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On this page and other linked pages you will find the largest selection of historical rugby books in the world for sale. Please scroll down the page to see our great selection of national, provincial & regional, club, stadium, tournament and general histories.

HISTORIES

ARGENTINA - AUSTRALIA - BARBARIANS - BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - CANADA - ENGLAND - FIJI - FRANCE - IRELAND - ITALY - NEW ZEALAND - SAMOA - SCOTLAND - SOUTH AFRICA - USA - WALES

1780 to 1914 - 1915 to 1939 - 1940 to 1959 - 1960 +

EARLY RUGBY - MODERN HISTORIES - LAWS - TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS - ANTHOLOGIES - HISTORIES MISC - PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPILATIONS - REFERENCE - RUGBY SCHOOL - GENERAL SPORT WITH RUGBY CONTENT

WORLD RUGBY / INTERNATIONAL BOARD

World Rugby - "One Hundred Years of Rugby 1886-1986" edited by Don Rutherford
Centenary history of the International Rugby Football Board including a review of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, a very interesting look a the state of the sport in the mid 1980s to include a look at the structure of nations, the laws of the game and the amateur status in relation to rugby football. Based on papers produced for the IRFB Centenary Congress in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in 1986. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
1st Edition 1987	186 pages	Ref: bkhiib-rutherford1986irfb-cn.pb - £25.00

ARGENTINA

ARGENTINA - "Los Pumas" edited by Ubaldo Ferrer
A well illustrated history (presumably) of Argentinian rugby. Text in Spanish. A secondhand hardback book with a dust jacket, very good condition
published circa 1990	approx 200 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhiar-ferrer1990-los - £95.00

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA - "Wallaby Gold - 100 Years of Australian Test Rugby"

by Peter Jenkins & Matthew Alvarez

An exceptional history of Australian international rugby - with individual match reports from every test. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper. The dust wrapper has some minor scuffing to the edges.

Please note: This is a very heavy book and will incur additional charges for posting overseas.

1st edition 1999

472 pages

Ref: LA-bkhias-jenkins1999gold*-wt2600 - £85.00

AUSTRALIA - "Australian Rugby Union - The Game and the Players" by Jack Pollard
No rugby library should be without this publication. The complete a to Z of Australian rugby, the players, adminstrators, clubs, unions, topics, tours to and from Australia, a marvellous book and an invaluable reference work, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
2nd edition 1994	712 pages	Ref: bkhias-pollard1994australian - £75.00

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - "The Gold and the Black" by Spiro Zavos
All Black v Wallaby encounters - The battles for the Bledisloe Cup, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1995	196 pages	Ref: bkhias.venz-zavos1995gold-pb** - £20.00

AUSTRALIA - CLUB, PROVINCIAL & DISTRICT

"100 Years of Rugby Union in Newcastle"
A potted history of the Newcastle Rugby Union in New South Wales, Australia contained in a 28 page Newcastle v Australian Barbarians programme from 7 August 1988. Articles include the formation of the union, individual club histories of the current first division and second division clubs, player profiles and photos of Australia senior internatiina players from the union. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1988	28 pages	bkhias-newcastle.ru-bl - £30.00

BRISBANE GRAMMAR - 100 Years of Grammar Rugby - by Peter James
A history of this Queensland club, with many old team photographs and a list of players from 1887-1919. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 1988	164 pages	Ref: bkhiascb-brisbane1988james - £40.00

BARBARIANS

"Barbarian Records" by Emile de Lissa
The earliest published history (1933) of the barbarians, 215 pages covering 1890 - 1932. An in depth season by season and match by match statistical history including some team photos - A secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper.
1st edition 1955	276 pages	Ref: FAC-bkhibb-de.lissa.1933-ycnnduwp - £85.00

"Barbarian Football Club" by A 'Jock' Wemyss
An updated verseion of Emile de Lissa's 1933 book 'Barbarian Records' includes team information for both Barbarians and opposing teams up to April 12th 1955. A second hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition. This edition looks to have links with the Barbarians tour of South Africa in 1958. It is signed by C W Slomon with a note relating to the tour, there is also a cutting from a S African magazine taped to the inside of the front cover and a Cape Town bookshop stamp.
1st edition 1955	276 pages	Ref: RC519-bkhibb-wemyss1955 - £65.00

