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Sport
[021493] . Australian Motor Racing Handbook 1980/81. Australia: Motor Sport Press, 1981. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Number 10. Some wear to jacket. Tidy copy, text square, bidning good. $65.00
[022927] . Racing Calendar - Races Past 1971/72 Volume 44. Jockey Club of Kenya, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Lists of runners etc for each race, owners, trainers, owner's' colours, breeding etc. $22.00
[022209] . The Australian Racing Annual 1950. Sydney: Sportsbooks Publications, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Edges bumped with some fraying. Corners bumped. Text clean and binding good, very tidy copy. $40.00
[021491] . Australian Motor Racing Handbook 1981/82. Australia: Motor Sport Press, 1982. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Number 11. Some shelf wear. Text clean and binding good. $20.00
[006002] . Football Year 97. The AFL Season in Review. Victoria: Pagemasters, 1997. First Edition. Large Format. Magazine. Good The 97 season reviewed. Ablett, Williams, McKenna etc. 208 pp. Numerous colour and b/w pics. All the games results. Adelaide St Kilda Grand Final. Covers have some creases. $15.00
[020686] Allen, Dave and Strome, Dick. Triumph Guide. New York: Sports Car Press, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Covers are worn with rubbing and creasing to edges, as well as a few grubby marks. Edges bumped and chipped. Spine cracked. Small grubby mark on free endpage. Text otherwise clean. $20.00
[010168] Allen, Ethan. Baseball Major League Technique and Tactics. New York: MacMillan, 1953. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. Revised edition of Major League Baseball by ex-Giant player Ethan Allen. 330 pp. Numerous illus. Plays, strategies etc. Inscribed by the author. To "Father Wilfred Crowley with best wishes, Ethan Allen". Good copy. Great baseball collectible. $100.00
[023100] Armstrong, Karen and Fung, Sifu Jim. Wing Chun Kung Fu. Adelaide: Self-Published, 1980. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Some light wear to covers. Light scratching. Text clean with light yellowing at edges. $10.00
[015148] Ballantine, Derek. The Australasian Book of Thoroughbred Racing. Victoria: Stockwell Press, 1974. First. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 090931607. 454 pp. Illus. Comprehensive look at Aussie racing. Good copy. $20.00
[018171] Barry, Paul. Spun Out the Shane Warne Story. Sydney: Bantam, 2006. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Near very good copy. Only very light wear. $12.00
[002688] Benaud, Richie. A Tale of Two Tests. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. The story of the two most fantastic games of a lifetime , from the man who captained Australia on both ocassions... with a revealing analysis of cricket captaincy today. 123 pp. Some b/w illus. Jacket chipped and lightly worn. Price clipped. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $15.00
[004472] Boycott, Geoff. Geoff Boycott on Batting. London: Stanley Paul, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Geoff Boycott reveals the secrets of his great batting in ilustrations in this book. 100 pp. Slight roll. Light wear. A few marks. $8.00
[004764] Brayshaw, Ian. The Wit of Cricket. NSW, Australia: Currawong Press, 1981. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 110 pp of cricket humour inc cartoons and illus. Near very good copy. $10.00
[011383] Brayshaw, Ian. Football's Magnificent Seven. Subiaco: Cal Bruton Enterprises, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0646050176. 112 pp of West Coast football team heroes! lightly worn covers. $20.00
[002958] Brickhill, Joan. Race Against Race South Africa's Multinational Sport Fraud. London: IDAF, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Multi-nationalism was launced to rescue South African sport from isolation. A journalist's report. 77 pages. Some illus and cartoons. Covers worn. Binding good. Light foxing on inside of covers. $12.00
[000459] Brodribb, Gerald (compiled by). The English Game. London: Hollis and Carter, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A cricket anthology. No exchange stamp inside.Previous owner's initials inside cover. Biinding is tight. Corners bumped. An amazing collection of stories and illustrations about cricket. 234 pp. $8.00
[021557] Brookes, Dame Mabel. Crowded Galleries. Melbourne: Heinemann, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some wear to spine jacket. Some chipping. Jacket price clipped. Edges grubby with some stains. Inscription to previous owner inside. $10.00
[021380] Bryant, Bert. The Bert Bryant Story. Adelaide: Rigby, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket edgeworn with a few minor tears. Inscription to previous owner inside. Text clean and binding good. $10.00
[005805] Buchanan, Ken. High Life and Hard Times. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Fair. ISBN: 1851580387. Ex lib with usual wear , paste ins etc. Bio of a boxer. $30.00
