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INTERNATIONAL TOURS, TRI NATIONS & SIX NATIONS BOOKS
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Books from International Tours & Six Nations. The All Blacks, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Springboks, Wales and the Wallabies on tour and playing in Tri Nations or Six Nations tournaments. Please scroll down the page to see the great selection on offer. |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "The Complete Rugby Footballer" by Gallaher & Stead |
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A general rugby book with a large section on the 1905 All Blacks tour. Written by the captain and vice-captain of the 1905 All Blacks. A wonderful look at rugby football around the turn of the century and the tactics that made the 'Originals' the team to beat. A look at the pages detailing the contents of this book shows how deep these pioneers of rugby football go into explaining the game. It is not known if this book was ever published with a dust wrapper. Re-bound with a split spine and tape repairs, newspaper photo of 1905 All Blacks pasted onto inside cover |
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| 1st NZ Edition 1906 | 322 pages | Ref: GNW-bktrnz05-dg - £295.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905" by George Dixon |
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A 1999 REPRINT of George Dixon's (1905 ABs manager) book on the 1905 tour. Printed in a larger format by David Ling. This book covers the complete 1905/6 'Originals' tour, a wonderful well illustrated read, this is a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper |
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| Reprinted in 1999 | 226 pages | Ref: bktrnz05rp-gd - £48.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "Souvenir of the New Zealand Rugby Football Team" |
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A reprint of the programme for the Wellington v All Blacks pre-tour match in 1905. The booklet is 28 pages and includes photos and details of the tourists and the teams they will be facing including photos of Swansea, Wales, England & Ireland. A secondhand booklet in excellent condition |
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| Published in 1981 | 28 pages | Ref: bltrnz05rppr-wel - £25.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "1905 Originals" by Bob Howitt & Dianne Haworth |
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The reemarkable story of the team that went away as the Colonials and came back as the All Blacks. Match by match coverage of this ground breaking tour. An excellent and informative book of the tour, published in New Zealand only |
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| 1st edition 2005 | 208 pages | Ref: TL9-bktrnz05-bh - £37.50* | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "The New Zealand Football Team - Souvenir - Visit to Wales - December 1905 |
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A small 12 page booklet printed prior to the All Blacks visit to wales at the end of the tour. The booklets contains a fixtures list, double page photo of the All Blacks, an action photo of NZ in action, a dedication to Percy Bush, the probable teams for each of the matches and adverts. Published by A McLay & Son, Cardiff. This is a secondhand booklet in excellent condition |
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| Published in 1905 | 12 pages | Ref: TF3-101bltrnz05wa - £150.00 | ||
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1924/5 - All Blacks to British Isles & France "Special Souvenir - All Blacks in England, Ireland & Wales" - edited by RA Byers-Barr |
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A superb 40 page A4 size booklet published half way through the "Invincibles" tour. It contains a team photo, itinerary, history of past tours by the All Blacks & British teams, pen pictures and photos of the full squad, cartoon from the Daily Mail, comparison between the 1905 and 1924 teams, photos, poems & songs, article by Teddy Morgan, profiles of Gallagher, Dean and Wray, article on the All Black scrum formation, reports on matches, plus more historical articles. This is a terrific souvenir of this unbeaten All Black tour. This copy is in excellent condition with a former owner's signature to the inside cover, dated 1925 |
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1st Edition 1924 |
40 Pages | Ref: PC24-blnztr24 - £175.00 | ||
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1924/5 - All Blacks to British Isles & France "Special Souvenir - All Blacks in England, Ireland & Wales" - edited by RA Byers-Barr |
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A superb 40 page A4 size booklet published half way through the "Invincibles" tour. It contains a team photo, itinerary, history of past tours by the All Blacks & British teams, pen pictures and photos of the full squad, cartoon from the Daily Mail, comparison between the 1905 and 1924 teams, photos, poems & songs, article by Teddy Morgan, profiles of Gallagher, Dean and Wray, article on the All Black scrum formation, reports on matches, plus more historical articles. This is a terrific souvenir of this unbeaten All Black tour. This copy has some loss and tearing around the edges, please see illustration. |
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1st Edition 1924 |
40 Pages | Ref: TC7-blnztr24 - £75.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1924/5 "The Triumphant Tour" pub by LT Watkins |
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A very good detailed post tour book with individual match reports and photos, a second-hand paperback with some minor loss to the top and the bottom of the spine plus a name lightly written in biro on the top right hand corner. |
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1st Edition 1925 |
Pages 176 |
Ref: TL19-pbtrnz24-ltw - £165.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1928 "All Blacks Souvenir" Sketches by PG Reid, Cartoons by AS Paterson |
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| A pre tour booklet with player illustrations and profiles, there are spaces for player details to be filled in. This particular copy has the points scored by each player filled in and the scores added to the tour itinerary in the spaces provided. The owner of the booklet has also added a couple of personal comments to the book, for example on Maurice Brownlie's illustration is written "go away you Springboks", single crease down the centre and small piece missing from the back cover. Overall the faults are minor, a very rare publication. second-hand A4 size booklet, condition as above | ||||