"Barbarian Football Club" by A 'Jock' Wemyss
An updated version of Emile de Lissa's 1933 book 'Barbarian Records' includes team information for all Barbarians matches including a listing of both Barbarians and opposing teams up to April 12th 1955. A second hand hardback in good condition with a dust wrapper that is tatty around the edges .
1st edition 1955	276 pages	Ref: RC578-bkhibb-wemyss1955-bb-xb - £35.00

"The Barbarians" by Nigel Starmer-Smith
A comprehensive history of the Barbarian club from it's origins to 1977. A second hand hardback in very good condition
1st edition 1977	240 pages	Ref: bkhibb-starmer1977-bbxb** - £15.00

"The Barbarians" by Nigel Starmer-Smith
A comprehensive history of the Barbarian club from it's origins to 1977. A second hand paperback edition in very good condition.
published in 1977	240 pages	Ref: bkhibb-starmer1977-bbpbxb** - 7.00

"The Barbarians - The United Nations of Rugby" by Alan Evans
An excellent well illustrated history of the Barbarian club from it's origins to the year of publication 2005. A well written history with a foreword by Sir Anthony O'Reilly. A second hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition
published in 2005	255 pages	Ref: bkhibb-evans2005united-xb - 16.00

"100 Years of Barbarian History"
Supplement to Rugby World & Post, a nicely illustrated history with photographs and stories from former players. 16 pages, a second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1990	16 pages	Ref: bkhibb.cn.rrwomg.bl.xb* - £8.00

BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - History & Profiles of the British & Irish Lions

"British Lions" by John Griffiths
large format history of the British tourists from 1888 to 1990
1st Edition 1990	221 pages	Ref: LA-bkhibr-griffiths1990british-xb - £25.00

"Rivals - 75 Years of the Lions v the All Blacks" published by The New Zealand Herald
An excellent history of Lions tours 1930 - 1993 with reprinted stories from the NZ Herald complete with statistical section. Published in New Zealand. A second-hand paperback in good condition.
published in 2005	Pages: 208	Ref: bkhibr.nz-herald2005rivals-pbxb - £19.50

ALL BLACKS v LIONS - by Ron Palenski
A large format well illustrated history of the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand from 1888 to 1993. A secondhand hardback in very good condition
1st Edition 2005	208 pages	Ref: LA-bkhibr-palenski.2005-wt.1750.xc** - £39.00

"The Lions" by Wallace Reyburn
Covers all tours up until 1967, good statistical & photographic content with individual test match reports. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition 1967	Pages: 203	Ref: bkhibr-reyburn1967lions** - £20.00

"The History of the British & Irish Lions" by Clem Thomas
A comprehensive history of the Lions.
1st Edition 1996	Pages: 269	Ref: bkhibr-thomas1996-hibr** - £19.50

"The History of the British & Irish Lions" by Clem Thomas
A comprehensive history of the Lions first published in 1996 , reprinted and updated in 1997 to include the 1997 Lions tour of South Africa. A second-hand paperback in good condition.
This Edition: 1997	281 pages	Ref: bkhibr-thomas1997-hibr.pb.xb* - £8.50

"The History of the British & Irish Lions" by Clem Thomas, updated by Greg Thomas
A comprehensive history of the Lions first published in 1996 , reprinted and updated in 2001 by Clem's son Greg to include the 1997 tour of South Africa and 2001 tour of Australia. A second-hand paperback in good condition.
This Edition: 2003	Pages: 302	Ref: bkhibr-thomas2003-hibr - £7.50

"The British & Irish Lions Miscellany" by Richard Bath
Bits and pieces on the Lions, includes greatest matches, greatest players and Lions tours. A secondhand hardback in very good condition.
published in 2009	165 pages	Ref: bkhibr-bath2009miscellany*-xb - £10.00

"Behind the Lions - Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions" by Stephen Jones, Tom English, Nick Cain and David Barnes
The official 125th anniversary of the British & Irish Lions. Covers tours from 1888 to 2009, includes many player interviews & recollections.
1st Edition 2012	476 pages	Ref: bkhibr-jones2012behind**-xb - £20.00

BRITISH LIONS - On This Day - by Tim Evershed
History, facts, figures and trivia from every day of the calendar year relating to the British & Irish Lions, including matches, players and some illustrations. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st Edition 2016	190 pages	Ref: bkhibr-evershed2016day - £10.00

