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INTERNATIONAL TOURS, TRI NATIONS & SIX NATIONS BOOKS
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Books from International Tours & Six Nations. The All Blacks, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Springboks, Wales and the Wallabies on tour and playing in Tri Nations or Six Nations tournaments. Please scroll down the page to see the great selection on offer. |
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ALL BLACKS - BRITISH LIONS - ENGLAND - FIJI - FRANCE - IRELAND - NAMIBIA - NEW ZEALAND - SAMOA - SCOTLAND - SPRINGBOKS - USA - WALES - WALLABIES - FIVE & SIX NATIONS TOURNAMENT - NON INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS - MISC - SCRAPBOOKS |
AUSTRALIA - WALLABIES & WARATAHS
1908 - 1927/8 - 1947/8 - 1963 - 1969 - 1972 - 1975/6 - 1980s - 1984 - 1992 - 1997
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Wallabies to Britain 1966 - "South Wales Echo 3rd December 1966" Final edition |
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Match report with front page photos and headline "Wallabies Bring Off Shock Win" - complete newspaper, an 8 page broadsheet newspaper folded into 4, excellent condition |
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published in 1966 |
pages 08 |
Ref:PC27-np19661203wa-swe - £35.00 |
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1981/2
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Australian Schools Rugby Union tour of Ireland, UK, & Holland 1981-2 |
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published by Australian Schools, includes tour info, player pics & profiles, history of previous tours etc including squads and scores, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition |
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pub in 1981 |
16 pages |
Ref: bltras1981-2sh - £9.00 |
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Wallabies to British Isles 1984 - "Wallabies Tour Programme" unknown publisher |
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Player photos and profiles & tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet with a small tear otherwise it is in good condition |
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Published in 1984 |
8 pages |
Ref: bltras1984uk-pub - £8.50 |
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"Path To Victory" - Wallaby Power in the 1980s by Mark Ella & T Smith |
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A look at Alan Jones' successful Wallaby teams from 1984 to 1986, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition. |
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1st edition |
pages |
Ref: pbtras1984-ella.m - £25.00 |
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Australian Schoolboys tour of UK, Ireland & Netherlands 1990-91 |
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published by Playbill, tour info, player pics & profiles, history of previous tours etc, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition |
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pub in 1990 |
36 pages |
Ref: bltras1990sh - £8.00 |
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Wallabies to South Africa 1992 - "Wizards from Oz" published by TP Publications |
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Pre tour publication, a second-hand A4 size booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1992 |
pages 38 |
Ref: bltras1992-tp.pubs.wizards.fm.oz - £5.00 |
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| BRITISH LIONS TOUR PUBLICATIONS |
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publications covering individual Lions tours please visit the British
Lions page. Click on the British Lions page
link or the years below for individual tours.
BRITISH LIONS PAGE 1908 1924 1930 1938 1950 1955 1959 1962 1966 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Special Offers on British Lions books - CLICK HERE |
ENGLAND 1991 - 1992 - 1994 - 1995 - 2003
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England's Grand Slam 1991 - "The Year of the Rose" by Barrie Fairall |
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second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1991 |
pages 189 |
Ref: bktren1991gs-fairall.b - £12.00 |
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"England's Grand Slam 1991" - by Rob Andrew and Dean Richards |
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Published in association with Save & Prosper. Successful Five Nations campaign from the players viewpoint, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1991 |
pages 123 |
Ref: bktren1991gs-andrew.r - £12.00 |
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England Grand Slams 1991 & 1992 - "Double Grand Slam" by Peter Cullimore, |
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Back to back grand slams for Carling's men, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1992 |
pages |
Ref: - £15.00 |
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England's Grand Slam 1995 - "Carling's Men" by M Cleary |
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Full colour photographs throughout with many double page spreads, Carling's men on the rampage again, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1995 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktren1995gs-cleary.m - £10.00 |
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Team England Rugby - Grand Slam Champions 2003 |
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The official behind the scenes story of England's undefeated season - from November 2002 to June 2003 England were unbeaten against all opposition. This is the full story. Full colour pictures throughout, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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1st edition 2003 |
pages 160 |
Ref: bktren2003gs-team.england - £13.00 |
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England Rugby World Cup Winners 2003 "England Rugby World Champions edited by Philip Brown |
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A large format book, terrific illustrations from the tournament, an excellent record of England's greatest feat. foreword by Rob Andrew. |
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1st edition 2004 |
336 pages |
Ref: TL19-bkwcen2003-brown.p-xb - £25.00 |
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"Fiji Rugby Team 1982 U.K. Tour published by Suva Stationery |
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A fold over card with Fijian player profiles & photos, plus tour itinerary. A secondhand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1982 |
4 pages |
Ref: bltrfj82 - £4.50 |
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FRANCE 1958 - 1961 - 1967 - 1968 - 1971 - 1993