| 1st Edition 1928 | Pages 36 | Ref: CC40-bltrnz28-pgr - £220.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1928 "The All Blacks in Springbokland" by MF Nicholls |
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Match by match comprehensive record of this, the first All Black tour of South Africa, includes many action and team photos, a brilliant record of the tour, a second-hand softcover book with a small piece (about 1") missing from the top of the spine. |
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1st Edition 1928 |
Pages 200 |
Ref: TL19-pbtrnz28mfn - £160.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1935/6 "The Tour of the Third All Blacks 1935" by Oliver & Tindall |
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| story of this tour by two of the All Black players, a second-hand soft cover, light taping to spine otherwise very good | ||||
| 1st Edition 1936 | Pages 200 | Ref: pbtrnz35-co - £75.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1935/6 "New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Tour Souvenir 1888 to 1936" compiled by BM Turner |
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| A 46 page foolscap (slightly larger than A4) size pre tour booklet containing records from previous All Black tours, player profiles and photos of the 1935 tourists. Some great articles on NZ rugby history and Maori rugby. This copy has a well worn front cover and occasional ink stamp throughout. | ||||
| 1st Edition 1936 | 46 pages | Ref: TL7-bltrnz35-bmt - £75.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1949 "A shortcut to Rugby" by CK Friedlander |
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| A general book on rugby built around the 1949 All Black tour of South Africa, name written on front, a second-hand paperback in good condition | |||
| 1st Edition | Pages | Ref: pbtrnz49-ckf - £60.00 | |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1949 "Guide to Africa Tour 1949" by Graham Beamish. |
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| Pre tour informative booklet, a second-hand booklet with a small mark on front coverlight crease | ||||
| 1st Edition 1949 | Pages 56 | Ref: blnztr49-gb - £29.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1949 "Auckland Star - 2nd October 1948" |
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| Complete edition of NZ newspaper, 6 pages in total, includes front page headlines relating to players selected for the 1949 tour. Includes individual player photos, comments on the selection and match report of the trial from which the squad was selected, South Island v North Island, a second-hand broadsheet newspaper, some tearing around the edges | |||
| published in 1948 | Pages 6 | Ref: CC40-nznp-as-19481002 - £29.00 | |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1953/4 "A Complete Record of the All Blacks in Britain 1953-54" |
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| Published by Whitcombe & Tombs, the NZ stationers this 16 page pre-tour booklet features players photos and profiles, the tour itinerary and pages in which to list teams and scorers. This booklet is more often that not overprinted for local businesses, a second-hand booklet, players and scorers inked in up to the 7th match (v Cardiff) | ||||
| 1st Edition 1953 | Pages 16 | Ref: bltrnz53-wt - £12.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1953/4 "Souvenir programme of the Fourth All Blacks England Tour" |
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A pre-tour booklet published by Planet Publicity, London. These booklets are believed to have been sold prior to matches during the tour. It features player biographies, team photo and tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet, crease across centre, lacking staple |
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published in 1953 |
Pages 8 |
Ref: TC17-bltrnz53-pp - £15.00 |
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"All Blacks in South Africa" 1960 - by FW Boshier |
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| post tour statistics & match reports, a second-hand large format booklet, some wear to the cover and spine partly split. | ||||
| 1st Edition: 1960 | Pages: 128 | Ref: CC2-blnztr60-fb - £12.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 "New Zealand
- Souvenir Tour Programme" |
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Published by Rostan Press, London. A 4 page booklet featuring player photos, profiles and tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet taht has been folded, there are small tears on the folds |
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published in 1963 |
Pages: 4 | Ref: bltrnz63-rostan - £4.00 | |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 "Willie Away" by Terry McLean |
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A great tour account by New Zealand's most prolific rugby author Terry McLean, a second-hand hardback with in good condition, some small tears to the dust wrapper |
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1st Edition: 1964 |
Pages: 302 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz63-tm - £18.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 "The All Blacks" published by MW Walker, printed by Rostan Press |
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Pre tour 8 page booklet featuring player photos, profiles and tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet in very good condition. Autographed to the front cover by the legendary All Black flanker Waka Nathan. |
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| 1st Edition: 1967 | Pages: 8 | Ref: bltrnz67-rostan-au-wn - £12.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 "All Black Magic" by Terry McLean |
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A great tour account by New Zealand's most prolific rugby author Terry McLean, a second-hand hardback in good condition with small tears to the dust wrapper. |
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1st Edition: 1968 |
Pages: 183 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz-tm - £16.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 "Rugby in Black & Red" JBG Thomas |
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A look at the 1967 All Blacks tour by Welsh based journalist, this book also includes a history of the British Lions, a second-hand hardback in good condition, there is a small stain on the front of the dust wrapper. - SIGNED BY JBG |
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1st Edition: 1968 |
Pages: 240 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz67-jbgt-auxb - £20.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 " All Blacks in South Africa 1970" - An Official Publication |