BRITISH LIONS TOUR PUBLICATIONS

For books and 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

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CANADA

EDMONTON - A history of rugby football in Edmonton - by Paddy Lamb
A history of this Alberta, Canada club from 1891 to 1986 including team photographs and other illustrations. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 1986	84 pages	Ref: bkhicacb-edmonton1986lamb-pb - £30.00

SASKATCHEWAN - Saskatchewan Rugby: A History - by David W Brown
A history of this Canadian province from 1883 to 1990 with brief histories of member clubs and a list of players to have represented the province 1971-1990. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 1993	142 pages	Ref: bkhicapv-saskatchewan1993brown-pb - £35.00

ENGLAND

This section includes books and publications that primarily contain information about the English national rugby team, rugby played in England and the English national rugby union, the Rugby Football Union. For information about divisional rugby in England, British services, English counties, universities and clubs please click on the links below.

County, Regional, Universities & Services - Club histories

ENGLISH NATIONAL & RFU HISTORIES

"English Rugby – A Celebration" by Ted Barrett
great English victories of the 80s, plus RWC 1991, features on players, Jackson, Pullin, Duckham, Neary, Butterfield, Hiller, Jeeps, Sharp, Andrew, Beaumont, Carling, Underwood, Richards, Cotton & Ripley, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1991	192 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-barrett1991celebration** - £12.00

"England Rugby" by Barry Bowker,
England - A history of the National side 1871 - 1976. concentrates on English international matches, well researched with information and photographs from former players, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1976	199 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-bowker1976-enrr - £9.00

"England Rugby" by Barry Bowker,
England - A history of the National side 1871 - 1978. concentrates on English international matches, well researched with information and photographs from former players, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
Revised Edition: 1978	208 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-bowker1978-enrr-revised-ed - £9.00

"Captain's Diary 1989-1991" by Will Carling
In 1988 Will Carling became the youngest ever England captain at 22, 4 years later he is one of the most successful ever. This book charts his progress during the 1990 & 1991 seasons, the highs and the lows, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1991	161 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-carling1991diary - £9.00

"The Carling Years - England Rugby 1988-96" by Mick Cleary
In 1988 Will Carling became the youngest ever captain of England, this book charts his progress in the early years of his captaincy culminating in the 1991 Grand Slam, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1996	158 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-cleary1996carling - £12.00

TWICKENHAM - "100 Years of Twickenham and the Five/Six Nations Championship 1910 - 2010" - by Mick Cleary and Chris Rhys
History of HQ from it's purchase in 1907 to 2009. Profusely illustrated, this is a great history of one of Rugby's premier venues. A brand new hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 2009	240 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-cleary2000twickhm - £20.00

ENGLAND - "Chasing the Chariot" by Mick Collins
Collins looks at English rugby post Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal, from grass roots level to the national team he dissects and analyses the nations new favourite sport. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition
published in 2004	219 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-collins2004chasing - £14.00

"A Social History of English Rugby Union" by Tony Collins
A Social History of English Rugby Union: Sport and the Making of the Middle Classes
1st Edition: 2008	277 pages	Ref: FAC-bkhien.in-collins2009social - £35.00

ENGLAND - "The Official England Rugby Miscellany" by Stuart Farmer
An interesting selection of historical snippets. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper.The dust wrapper has some light staining.
1st Edition: 2006	154 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-farmer2006miscellany - £9.00

ENGLAND - "Rugby's Blazered Buffoons" by Jeff Gage
A critical analysis of English rugby's administration, it's faults and failings, "how England's governing body has presided over an ocean of incompetence, inefficiency, confusion, hypocrisy, injustice, prejudice, duplicity, public relations disasters and under achievement for over a century". A secondhand paperback book in very good condition
1st edition 1997	160 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-gage1997buffoons-pb - £9.00

"The Book of English International Rugby" by John Griffiths
Comprehensive statistical history, 1 page per match with match summary, team line ups, scorers etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1982	496 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-griffiths1982-bkeninrr* - £25.00

"Lions of England" by Peter Jackson
A look at the contribution of English players to British Lions tours down the years. A secondhand hardback book with a dust jacket, very good condition
1st edition 2006	304 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-jackson2006lions - £12.00

"Band of Brothers" by Frank Keating
The 1995/6 season with the England squad, an in depth look behind the scenes of the England rugby camp, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1996	224 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-keating1996band - £15.00