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France to NZ 1961 - "La Melee Fantastique" by Dennis Lalanne |
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France to New Zealand 1961 - Previews the tour with a run down of the 1959 & 1960 French season, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 207 |
Ref: RR-bktrfr1961-lalanne.d - £18.00 |
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France to New Zealand 1961 - "Cock of the Rugby Roost" by Terry Mclean |
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The French team in New Zealand 1961, the story of the tour by New Zealand's leading rugby journalist, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper. |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 220 |
Ref: bktrfr1961-mclean.cock.roost-cqnnduwp - £19.00 |
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"Rugby En Veldslag - Franse Toer, 1967" by T Mostert |
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France to South Africa 1967 - text in Afrikaans, the title translated into English reads "Rugby In Battle - French Tour 1967". A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition, a very rare publication |
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1st edition 1967 |
pages 116 |
Ref: bktrfr1967-mostert - £55.00 |
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France To South Africa 1993 - "Tour Le France" published by TP Publications |
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Pre-tour publication with several articles, player profiles and photos & tour itinerary, a second-hand A4 size booklet |
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published in 1993 |
20 pages |
Ref: bltrfr1993-tp.pubs.tour.le.france - £5.00 |
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"Ireland's Triple Crown" 1985 by K Johnston |
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tale of great Irish victories, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1985 |
pages 184 |
Ref: bktrir1985-johnston.k - £45.00 |
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1996
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Irish Schools tour of Australia 1996 |
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player pics & profiles, tour info & squad photo, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition |
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published in 1996 |
12 pages |
Ref: bltrir1996sh - £5.00 |
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JAPAN - sold out
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"Namibia Tour of England and France 1990 |
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An A4 size booklet with a full colour squad photo on the centre pages. Individual player photos and information, a secondhand booklet in good condition. |
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published in 1990 |
20 pages |
Ref: bltrna.1990 - £14.50 |
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NEW ZEALAND ALL BLACKS
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1888 - 1905 - 1924/5 - 1928 - 1935/6 - 1945/6 - 1949 - 1953/4 - 1960 - 1963/4 - 1967 - 1970 - 1972/3 - 1974 - 1976 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1986 - 1992 - 1996 - 2002 - NZ MAORIS |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1905 "The Complete Rugby Footballer" by Gallaher & Stead |
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A general rugby book with a large section on the 1905 All Blacks tour. Written by the captain and vice-captain of the 1905 All Blacks. A wonderful look at rugby football around the turn of the century and the tactics that made the 'Originals' the team to beat. A look at the pages detailing the contents of this book shows how deep these pioneers of rugby football go into explaining the game. It is not known if this book was ever published with a dust wrapper. Re-bound with a split spine and tape repairs, newspaper photo of 1905 All Blacks pasted onto inside cover |
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| 1st NZ Edition 1906 | 322 pages | Ref: GNW-bktrnz1905-gallaher.stead - £295.00 | ||
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"The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905" by George Dixon |
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George Dixon's (1905 ABs manager) book on the 1905 tour - an outstanding account. This is an original 1st edition published in 1906, an extremely rare publication. This is a paperback book with a loose front cover and most of the spine is missing. |
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| 1st Edition 1906 |
approx 190 pages |
Ref: pbtrnz1905-dixon.g-cqfrcolo - £450.00 | ||
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"The Triumphant Tour of the New Zealand Footballers 1905" by George Dixon |
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A 1999 REPRINT of George Dixon's (1905 ABs manager) book on the 1905 tour. Printed in a larger format by David Ling. This book covers the complete 1905/6 'Originals' tour, a wonderful well illustrated read, this is a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper |
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| Reprinted in 1999 | 226 pages | Ref: bktrnz1905rp1999-dixon.g - £48.00 | ||
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1924/5 - All Blacks to British Isles & France "Special Souvenir - All Blacks in England, Ireland & Wales" - edited by RA Byers-Barr |
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A superb 40 page A4 size booklet published half way through the "Invincibles" tour. It contains a team photo, itinerary, history of past tours by the All Blacks & British teams, pen pictures and photos of the full squad, cartoon from the Daily Mail, comparison between the 1905 and 1924 teams, photos, poems & songs, article by Teddy Morgan, profiles of Gallagher, Dean and Wray, article on the All Black scrum formation, reports on matches, plus more historical articles. This is a terrific souvenir of this unbeaten All Black tour. This copy has some loss and tearing around the edges, please see illustration. |
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1st Edition 1924 |
40 Pages | Ref: TC7-bltrnz1924-byers.barr-cqtowisols - £75.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1928 "All Blacks Souvenir" Sketches by PG Reid, Cartoons by AS Paterson |
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| A pre tour booklet with player illustrations and profiles, there are spaces for player details to be filled in. This particular copy has the points scored by each player filled in and the scores added to the tour itinerary in the spaces provided. The owner of the booklet has also added a couple of personal comments to the book, for example on Maurice Brownlie's illustration is written "go away you Springboks", single crease down the centre and small piece missing from the back cover. Overall the faults are minor, a very rare publication. second-hand A4 size booklet, condition as above | ||||