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| Pre tour booklet with good historical content. Majority of text in Afrikaans, a second-hand booklet with a slight crease | ||||
| 1st Edition 1970 | Pages: 40 | Ref: bltrnz70of - £15.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "All Blacked Out" by Fred Labuschagne |
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Well narrated account of the tour from the South African point of view, a second-hand hardback, no dust wrapper but with illustrated boards as per illustration |
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1st Edition: 1970 |
Pages: 166 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz70-fl - £35.00* |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "All Blacks on Tour 1970" - published by Wilson & Horton, photos by Ross Wiggins |
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Post tour pictorial booklet including off the field visits, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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1st Edition 1970 |
Pages: 94 |
Ref: bltrnz70-wh £9.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "All Blacks 1970" by Gert Hattingh |
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Photographic account of the tour, text in Afrikaans, very rare publication, rarely seen outside South Africa, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 56 |
Ref: bltrnz70-gh - £50.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "SA Sunday Express 26th July 1970" |
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Front page completely devoted to Springboks 17 points to 6 victory over the All Blacks in the first test with a headline of "Magnificent win by bounding Boks". Three pages of full colour photographs are dedicated to this great Springbok triumph. Ideal for framing, a 3 full pages from a tabloid newspaper, folded into 2 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-se-19700726 - £25.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "SA Sunday Times 9th August 1970" |
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Front page with headline & full page match report/photos of great 9 points to 8 victory in the 2nd Test for the All Blacks, ideal for framing, 2 full pages from broadsheet newspaper, folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 04 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-st-197000809 - £18.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "SA Sunday Express 9th August 1970" |
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Front page with headline & back page plus another full page from this newspaper containing a match report and photos of the great 9 points to 8 victory in the 2nd Test for the All Blacks, ideal for framing, 3 full pages from a tabloid newspaper, folded into 2 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-se197000809 - £15.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "Rand Daily Mail 12th September 1970" |
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A 6 page pre-match preview of the 4th Test match in 1970. The front page contains caricatures and facsimile autographs of the Springbok players with the back page covering the All Blacks. An excellent publication which is ideal for framing, Broadsheet newspaper folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-rdm-19700912 - £19.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "Die Vaderland 24th July 1970" |
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Pre first test newspaper with front page photo of the Springboks, text in Afrikaans. Fold over broadsheet newspaper, folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 04 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-dv-19700724 - £15.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "SA Sunday Express 13th September 1970" |
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Front page completely devoted to Springboks 20 points to 17 victory over the All Blacks in the fourth and final test with a headline proclaiming the Springboks as world champions. Three pages of full colour photographs are dedicated to this great Springbok triumph. Ideal for framing, 3 full pages from a tabloid newspaper, folded into 2, some small tears to edges |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-se-19700913 - £20.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 "Dagbreek en Landstem 2nd August 1970" |
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First test newspaper report with full colour photos throughout, text in Afrikaans, Fold over broadsheet newspaper, folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 04 |
Ref: CC40-npsa-dl-1970-0802 - £15.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 "The All Blacks - New Zealand Tour Programme" unknown publisher |
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8 page booklet featuring player photos & profiles, team photo and tour intinerary, a second-hand booklet, very slight crease |
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1st Edition: 1972 |
Pages: 8 |
Ref: TC17- bltrnz72piuk* - £7.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 "The Winter Men" by Wallace Reyburn |
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Kirkpatrick's team, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 149 |
Ref: bktrnz72-wr - £12.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 "The Avenging All Blacks" by JBG Thomas |
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All about Kirkpatrick's team. The story of the 1972/3 All Blacks by the Western Mail journalist, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition. |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 180 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz72-jbgt-xb - £19.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 "All Blacks in the Lions Den" ed by Terry Godwin |
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post tour pictorial review, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 72 |
Ref: bltrnz72-tg - £7.00 |
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All Blacks 1972/3 "Kirky's All Blacks-Vol 1" by Hedley Mortlock & Peter Bush, |
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post tour pictorial review, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 72 |
Ref: bltrnz72-hm1 - £7.00 |
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All Blacks 1972/3 "Kirky's All Blacks-Vol 2" by Hedley Mortlock & Peter Bush, |
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post tour pictorial review, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 68 |
Ref: bltrnz72-hm2 - £7.00 |