The Essential History of Rugby Union - England by Ian Malin & John Griffiths
A complete illustrated history of the English team including a selection of profiles of top players, the greatest matches and year by year details of matches up to the RWC 2003, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 2003	336 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-malin2003essential - £15.00

"Carlings England" by Barry Newcombe
History of English Rugby since the war with particular emphasis on Will Carling's reign as captain, a second-hand hardback in good condition with dust wrapper
1st Edition 1991	249 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-newcombe1991carling - £15.00

"The History of The Rugby Football Union" by OL Owen
Official history of the RFU, an in depth history with chapters on the origins of rugby and overseas tourists. A second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper that has some wear around the edges.
1st Edition: 1955	Pages: 368	Ref: bkhien.in-owen1955rfu-ycwiduwp - £29.00

"The History of The Rugby Football Union" by OL Owen
Official history of the RFU, an in depth history with chapters on the origins of rugby and overseas tourists. A second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1955	Pages: 368	Ref: bkhien.in-owen1955rfu-ycnnduwp - £19.00

"The Men In White" by Wallace Reyburn
History of rugby in England from the origins of the game to the 1970s, includes chapters about England on tour and tourists in England, with a nice chapter on English greats, Wakefield, Poulton-Palmer, Stoop, Jackson, Jeeps, Sharp, Hiller etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1975	Pages: 150	Ref: bkhien.in-reyburn1975men - £9.00

TWICKENHAM - "Twickenham" by Wallace Reyburn
History of HQ from 1909 to1976 - Billy Williams' cabbage patch as it was once known has seen some fantastic victories for England, the first match was against Wales in 1910 and England defeated Wales for the first time in 12 years, Reyburn completes the history with a look at other Twickenham events, a must have publication for the England fan, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1976	Pages: 176	Ref: bkhien.in-reyburn1976twickhm - £20.00

"The Who, When & Where of English International Rugby since 1947" compiled by Don Stansfield
A comprehensive statistical England history since the war, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1997	Pages: 224	Ref: LB-bkhien.in-stansfield1997who-pb - £25.00

"The Centenary History Of The Rugby Football Union" by UA Titley
Great history including biographies of players and officials, the official centenary history of the game in England. Includes excellent chapters on the origin of game at Rugby School, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1970	Pages: 312	Ref: bkhien.in-titley1970centenary - £30.00

"The Centenary History Of The Rugby Football Union" by UA Titley

Great history including biographies of players and officials, the official centenary history of the game in England. Includes excellent chapters on the origin of game at Rugby School, a second-hand hardback with d/w in good condition

This book is signed by the IRB and RFU historian Eric Watts-Moses,

1st Edition: 1970

Pages: 312

Ref: bkhien.in-titley1970centenary-au-watts.mses - £30.00

ENGLAND "The Official Rugby Football Union History" published by Virgin Books
An updated version of Jason Woolgar's 1999 RFU history to include the 2003 Rugby World Cup victory. A comprehensive history of rugby in England from the origins of the game to RWC success. Includes excellent player biographies of the leading internationals and a good statistical section. A well illustrated large format publication. A second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
This edition: 2004	224 pages	Ref: LA-bkhien.in-virgin2004-ofhi-rfu-ed2 - £29.00

"Holborn To Mayfair - Volume 2" by Eric Watts Moses
A private printing by the RFU of the committee meeting minutes 1959-1970 - an inside note reads "Published by the Rugby Football Union for the strictly private use of members of the RFU Committee only". There are 57 members of the RFU committe so we are assuming that the printing of this book may be limited to as little as 100 copies. An extremely rare book that can only originate from an official source within the RFU. We believe it was published without a dust wrapper. There is some splitting to the top of the spine, apart from this the book is in good condition.
1st Edition: 1971	325 pages	Ref: bkhien.in-watts.moses1971holborn2 - £245.00

"Winning - The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory" by Clive Woodward
Clive's reign at the top, how he moulded of the England team that won the RWC in 2003
1st Edition 2004	464 pages	Ref: TL7-bkhien.in-woodward2004winning - £14.00

"Winning - The Story of England's Rise to Rugby World Cup Glory" by Clive Woodward
Clive's reign at the top, how he moulded of the England team that won the RWC in 2003 - SIGNED BY CLIVE WOODWARD
1st Edition 2004	464 pages	Ref: TL5-bkhien.in-woodward2004winning-au - £16.00