| 1st Edition 1928 | Pages 36 | Ref: PC27-bltrnz1928-reid.pg - £220.00 | ||
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All Blacks to South Africa 1928 "The All Blacks in Springbokland" by MF Nicholls |
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Match by match comprehensive record of this, the first All Black tour of South Africa, includes many action and team photos, a brilliant record of the tour, a second-hand softcover book with a small piece (about 1") missing from the top of the spine. |
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1st Edition 1928 |
Pages 200 |
Ref: TL19-pbtrnz1928-nicholls.mf - £160.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1935/6 "New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Tour Souvenir 1888 to 1936" compiled by BM Turner |
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| A 46 page foolscap (slightly larger than A4) size pre tour booklet containing records from previous All Black tours, player profiles and photos of the 1935 tourists. Some great articles on NZ rugby history and Maori rugby. Due to the size of this publication it is rare to find one in pristine condition. This is the finest that we've seen, apart from rusty staple it is in mint condition. | ||||
| published in 1936 | 48 pages | Ref: PC6-bltrnz1935-turner.bm - £150.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1935/6 "New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Tour Souvenir 1888 to 1936" compiled by BM Turner |
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| A 46 page foolscap (slightly larger than A4) size pre tour booklet containing records from previous All Black tours, player profiles and photos of the 1935 tourists. Some great articles on NZ rugby history and Maori rugby. This booklet has a well worn front cover and occasional ink stamp throughout. | ||||
| published in 1936 | 48 pages | Ref: TL7-bltrnz1935-turner.bm-cqwo - £75.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1935/6 - "The All Blacks of Jubilee Year" pub by Watkins |
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Match by match story of the tour, a compact but comprehensive publication, a second-hand paperback, covers worn with some damage, small piece missing from the spine covers and occasional notations written into the book, some tippexed out. |
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1st Edition 1936 |
Pages 135 |
Ref: PL26-pbtrnz.1935-watkins-cqcvwo - £69.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1949 - "Auckland Star - 2nd October 1948" |
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| Complete edition of NZ newspaper, 6 pages in total, includes front page headlines relating to players selected for the 1949 tour. Includes individual player photos, comments on the selection and match report of the trial from which the squad was selected, South Island v North Island, a second-hand broadsheet newspaper with some tearing around the edges | |||
| published in 1948 | Pages 6 | Ref: PC27-nznp.19481002-akld.str - £29.00 | |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1953/4 "A Complete Record of the All Blacks in Britain 1953-54" |
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| Published by Whitcombe & Tombs, the NZ stationers this 16 page pre-tour booklet features players photos and profiles, the tour itinerary and pages in which to list teams and scorers. This booklet is more often that not overprinted for local businesses, a second-hand booklet, players and scorers inked in up to the 7th match (v Cardiff) | ||||
| 1st Edition 1953 | Pages 16 | Ref: bltrnz1953-whitcombe - £12.00 | ||
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"Round the World with the All Blacks" by Winston McCarthy |
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Match by match breakdown of the tour, player biographies, pre-tour trials, summing up of the tour by Bob Stuart, captain & Norm Millard, manager, well illustrated throughout, a second-hand paperback, some small marks on front and spine starting to split, otherwise in good condition |
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1st Edition 1954 |
Pages 166 |
Ref: pbtrnz1953-mccarthy.w-round.world - £45.00 |
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"The 5th All Blacks Tour of the British Isles" published by Sunday Telegraph |
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A 4 page complimentary booklet published by the Sunday Telegraph dedicated to the All Blacks tour of the British Isles & France 1963/4, contains head and shoulder photos of the All Blacks, tour itinerary and short narrative, a second-hand booklet |
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published in 1963 |
Pages: 4 |
Ref: bltrnz1963-s.telegraph - £6.50 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1963/4 "New Zealand - Souvenir Tour Programme" - published by Rostan Press |
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Published by Rostan Press, London. A 4 page booklet featuring player photos, profiles and tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet that has folding creases |
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published in 1963 |
Pages: 4 | Ref: bltrnz1963-rostan - £4.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 - "The All Blacks" published by MW Walker, printed by Rostan Press |
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Pre tour 8 page booklet featuring player photos, profiles and tour itinerary, a second-hand booklet in very good condition. Autographed to the front cover by the legendary All Black flanker Waka Nathan. |
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| 1st Edition: 1967 | Pages: 8 | Ref: bltrnz1967-rostan-au-nathan - £12.00 | ||
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 - "Rugby in Black & Red" JBG Thomas |
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A look at the 1967 All Blacks tour by Welsh based journalist, this book also includes a history of the British Lions, a second-hand hardback in good condition, there is a small stain on the front of the dust wrapper. - SIGNED BY JBG Thomas |
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1st Edition: 1968 |
Pages: 240 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz1967-thomas.jbg.rugby.back.red-auxb - £20.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1967 - "Rugby in Black & Red" JBG Thomas |
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A look at the 1967 All Blacks tour by Welsh based journalist, this book also includes a history of the British Lions, a second-hand hardback, the dust wrapper has some surface damage to the front cover. |