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"All Black Tour 72-73 published by NZ Herald |
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A post tour pictorial review, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1973 |
Pages: 92 |
Ref: TC17-bltrnz72-nzh - £14.00 |
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All Blacks to Ireland & Wales 1974 "All Blacks Come Back" by Terry McLean, |
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Irish Centenary tour. A great tour account by New Zealand's most prolific rugby author Terry McLean, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1975 |
Pages: 165 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz74-tm - £12.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1976 "Rugby In Kettings" (Rugby in Chains) by Quintus van Rooyen |
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Text in Afrikaans, rare book for this tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1976 |
pages 247 |
Ref: bktrnz76-qvr - £50.00 |
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1978 - Grand Slam Tour
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 "Follow the All Blacks" with the Daily Mirror |
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Pre tour booklet containing players photos & profiles, match by page with spaces to list players, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st edition 1978 |
pages 48 |
Ref: bltrnz78-dm - £4.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 "Mourie's Men" by Wallace Reyburn |
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Post tour book for the first ever All Black Grand Slam tour, a second-hand hardback, a very clean ex library copy with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1978 |
pages 204 |
Ref: bktrnz78-wr - £16.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 "Grand Slam All Blacks" by Keith Quinn |
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Post tour book for the first ever All Black Grand Slam tour, a second-hand paperback, some light wear throughout with a couple of loose pages |
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1st edition 1979 |
pages 160 |
Ref: bktrnz78-kq - £9.00 |
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All Blacks to England & Scotland 1979 "Retreat From Glory" by Don Cameron |
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second-hand hardback in good condition |
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1st edition 1980 |
pages 178 |
dust wrapper Yes |
Ref: bktrnz79-dc - £12.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1992 "All Black Attack" |
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Pre tour publication for the re-unification tour, published by TP Publications, a second-hand A4 size booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1992 |
pages 46 |
Ref: bltrnz92-tp - £5.00 |
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All Blacks 2002 "The Official Adidas and NZRFU magazine of the 2002 tour of England, France & Wales" |
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Official NZRFU tour guide, includes a supplementary 37 inch (94cm) poster of an All Black line up, past & present players included. tour preview, player profiles & photos, historical article on NZ & France, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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Published in 2002 |
pages 30 + poster |
Ref: bltrnz02-of - £15.00 |
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ALL BLACKS - MULTIPLE TOUR BOOKS
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"Fifty Years Of The All Blacks" by WOOLLER and OWEN |
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A complete history of the All Blacks in the British Isles 1905 - 1954, contributions by the players who played against the All Blacks, Rhys Gabe (Wales) reviews the 1905 tour, LJ Corbett (Ireland) looks at the 1924 tour, Wilf Wooller (Wales) on the 1935/6 tour, Sam Walker & Jock Wemyss join the other 3 on their review of the 1953/4 tour. Each individual match is covered on all tours with reports and teams, a second-hand hardback with two small pieces missing from dust wrapper |
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1st Edition: 1954 |
Pages: 272 |
Ref: bktrnzmu-ww-xb - £16.00 |
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"All Blacks In Wales" by John Billot |
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Details each match individually 1888 – 1967, includes Wales tour of NZ 1969, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper, an ex library copy in good condition |
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1st edition 1972 |
239 pages |
Ref: TL19-bktrnzmu72-jb-xb - £35.00 |
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"A Century of the All Blacks In Britain and Ireland" by Dave Fox, Ken Bogle & Mark Hoskins |
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A comprehensive book covering every All Black tour match played in GB & Ireland. Includes the 2005 Grand Slam tour. This book was only published in paperback, a second-hand paperback in excellent condition |
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1st edition 2006 |
352 pages |
Ref: pbtrnzmu-df - £19.00 |
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| 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 |
ENGLAND 1991 - 1992 - 1994 - 1995 - 2003
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England's Grand Slam 1991 "The Year of the Rose" by Barrie Fairall |
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second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1991 |
pages 189 |
Ref: bktren91-bf - £12.00 |
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"England's Grand Slam 1991" |
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Successful Five Nations campaign from the players viewpoint, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1991 |
pages 123 |
Ref: bktren91-ra - £12.00 |
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England Grand Slams 1991 & 1992 "Double Grand Slam" by Peter Cullimore, |
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Back to back grand slams for Carling's men, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1992 |
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Ref: bktren92-pc - £15.00 |
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England's Grand Slam 1995 "Carling's Men" by M Cleary |
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Full colour photographs throughout with many double page spreads, Carling's men on the rampage again, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1995 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktren95-mc - £10.00 |