[023070] Burns, Tommy. Scientific Boxing and Self Defence. London: Health and Strength, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Undated, 1900s/1910s? Edges bumped. Tearing to spine, part of the spine is separating with losses. Board stains inside front and back covers. Previous owner's name inside. Pages yellowing and spine cracked. Some b/w photography. $40.00
[002905] Caracciola, Rudolf. A Racing Driver's World. London: Cassell, 1962. First British. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library with numerous markings. Jacket covered with plastic. 230 pp. Numerous illustrations. $18.00
[018015] Carter, Alan. The South Saga. The Official History of the South Bunbury Football Club 1897 - 1976. Western Australia: South Bunbury Football Club, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Good / Good. The story of the South Bunbury Football Club. 324 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Details of players and matches. A great football history. Jacket has a large loss on spine and rear. A clean copy. Scarce. $80.00
[020711] Cassidy, Graham. Greats Of Australian Surf. New South Wales: Lester-Townsend Pty Ltd, 1989. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is dusty with a few grubby marks, spine edges worn and chipped, label lift on front cover. Cover edges bumped with some minor chipping. Text is clean and binding good. Numerous colour photographs. $28.00
[014380] Cerutty, Percy Wells. Be Fit ! Or Be Damned !. London: Pelham Books, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Written by an Australian Olympic coach. 174 pp. Some b/w illus. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. Scarce. $60.00
[000026] Chappell, Ian. Chapelli Ian Chapell's Life Story. Victoria, Australia: Hutchinson of Australia, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Poor. 206pp Chappell history. The dust jacket has some tears which have been repaired with tape. Inside front cover page has corner missing. The previous owner's name is inside. $10.00
[000218] Chappell, Ian. My World of Cricket. North Sydney, Australia: Jack Pollard P/L, 1973. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 909950 33 4. 144pp with photographs. First edition. Hardcover without dustjacket.Some rubbing on edges. Ian Chappell's story. $7.00
[004581] Churchill, R C. English League Football. London: Nicholas Kaye, 1961. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Inc history of football league, history of every league, final league tables, champion of champions, century makers etc. 303 pp. jacket is worn, chipped and clipped. Binding good. text clean. Edges dusty. $20.00
[020114] Clark, Roger. Sideways... To Victory!. Surrey: Motor Racing Publications, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. Jacket is worn with rub marks, creases at edges, some losses and creases. Jacket also price clipped. It looks like the author has signed this book on the free endpage. Previous owner's name on a sticker inside. Text clean and binding good, some b/w photographs. $38.00
[008380] Clarke, Ron. Ron Clarke's Running Book. Victoria: Outback Press, 1979. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 126 pp. Light wear. Near very good condition. $20.00
[009090] Compton, Denis. Denis Compton's Test Diary 1964. Australia: Rigby, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. With 8 pages of plates and frontis. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses and tears. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[010687] Coombes, M E. Pre-Ski Excercises. Great Britain: Ski Club of Great Britain, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Stapled. Good 40 pp of excercises to get you in shape for the ski season. Good copy. $8.80
[005748] Court, Margaret. Court on Court. London: W.H.Allen, 1976. First British. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A life in tennis. Book in near very good condition. 212 pp. Slight browning with age. $14.00
[019541] Craven, John. Football the Australian Way. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1969. Large Format. Orginal Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The history of, and information about, Australian rules football. Covers worn and edges bumped with some chips to edges. Spine sunned. Spine cracked. Text clean. Illustrated with b/w photography. $15.00
[015111] Crump, Jack. Running Round the World. London: Hale , 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good Award late pasted inside. Shelfworn, some browning with age. 256pp. Sun stains on covers $12.00
[021370] De Beaumont, C-L. Fencing. London: W & G Foyle, 1951. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Card. Fair Covers worn with some tearing to edges. Pages yellowing and binding good. Square. $18.00
[007975] Derriman, Philip. The Lion at Bay. Australia: ABC Books, 1991. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0733301436. How Australia defended the Ashes 1990-1991. 128 pp. Numerous illus and details of the series. Covers and edges worn. $14.00
[005152] Dick, Frank W. Sports Training Principles. London: A &C Black, 1989. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Good Second edition. 282 pp. Index. Diags. Tables etc. Clean text. Light wear. $35.00