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1st Edition: 1968 |
Pages: 240 |
Ref: RR-bktrnz1967-thomas.jbg.rugby.back.red - £16.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "Rugby and be Damned" by GR David |
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Match by match breakdown of the tour, well written by a travelling New Zealand author, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper, the dust wrapper has minor tears with tape repair. |
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1st Edition: 1970 |
Pages: 219 |
Ref: bktrnz1970-david.gr - £24.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "SA Sunday Express 26th July 1970" |
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Front page completely devoted to Springboks 17 points to 6 victory over the All Blacks in the first test with a headline of "Magnificent win by bounding Boks". Three pages of full colour photographs are dedicated to this great Springbok triumph. Ideal for framing, a 3 full pages from a tabloid newspaper, folded into 2 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: PC27-npsa.19700726-sunday.exprs - £25.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "SA Sunday Times 9th August 1970" |
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Front page with headline & full page match report/photos of great 9 points to 8 victory in the 2nd Test for the All Blacks, ideal for framing, 2 full pages from broadsheet newspaper, folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 04 |
Ref: PC27-npsa.197000809-sunday.tms - £18.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "Die Vaderland 24th July 1970" |
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Pre first test newspaper with front page photo of the Springboks, text in Afrikaans. Fold over broadsheet newspaper, folded into 4 |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 04 |
Ref: PC27-npsa.19700724-die.vaderland - £15.00 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1970 - "SA Sunday Express 13th September 1970" |
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Front page completely devoted to Springboks 20 points to 17 victory over the All Blacks in the fourth and final test with a headline proclaiming the Springboks as world champions. Three pages of full colour photographs are dedicated to this great Springbok triumph. Ideal for framing, 3 full pages from a tabloid newspaper, folded into 2, some small tears to edges |
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Published in 1970 |
Pages: 06 |
Ref: PC27-npsa.19700913-sunday.exprs - £20.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 "The All Blacks - New Zealand Tour Programme" printed & published by M Hills |
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8 page booklet featuring player photos & profiles, team photo and tour intinerary, a second-hand booklet, very slight crease |
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1st Edition: 1972 |
Pages: 8 |
Ref: TC17- bltrnz1972-hills* - £7.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 - "The Winter Men" by Wallace Reyburn |
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Kirkpatrick's team, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 149 |
Ref: bktrnz1972-reyburn.winter.men - £12.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 - "The Avenging All Blacks" by JBG Thomas |
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All about Kirkpatrick's team. The story of the 1972/3 All Blacks by the Western Mail journalist, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition. |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 180 |
Ref: TL19-bktrnz72-thomas.jbg.avenging.abs* - £19.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles & France 1972/3 - "They Missed the Bus" by Terry McLean |
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Kirkpatrick's team, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
322 pages |
Ref: bktrnz1972-mclean.missed.bus-cqnnduwp - £12.00 |
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"All Blacks in the Lions Den" edited by Terry Godwin |
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1972/3 All Blacks post tour pictorial review, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1973 |
Pages: 72 |
Ref: bltrnz1972-lions.den - £7.00 |
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All Blacks to Ireland & Wales 1974 - "All Blacks Come Back" by Terry McLean, |
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Irish Centenary tour. A great tour account by New Zealand's most prolific rugby author Terry McLean, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1975 |
Pages: 165 |
Ref: bktrnz1974-mclean.abs.come.back - £12.00 |
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"Follow the 1976 All Blacks" by John Samuel" |
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A guide intended to accompany supporters on the tour, includes maps on how to get to each ground. Also contains histories of previous touring sides at that ground, a second-hand booklet that looks to have been removed from a scrapbook, the majority of the back cover is covered with card, minor creasing to the edge of the front cover which also has a price stamped in ink on it. |
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published in 1976 |
96 pages |
bltrnz75-follow.samuel - £7.50 |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1976 - "Goodbye to Glory" by Terry Mclean |
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Not the greatest of All Black tours' Andy Leslie's team lost 6 matches including three tests, this book also looks at the political situation in South Africa and the author casts doubt on future All Black - Springbok relations, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1976 |
pages 176 |
Ref: bktrnz1976-mclean.t - £24.00 |
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"Rugby In Kettings" (Rugby in Chains) by Quintus van Rooyen |
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All Blacks to South Africa 1976 - Text in Afrikaans, rare book for this tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1976 |
pages 247 |
Ref: bktrnz1976-van.rooyen - £50.00 |
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1978 - Grand Slam Tour
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"Follow the All Blacks" with the Daily Mirror |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 - Pre tour booklet containing players photos & profiles, match by page with spaces to list players, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st edition 1978 |
pages 48 |
Ref: bltrnz1978-d.mirror - £4.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 - "Mourie's Men" by Wallace Reyburn |
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Post tour book for the first ever All Black Grand Slam tour, a second-hand paperback in good condition |
