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100 YEARS OF FOOTBALL - THE STORY OF THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB 1858-1958 (MULTI-SIGNED)

Illustrated centenary publication of the history of the Australian Rules club. 4to. 181pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. Very good condition. Presentation book-plate made out to Captain PG Lawrence from

£300.00

ASHTON MOSS SPORTING HERITAGE - A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPORT AT THE SNIPE INN, AUDENSHAW C1840-1945 / ASHTON ATHLETIC GROUNDS (ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE) C1887-1908

An illustrated summary of the sporting heritage of two venues just 160 metres apart on Ashton Moss, Greater Manchester, home to athletics, cycling, football, greyhound racing, speedway, trotting and many

£20.00

THE BOLD COLLEGIANS - THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT IN TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN

Using archival sources the author traces the historic role of Trinity College in the development of sport in Ireland within a socio-political context, with photographic illustrations. 8vo. 150pp. Dust-wrapper.

£10.00

BRITISH SPORT: A SOCIAL HISTORY

A primary text providing an overview of British sporting development. First edition. 8vo. 146pp. Dust-wrapper, very good.

£7.00

BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN: CRICKET AND FOOTBALL

The fifth volume in the series of 16 produced by British Sports and Sportsmen magazine and published between 1908 and about 1936. This volume deals with cricket and football and was edited by Pelham Warner.

£200.00

CANADA'S SPORTING HEROES

Extensive and fully illustrated history of sport in Canada. 4to. 338pp. Dust-wrapper. Some wear and rubbing to wrapper otherswise largely good condition.

£10.00

CHILDREN'S GAMES WITH THINGS

An in-depth account of children's games involving equipment of one kind or another, such as marbles, fivestones, skipping and ball-bouncing, putting such traditional activities into a wider social context. 8vo.

£8.00

COTSWOLD GAMES - ANNALIA DUBRENSIA

A reprint of the collection of verses by various authors written 'upon the yeerely celebration of Mr Robert Dovers Olimpick Games upon Cotswold Hills' and first published in 1636, devoted to the annual

£8.00

DOUBLE VISION - A GALLERY OF SPORTING DOUBLE INTERNATIONALS

Forming the basis of the book which would be published in 1998 as 'Sporting Doubles', a collection of seventeen essays, each featuring a sportsperson who has represented their country at two different

£7.00

EDWARDIANS AT PLAY : SPORT 1890-1914

An analysis of football, rugby and cricket through the "Golden Age" from 1890 to the start of the First World War in 1914.  8vo,186pp text and index with 24pp illustrations. Dust-wrapper, sunned at

£3.00

ENGLISH COSTUME FOR SPORTS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION - FROM THE SIXTEENTH TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURIES

An illustrated survey of changing fashions across a broad spectrum of sports and activities. 8vo. 388pp. Dust-wrapper. Ex-library copy with associated stamps to front flyleaf and on occasional pages throughout.

£10.00

FESTIVALS, GAMES, AND AMUSEMENTS, ANCIENT AND MODERN

Early nineteenth-century history of the origins of sporting pastimes, including gladiators and the Olympic Games, with interesting pull-out illustration of the bas-reliefs at Pompeii. Includes chapters

£48.00

FIFTY YEARS OF FETTES: MEMORIES OF OLD FETTESIANS 1870-1920

A history of Fettes. Contains numerous references to sport at the school including a colour plate of a house rugby match on Bigside in 1880. Among those reminiscing are GF Campbell (1872-81), H. Hamilton

£18.00

THE GAA - A HISTORY (SECOND EDITION)

The revised edition of the definitive history of the Gaelic Athletic Association, first published in 1980 and here updated to include the 1980s and 90s, with photographic illustrations. 8vo. Paperback.

£10.00

GAMBLING - A STORY OF TRIUMPH AND DISASTER

A look at the story of gambling by the former England cricket captain. 8vo. 328pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed with a small area of loss to the surface sheen on the front cover (where a sticky label

£10.00

GLORIOUS WEMBLEY - THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN'S FOREMOST ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

Nicely illustrated account of the origins and development of the old Wembley complex, with highlights of many of the sporting occasions and other events it played host to. 4to. 175pp. Paperback. Some

£7.00

HOW DID SPORTS BEGIN? A LOOK INTO THE ORIGINS OF MAN AT PLAY

Sports book. A look at the origins of 44 different sports, from archery to wrestling. 8vo. 437pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£6.00

THE HUMAN FIGURE IN MOTION

Over 4700 individual photographs from the famous 19th-century series of naked men, women and children performing various exercises and tasks, with an introduction to their history and significance. 4to.

£18.00

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BALL GAMES

An illustrated history of a variety of ball games from gili danda through hockey to pelota and shinty. 1st edition. 8vo. 201pp. Near fine in the very good pictorial dustwrapper. Previous owner's name

£5.00

IMAGES OF THE PAST - WEMBLEY: THE HISTORY OF THE ICONIC TWIN TOWERS AND THE EVENTS THEY WITNESSED

Nicely illustrated history of the old Wembley stadium, featuring some of its most memorable moments. 8vo. 135pp. Paperback. Very good condition.

£8.00

IRELAND'S CALL - IRISH SPORTING HEROES WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

The fascinating stories of 40 Irishmen who swapped top-level sport for the battlefields of the First World War, including footballers, rugby players, GAA stars, cricketers, hockey plaers and golfers, with

£8.00

JIMMY THE GREEK - BY HIMSELF

Illustrated autobiography of the notorious American sports commentator and LA bookmaker Jimmy Snyder. 8vo. 247pp. Dust-wrapper. Rubbing and minor tears to wrapper otherwise good condition.

£18.00

MANLY AND MUSCULAR DIVERSIONS: PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY SPORTING REVIVAL

History of sports as practised in public schools tied into the stable political, economic and sociological environment of nineteenth century Britain that allowed the games to flourish. Lavishly illustrated. 1st

£8.00

THE NAME OF THE GAME. SPORT AND SOCIETY

An examination of Sport's place in society. 1st edition. 8vo. Very good in priceclipped dustwrapper.

£5.00

NATION AT PLAY - A HISTORY OF SPORT IN INDIA

A wide-ranging exploration of India's engagement with sport from ancient times to the present, following the country's cultural and political development and illustrating how some native sports have fallen

£20.00

ONE HUNDRED NOT OUT - THE STORY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY CANADIAN SPORT

The sources of games, early customs and rules, the histories of famous clubs, the active civic centres and the stories of internationally famous Canadian athletes who held world titles, published to commemorate

£10.00

PASTIMES AND PLAYERS

A Victorian history of various sports and pastimes, including two chapters on early cricket, plus golf, tennis and other more obscure subjects such as the Quintain (joust) and Beltane (Celtic Mayday). 8vo.

£100.00

PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPORTS - FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT

Third edition of the classic chronological history of sport in America, from 1607 to the 1950s, illustrated throughout with fine art, archival and photographic imagery. 4to. 312pp. Dust-wrapper. Light

£10.00

PLAYED IN BIRMINGHAM - CHARTING THE HERITAGE OF A CITY AT PLAY

The complete overview of sport in Birmingham, featuring a survey of the city's districts and major venues, and chapters on  sports such as bowls, billiards and swimming . Beautifully illustrated throughout. 8vo.

£15.00

PLAYED IN GLASGOW - CHARTING THE HERITAGE OF A CITY AT PLAY

The complete overview of sport in Glasgow, featuring a survey of the city's venues and a sport-by-sport history - including golf, bowls, ice-sports, cricket, greyhounds and, of course, soccer. Beautifully

£10.00

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