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On this page and other linked pages you will find the largest selection of historical rugby books in the world for sale. Please scroll down the page to see our great selection of national, provincial & regional, club, stadium, tournament and general histories. ARGENTINA - AUSTRALIA - BARBARIANS - BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - ENGLAND - FIJI - FRANCE - IRELAND - ITALY - NEW ZEALAND - SAMOA - SCOTLAND - SOUTH AFRICA - USA - WALES 1823 to 1914 - 1915 to 1939 - 1940 to 1959 - 1960 + EARLY RUGBY - MODERN HISTORIES - GROUNDS & STADIUMS - LAWS - TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS - ANTHOLOGIES - HISTORIES MISC - PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPILATIONS - REFERENCE - GENERAL SPORT WITH RUGBY CONTENT |
IRB
| "History of the International Rugby Football Board - Supplement 1961-1972" by Eric Watts Moses | ||||
| A supplement to the earlier history of the IRB, with chapters on the development of the board, professionalism, laws of the game, referees, Home Unions Committee (Lions), Tours, Relationships with France etc. A rare publication, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, there is some light scuffing to the covers and a tear of approx 2" on the spine. Generally the book is in good condition. | ||||
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1st Edition: 1973 |
130 pages | Ref: bkhiib-moses.ew1973 - £145.00 | ||
AUSTRALIA - CLUB, PROVINCIAL & DISTRICT
BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - History & Profiles of the British & Irish Lions
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"British Lions" by John Griffiths | |||
| large format history of the British tourists from 1888 to 1990 | ||||
| 1st Edition 1990 | Pages: 221 | Ref: bkhibr-griffiths.j1990 - £25.00 | ||
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"The Lions" by Wallace Reyburn | |||
| Covers all tours up until 1967, good statistical & photographic content with individual test match reports. | ||||
| 1st Edition 1967 | Pages: 203 | Ref: bkhibr-reyburn1967 - £20.00 | ||
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"The History of the British & Irish Lions" by Clem Thomas | |||
| A comprehensive history of the Lions. | ||||
| 1st Edition 1996 | Pages: 269 | Ref: bkhibr-thomas.c1996 - £19.50 | ||
| BRITISH LIONS TOUR PUBLICATIONS |
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publications covering individual Lions tours please visit the British
Lions page. Click on the British Lions page
link or the years below for individual tours.
BRITISH LIONS PAGE 1908 1924 1930 1938 1950 1955 1959 1962 1966 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Special Offers on British Lions books - CLICK HERE |
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FOR BOOKS ON ENGLAND'S FIVE NATIONS CAMPAIGNS & TOURS - CLICK HERE
ENGLAND - COUNTY, REGIONAL, SERVICES & UNIVERSITIES
| ARMY - the History of Army Rugby by John McLaren | |||
| A comprehensive history of Army rugby, Secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper in good condition | |||
| 1st Edition: 1986 | Pages: 295 | Ref: TL7-bkhienpv-mclaren1986-am - £20.00 | |
| DURHAM COUNTY - Records of the County XV 1936-1976 | |||
| supplement to the 1936 history, a second-hand paperback with dust wrapper in good condition | |||
| 1st Edition: 1976 | Pages: 110 | Ref: blhienpv-durham1976 - £19.00 | |
| ROYAL AIR FORCE - "The History of Royal Air Force Rugby 1919 - 1999" by John Mace | ||||
| A comprehensive and well researched and illustrated history. Only 1000 copies of this book were published and none were sold via the bookshops, this is a very scarce history of the Royal Air Force, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards (not published with a dust wrapper) in excellent condition. (AS NEW) | ||||
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1st Edition: 2000 |
Pages: 356 | Ref: bkhiensv-mace.j.2000-ra - £20.00 | ||
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YORKSHIRE - "In Memorium 1914 - 1919" |
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| 578 page memorial to the players of Yorkshire clubs who fell in the first world war. The first 270 pages act as a yearbook and historical record for the Yorkshire RFU. The remaining pages are dedicated to those killed in action, with single page plates of each player (see illustration) who fell during the first world war, a second-hand hardback in excellent condition with illustrated boards, it is very unlikely to have ever had a dust wrapper. | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1919 | Pages: 578 | Ref: bkhienpv-yorkshire1919 - £195.00 | ||
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YORKSHIRE - "Centenary 1869-1969" | |||
| Nicely written history of the Yorkshire Union, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
| 1st Edition:1969 | Pages: 40 | Ref: blhienpv-yorkshire1969 - £25.00 | ||
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BRADFORD RFC - "Centenary Brochure" | |||
| Yorkshire club centenary history, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1966 |
Pages: 32 | Ref: blhiencb-bradford.1966 - £24.00 | ||
| BRISTOL - "THE BRISTOL FOOTBALL CLUB JUBILEE BOOK" | ||||
| Early history of West Country giants, a second-hand paperback in good condition | ||||
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1938 |
Pages: 102 | Ref: bkhiencb-bristol1938 - £95.00 | ||