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published in 1979 |
204 pages |
Ref: pbtrnz1978-reyburn.mouries.men - £15.00 |
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All Blacks to British Isles 1978 - "Grand Slam All Blacks" by Keith Quinn |
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Post tour book for the first ever All Black Grand Slam tour, a second-hand paperback in very good condition. |
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1st edition 1979 |
pages 160 |
Ref: pbtrnz1978-quinn-gs-abs - £14.00 |
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"The All Blacks in Wales 1980", pub by NZ News UK |
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Welsh Centenary Tour - pre- tour publication, a second-hand brochure in good condition |
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1st edition 1980 |
32 pages |
Ref: blnztr1980-nz.news.abs.in-wa - £7.50 |
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1985 to South Africa - the tour that never was
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All Blacks to South Africa 1992 - "All Black Attack" |
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Pre tour publication for the re-unification tour, published by TP Publications, a second-hand A4 size booklet in good condition |
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published in 1992 |
pages 46 |
Ref: bltrnz1992-tp.pubs.ab.attack - £5.00 |
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All Blacks 2002 - "The Official Adidas and NZRFU magazine of the 2002 tour of England, France & Wales" |
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Official NZRFU tour guide, includes a supplementary 37 inch (94cm) poster of an All Black line up, past & present players included. tour preview, player profiles & photos, historical article on NZ & France, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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Published in 2002 |
pages 30 + poster |
Ref: bltrnz2002of-adidas - £15.00 |
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NZ MAORIS
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NZ Maoris to Britain & France 1926/7 - "The NZ Maori Rugby Tour 1926-27" by DJC Pringle |
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A book drawn from the 'rugby diary' of the late T.P. (Tom) Robinson of Little River, a second-hand paperback with small pieces missing from the spine and a large stain to the front cover. |
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1st edition 1971 |
pages 80 |
Ref: pbtrnz-moaris.1926-pringle - £35.00 |
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ALL BLACKS - MULTIPLE TOUR BOOKS
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"Fifty Years Of The All Blacks" by WOOLLER and OWEN |
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A complete history of the All Blacks in the British Isles 1905 - 1954, contributions by the players who played against the All Blacks, Rhys Gabe (Wales) reviews the 1905 tour, LJ Corbett (Ireland) looks at the 1924 tour, Wilf Wooller (Wales) on the 1935/6 tour, Sam Walker & Jock Wemyss join the other 3 on their review of the 1953/4 tour. Each individual match is covered on all tours with reports and teams, a second-hand hardback with a large chunk missing from the spine of the dust wrapper |
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1st Edition: 1954 |
Pages: 272 |
Ref: bktrnzmu-wooller.1954-xb - £16.00 |
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"All Blacks In Wales" by John Billot |
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Details each match individually 1888 – 1967, includes Wales tour of NZ 1969, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition |
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1st edition 1972 |
239 pages |
Ref: bktrnzmu-billot.1972.abs.in-wa-xb - £35.00 |
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"A Century of the All Blacks In Britain and Ireland" by Dave Fox, Ken Bogle & Mark Hoskins |
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A comprehensive book covering every All Black tour match played in GB & Ireland. Includes the 2005 Grand Slam tour. This book was only published in paperback, a second-hand paperback in excellent condition |
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1st edition 2006 |
352 pages |
Ref: pbtrnzmu-fox.d.2006 - £19.00 |
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SAMOA - sold out
1984
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Scotland Grand Slam 1984 - "The Year of the Thistle" by Norman Mair |
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Illustrated story of the Grand Slam, an in depth look at a great year for Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 197 |
Ref: bktrsc1984gs-mair - £12.00 |
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"Scotland's Grand Slam '84 by Ian McLaughlan & Chris Rea |
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A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktrsc1984gs-mclaughlan - £14.00 |
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1990
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"Scotland’s Grand Slam 1990" |
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second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1990 |
pages 127 |
Ref: bktrsc1990gs-mcgeechan - £12.00 |
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Scotland Grand Slam 1990 "The Flowering of Scotland" compiled by Derek Douglas |
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Foreword by Scottish captain David Sole, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1984 |
pages 94 |
Ref: bktrsc1990gs-douglas - £14.00 |
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SPRINGBOKS 1906/7 - 1921 - 1931-2 - 1937 - 1951/2 - 1956 - 1960/1 - 1965 - 1968 - 1969/70 - 1971 - 1981 - 1993
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"The Springboks - History of the Tour 1906-07" by F N Piggott |
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Match by match account of this fascinating ground breaking tour by the Springboks. A second-hand hardback with the first and last endpapers (blank pages missing), there is a small piece missing from the top of the spine but generally the book is in good condition for it's age. |
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1st edition 1907 |
pages 140 |
Ref: bktrsa1906-piggott - £380.00 |
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"THE CAROLIN PAPERS" by L Laubscher & Nieman |
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"Paddy Carolin" was vice captain of the 1906 Springboks. A side that united the Boer War torn country of South Africa. In 1988 the Carolin Papers were unearthed in Cape Town, held by Carolin's son Harold, the diary together with memorabilia have been reproduced in this wonderful limited edition (1000 copies) book. Each copy is individually numbered, a second-hand hardback in good condition with dust wrapper |