[011193] Edmund, Nick. Heineken World of Gold 95. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0340647051. A comprehensive review of the golf season worldwide. 22 pp. Numerous illus, tables etc. light wear. Near very good. $15.00
[011194] Edmund, Nick. Heineken World of Gold 95. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1995. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0340647051. A comprehensive review of the golf season worldwide. 22 pp. Numerous illus, tables etc. light wear. Near very good. $20.00
[004467] Edrich, W J. Round the Wicket. London: Frederick Muller, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 212 pp. Illus. Book lovers library sticker on front cover but no other library marks or wear. A nice copy. No jacket. $8.00
[014072] Edrich, W J. Round the Wicket. London: Frederick Muller, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Corners very slightly nudged. B/W plates. $10.00
[000166] Facey, A.B.. Never Tell Me Never. Australia: MacMillan, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7329 0796 9. 313pp. A champion skier has a severe accident. A story of recovery. Numerous photographs. No jacket. Covers marked, scratched and chipped. Previous owner's name inside. $8.00
[023005] Fingleton, J H. Brightly Fades the Don. London: Collins, 1949. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn at edges, corners bent, library miscellania on spine, some tape. Large ink stain to back cover. Pages browning and brittle, spine cracked. Library stickers & related writing inside front cover. Numerous b/w photographs. $18.00
[003435] Fingleton, Jack. Batting from Memory. Collins, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. The autobiography of a great cricketer. 266 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. Very good. Jacket protected. PON inside. $15.50
[002733] Gallico, Paul. The Golden People. Ney York: Doubleday, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Biographies of famous sports stars such as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Bobby Jones, Ty Cobb, Johnny Weismuller etc. 100 photographs. 313 pp. Covers chipped and worn. Covers and binding good. Text clean $20.00
[018796] Galton, Barry. Gladiators of the Surf. New South Wales: Reed, 1984. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Paperback. Good A history of the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships. Label lift on front cover. Edges grubby. Square. Text clean. Illustrated. $15.00
[010838] Gordon, Harry. Young Men in a Hurry. Melbourne: Lansdowne, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of Australia's fastest decade. 164 pp of Australia's fastest and best sportsmen. Inc B/w illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. Gift inscription inside. Hec Hogan, Herb Elliot etc. $12.00
[015932] Gould, Nat. On and Off the Turf in Australia. Canberra: Libra Books, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A fascimile reprint of the 1895 first-hand account of Australia's racing history. Jacket worn and rubbed. Few small stains on some of the pages. Numerous black-and-white photographs. $15.00
[004468] Grubb, Norman P. C.T.Studd Cricketer & Pioneer. London: Lutterworth Press, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 263 pp. A few grubby marks. Binding good. Small white ink mark inside covering an old price. $10.00
[002576] Hammond, Walter.R. Cricket My Destiny. London: Stanley Paul and Co, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The autobiography of Walter Hammond,the greatest English batsman of all time. Inc 26 half tone illus. Index. 156 pp. Jacket chipped and worn with some losses and tears but well worth preserving. Covers worn. Bumped. Binding good. $15.00
[015102] Hardman, A C L. The Amateur Horse Breeder. ill. Author. London: Pelham Books, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 720703700. Previous owner's name inside. 155 pp. Jacket is worn and marked. Good reference book on the art of breeding horses and ponies. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[009692] Hawke, Neil. Bowled Over. Australia: Rigby, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0727017551. The biography of an Australian sportsman. Jacket has light wear. $15.00
[005951] Hawke, Steve. Polly Farmer. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 1863680926. A biography of a great Western Australian foorballer. Gift iscription inside. Small insect nibble on edge of first page. Near very good. $12.00
[021560] Hawthorn, Mike. Champion Year. London: Kimber, 1959. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Some creasing to covers, small tear to bottom edge of spine. Spine cracked with some pages coming loose. Pages browning. Reading copy. $8.80
[020648] Hole, Christina. English Sports and Pastimes. London: B T Batsford, 1949. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Fair / Poor. Jacket very worn with substantial losses, tearing, chips, price clipped. Some minor tape repair. Spine is cracked with some tape repair, text clean. Stamp and plaque with inscription to previous owner on free endpage. $20.00