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CAMBORNE - "1878 - 1978" |
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| history of Cornish club, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1978 |
Pages: 80 | Ref: blhiencb-camborne1978 - £12.00 | ||
| CLIFTON RFC - "History of the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - by Frank C Hawkins | ||||
| Limited Edition (No 88 of 200) history of Somerset side. published in 1909 by Bristol Times & Mirror Ltd. A very rare publication. It is very unlikely that a dust wrapper was issued with this book, a Second hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper, some light wear to the covers, medium foxing throughout | ||||
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Published in 1909 |
Pages: 200 | Ref: bkhiencb-hawkins.clifton.1909 - £850.00 | ||
| CLIFTON RFC - "Fifty Years with the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - by Frank C Hawkins and E Seymour Bell | ||||
| Fabulous history of Somerset club, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition, no dust wrapper | ||||
| Published in 1922 | Pages: 172 | Ref: bkhiencb-hawkins.clifton.1922 - £160.00 | ||
| CLIFTON RFC - "One Hundred Years with the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - edited by Horrace Hutt | ||||
| Centenary history of this well chronicled club. Limited edition (total number published unknown), a second hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper | ||||
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Published in 1972 |
Pages: 116 | Ref: bkhiencb-hutt.1972.clifton - £35.00 | ||
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"DENSTONE RFC" - by JA ADAMSON | |||
| A secondhand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1947 | Pages: 121 | Ref: TL7-bkhiencb-adamson.1947.denstone - £50.00 | ||
| EASTBOURNE COLLEGE RUGBY FOOTBALL 1900-1910 by EC Arnold | |||
| A delightful well illustrated history of the first 10 years of rugby at the College. The history is broken down into years with a result list followed by a lengthy commentary by EC Arnold, the master in charge. Team photos abound accompanied by several action photos of college matches, unusual for a publication of this age. This book was the personal copy of GV Carey, captain of the college in 1904 who played for the Harlequins and went on to Cambridge to gain a Blue in 1907 & 1908, he also represented Surrey. He has signed the book to the front end flypaper, his photo appears opposite the title page, a second-hand card covers, some discolouration to covers otherwise the book is in excellent condition | |||
| 1st Edition: 1910 | Pages: 61 | Ref: bkhiencb-arnold.ec1910.eastbn.coll - £450.00 | |
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ECCLES RUFC - "A Hundred Years 1897 - 1997" by AR Gilbody | |||
| Large format history of Manchester club. | ||||
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Published in 1997 |
58 pages |
Ref: TL7-blhiencb-eccles1997 - £16.00 |
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| KENDAL - "A history of Football in Kendal" compiled by James Clarke | ||||
| An awesome history with a report on every match played together with the scores. the rugby is combined with soccer throughout, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1908 | Pages: 468 | Ref: bkhiencb-clarke.j1908-kendal - £160.00 | ||
| OLD ALLEYNIANS - "OLD ALLEYNIAN RFC 1898 - 1948" | ||||
| nicely bound old boys history, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1948 | Pages: 182 | Ref: bkhiencb-old.alleynian1948 - £75.00 | ||
| OLD
MERCHANT TAYLORS RFC
"Records of Twenty Seasons 1882 - 1902" by LH Gunnery & N Parham |
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| A comprehensive history including teams for both OMTs and opposing team for all matches. Team photos for each season, match results and a narrative. A second hand hardback in very good condition, no dust wrapper, it is unlikely this book was published with one, illustrated boards. Sold together with many newspaper cuttings relating to the OMTs dating from 1910. | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1902 | Pages: 264 | Ref: bkhiencb-gunnery1902.omt - £495.00 | ||
IRISH CLUB & PROVINCIAL
| MEN IN BLACK by Chester & McMillan. | ||||
| Match by match history of the New Zealand All Blacks. In depth well illustrated reports of each international match played by New Zealand. This is an invaluable publication for the All Black supporter - For the Luxury Leather Bound Limited Edition version of this book visit the New Zealand page, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition | ||||
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This edition published 1988 |
pages: 507 |
Ref: bkhinz-chester1988.mib - £30.00 |
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"MEN IN BLACK 1978-1982" by Chester & McMillan | |||
| Supplement to this great history, a second-hand hardback, ex library copy | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1983 | Pages: 132 | Ref: bkhinz-chester1983mib.sup - £15.00 | ||
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"CENTENARY" by Chester & McMillan | |||
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100 years of New Zealand rugby, 2nd of the All Black Trilogy 592 page large format book published in 1984 For the Luxury Leather Bound Limited Edition version of this book visit the New Zealand page, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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| 1st Edition: 1984 | Pages: 592 | Ref: bkhinz-chester1984cent - £25.00 | ||