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Team England Rugby - Grand Slam Champions 2003 |
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The official behind the scenes story of England's undefeated season - from November 2002 to June 2003 England were unbeaten against all opposition. This is the full story. Full colour pictures throughout, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 2003 |
pages 160 |
Ref: bktren03-te - £13.00 |
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England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 "England Rugby World Champions edited by Philip Brown |
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A large format book, terrific illustrations from the tournament, an excellent record of England's greatest feat. foreword by Rob Andrew. |
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1st edition 2004 |
336 pages |
Ref: TL19-bkwcen03-pb-xb - £25.00 |
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FRANCE 1958 - 1961 - 1967 - 1968 - 1971 - 1993
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France to New Zealand 1961 "La Melee Fantastique" by Dennis Lalanne |
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Previews the tour with a run down of the 1959 & 1960 French season, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 207 |
Ref: bktrfr61-dl - £18.00 |
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France to New Zealand 1961 "Cock of the Rugby Roost" by Terry Mclean |
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The French team in New Zealand 1961, the story of the tour by New Zealand's leading ruby journalist, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 220 |
Ref: TL19-bktrfr61-tm - £25.00 |
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France to South Africa 1967 "Rugby
En Veldslag - Franse Toer, 1967" |
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text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1967 |
pages 116 |
Ref: bktrfr67-tm - £55.00 |
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France to South Africa 1967 "Ruffled
Roosters" by AC Parker The French tour of South
Africa 1967, the tour as seen through the eyes of South African jornalist
AC Parker, a second-hand hardback in good condition,
the dust wrapper has some minor surface loss. 1st edition 1967 pages 175 Ref: TL19-bktrfr67-acp -
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France to New Zealand 1968 "NZ Weekly News" 19th August 1968 |
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Large magazine publication. Includes a full tour review & colour photos, approx 10 - 12 pages dedicated to the tour. Large magazine with some light damage to spine |
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published in 1968 |
pages 52 |
Ref: CC40-mgnz-wn19680819 - £15.00 |
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France To South Africa 1993 "Tour Le France" published by TP Publications |
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Pre-tour publication with several articles, player profiles and photos & tour itinerary, a second-hand A4 size booklet |
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published in 1993 |
20 pages |
Ref: bltrfr93-tp - £5.00 |
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"Ireland's Triple Crown" 1985 by K Johnston |
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tale of great Irish victories, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1985 |
pages 184 |
Ref: bktrir85-kj - £45.00 |
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Irish Schools tour of Australia 1996 |
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player pics & profiles, tour info & squad photo, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition |
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pub in 1996 |
12 pages |
Ref: bltrirsh96 - £5.00 |
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Japan to New Zealand 1968 "Japan RFU - New Zealand Tour 1968" published by Japan RFU |
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Photos & profiles of players & short history of rugby in Japan, a second-hand booklet in good condition with 4 Japan autographs on player profiles |
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published in 1968 |
pages 36 |
Ref: bltrja68-jrfu - £45.00 |
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Japan to New Zealand 1974 "Japan RFU - New Zealand Tour '74" published by Japan RFU |
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Profiles of players, short history of rugby in Japan with statistics of touring sides to Japan, an article on the recent activities of Japanese team by Shiggy Kono, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1974 |
pages 64 |
Ref: bltrja74-jrfu - £25.00 |
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1984
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Scotland Grand Slam 1984 "The Year of the Thistle" by Norman Mair |
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Illustrated story of the Grand Slam, an in depth look at a great year for Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 197 |
Ref: bktrsc84-nm - £12.00 |
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Scotland Grand Slam 1984 "Scotland's Grand Slam '84 by Ian McLaughlan & Chris Rea |
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second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktrsc84-im - £14.00 |
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1990
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"Scotland’s Grand Slam 1990" |
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second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1990 |
pages 127 |
Ref: bktrsc90-im - £12.00 |
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Scotland Grand Slam 1990 "The Flowering of Scotland" compiled by Derek Douglas |
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Foreword by Scottish captain David Sole, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktrsc90-dd - £14.00 |
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1967
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Scottish Borders to South Africa 1967 "The Ambassadors" by JLT Dawson |
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second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 1967 |
pages 80 |
Ref: bktrscnn67-jltd - £30.00 |
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SPRINGBOKS 1906/7 - 1931-2 - 1937 - 1951/2 - 1956 - 1960/1 - 1965 - 1968 - 1969/70 - 1971 - 1981 - 1993
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Springboks to Britain & France 1906/7 "The Springboks - History of the Tour 1906-07" by F N Piggott |
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Match by match account of this fascinating tour, a second-hand hardback in good condition |