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Published in 1990 |
235 pages |
Ref: bktrsa1906-laubscher - £125.00 |
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Springboks to New Zealand & Australia 1921 - "THE PIONEERS" by HANS SAESTED |
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Published in 2011 this book fills a huge gap in the history of Springbok, Autralian & New Zealand rugby by covering the first ever meetings between South Africa and the other two southern hemisphere giants. The narrative of the book covers this ground breaking tour which was the first contact between the Springboks and All Blacks/Wallabies, from the early pre tour trials to the Australian and New Zealand legs of the tour. Each match is covered with a report and statistics and the players lives following the tour are charted. The book is well illustrated. This large format (A4 size) hardback is limited to 100 numbered copies and each is signed by the author. Published without a dust wrapper it has illustrated boards. Although only published in late 2011 this book was sold out within two months. This is a new hardback in very good condition. |
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Published in 2011 |
160 pages |
Ref: bktrsa1921-saested - £44.95 |
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Springboks to British Isles 1931-2 1931-32 SPRINGBOKS PRE-TOUR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET - A 64 page booklet dedicated to the Springbok tourists. Published by Mitchell of London and edited by Richings this booklet contains photos and profiles of the squad as well as histories of previous Springbok tours. The booklet has a worn front cover and some minor tearing to the back cover, the contents are in very good condition. Ref bltrsa31-mitchell.richings - £95.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 - "Pictures, Fixtures & Personalities 1951 - 1952" printed and published by M Walker, Nottingham - with 4 AUTOGRAPHS |
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individual player photos & profiles plus tour itinerary, a fold over 4 page booklet with folding creases, signed to the front cover by captain Basil Kenyon and Hannes Brewis, Brewis has also signed the back cover underneath his photo along with Fonnie du Toit. |
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published in 1951 |
4 pages |
Ref: aubltrsa1951-walker.m-au4 - £14.50 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 - "Murrayfield en Darna" by Jannie Fourie |
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Comprehensive tour report, nice section with individual profiles and photos of the players, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback, small pieces missing from the dust wrapper |
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1st edition 1952 |
pages 173 |
Ref: bktrsa1951-fourie - £35.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 - "The Fourth Springboks 1951 - 1952" by RK Stent |
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Well written account of this successful Springbok side, a second-hand hardback with some light foxing to the pages, the dust wrapper has a few minor nicks and tears otherwise it is in good condition |
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1st edition 1952 |
pages 212 |
Ref: bktrsa1951-stent.4th.springboks - £25.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 - "South Wales Echo" 22nd December 1951 |
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Souvenir Edition previewing the Welsh international at Cardiff, the headline proclaims 'Battle of the Century', a Broadsheet newspaper folded into 4, some wear and minor tearing |
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published in 1951 |
pages 06 |
Ref: PC27-np.19511222wa-swe - £45.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1951/2 - "Souvenir Album" 18th January 1952 |
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A post tour magazine supplement published by 'The Outspan', a South African weekly magazine. The supplement of 16 pages is the first of four covering the tour and including head & shoulder colour portraits of the Springbok tour party with a printed autograph below each photo. An extremely rare publication, this is the only one that we have ever seen. A 16 page colour magazine, size 36cm x 26 cm, in very good condition. |
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published in 1952 |
16 pages |
Ref: PC06-bktrsa.mg-outspan19520218 - £95.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 - "The Mighty Springboks" by Syd Nicholls |
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A comprehensive pre-tour booklet with player information, previous tour infomation and many historical articles, a second-hand booklet in good condition, previous owners name in faded ink on top of the front cover, print error crease across the front cover. |
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published in 1956 |
80 pages |
Ref: bltrsa1956-nicholls.s - £36.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1956 - "The Springboks in New Zealand 1956" published by Whitcome & Tombs |
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A pre-tour booklet with player information & photos and itinerary. A second hand booklet with folding creases and part of the itinerary inked in. |
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published in 1956 |
16 pages |
Ref: bltrsa1956-whitcombe.tombs - £19.00 |
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"Die All Blacks Trap Ons Vas" (The All Blacks Trample Us) by D Kamfer |
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The Springbok tour of New Zealand & Australia from the South African's point of view, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1956 |
pages 224 |
Ref: bktrsa1956-kamfer - £85.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1960/1 - "Souvenir Tour Programme" |
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Printed by D Walker, London, this 4 page fold over publication contains, player profiles, 7 player photos and the tour itinerary. A second-hand booklet with light wear and sticker mark to the front cover, generally the condition is good. |
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Published in 1960 |
4 pages |
Ref: bltrsa1960-walker.d - £15.00 |
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Springboks to Britain & France 1960/1 - "Springboks in the Lions Den" by Maxwell Price |