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"NZ International Rugby 1884-1975" by Arthur Carman | |||
| Match by match history, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1975 | Pages: 206 | Ref: bkhinz-carman1975 - £14.00 | ||
NEW ZEALAND - PROVINCIAL & REPRESENTATIVE
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AUCKLAND - "Rugby In Auckland 1883-1967" | |||
| Official history of ARU, a second-hand paperback with slight wear to cover | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1967 | Pages: 236 | Ref: pbhinzpv-auckland.1967 - £25.00 | ||
See also Ranfurly Shield for NZ Provincial histories
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EDEN RFC "Blood, sweat and Cheers" by SW Foster |
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| 50 year history of Auckland club, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1972 |
Pages: 96 | Ref: blhinzcb-eden1972 - £25.00 | ||
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FOXTON RFC - Centenary brochure 1880-1980 | |||
| a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1980 |
Pages: 64 | Ref: blhinzcb-foxton1980 - £15.00 | ||
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MANUREWA RFC - "75th Jubilee" |
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| 2 part history of NZ club, second-hand brochures in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1996 |
Pages: 50 & 64 | Ref: blhinzcb-manurewa.st2 - £15.00 | ||
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NELSON RFC - "100 Years of Rugby" by WA Reed | |||
| NZ oldest rugby club, a second-hand paperback in good condition | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1970 | Pages: 190 | Ref: pbhinzcb-reed.wa1970nelson - £19.00 | ||
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ORIENTAL-RONGOTAI - "Ories, 100 Years" | |||
| Centenary history of Wellington (NZ) club, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1988 |
Pages: 68 | Ref: blhinzcb-ories1988 - £12.00 | ||
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SUBURBS RFC - "1949-1998" | |||
| Canterbury club, a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1998 |
Pages: 32 | Ref: blhinzcb-suburbs1998 - £8.00 | ||
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"A Portrait of Scottish Rugby" by Alan Massie | |||
| a nice history of Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1984 | Pages: 198 | Ref: bkhisc-massie1984 - £20.00 | ||
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EDINBURGH NORTHERN 1920 - 1970 | |||
| Rare illustrated history of this Scottish club. A second-hand booklet in very good condition | ||||
| published in 1970 | 16 pages | Ref: bkhisccb-edinburgh-no1970 - £22.00 | ||
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GALA - "The Gala Story – 100 Years" | |||
| centenary history of this great Scottish Borders club, a second-hand paperback in good condition | ||||
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Pages: 184 | Ref: blhisccb-gala-cn - £15.00 | ||
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GLASGOW HIGH/KELVINSIDE. - "Chocolate & Gold" |
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| a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1984 | Pages: 288 | Ref: bkhisccb-glasgow.high1984 - £24.00 | ||
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HAWICK LINDEN RFC - 75 years, 1921 - 1996 | |||
| a second-hand booklet in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1996 |
Pages: 64 | Ref: blhisccb-hawick.linden1996 - £7.00 | ||
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HERIOT'S FP RFC - "A Centenary History of George Heriot's Former Pupils' Rugby Club" by Douglas Middleton |
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| Well balanced history of old boys club, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper | |||
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Published in 1990 |
Pages: 234 | Ref: bkhisccb-middleton.1990.heriots - £16.00 | |
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LIVINGSTON RFC - "Silver Jubilee 1968-1993" |
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| a second-hand brochure in good condition | ||||
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Published in 1993 |
Pages: 38 | Ref: blhisccb-livingston1993 - £7.00 | ||
| UDDINGSTON
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"100 Years of Uddingston Rugby Football Club" - by Joe James |
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Superbly illustrated history of Scottish club, large format with open out pages includes biographies and additional information on Uddingston internationals including CD Stuart 1910 - 1920 and Laurie Duff 1936 - 1939, a second-hand booklet as new, plus menu card for centenary dinner |
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| Published in 2006 | Pages: 28 | Ref: bkhisccb-uddingston.2006-la - £20.00 | ||
SOUTH AFRICA (including Rhodesia/Zimbabwe & Namibia)
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'Invictus' - The Film of 'Playing the Enemy' starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela & Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar. Directed by Clint Eastwood Rugby Relics are proud to have supplied many props for the film. Our website has also acted as a major source of information for the costume and set designers of the film.
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