[021481] Holmes, Martin and Bishop, Hugh. Rothmans World Rallying 3. London: Osprey, 1981. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some light shelf wear to jacket. Tidy copy. $30.00
[012907] Hopman, Harry. Aces and Places. London: Cassell, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / No Jacket. 240 pp. Tennis at its best by Harry Hopman. Illus. Worn, ex lib copy. $9.90
[009270] Hopman, Harry. Aces and Places. London: Cassell, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 240 pp. Tennis at its best by Harry Hopman. Illus. jacket is chipped and worn and has a few tears and marks. Some light foxing. Good copy. $12.00
[023143] Hudson-Evans, Richard. The Rally Handbook. London: B T Batsford, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Some light shelf wear, few scratches to jacket. Jacket price clipped. Text clean, binding good, square. Numerous b/w photographs. $30.00
[018032] Hull, Peter and Slater, Roy. Alfa Romeo: A History. London: Cassell, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A Montagu Motor book. Substantial insect nibbling to covers, text on spine has been registered unreadable because of it. Spine cracked but binding good and text clean. Some b/w images. $18.00
[015203] Hutchins, Barry. Don Bradman, Challenging the Myth. Cambridge: Cambridge, 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good ISBN: 139780521677769. A different look at Australia's Don Bradman. Edgeworn. $25.00
[008744] James, Joe. So You're Taking Up Golf?. ill. James, Joe. New York: South Brunswick, 1969. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A comic look at golf. 90 pp. Numerous illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. Clipped. A few marks inside. $12.00
[022956] Jardine, D R. Cricket. London: J M Dent and Sons, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Part of the Modern Sports series, edited by Howard Marshall. Fully illustrated with 45 pages of photographs and 21 diagrams. Jacket is worn with tearing and some minor losses, creases, grubby marks etc. Creasing and minor tearing, very minor losses to top right-hand corner of pages 60-94. $30.00
[016699] Jenkins, Ron. Great Trotters. Australia: Jack Pollard Pty Ltd, 1974. First Edition. Large. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 384pp. Traces the bloodlines of every important trotter and pacer since Messenger was imported from England to America in 1788, as well as detailed records of 250 horses and 150+ photographs. Jacket is covered in protective plastic. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[006460] Keenan, Crackers. Australia's Funniest Racing Yarns. Australia: Random House, 2003. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Foreword by Lex Marinos. Humour. Near very good conditon. Previous owner's name inside. $5.50
[021488] Kettlewell, Mike (ed). Autocourse 1976-77. Surrey: Hazleton Securities, 1976. Large Format. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. 25th anniversary edition. Some staining and minor water damage to jacket, however book has been slightly warped due to the water damage. Foxing and grubby stains inside covers, previous owner's name stamped inside. Text is clean with numerous colour photographs. $18.00
[000035] Kieza, Grantlee and Muskat, Peter. Fenech. The Official Biography. Sydney, Australia: Lester-Townsend Publishing, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 949853 15 1. 1833pp biography of one of Australia's best known boxers. $12.00
[015860] Knox, Ken. The Dawn of Swimming. Australia: Stanley Paul, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A history of women's swimming in Australia. Some light water damage to front and back covers, the bottom part of the spine is discoloured. Pages starting to turn brown. Contains many black-and-white photographs. $10.00
[013250] Leigh-Lye, T. From the Ringside. London: Corgi, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Inside stories of great fights which have thrilled the world. Ilustrated. Worn reading copy only. $12.00
[020979] Lillee, Dennis. Back to the Mark. Australia: Hutchinson of Australia, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and won with light losses and a small label lift. Prev owner's name inside. Good copy. $12.00
[018034] Lindrum, Horace. Billiards and Snooker for Amateurs. London: Pitman, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Substantial water stains to front and back covers. All pages have some light water damage, though this is confined to the edges and does not interfere with the text. Spine cracked. Some b/w illustrations and diagrams. $15.00
[003196] Longhurst, Henry. Round in Sixty Eight. London: Werner Laurie, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Around the world, playing golf. Vintage golfing story. Covers worn and faded. Binding good. Light staining opp frontis. $20.00
[006666] Louis, Joe. Joe Louis: My Life. Brighton: Angus and Roberston, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Good. ISBN: 0207958343. Written by Joe Louis with Edna and Art Rust. First page has been removed. jacket is chipped and worn. Bio. 277 pp. Illus. $10.00