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Comprehensive account of this full length tour of the British Isles and France by a travelling South African journalist, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper, the dust wrapper has some light wear but is generally in good condition. |
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1st edition 1961 |
225 pages |
Ref: bktrsa1960-price.m - £29.00 |
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Springboks to Britain & France 1960/1 - "Springbok Glory" by JBG Thomas |
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Wales' leading journalist reflects on the tour, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition. |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 224 |
Ref: bktrsa1960-thomas.jbg.springbok.glory - £19.50 |
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Springboks to Britain & France 1960/1 - "Springbok Glory" by JBG Thomas |
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Wales' leading journalist reflects on the tour, a second-hand hardback with light wear to the dust wrapper. SIGNED by JBG THOMAS |
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1st edition 1961 |
pages 224 |
Ref: bktrsa1960-thomas.jbg.s.bok.glory-au - £21.50 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 - "The Bok Busters" by Terry McLean |
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A comprehensive account of this full length tour of Australia & New Zealand, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition. |
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1st edition 1965 |
211 pages |
Ref: bktrsa1965-mclean.t.bok.busters - £29.00 |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 "Springbok Tour Review" - New Zealand Weekly News 30th June 1965 |
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New Zealand Weekly News 30/6/65 "Training Sessions for Springboks in Australia" - an 8 page centre pages insert with 4 pages dedicated to the 1965 Springboks in Australia. Includes a double paage centre page poster of the squad, a Magazine pages in good condition |
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published in 1965 |
pages 08 |
Ref: PC27-mgtrsa19650630nz.wn - £15.00 |
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"Springbok '65" published by NZ Newspapers Ltd |
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Springboks to NZ & Australia 1965 - Post tour pictorial booklet including a double centre page colour photo of the Springbok squad, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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1st edition 1965 |
70 pages |
Ref: bltrsa65-nzn.springbok65 - £14.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1969/70 - "Tour programme" unknown publisher |
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Player profiles, squad photo and full page photos of de Villiers and Bedford, a second-hand booklet with a name written on the front |
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Published in 1969 |
pages 08 |
Ref: bltrsa69-uk - £7.50 |
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Springboks 1969/70 - "There Was Also Some Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn |
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A tour disrupted by politics, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1970 |
182 pages |
Ref: bktrsa69-reyburn.there.was.also - £18.00 |
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Springboks to Britain 1969/70 - "Rugby Agter Doringdraad" by Gerhard Viviers |
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text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st edition 1970 |
pages 143 |
Ref: bktrsa1969-viviers - £20.00 |
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Springboks to Australia 1971 - "The Unbeatables" by Kim Shippey |
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An extremley rare book on this tour which was severely disrupted by anti-apatheid protesters, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards which have some bumping to the corners. |
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1st edition 1971 |
pages150 |
Ref: bktrsa1971-shippey.k - £125.00 |
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Springboks to NZ 1981 - "Springboks Under Siege" edited by Bryden & Colley |
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Includes the 1980 Lions to SA, 1981 Irish tour of South Africa & 1980 S American Jaguars tour, very well illustrated with good statistics, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards. |
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1st edition 1981 |
pages 160 |
Ref: bktrsa1981-bryden.colley - £49.00 |
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SPRINGBOKS - MULTIPLE TOUR BOOKS
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"Springboks In Wales" by John Billot |
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match by match accounts of the Springboks in Wales, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1974 |
Pages: 311 |
Ref: bktrsawamu-billot.1974-xb - £15.00 |
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"United States of America Rugby Football Union Wales Tour 1987" |
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Published by the USA RFU, a pre-tour booklet with player profiles and photos and other information. A second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1987 |
28 pages |
Ref: bltrus1987 - £5.00 |
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1950 & 1952 TRIPLE CROWNS
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JBG THOMAS - Editor - 1893-1952 Triple Crown Souvenir, published by the WRU and edited by JBG Thomas. A superb publication containing historical articles and information on all Wales' Triple Crowns up to 1952, there are many team photographs. Articles include "History of the Triple Crown" by JBG Thomas, "Memories of 1893 - 1900 by WJ 'Billy' Bancroft, "Playing in Three Triple Crown Sides" by Rhys Gabe, "Two Great Triple Crown Players - RM 'Dicky'Owen and WJ 'Billy' Trew by Pengragon, "The Game Today and in the Golden Era" by Tommy Vile, "Memories of 1911" by Billy Spiller, "A Great Victory and Narrow Failure in 1935-36" by Wilf Wooller, "1950 - Success at Last" by Billy Cleaver, "Leading Wales to Victory in Modern Times" by John Gwilliam, 48 pages. This is a secondhand copy in excellent condition. Ref: bltrwa1952tc-thomas.jbg-xb - £39.00
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Wales to NZ 1969 - "Wales in New Zealand" with Alex Veysey |
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post tour pictorial booklet with additional newspaper reports, a second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1969 |
pages 80 |
Ref: TC17-bltrwa1969-veysey - £19.00 |
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Wales tour of New Zealand 1969 scrapbook. A comprehensive compilation of newspaper cuttings from New Zealand newspapers covering this tour contained in a well put together scrapbook. It has a plain cover and 64 pages in total Ref: AD02-bktrwa1969bknw - £49.00 |
