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THE "RELIABLE" FOOTBALL GUIDE 1899-1900

"Reliable"

Apparently issued by a Swansea loans company, contains fixtures and records of all the Welsh teams and International Matches. Season 1899-1900.  Paperback. 16mo. 88pp. Lacks original front wrapper,

£165.00 (Code: 75752)

ORANGE FREE STATE V BRITISH ISLES 1980 RUGBY PROGRAMME

Official programme for the match at Bloemfontein, 24th May 1980. Very good condition. 

£20.00 (Code: 44997)

ORANGE FREE STATE V EASTERN PROVINCE 1930 CRICKET SCORECARD

Ramblers Cricket Ground, Bloemfontein, Feb 19 -20, 1930. Orange Free State won by an innings and 124 runs. Francis scored a century and de Villiers took 11 for 75 in the match as the Free State chalked

£15.00 (Code: X08354)

THE FREE FORESTERS CRICKET CLUB - LIST OF MEMBERS 1957

(FREE FORESTERS CRICKET CLUB)

A comprenhensive list of members of the famous nomadic cricket club based in the Midlands. Paperback. 18 x 13cm. 88pp. Very good condition.

£18.00 (Code: 72006)

ANNALS OF THE FREE FORESTERS, FROM 1856 TO THE PRESENT DAY

William Kirkpatrick Riland BEDFORD & William Edmund Wood COLLINS

A very detailed, year-by-year, account of all matches played by this peripatetic cricket club, established July 20 1856. The club was initially brought together for a match organised

£25.00 (Code: 80223)

THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 1985 'BLUE' BOOK

Bev NORWOOD (ed)

The second of the "Blue" books recording the 114th Open played at Royal St. George's and won by Sandy Lyle. 4to. 104pp. Illustrated throughout. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£7.00 (Code: 82654)

OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 1971 (ROYAL BIRKDALE) GOLF PROGRAMME

Official programme for the Open Championship 1967 held at Royal Birkdale, 7th -10th July. Lee Trevino (USA) won the tournament. 24 x 15cm. 88pp. Paperback. Rubbed and lightly

£80.00 (Code: 68479)

TEST OF TIME: TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF A CRICKETING LEGEND

John LAZENBY

The author is the grandson of Jack Mason (1874-1958), the former Kent and England batsman. After discovering his old kit and a batch of letters sent by Mason from the boat en route to Australia for the

£5.00 (Code: 76328)

FORTY-FIVE SUMMERS: PERSONAL MEMORIES OF 264 TEST MATCHES SEEN FROM THE COMMENTARY BOX

Brian JOHNSTON

Johnners, aged 80, sets out in diary form his favourite and most memorable moments from the 264 Test matches on which he has commentated, for much of the time alongside Bill Frindall, to whom

£8.00 (Code: 22141)

GRANTLEY ADAMS AND THE SOCIAL REVOLUTION - THE STORY OF THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED THE PATTERN OF WEST INDIAN SOCIETY

F.A. HOYOS

First published in 1974, the biography of the first and only premier of the Federation of the West Indies, who was a former pupil of the famous Harrison College, Barbados and a student at St Catherine's,

£24.00 (Code: 81386)

THE FOOTBALL REVOLUTION; A STUDY OF THE CHANING PATTERN OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

George W. KEETON

A fascinating and important study of the development of the game from the 1920s to the 1970s. 8vo. [v] +196pp. 8 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, spine sunned but otherwise very good.

£7.00 (Code: 88523)

PREPARING THE THOROUGHBRED: A TRAINER'S GUIDE

Anthony S. COMA

An illustrated guide to the basics of training a racehorse. 8vo. 84pp.Dust-wrapper. Good condition.

£8.00 (Code: 87409)

THE 1982 U.S. OPEN BOOK - 82ND U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION

Carol RISSEL (ED.)

An artistic presentation of each of the holes at Pebble Beach, California, where the U.S. Open Championship was won by Tom Watson for the first and only time, featuring colour photography and watercolour

£20.00 (Code: 85482)

ONE TEST AFTER ANOTHER: LIFE IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

Henry BLOFELD

A survey of the 1983/84 and 1984/85 cricket seasons in Australia. 8vo. 172pp. 12 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£5.00 (Code: 32438)

IN SEARCH OF SHERGAR

Colin TURNER

The inside story of the kidnapping of Shergar. 8vo. 185pp.  Dust-wrapper, very good.

