eventual decisions provided in the form of question and answers. 1st edition. 8vo. [iv],

£38.00 (Code: 85657)

FRANCIS L EVELYN (OXFORD UNIVERSITY & HEREFORDSHIRE) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH

Original ink autograph of Francis L Evelyn, who played cricket for Oxford University (blue 1880), Herefordshire and Radnorshire. This autograph came from a visitors book from the early 1890s at Heath House

£50.00 (Code: 70785)

CHARLES COBB (A.J. WEBBE'S XI & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE) CRICKET AUTOGRAPH

Original ink autograph of Charles Edward Cobb, who played his only first class match for A.J. Webbe's XI against Oxford University in 1900, but played from 1895 to 1903 for Buckinghamshire. This autograph

£90.00 (Code: 94422)

WITH THE FIRST BRITISH BOWLING TEAM TO VISIT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, 1925-1926

Ivor B. THOMAS

An account of a bowling tour to the Antipodes, compiled by the vice-captain of the British team, with descriptions of the social events enjoyed by the players and wives as well as match scores.  First

£35.00 (Code: 16055)