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Wellington Evening Post, 12 page pre match broadsheet supplement to the Wellington v Wales game 1969. Front page full size Phil Bennett illustration, some great historical articles inside, alas half of one page is missing. Ref B90-nptrwa1969-wellington - £15.00 |
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Wales to Japan 1975 |
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Rugby Football Japan, pre tour special, Japanese text, a 48 page magazine including review of Japan tour of Australia, a second-hand magazine in good condition |
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published in 1975 |
pages |
Ref: bltrwa1975rr-25-1 - £35.00 |
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1988
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Wales to NZ 1988 Rugby News - "Preview 88 - the Year of the Dragon. The Welsh are Coming" |
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Pre-season preview published by Rugby News, NZ. Previews Wales in New Zealand with player profiles and a review of the 1969 tour, previews the All Black tour of Australia & the domestic season in NZ. A second-hand booklet in good condition |
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published in 1988 |
pages 96 |
Ref: TC17-bltrwa1988rr-news - £12.00 |
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1999
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Wales to Argentina 1999 - Rugby News (Argentina) Vol 3 No 123 |
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Argentinian newspaper style publication featuring a first test match report and photos and the team sheet for the 2nd test match. In very good condition, text in Spanish |
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published in 1999 |
12 pages |
Ref: bltrwa1999arnprr-news.vol.3-123 - £5.00 |
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Wales Grand Slam 2005 - "Grand Slam - Year of the Dragon" by Paul Rees |
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A well balanced view of the re-emergence of Welsh rugby, under the guidance of Mike Ruddock the men in red swept all before them aside in one of the greatest ever seasons. A secondhand hardback in very good condition. |
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published in 2005 |
224 pages |
Ref: TL19-bktrwa2005gs-rees.p* - £15.00 |
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Wales Grand Slam 2005 - "Breathing Fire" by Team Wales The Official Book of the 2005 Six Nations Champions - Living the Grand Slam Dream with Wales' Rugby Heroes |
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A superbly illustrated record of the 2005 Grand Slam season, |
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published in 2005 |
224 pages |
Ref: bktrwa2005gs-team.wales - £25.00 |
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"Wales Grand Slam 2005" |
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An official WRU publication with match reports and photographs. Well illustrated throughout. A secondhand book in very good condition. |
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published in 2005 |
128 pages |
Ref: bktrwa2005gs-wru - £15.00 |
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2008 "Grand Slam - The Exclusive Story in Pictures and Words" an official WRU publication |
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The official photographic record of the 2008 Grand Slam in book form, a fantastic pictorial souvenir of this great year in Welsh rugby. Pictures by the Huw Evans Picture Agency, edited by Simon Rimmer of the Welsh Rugby Union. A secondhand paperback in very good condition, as new ! |
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published in 2008 |
167 pages |
Ref: pbtrwa2008gsph-evans.h-xb - £15.00 |
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WEST INDIES
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West Indies to England 2000 |
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Pre tour booklet for the first West Indies tour of the UK. A 20 page booklet which includes a look at rugby in the West Indies. A second-hand booklet in very good condition |
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published in 2000 |
20 pages |
Ref: bltr-west.indies2000-en - £4.50 |
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FIVE/SIX NATIONS PREVIEWS &
REVIEWS
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WALES v FRANCE, IRELAND v SCOTLAND 1927 - Match (French Sports Magazine) dated 1 Mar 1927 with a full front page photo of Wales v France international in Swansea. The magazine includes photos of Wales v France (2 photos) and Ireland v Scotland (2 photos) on the middle pages plus other rugby photos and match reports (text in French) Ref: ZL6-mgtrmi19270301fr-match - £45.00 |
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"On Tour" by JBG Thomas |
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tours to Britain up to 1954, JBG's first book also claimed as "The first book ever prepared on the development of Rugby Football Tours "Kiwis", "Wallabies", "Springboks" and "All Blacks" with a foreword by Wilf Wooller, a second-hand hardback in good condition with small piece missing from spine of dust wrapper |
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1st Edition: 1954 |
Pages: 192 |
Ref: bktrmi1954mutr-thomas.jbg.on.tour - £9.00 |
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"No Prisoners" by David Frost |
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A background to rugby touring, a look at the Lions, Springboks & All Blacks on tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition |
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1st Edition: 1978 |
Pages: 143 |
Ref: bktrmi1978-frost.d.no.prisoners - £8.00 |
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NON INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS
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Paeroa West (NZ) to USA 1977 - "West out West" by Peter J Reilly |
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A book covering the tour, both on and off the field activities, an interesting look at a rugby tour, a second-hand paperback with a coffee cup mark to front cover |
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1st edition 1977 |
pages 128 |
Ref: bltrnnus-reilly.pj-pb - £25.00 |
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SCRAPBOOK - 1955 Lions to South Africa - newspaper clippings from English language newspapers laid to book single sided - 36 pages, mostly photographic clippings Ref: MC84-bktrbknwbr1955 - £35.00 |
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