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"Taking the Air" Rex Alston
The autobiography of an early broadcaster, Sports covered include cricket, rugby, tennis, olympics, includes a chapter on sport & games. A former athlete, Alston went to Cambridge in the early 1920s and recalls running against Harold Abrahams. The main focus of the book however is his commentating in the late 1940s including the Irish Grand Slam of 1948 and Bradman's 1948 Invincible tourists. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper. Several inside pages of the book are stained
First edition 1951	264 pages	Ref: MC234-osgebkbi.alston.1951 - £15.00

"Manly Sports, Exercises & Games" by the Champion Players of Old England
Profusely illustrated published by Dean & Son, London. A great look at the sports of Britain in the 1870s, chapters include Bicycling & Gymnastics (57 pages), Cricket (57 pages), Football (10 pages), Boxing (6 pages), swimming (48), Billiards (60), a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition.
1st Edition: 1875	Pages: 518	Ref: AD7-osgebk1875-dean.manly.sports - £125.00

"Irish Sport 1950 - 2000" edited by Ian Foster
An insight into Irish sporting success. This book covers a variety of sports including football, rugby, athletics, cricket, hockey, golf, horse racing and motor sport, a wonderful review of Irish sport in the latter half of the 20th century. A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in very good condition (as new).
First edition 2002	368 pages	Ref: MC234-osgebkir.foster.2002-iros - £25.00

"The Michael Green Book of Course Sport" by Michael Green
A humourous look at various sports and pastimes. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
First edition 1965	123 pages	Ref: MC234-osgebkhu.green.1965.course-os - £9.50

"New Zealand's Great Days in Sport" by David Harris, edited by John Callen
Stories of Kiwi triumphs around the world, sports covered include: cricket, athletics, rugby, rowing, motor racing, boxing & golf. Published by INL Print. A second hand magazine style booklet in good condition.
published in 1975	80 pages	Ref: MC234-osgeblnz.harris.great.days - £9.50

"Gents and Players" by Frank Keating
Classic sporting stories from Keating with illustrations by John jensen and the foreword by Bob Willis. A secondhand paperback in very good condition.
published in 1986	218 pages	Ref: PC33-osgepb.keating.1986.gents - £5.00

"The Sportfolio - Portraits and Biographies of Heroes and Heroines of Sport & Pastime"
Published by George Newnes Ltd, London. A large publication with photographs and biographies of leading sportsmen & women of the 1890s. Sports included (pages dedicated to this sport are in brackets after the sport) are Athletics (15), Billiards (6), Chess (6), Cricket (11), Cycling (34), Football (39), Golf (18), Lawn Tennis (4), Sculling (4), Skating (2), a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, many leaves loose but plates are in good condition
1st Edition: 1896	Pages: 140	Ref: AD7-osgebk1896-newnes.sportfolio - £295.00

"The Young Sportsman" edited by Alfred ET Watson
Published by Bullen, London. Rules, coaching tips and historical references for the young sportsman. A comprehensive look at the major sports cricket (54 pages), football (37), golf (28), athletics (26), with a look at other pastimes including butterfly collecting, rabbiting etc, a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, spine torn, some foxing
1st Edition: 1900	Pages: 661	Ref: AD7-osgebk1900-watson.young,sptmn - £95.00

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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN - 2 VOLUMES

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BRITISH SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN - 2 VOLUMES

Published in London in 1908 these two volumes cover the individual sportsmen of Britain. There are portraits and biographies of great sportsmen in history, these include Fred Archer, Tom Morris, James Ashbury, Lord George Bentinck, Thomas Chaloner, Eigth Duke of Devonshire, George Fordham, Frank Goodall, Captain Hartopp, Lord Palmerston, Edmund Tatersall and the Duke of Westminster to name but a few. Sports covered include cricket, racing greyhounds, horses etc, hunting, golf, tennis, shooting, and fishing. Illustrated above are the two volumes and the pages dedicated to golfer Allan Robertson, cricketer George Parr and Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer and cricket promoter, Shrewsbury was partly responsible for organising the first ever British Lions rugby tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1888. The two 'coffee table' books have gold block printed covers. Although both book covers are showing signs of wear the condition is generally good and considering they are nearly 100 years old they have survived remarkably well. (2 volumes, weight 9.6kg).

Ref: ML14-osgebk1908-brit.sports-st2 - £295.00

The BADMINTON MAGAZINE of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred ET Watson
Volume XL - Sep-Dec 1914, The Badminton magazine is a delightful read with many sporting stories. The book covers various sports including cricket, cycling, golf, horse racing etc, a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition.
published in 1914	Pages: 526	Ref: ML14-osgebkmg.1914-badminton.vol.XL - £39.00

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"The Top 10 of Sport" by Russell Ash and Ian Morrison
Fully up to date to include the 1992 Olympics, lists of sporting records, an excellent reference work, a secondhand hardback in good condition.
1st Edition: 1992	257 pages	Ref: MC16-osgebk.1992-ash - £7.00

	"Leisure in the Seventies", Robert BATEMAN
	includes a chapter on sport & games.
	published in 1971		Ref: MC7-osgebk.1971-bateman - £5.00

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EAGLE Sports Annual 1961, slight damage to top of spine

Ref: osgean-eagle61- £3.00

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