Books - "rugby"
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Inside French Rugby; Confessions of a Kiwi Mercenary
ex-library, softcover octavo (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Awa Press 2007
KEYWORDS: new zealand sport rugby french rugby john daniel autobiography specials
History of New Zealand Rugby Football 1870 - 1945
A Complete and Authentic History Compiled under Official Sanction
First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiii + 736pp, illus, Vg (bruising to spine extrems, rubbing to boards, esp front board front edge, owner's details & inscription in ink to fep, bookshop stamp to fep, tanning to page edges) in G+ d/w (silverfish damage to flap folds & rear flap lower edge, bruising to all edges, untidy tears of varying sizes up to 4cm max to upper spine extrem, bruising & nicks to lower spine extrem & all edges, browning to exterior and interior)
PUBLISHER: AH & AW Reed 1948
KEYWORDS: first edition Arthur C Swan sport history of rugby New Zealand from Nelson Football Club 1870 rugby unions tours games matches
The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby
Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1987
KEYWORDS: specials Terry Godwin John Jenkins sport rugby history international rugby players biographical details reference
The N.Z. Rugby Annual 1930
Small Octavo, green light card covers with black lettering and rugby motif to front cover, handwritten title to spine, 216 pages, illus, VG- (moderate browning to spine and less so to covers, 2cm ink stain to front, owner's name in ink to front cover and to title page, light creasing to front cover fore-edge, moderate tanning to page edges prelims and terminals)
PUBLISHER: Geo. W. Slade Limited 1930
KEYWORDS: new zealand rugby annual sport rugby football union
Winter Colours: Changing Seasons in World Rugby
Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Penguin Books 1999
KEYWORDS: rugby professional rugby Super 12 interviews interview Jonah Lomu Michael Jones Josh Kronfeld Christian Cullen
Football: A Popular Handbook of the Game
small octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt and black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xv + 140pp + 4pp book advertisments to rear, illus, VG- (owner's name and date to fep, initials in light pencil on prelim page, light tanning to eps, moderate bruising to board extrems including tiny closed tears to spine extrems, slight foxing to page edges and some pages, slight rubbing to boards, minor marks on boards - very tidy for age)
PUBLISHER: The Religious Tract Society (nd but owner's signature dated 1897)
KEYWORDS: football rugby association Challenge Cup rugby songs rules games history
Five Seasons of Services Rugby: The History of the New Zealand Services Team in Great Britain, Ireland and France 1941-1946
TIDY EX-LIBRARY, sm. octavo, black heavy card boards with blue buckram spine, frontispiece, 48pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light scuffing to edges, light to moderate tanning & scuffing to boards)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed N/D (circa 1946-48)
KEYWORDS: New Zealand rugby history services rugby all blacks
Springbok Story
1949-1953
first nz edition 200p ills. VG+ (sl.bumps to extrems.,sl.sunned spine,prelims.and edges sl.foxed/browned) in VG- d/w (rubbed and soiled,sl.sunned,mod.wear to extrems.w.some chipping and closed tears)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1954
KEYWORDS: rugby sport history danie craven springboks
The Springboks Talk
first n.z.edition 196pp ills. VG+ (spine sunned w.uneven sunning to boards,minor bumps to extrems.,dealer's stamp and owner's inscr.to front pastedown,eps and edges sl.soiled,contents browned w.sl.foxing to ills.) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.foxed,spine sunned,bumps and chipping to extrems.w.3cm loss to head of spine)
PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1955
KEYWORDS: sport history rugby springboks maxwell price
The Springboks 1891-1970
first edition 364pp ills.VG+ (green cloth,minor bumps to extrems.,prelims.and edges sl.soiled/foxed) in VG d/w (laminated,sl.rubbed and soiled,laminate lifting at hinges,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1970
KEYWORDS: sport rugby springboks a.c.parker
Rugby Football To-Day
352pp, ills (b/w) G+ (green cloth, minor bumps to extrems, soiled, sunned, owners inscription to ffep, foxing to prelims, some contents and foredges, sl soiling to some contents, binding cocked and shaky.)
PUBLISHER: john murray, london, 1931
KEYWORDS: e h d sewell rugby history sport
FIFTY YEARS OF THE ALL BLACKS
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TOURING TE
1st edition, red cloth, 272pp, illus, VG- (v sl edge wear, sl sunned spine, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl cocked)
PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed, Wellington, 1954
KEYWORDS: all blacks new zealand rugby touring teams british isles
THE LOG O' WOOD
Complete History of the Ranfurly Shield
first edition, in illus wrappers, 152pp illus, VG-(sl wear to extrems, sl rubbed & soiled, staple holes to covers, v sl soiled ep's & text edges)
PUBLISHER: Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd Christchurch 1960
KEYWORDS: history rugby new zealand ranfurly shield
RANFURLY SHIELD RUGBY
a Complete Book of Match Reports Comments Teams Photographs and Records
revised edition, black illus cloth, 280pp illus, NF withv sl edgewear, prev owners sign to ffep, in d/w VG( vsl wear to extrems with v sl tear to spine head, v sl internal foxing, sl sunned spine, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed Wellington 1967
KEYWORDS: history rugby new zealand ranfurly shield
JPR
An Autobiography
first edition, red cloth, 254pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG+(sl sunned & soiled, v sl wear to extrems)
PUBLISHER: Collins London 1979
KEYWORDS: history rugby j p r williams autobiography wales
Football
the rugby union game
first edition 515pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth rebacked,rubbed and stained w.poor rebacking job,wear to extrems.,separation at fep gutter w.feps trimmed and soiled,lacks reps,owner's inscr.to ffep,sl.to mod.foxing of contents,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1892
KEYWORDS: rugby sport history football marshall
The All Blacks The Triumphant Tour!
1924-1925
first edition 176pp ills.[b/w] VG- (in paper wrappers,rubbed and stained/foxed,2x owner's inscr.to front cover,chipping and wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to title page,some sl.soiling to contents)
PUBLISHER: watkins wellington 1925
KEYWORDS: new zealand rugby history sport all blacks
Unicorn Rugby Register 1947 Secondary Schools Rugby Records
23pp, VG- (soft paper wraps, both wraps attatched at lower staple only, minor closed tera to outer extrem covers browned and sl foxed, minor foxing to contents, minor staple stains at mid section gutter.)
PUBLISHER: coill somerville wikie, christchurch, 1947
KEYWORDS: r melgund thomson rugby sports
The Black Fifteen
[first edition] 280pp+ads. VG (blue cloth w.red/black/beige dec.stamp of rugby playes to top board and spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,remains of bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: andrew melrose london [nd]
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature rugby cule
Barbarians,Gentlemen and Players
a sociological study of the development of rugby football
first edition 321pp VG+ (green cloth,minor shelf wear,dealer's label to frontpastedown,prelims.and content edges v.sl.soiled) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: australian national university press canberra 1979
KEYWORDS: rugby sport football kenneth sheard eric dunning sociology