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1st edition 1907 |
pages 140 |
Ref: bktrsa06-fnp - £380.00 |
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Springboks to British Isles 1931-2 1931-32 SPRINGBOKS PRE-TOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET - A 64 page booklet dedicated to the Springbok tourists. Published by Mitchell of London and edited by Richings this booklet contains photos and profiles of the squad as well as histories of previous Springbok tours. The booklet is in excellent condition. Ref bltrsa31-m - £135.00 |
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Springboks to British Isles 1931-2 1931-32 SPRINGBOKS PRE-TOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET - A 64 page booklet dedicated to the Springbok tourists. Published by Mitchell of London and edited by Richings this booklet contains photos and profiles of the squad as well as histories of previous Springbok tours. This booklet is a presentation copy with a hardback printed cover. It has previously belonged to the Durham & Northumberland player JAT Webster who faced the Springboks in the match at Sunderland on 24th October 1931. He has written his name in block capitals on the first blank page. Overall the booklet is in excellent condition. Ref blpntrsa31-m - £125.00 |
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Springboks to New Zealand 1937 "1937 Taranaki Rugby Almanac published by the Hawera Publishing Co |
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This publication looks at previous tours by the Springboks and All Blacks, there are profiles and photos of the 1937 Springboks, photos and statistical information on Taranaki & pen pictures of all Taranaki's forty All Blacks, a second-hand booklet with slight crease |
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1st edition 1937 |
pages 60 |
Ref: F78-2-bltrsa37-hpc - £85.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 "Murrayfield en Darna" by Jannie Fourie |
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Comprehensive tour report, nice section with individual profiles and photos of the players, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback, small pieces missing from the dust wrapper |
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1st edition 1952 |
pages 173 |
Ref: bktrsa51-jf - £35.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 "The Fourth Springboks 1951 - 1952" by RK Stent |
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Well written account of this successful Springbok side, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1952 |
pages 212 |
Ref: bktrsa51-rks - £25.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 "South Wales Echo" 22nd January 1951 |
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Souvenir Edition previewing the Welsh international at Cardiff, the headline proclaims 'Battle of the Century', a Broadsheet newspaper folded into 4, some wear and minor tearing |
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published in 1951 |
pages 06 |
Ref: CC40-npwa-swe-19511222 - £45.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1956 "Die All Blacks Trap Ons Vas" (The All Blacks Trample Us) by D Kamfer |
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The Springbok tour from the South African's point of view, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1956 |
pages 224 |
Ref: bktrsa56-dk - £85.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 "Springboks at Bay" by Maxwell Price |
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Full and in depth account of the Springboks in Australia & New Zealand, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper |
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1st edition 1956 |
pages 213 |
Ref: bktrsa56-mp - £9.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 "The Kiwis Conquer" by Reg Sweet |
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Full and in depth account of the Springboks in Australia & New Zealand, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper |
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1st edition 1956 |
pages 216 |
Ref: bktrsa56-rs - £16.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 "Old Heroes" by Warwick Roger |
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what became of the players from this tour, Roger meets up with them 25 years after the tour, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 1991 |
pages 222 |
Ref: pbtrsa56-wr - £19.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 "Lodge Laughs at the Springbok Tour" by Neville Lodge |
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cartoon humour, second-hand booklet in good condition |
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Reprint 1956 |
pages 40 |
Ref: bltrsa56-nl - £24.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 "Springbok Tour of New Zealand" published by The Evening Star, Dunedin |
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Match by match tour report, a second-hand newspaper copy, tatty around the edges |
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1st edition 1956 |
pages 20 |
Ref: CC40-nptrsa56-es - £12.00 |
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Springboks to Britain & France 1960/1 "Springbok Glory" by JBG Thomas |
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Wales' leading journalist reflects on the tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 224 |
Ref: bktrsa60-jbgt - £24.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 "The 4th Springbok Tour of NZ" by Urbahn & Clarke |
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second-hand hardback with some nicks and cuts to dust wrapper |
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1st edition 1965 |
pages 199 |
Ref: bktrsa65-rju - £14.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 "Springbok Challenge Book 2" produced by John W Waters, published by Viscount Printing |
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Post tour pictorial booklet of the early matches of the Springbok tour including the 1st Test, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1965 |
pages 48 |
Ref: bltrsa65-vp2 - £8.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 "Springbok Tour Review" - New Zealand Weekly News Special Issue |
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New Zealand Weekly News 22/9/65 "Springbok Tour Review" - 70 page weekly magazine with 16 page your supplement inside, preview of the tour including some coverage of the early matches, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1965 |
pages 70 |