[020482] Mansell, Nigel and Shaw, Jeremy. Nigel Mansell's Indy-Car Racing. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1993. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Shelf wear to jacket. Tidy square copy. $20.00
[019275] Margan, Frank and Finney, Ben R. A Pictoral History of Surfing. New South Wales: Paul Hamlyn, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some wear to jacket and edges. Some pages yellowing. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. $25.00
[000027] Marsh, Rod. You'll Keep. Victoria, Australia: Hutchinson of Australia, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 09 130090 8. The story of one of Australia's best ever wicket keepers. This book is in very good condition and would be a great addition to a sport collector's library. The previous owner's name is inside. $15.00
[000028] Marsh, Rod.. The Gloves of Irony. Sydney, Australia: Landsdowne Press, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Legendary Australian wicketkeeper Rod Marsh writes about the controversial 1981 tour of England and the games of the Australian summer of 1981-82. This is a very clean copy. The previous owner's name is inside. $15.00
[012972] Martin, Des. Australia Astride. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1963. Second. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Interesting ref and handbook on the Australian style of horsemanship. Jacket is chipped and worn. First blank page has been removed. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001208] May, C.A.N. More Wheelspin. London: G.T.Foulis and Co Ltd, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Post-war competition motoring from the drivers' seat. By the author of wheelspin. Deals with trials, rallies and non-racing events. Numerous b/w illus. Ex-library. Part of jacket pasted on cover. Usual labels inside but is in good condition for a library discard. Rear flap has been pasted inside rear cover and there is some damage to the last page as a result of glue sticking to the back cover. White "T" written on spine. $25.00
[020980] McGregor, Adrian. Greg Chappell. Sydney: Collins, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light wear only. Near very good copy. $10.00
[005952] Meher-Homji, Kersi. Dramatic Debuts and Swan Songs. Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Kersi's personal selection of some of the most famous debuts and farewells in Test, first callss and international cricket. 168 pp. Illus. A few reader's creases. Gift inscription inside. $15.00
[008546] Messinesi, Xenophon. History of the Olympic Games. New York: Drake Publishers, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good ISBN: 0847311627. 104 pp history of the Olympics. B/w illus. Index. Light wear. $12.50
[020949] Mills, Freddie. Battling for a Title. London: Stanley Paul and Co, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Fair. Clipped jacket is chipped and worn with a few short tears, light losses and some tape. Intact though. Previous owner's name inside. A good copy. $20.00
[003727] Moore, Reginald. Football is My Goal. London: Phoenix House, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Soccer techniques and stories from Sam Bartram, Johnny Carey, Ron Burgess, Wilfred Mannion, Tom Finney and Matt Bushby. Inc strategy diags and b/w illus. No jacket. Covers worn. Gilt lettering on spine faded. Bumped. A few dogeared pages. Great soccer book! $12.00
[005321] Moyes, A G. Bradman. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and marked. Cloth on spne frayed and cracked. A good reading copy. Fair. $8.00
[002866] Munrow, A.D. Pure and Applied Gymnastics. London: Edward Arnold, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Historical gymnastics text. Jacket chipped and worn and previous owners name penned on front. PON also inside. Binding good. Text clean apart from some underlinings in pencil. 246 pp. Illus, index. $12.00
[023116] Nicholson, Jon and Hamilton, Maurice. Inside Formula One 1996: The Grand Prix Teams. London: MacMillan, 1996. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket grubby with some light scratching, a few rub marks. Edges bumped. Square. Numerous colour photographs. $20.00
[020966] Olney, Ross. The Racing Bugs. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1974. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Ex Lib. Fair Ex lib copy with few markings and light wear. Tidy copy. Scarce title. $50.00
[015237] Oyama, Masutasu. Vital Karate. Japan: JPT, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Karate text. Illus. Worn copy. Slight roll. $10.00
[002508] Paye, Burrall. The Winning Power of Pressure Defense in Basketball. West Nyack: Parker Publishing Co, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 13 9613005. No jacket. Covers clean. Binding good. 218 pp. Numerous basketball defense diags. $40.00
[012938] Pollard, Jack. Six and Out. Sydney: Jack Pollard, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The legend of Australian and New Zealand cricket. Good copy. Light wear. $10.00
