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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN - 2 VOLUMES |
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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN - 2 VOLUMES - Published in London in 1908 these two volumes cover the individual sportsmen of Britain. There are portraits and biographies of great sportsmen in history, these include Fred Archer, Tom Morris, James Ashbury, Lord George Bentinck, Thomas Chaloner, Eigth Duke of Devonshire, George Fordham, Frank Goodall, Captain Hartopp, Lord Palmerston, Edmund Tatersall and the Duke of Westminster to name but a few. Sports covered include cricket, racing greyhounds, horses etc, hunting, golf, tennis, shooting, and fishing. Illustrated above are the two volumes and the pages dedicated to golfer Allan Robertson, cricketer George Parr and Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer and cricket promoter, Shrewsbury was partly responsible for organising the first ever British Lions rugby tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1888. The two 'coffee table' books have gold block printed covers. Although both book covers are showing signs of wear the condition is generally good and considering they are nearly 100 years old they have survived remarkably well. (weight 9.6kg). Ref: ML14 - £295.00 (2 volumes) |
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| "Leisure in the Seventies", Robert BATEMAN | ||||
| includes chapter on sport & games. | ||||
| published in 1971 | Ref: MC7-bkos - £5.00 | |||
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BOOKLETS, BROCHURES & ANNUALS
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EAGLE Sports Annual 1961, slight damage to top of spine - £3.00 |
| Western Mail & Echo Racing & Sporting Guide 1936, 48 pages, torn £5, |
MAGAZINES
SOUTH AFRICA SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Jl 88, S 89, D 89 90p each, SPORTS WEEKLY (SA) Sports paper Vol 1 No 5 May-June 92, Vol 1 No 9, 60p each, WORLD SPORTS Sep 55 £1,