Ref: CC40-mgtrsa-19650922 - £25.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 "Springbok Tour Review" - New Zealand Weekly News 30th June 1965 |
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New Zealand Weekly News 30/6/65 "Training Sessions for Springboks in Australia" - an 8 page centre pages insert with 4 pages dedicated to the 1965 Springboks in Australia. Includes a double paage centre page poster of the squad, a Magazine pages in good condition |
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published in 1965 |
pages 08 |
Ref: CC40-mgtrsa19650630 - £15.00 |
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New Zealand Weekly News 22/9/65 "Springbok Tour 1965" - 16 page supplement only (see above) covering the early part of the tour, slight damage. Ref CC40-mgtrsa-19650922-sup - £9.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1969/70 "Rugby Agter Doringdraad" by Gerhard Viviers |
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text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1970 |
pages 143 |
Ref: bktrsa69-gv - £20.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1969/70 "Springbok Invasion" by JBG Thomas |
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Welsh journalist on a tour disrupted by politics, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper, an ex library copy very clean, in good condition |
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1st edition 1970 |
pages 199 |
Ref: bktrsa69-jbgt - £20.00 |
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Springboks to Australia 1971 "Political Football" by S Harris |
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A sociological study of the tour, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 1971 |
pages 256 |
Ref: pbtrsa69-sh - £15.00 |
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Springboks to Australia 1971 "the Unbeatables" by Kim Shippey |
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extremley rare book on this a tour disrupted by anti-apatheid protesters, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition |
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1st edition 1971 |
pages150 |
Ref: bktrsa71-ks - £175.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1981 "Springboks Under Siege" ed by Bryden & Colley |
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includes 1980 Lions to SA, 1981 Irish tour of South Africa & 1980 S American Jaguars tour, very well illustrated with good statistics, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards. |
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1st edition 1981 |
pages 160 |
Ref: TL19-bktrsa81cb - £49.00* |
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Springboks to NZ 1981 "By batons and barbed wire" by Tom Newnham |
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Protesters view of the tour, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 1981 |
pages 96 |
Ref: pbtrsa81-tn - £25.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1981 "The Tour Photographs" by A McCredie |
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Photographic compilation of the anti-tour protests, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1981 |
pages 56 |
Ref: bltrsa81-am - £45.00 |
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SPRINGBOKS - MULTIPLE TOUR BOOKS
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"Springboks In Wales" by John Billot |
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match by match accounts of the Springboks in Wales, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1974 |
Pages: 311 |
Ref: bktrsawamu74-jb-xb - £15.00 |
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1950 & 1952 TRIPLE CROWNS
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1893-1952 Triple Crown Souvenir, published by the WRU and edited by JBG Thomas. A superb publication containing historical articles and information on all Wales' Triple Crowns up to 1952, there are many team photographs. Articles include "History of the Triple Crown" by JBG Thomas, "Memories of 1893 - 1900 by WJ 'Billy' Bancroft, "Playing in Three Triple Crown Sides" by Rhys Gabe, "Two Great Triple Crown Players - RM 'Dicky'Owen and WJ 'Billy' Trew by Pengragon, "The Game Today and in the Golden Era" by Tommy Vile, "Memories of 1911" by Billy Spiller, "A Great Victory and Narrow Failure in 1935-36" by Wilf Wooller, "1950 - Success at Last" by Billy Cleaver, "Leading Wales to Victory in Modern Times" by John Gwilliam, 48 pages. This is a secondhand copy in excellent condition. Ref: blwatc52xb - £39.00
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Wales to Japan 1975 |
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Rugby Football Japan, pre tour special, Japanese text, a 48 page magazine including review of Japan tour of Australia, a second-hand magazine in good condition |
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published in 1975 |
pages |
Ref: bltrwa75-25-1 - £35.00 |
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Wales to NZ 1969 "Wales in New Zealand" with Alex Veysey |
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post tour pictorial booklet with additional newspaper reports, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1969 |
pages 80 |
Ref: TC17-bltrwa69-av - £19.00 |
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Wales tour of New Zealand 1969 scrapbook. A comprehensive compilation of newspaper cuttings from New Zealand newspapers covering this tour contained in a well put together scrapbook. It has a plain cover and 64 pages in total Ref: NC15-npbkwatr69 - £55.00 |
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Wellington Evening Post, 12 page pre match broadsheet supplement to the Wellington v Wales game 1969. Front page full size Phil Bennett illustration, some great historical articles inside, alas half of one page is missing. Ref B90-npwatr69-wel - £15.00 |
1988
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Wales to NZ 1988 Rugby News - "Preview 88 - the Year of the Dragon. The Welsh are Coming" |
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Pre-season preview published by Rugby News, NZ. Previews Wales in New Zealand with player profiles and a review of the 1969 tour, previews the All Black tour of Australia & the domestic season in NZ. A second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1988 |
pages 96 |
Ref: TC17-bltrwa88-rn - £12.00 |
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1990
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Wales to Namibia 1990 |
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Official souvenir brochure published by the Namibian Rugby Union, includes player photos, profiles and tour itinerary, a second-hand A4 size booklet, there are many notes interesting made by a travelling official, some wear and loose middle pages. |