[002577] Prittie, T.C.F. Lancashire Hot-pot. London: Hutchinson, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Written by the former cricket correspondent of the Manchester Guardian. Accounts of important matches and pen portraits of players. 17 illus. Index. 232 pp. Jacket is chipped and worn, some losses and tears but is worth preserving. Light foxing along edges and inside covers. Binding good. A nice copy of very interesting cricket nostalgia. $30.00
[017688] Puskas, Ferenc. Captain of Hungary. London: Panther Books, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair By the man who lead the world-beating Hungarians to victory. Covers worn, edges bumped, rubbed. Price sticker on front cover. Front cover seperating from text. Some tape repair to top edge of spine. Spine is cracked, pages browning. Illustrated. $25.00
[000239] Radford, Brian. From the Nursery End. London: Arthur Barker Ltd, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 213 16916 9. Crickets 18 top coaches reveal how players are made. 216pp. Cover and jacket in very good condition. Very few marks. $8.00
[011279] Rckards, Field. Rowing in Victoria the First 100 Years of the Victorian Trowing Association 1876 - 1976. Australia: 1976. First Edition. Large Format. Stapled. Good 144 pp history of the VRA. Inc illus. Large format, soft covers. Light wear. Previous owner's name inside. $55.00
[019014] Richards, Viv. Hitting Across the Line: An Autobiography. Australia: Pan Macmillan, 1992. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Text clean, binding good, shelf wear. $12.00
[016505] Robertson, Austin. Ocker: The Fastest Man Alive. Australia: Methuen, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Jacket worn and stained, few small tears on spine. Text clean, binding good. $14.00
[000077] Robinson, Patrick. Born To Win. New South Wales, Australia: Corgi and Bantam Australia, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 553 05118 0. 385pp. "Born to Win is the stirring, darmatic account of John Bertrand's lifetime obesession with ..." the America's Cup. This is Bertrand's own version as told to Patrick Robinson. Dust jacket has a tape repair to top of spine and chips and small tears. Previous owner's name has been covered by white ink inside front cover. $10.00
[014050] Robinson, Ray. The Widest Tests. Ausralia: Cassell, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiffened Wrappers. Good 224 pp. Numerous illus. Light wear. Good , square copy. $8.80
[021478] Robson, Graham. An Illustrated History of Rallying. London: Osprey, 1981. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Some light shelf wear to jacket, lightly edgeworn. Numerous colour and b/w photographs. $20.00
[021497] Robson, Graham. Rallying: The 4 Wheel Drive Revolution. England: Haynes Publishing Group, 1980. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Shelf wear to jacket with a few very minor tears. Text clean, square. $20.00
[000449] Rudd, B.D.G.(ed). Athletics By the Achilles Club. London: Dent's Collected Edition, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Fully illustrated guide to athletics from the famous Achilles Club. Covers sprinting, long distance running, high jum, hurdles etc. aluable insight into the techniques used at the time. Printed on war economy paper. 308pp. Dust jacket is chipped and some small pieces missing on corners and spine. Some marks. Edges have slight marks. $15.00
[005637] Sabock, Ralph J. The Coach. Illinois: Human Kinetics, 1985. Thrid Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 343 pp manual for coaches. Card covers. Light damage at base of spine. $10.00
[003419] Sangster, Mike and Ballantine, John. Cannonball Tennis. London: Arthur Barker, 1965. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. A biography of a famous tennis player which includes tips on how to play the game and how to serve really, really fast! Ex-library. Usual marks and wear. Some tape marks on covers. 173 pp. Some b/w illus. Binding good. $20.00
[016867] Sargeant, Gordon. Bowls. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Orginal Cloth. Fair / Fair. An instruction guide for a bowls beginner. Jacket is worn, particularly along the edges, and rubbed away along the spine edge. Some grubby marks and stains on back cover jacket. Stains on first blank page. Pages yellowing and grubby along edges. Contains black-and-white photographs. Spine cracked. $12.00
[000964] Shaw, Joseph, T. Out of the Rough. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1934. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A first edition of the classic goldfing novel. Original cloth borads are grubby and worn. Edges browning. Some light marks throughout. 4 illus. Previous owners' name inside. $8.00
[011012] Sheppard, David. Parson's Pitch. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 253 pp. Index, b/w illus. Bio of a cricketer. Previous owner's name inside. Clean copy. $30.00
[005587] Simpson, Ray. ATCRA. ill. Australian Touring Car Racing Annual. Sydney: Reed, 1989. First Edition. Quarto. Hard Cover. Good 104 pp. Color plates. Near very good condition. The 1989 Touring car season, results, profiles, cars etc. $20.00
[008743] Snead, Sam. The Education of a Golfer. ill. Burt Silverman. London: Cassell, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Written with Al Stump.248 pp. Illus. Index. Jacket ic chipped and worn, clipped and light losses at extremities. A few marks inside. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy $25.00
