Was Jim Thorpe the greatest athlete in the world? King Gustav V of Sweden certainly thought so. He described Thorpe thus as he handed him two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. Jim Thorpe was a legendary Native American sportsman, who lived from 1888 – 1953. He was a Sac and Fox Native American, […]
Our most recent New Stock catalogue has a huge range of sports as usual. It also has quite a fine line in rare and classic fitness and wellbeing books too. Any of them should help you get ready for the summer! One of the most direct of the fitness and wellbeing books is ‘Be Fit […]
This quirky, 1930s Hungarian table tennis postcard is in our newest New Stock catalogue: https://www.sportspages.com/catalogue/new-stock-58 along with over 100 other items from nearly as many sports. Our catalogues come out regularly: don’t miss them by signing up for them on the bottom of our home page!
Harold Bowman was a fine Hull prop forward who toured Australia twice with the Great Britain teams of 1924 and 1928. This is a largely pictorial record of these trips using Bowman's own photographs and
A hard-hitting and fast-moving look at the inner workings of Australian rugby league both on and off the field, by the former coach of Western Suburbs and St George and respected journalist.
8vo. 296pp.
Using exclusive interviews and inside knowledge, the best-selling rugby league writer examines the real people behind the sport in 1990s Australia.
8vo. 358pp. Paperback. Good condition.
An illustrated survey of grounds which have hosted international rugby league matches, including club grounds and soccer grounds in England, plus chapters on overseas venues.
8vo. 204pp. Paperback. Very
The epic story of the Australian national rugby league team's hard-fought victorious Test series against Great Britain, featuring some of the games all-time greats such as Mal Meninga and Ellery Hanley,
A comprehensive A-Z guide to the 35 professional rugby league clubs at the date of publication, including history, ground details, great players etc. Illustrated throughout.
Large 8vo. 256pp. Paperback.
A celebration of Rugby League in words and pictures.
Paperback. 2 vols. Volume 1. Pub. 1993. 170pp. Vol 2, Pub. 1995. 136pp. Very good condition.
