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ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND RUGBY FOOTBALL - THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SPORT

Disbound chapter (pages 403-434) from The Encyclopaedia of Sport, edited by The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire, Hedley Peek and F.G. Aflalo. Paperback. Rough page edges. Very good condition.  

£24.00

BILL MCLAREN'S REUTERS DREAM LIONS

McLaren selects his all time 60 favourite Lions since the first tour to South Africa in 1910. Large 8vo. 160pp. Profusely illustrated. Dust-wrapper, very good. Signed by David Duckham and Jerremy Guscott

£15.00

BLACK, BLACK, BLACK!

Mackenzie reminisces in this rugby book about great games and players of the past and analyses the state of New Zealand and world rugby in the sixties. 8vo. 176pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed.

£15.00

THE BOOK OF FOOTBALL

Covers both rugby football and association football, although there is far more on the rugby code. Mainly an instructional book although there is an excellent section (100 pages or so) on early rugby and

£40.00

BRYN THOMAS'S BOOK OF RUGGER

A classic collection of writing on the game of rugby, with contributors including Morgan, Jeeps, Swanton, Gwilliam and Wooller. Large 8vo. 124pp. Very nicely rebound in green cloth with gilt title to

£7.00

BRYN THOMAS'S BOOK OF RUGGER

A classic collection of writing on the game of rugby, with contributors including Morgan, Jeeps, Swanton, Gwilliam and Wooller. Large 8vo. 124pp. Dust-wrapper, good condition.

£10.00

DAAR IS RUGBY IN SY BLOED

Rugby book. A novel, written in Afrikaans, and based around the game of rugby. 8vo. 102pp. Very good.

£25.00

ERNEST FAIRFIELD OR TWO TERMS AT ST. ANDREWS

Victorian schoolboy adventure which contains an interesting chapter describing school rugby matches. First edition. Small 8vo. 190pp. Original illustrated clothboards and spine, a little worn at edges

£55.00

EVEN COARSER RUGBY: OR WHAT DID YOU DO TO RONALD?

Follow up to the popular "Art of Course Rugby" by the same author. 8vo. 120pp. Drawings and cartoons in the text. Marvellous dust-jacket by Haro. Good condition.

£4.00

THE EVOLUTION OF RUGBY FOOTBALL - NONSENSE VERSES

A humorous look at the evolution of rugby through the ages, from prehistoric times onwards. With drawings by Francis Brown. Paperback. 4to. 30pp. Pictorial paper wrappers, lightly creased and heavily

£295.00

FIT FOR LIFE

The England rugby union international of the early 1950s shares some of his life experiences and compares sport with faith using biblical, philosphical and literary passages to illustrate his points. 8vo.

£25.00

THE FOOTBALL AND RUGBY TEAM NICKNAMES OF WALES

A well-researched A-Z of nicknames which have been appended to Welsh soccer and rugby union clubs at all levels, with explanations of their origins and an index of club names. 8vo. 122pp. Paperback. Very

£12.00

THE GAME GOES ON

Rugby book containing thirty-four essays by various writers arranged within nine sections. Contributors include O.L. Owen, H.J. Henley, R. Cove-Smith, E.N. Greatorex, D.R. Gent. Some of the best rugby

£7.00

GREAT CONTEMPORARY PLAYERS

The author profiles rugby's greatest players from the first half of the 19th century: Butterfield, Jeeps, Waddell, O'Reilly, Morgan, Prat, Meads, Whineray, to name a few. 8vo. 175pp. 12 pages of photographs.

£20.00

GREAT CONTEMPORARY PLAYERS

£7.00

GREAT RUGGER MATCHES

Rugby book detailing forty-one historic matches from 1871 to 1958. 8vo. 210pp. Frontispiece, 14 plates. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. A good copy.

£9.00

HIS FIRST TERM

Classic schoolboy yarn from the Teddy Lester series, with rugby matches a central feature of this episode. 8vo. 280pp. Dust-wrapper. Creases and small losses to wrapper, now protected by plastic sleeve.

£48.00

IN SEARCH OF RUGBY FOOTBALL

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

IN SEARCH OF RUGBY FOOTBALL

£5.00

JASPER DIE RUGBYHELD

Afrikaans text story for teenage boys, translates as Jasper The Rugby Hero. From a series of 'Jasper' novels. 8vo. 115pp. including illustrations in the text. Internally clean and bright. In the original

£10.00

JASPER DIE RUGBYHELD

Afrikaans text story for teenage boys translates as "Jasper The Rugby Hero". From a series of 'Jasper' novels. 8vo. 115pp. including illustrations in the text. Internally clean and bright. In the original

£15.00

LEGENDS OF IRISH RUGBY: FORTY GOLDEN GREATS

A history of Irish rugby through the eyes of some of its most famous exponents, including Jackie Kyle, Willie John McBride, Tony Ward and Brian O'Driscoll. 8vo. 271pp. 8 pages of colour photographs. Dust-wrapper,

£10.00

LODGE LAUGHS AT THE 1961 FRENCH TOUR

A light-hearted account of the French rugby tour of New Zealand in 1961, illustrated by cartoons and comic strips from the Evening Post and the Sports Post. Paperback. Large 8vo. 32pp. Profusely illustrated.

£24.00

MUD IN YOUR EYE

The state of world Rugby in 1973 as seen by the former All Black half back, Chris Laidlaw. 8vo. 198pp. Illus. Dust-wrapper. A good copy.

£8.00

MY GAME YOUR GAME - DAVID CAMPESE AND MAL MENINGA TALK FOOTBALL

The two great Australian rugby players compare their experiences and thoughts on the two different rugby codes. Paperback. 8vo. 288pp. Very good condition.

£6.00

ON WITH THE GAME - THE RUGBY REMINISCENCES OF NORMAN MCKENZIE

The rugby reminiscences of Norman McKenzie, the New Zealand administrator and personality. Published soon after his death. 8vo. 166pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. A very good copy.

£16.00

THE OUTLAW OF THE SHELL

Classic schoolboy yarn from the Teddy Lester series, with the narrative culminating in an epic rugby match and featuring black and white illustrations throughout. 8vo. 274pp. Original pictorial boards.

£14.00

REPORT ON RUGBY

A social study of the game, wherein all aspects of rugby are scrutinised from its early beginnings at schools and universites. 8vo. 232pp. Frontispiece + 16 b/w plates & several woodcuts in the text.

£6.00

REPORT ON RUGBY

A sideways look from the 1950s on the history and development of rugby union, featuring fabulous black and white photographic illustrations. 8vo. Dust-wrapper. 232pp. Minor wear to wrapper otherwise good

£5.00

THE RUGBY COMPANION

Illustrated multi-authored anthology of rugby union writings from the 1960s, including history, views, biography and fiction. 8vo. 122pp. Dust-wrapper. Some wear to wrapper otherwise good condition.

£4.00

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