[007424] Steward, Ken. Modern Techniques in Athletics. Australia: Jeanne Norman, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Card. Good Secrets of successful athletics from a previous Australian Olympic coach. Inc excercises, schedules, diet etc. 108 pp. A few notes in text. Very scarce training manual. Covers worn. $25.00
[013251] Summerskill, Dr Edith. The Ignoble Art. London: Panther, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Worn paperback. An argument against boxing. $10.00
[015103] Tesio Frederico. Breeding the Racehorse. London: J A Allen & Co, 1958. 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Book has many photos, has 130 pages. Good reference book for breeding race horses. Clipped acket is chipped and worn with some tears and creases. $30.00
[022621] Ting, Leung. Shaolin Ten-Animal Form of Kwan Tak Hing. Hong Kong: Leung's Publications, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Good ISBN: 9627284050. 208 pp. Illus. Good copy. $20.00
[022925] Tuckey, Bill. James Hardie 1000 1982/83. Sydney: Lansdowne, 1983. Large Format. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Light shelf wear. Text clean, binding good, square. $30.00
[021489] Tuckey, Bill. Australia's Greatest Motor Race. Sydney: Lansdowne Press, 1981. Large Format. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is lightly edgeworn. Text clean, binding. $18.00
[021496] Tuckey, Bill and Berghouse, Ray. James Hardie 1000 1981/82. Sydney: Lansdowne, 1982. Large. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. Light shelf wear and some scratching to jacket back cover. Text clean, binding good, square. $18.00
[021508] Walton, Gerry. Only Here for the Beer Gerry Marshall. England: Haynes Publishing Group, 1978. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Orginal Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0854292306. Scarce bio of Gerry Marshall. 157 pp . Illus . Index. Jacket has light wear. Edges dusty. Previous owner's name inside. $66.00
[019090] Ward, Kirwan. Put Lock on !. Australia: Rigby, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 138 pp. Illustrated. The story of Tony Lock, famous cricketer. Good copy. Jacket has a few short tears. $12.00
[014561] Ward, Kirwan. Put Lock on !. Australia: Rigby, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 138 pp. Illustrated. The story of Tony Lock, famous cricketer. Good copy. Jacket has a few short tears. $12.00
[011785] Warner, Dave. Footy's Hall of Shame. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1996. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Foreword by H G Nelson. Ver funny footy yarns. Calssic bungles ... Good copy. Light edge wear. $12.00
[003200] Warr, J.J. Pace Bowling. ill. Younger, Carlton. London: Phoenix Sports Books, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A valuable vintage reference book for young cricketers who want to learn about fast bowling. One of the Young Sportsman series. 59 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Sometimes old advice is good advice... $25.00
[009079] Warren, Mark. Mark Warren's Atlas of Australian Surfing. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1992. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0207156816. Where and how to surf over 1000 waves around Australia. 350 Colour photographs, over 50 maps and illus. Near very good condition. Short tear on front of jacket. $25.00
[015119] Webster, F A M. Why? The Science of Athletics. London: John F Shaw, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Author is one of the greatest authorities on Athletics. Numerous photographs of well known athletes of the 1911 to 1930. Some browning of pages. Jacket is tatty. Previous owners name and details penned over inside. $88.00
[003052] Wells, Katherine, F. Kinesiology. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders, 1963. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The anatomical and mechanical fundamentals of human motion. 515 pp. Inc index. Numerous illus. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $12.00
[017920] Wiley, Mark V. Martial Arts Talk. Boston: Tuttle, 2000. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good Conversations with leading authorities on the Martial Arts. Some light scratches and wear to covers and edges. Some grubby marks on edges. Text clean and binding good. Inscription to previous owner on title page. $12.00
[015209] Will, Bev. Fighter Lady. Melbourne: Franklin Carrack, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback. Fair Paperback edition in fair condition. Numerous photographs. The woman who changed the face of Autralian boxing. $15.00
[012169] Young, Derrick. The Ten Greatest Races. London: Gemini Paperbacks, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good An account of some of the world's greatest races. Bannister, Peters, Clarke, Elliot, Ryun, Abebe, Chataway, Zatopek, Stewart, Wooderson. Very scarce atheletic title. Paperback . 126 pp. Sqaure copy. Price label on front cover. $66.00