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!
Vital rugby reference giving reports and line-ups of every England match since the first in 1871.
1st edition. Large 8vo. 496pp. Very good in dustwrapper.
A comprehensive illustrated reference volume covering New Zealand domestic and All-Blacks rugby from 1884 to 1980, featuring hundreds of biographical entries, club histories and much more.
4to.
A statistical record for the types of matches mentioned in the title between 1870 and 1912, including teams, scorers and results, plus a list of international players from 1870.
Small 8vo. 224pp.
Rugby book. A complete record every All Black from 1884 to 1963 plus a list of captains.
Small 8vo. 139pp. Pictorial card covers, vertical crease to front. [Jenkins, C253]
Rugby book. A complete record of every All Black from 1884 to 1972, their matches plus a list of captains.
Paperback. Small 8vo. 166pp. Pictorial card covers, rubbed at the edges.
