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
Rugby USA: Volume II, Fall 1967
quarto, blue ilus light card stapled wrappers, 44 typed pages, illus, VG- (tanning & chaffing to covers, foxing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Chuck Lyons 1967
KEYWORDS: Chuck Lyons American USA rugby sport 1910 American University tour Rosslyn Park Rocky Mountain Rugby Football union All Black Tour Wilson Whineray Harvard
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
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
COCK OF THE RUGBY ROOST
The 1961 French Rugby Tour of New Zealand
black cloth, 215pp illus, VG+( vsl bruised corners, v sl edgewear, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl foxing to ep's) d/w VG(v sl wear & tears to extrems, internal foxing, sl rubbed & soiled & v sl unned)
PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed Wellington 1961
KEYWORDS: france rugby tour new zealand 1961
THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY FOOTBALL 1875-1952
With an introduction by the President of the South African Rugby Football Board Mr Advocate A J Pienaar
first edition, green cloth with gilt to spine & front, emblem to front, xv 736pp illus, VG(sl edgewear with some surface loss, v sl tears to spine head & foot, sl bumped spine head with v sl creasing, spine joints worn, sl rubbed, sl internal seperation at hinges, v sl foxing to ep's & edges) text clean & bright
PUBLISHER: The Specialty Press of S.A. Wynberg Cape 1933
KEYWORDS: sprot history south africa rugby
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
FIELDS OF PRAISE
The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881-1981
first edition, grey cloth, 505pp illus, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl sunned spine, v sl foxing & soiling to text edges) d/w VG( vsl wear to extrems, sl sunned rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: University of Wales press Cardiff 1980
KEYWORDS: history wales rugby union
Pounding Battle
match report canterbury v.south africa 1921
first edition limited [150 - this copy not numbered] F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: nag's head press christchurch 1995
KEYWORDS: new zealand literature sport rugby
Rugby in South Africa
signed by terry mclean; 216pp; ills (b/w) VG (green cloth, very minor wear, signed by terry mclean at ffep, very minor foxing to prelims, sl discolouring to contents, binding sl cocked.) in G d/w (creasing, wear moderate soils and losses with tape repairs to spine.)
PUBLISHER: reed, nz, 1964
KEYWORDS: rugby south africa terry mclean sports
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