£4.00 (Code: 49845)

TRAINING SIMPLIFIED - A GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH

Robert P WATSON

A look at methods of training for a range of sports, including a chapter on how famous men train. 8vo. 105 + publisher's adverts. Original illustrated green boards. Very good condition. An extremely rare

£200.00 (Code: 66586)

FREE KICK FOOTBALL MAGAZINE - VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

The first issue of the magazine which was provided free by each club. Published at the beginning of the 1989-90 English football season. Centre spread of Manchester United. Paperback. A4. 32pp. Very good

£15.00 (Code: 78777)

ORANGE FREE STATE V NEW ZEALAND 1976

Official programme for the tour match between Orange Free State and New Zealand at Bloemfontein on September 11 1976. Come minor rubbing to covers, very good.

£12.00 (Code: 21558)

'ONE WHO WILL' - THE SEARCH FOR STEVE WAUGH

Jack EGAN

A comprehensive and objective look at the life of Steve Waugh, the Australian cricketer. 8vo. 297pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£6.00 (Code: 74751)

IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION

Neville SOUTHALL

The former Everton and Wales goalkeeper's coaching manual, offering top tips to the aspiring goal minder. Paperback. 100pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Glossy pictorial covers, with two scuffs to

£4.00 (Code: 94109)

IN SEARCH OF CRICKET

James Maurice KILBURN

A collection of the author's writings on cricket, mainly republished from the Yorkshire Post. Small 8vo. 185pp. Original dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed and foxed, with chip to head of spine. Good condition

£28.00 (Code: 85509)

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL TRAINING

R.W. GALLOWAY

Volume on physical training, first published in 1937. 4th edition 1950. 182pp. No dust wrapper. Very good.

£12.00 (Code: 43671)

TRAINING HINTS ON TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETICS

G.H.G. DYSON

Pocket-sized instructional booklet covering tips on training and tables to aid progress. 10 x 7cms. 47pp. Paperback. Minor ageing otherwise good condition.

£18.00 (Code: 83332)

IN SEARCH OF RUGBY FOOTBALL

James Maurice KILBURN

Includes an account of England's 1937 "Four Nations" Grand Slam, with wins against Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Also, portraits of HG Owen-Smith, WJA Davies, Murrayfield, Cardiff Arms Park, Twickenham,

£5.00 (Code: 66023)

THE RACEHORSE IN TRAINING

William DAY and Alfred J. DAY

A revised edition of the extensive work giving hints on buying and training racehorses demonstrated by historical examples, originally published in 1880. 8vo. 212pp. Cloth-covered boards. Boards lightly

£22.00 (Code: 87360)

WHEN FOOTBALLERS WERE SKINT - A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF FOOTBALL

Jon HENDERSON

Based on the first-hand accounts of players from the late 1930s to the early 1970s, an exploration of the decades when legends with leading football clubs lived lives outside of their profession not dissimilar

£5.00 (Code: 92059)

RUNNING FREE

Sebastian COE with David MILLER

Autobiography of the Olympic middle-distance runner. Reprint. 8vo. 174pp. 24 b/w plates. Dust-wrapper, good.

£4.00 (Code: 75601)

THE GHOST - IN SEARCH OF MY FATHER THE FOOTBALL LEGEND

Rob WHITE and Julie WELCH

Illustrated football biography of Tottenham Hotspur icon John White, killed by a bolt of lightning in 1964, who had been a part of the great Spurs double-winning side of the early 60s and was nicknamed

£5.00 (Code: 80727)

IN SEARCH OF RUGBY FOOTBALL

James Maurice KILBURN

Includes an account of England's 1937 "Four Nations" Grand Slam, with wins against Wales, Ireland and Scotland. Also, portraits of HG Owen-Smith, WJA Davies, Murrayfield, Cardiff Arms Park, Twickenham,

£12.00 (Code: 18698)

VIRGIL AKINS (TRAINING IN LONDON) 1960

Original Press boxing photograph of Akins training at Bloom's Gymnasium before his welterweight fight with Wally Swift at Wembley. 15 x 20.5cm. Press caption stuck to reverse. Very good.

£20.00 (Code: 20307)