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published in 1990 |
16 pages |
Ref: TC17-bltrwa90na - £6.00 |
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Wales Grand Slam 2005 "Grand Slam - Year of the Dragon" by Paul Rees |
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A well balanced view of the re-emergence of Welsh rugby, under the guidance of Mike Ruddock the men in red swept all before them aside in one of the greatest ever seasons. A secondhand hardback in very good condition. |
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published in 2005 |
224 pages |
Ref: TL19-bktrwa05-pr - £15.00 |
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Wales Grand Slam 2005 "Breathing Fire" by Team Wales The Official Book of the 2006 Six Nations Champions - Living the Grand Slam Dream with Wales' Rugby Heroes |
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A superbly illustrated record of the 2005 Grand Slam season, |
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published in 2005 |
224 pages |
Ref: bkgswa05-tw - £25.00 |
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WALLABIES & WARATAHS 1927/8 - 1947/8 - 1963 - 1969 - 1972 - 1975/6 - 1980s - 1984 - 1992 - 1997
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Wallabies to Britain 1966 "South Wales Echo 3rd December 1966" Final edition |
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Match report with front page photos and headline "Wallabies Bring Off Shock Win" - complete newspaper, an 8 page broadsheet newspaper folded into 4, excellent condition |
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published in 1966 |
pages 08 |
Ref:CC40-npwa-swe19661203 - £35.00 |
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Wallabies to South Africa 1969 "Wallabies Without Armour" by Maxwell Price |
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includes interviews with Malan and Connor the Springbok & Wallaby coaches, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1969 |
pages 208 |
Ref: bktras69-mp - £30.00 |
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Wallabies to New Zealand 1972 "The Wallabies '72" by Lindsay Knight, An ABD Clark publication |
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Post tour pictorial review, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1972 |
pages 66 |
Ref: bltras72-lk - £7.00 |
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Wallabies in the 1980s "Path To Victory" - Wallaby Power in the 1980s by Mark Ella & T Smith |
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Alan Jones' successful Wallaby teams from 1984 to 1986, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition |
pages |
Ref: pbtras84-me - £25.00 |
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Wallabies to South Africa 1992 "Wizards from Oz," published by TP Publications |
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Pre tour publication, a second-hand A4 size booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1992 |
pages 38 |
Ref: bltras92-tp - £5.00 |
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Australian Schoolboys tour of UK, Ireland & Netherlands 1990-91 |
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published by Playbill, tour info, player pics & profiles, history of previous tours etc, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition |
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pub in 1990 |
36 pages |
Ref: bltrassh90 - £8.00 |
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FIVE/SIX NATIONS PREVIEWS &
REVIEWS
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WALES v FRANCE, IRELAND v SCOTLAND 1927 - Match (French Sports Magazine) dated 1 Mar 1927 with a full front page photo of Wales v France international in Swansea. The magazine includes photos of Wales v France (2 photos) and Ireland v Scotland (2 photos) on the middle pages plus other rugby photos and match reports (text in French) Ref: ZL6-mgfr-match19270301 - £45.00 |
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"On Tour" by JBG Thomas |
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tours to Britain up to 1954, JBG's first book also claimed as "The first book ever prepared on the development of Rugby Football Tours "Kiwis", "Wallabies", "Springboks" and "All Blacks" with a foreword by Wilf Wooller, a second-hand hardback in good condition with small piece missing from spine of dust wrapper |
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1st Edition: 1954 |
Pages: 192 |
Ref: bktrmu54-jbgt - £9.00 |
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"No Prisoners" by David Frost |
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A background to rugby touring, a look at the Lions, Springboks & All Blacks on tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1978 |
Pages: 143 |
Ref: bktrmi78-df - £8.00 |
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NON INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
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Paeroa West (NZ) to USA 1977 - "West out West" by Peter J Reilly |
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A book covering the tour, both on and off the field activities, an interesting look at a rugby tour, a second-hand paperback with a coffee cup mark to front cover |
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1st edition 1977 |
pages 128 |
Ref: bltrusnn-pjr - £25.00 |
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SCRAPBOOKS - 1956 Springboks tour of NZ - 5 x 24 page books - Afrikaans newspaper clippings & handwritten notes Ref: MC73-bknptr56gp5 - £25.00 |
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SCRAPBOOK - 1955 Lions to South Africa - newspaper clippings from English language newspapers laid to book single sided - 36 pages, mostly photographic clippings Ref: MC73-bknpbr55 - £35.00 |
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SCRAPBOOK - 1960 All Blacks to SA - newspaper clippings from English language newspapers laid to book single sided - 16 pages, mostly photographic clippings Ref: MC73-bknptrnz60 - £16.00 |
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SCRAPBOOK -
1970 All Blacks tour of SA - 80 page scrapbook covering tour, contains match
reports & photos in both Afrikaans & English
Ref: MC73-bknptrnz70 - £25.00 |
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SCRAPBOOKS -
1974 British Lions tour of South Africa, 2 scrapbooks, 80 pages each book
covering tour, contains mostly colour photos from the tour, includes 4 'Scope'
magazine 12 page supplements
Ref: MC73-bknpbr74 - £65.00 |
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