"The Official RFU History" by Jason Woolgar
A comprehensive history of rugby in England from the origins of the game to the dawn of the new millennium. Includes excellent player biographies of the leading internationals and a good statistical section. Well illustrated. a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1999	224 pages	Ref: TL7-bkhien.in-woolgar1999rfu - £19.00

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ENGLAND - COUNTY, REGIONAL, SERVICES & UNIVERSITIES

CORNWALL - "The First Hundred Years" by Tom Salmon
Official centenary history including individual club histories of the senior clubs, Camborne, Falmouth, Hayle, Launceston, Newquay Hornets, Penryn, Penzance-Newlyn (the Pirates), Redruth, St Austell, St Ives & Truro, a secondhand paperback that is generally in good condition externally and internally but is grubby around the edges and has some internal foxing to the title page.
1st Edition: 1983	150 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-cor1983salmon-pb - £23.00

"Tales of Twickenham" written and researched by Jerry Clarke & Terry Harry
The story of Cornwall's County Championship win at Twickenham in 1991, an entertaining read, a secondhand paperback in good condition.
1st Edition: 1991	approx 150 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-cor1991clarke-pb - £15.00

CORNWALL - "Cornwall Rugby Champions" by Colin Gregory
1991 County Champions - The tale of Cornwall's first county championship victory since 1908, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1991	Pages: 103	Ref: LA-bkhien.ou-cor1991gregory-pb - £15.00

CORNWALL - "Sportsmen of Cornwall" by Michael George
15 Cornish sportsmen profiled including rugby players Bert Solomon, Richard Sharp, John Kendall-Carpenter, Keith Scott, Vic Roberts & Stack Stevens. A secondhand paperback in good condition
published in 1986	96 pages	Ref: MC236-bkhien.ou-cor1986george-pb - £15.00

DURHAM COUNTY RUGBY UNION "1876-1936 by C Berkley Cowell & Eric Watts Moses
Outstanding history, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1936	244 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-dur1936cowell* - £90.00

EASTERN COUNTIES - "The Growth of a Sporting Venture" by OL Owen
Comprehensive history of Eastern Counties of England, made up of Suffolk, Essex & Norfolk, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1952	Pages: 110	Ref: bkhien.ou.eaou1952-owen* - £30.00

GLOUCESTERSHIRE - "Centenary Year Book" by Horace Hutt
A very rare centenary history of the Gloucestershire RFU, includes a history of championship performances, a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1978	74 pages	Ref: TL7-bkhien.ou-glo1978hutt - £45.00

KENT - "A History of Kent Rugby Football" by JP Jordan
A nicely illustrated history of the Kent RFU including a chapter on Kent club histories. A secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper.
published in 1949	128 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-ken1949jordan - £49.00

KENT - Kent County 1879-1979

A brief history of this English county including a list of county presidents, county captains from 1946-1979 and a list of clubs in Kent. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1979 52 pages Ref: bkhienou-kent1979county-bl - £24.00

LEICESTERSHIRE RUGBY UNION 1887-1987 by S I 'Van' Hopkins
An extensive English county history that includes individual club histories. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition with the title written to the spine
published in 1987	430 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.ou-leics1987hopkins-wt1101g - £35.00

MIDLANDS - "Midland Rugby Football" by Gerald Holmes
History of clubs & services rugby in the Midlands area, Rugby, Aston Old Edwardians, Birmingham, Burton on Trent, Camp Hill Old Edwardians, Coventry, Five Ways Old Edwardians, Handsworth, Moseley, Old Edwardians, Wolverhampton, Worcester. The first chapters are memories of the author's time watching rugby in the area, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1950	Pages: 121	Ref: bkhien.pv.ml1950-holmes* - £25.00

NORTH MIDLANDS - "North Midlands Rugby 1920 - 1970" by Barry Bowker
A jubillee history of the North Midlands Football Union, well written history, a second-hand paperback in good condition. Noted faults: small tape repair to the bottom of the spine.
published in 1970	121 pages	Ref: bkhien.pv.noml-1970bowker-bl - £25.00

SURREY - "Surrey Rugby - 100 Years" by John Reed
limited edition of 1250, a well narrated history, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition:1978	160 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-sur1978reed* - £12.00

"The Sussex County Rugby Football Union 1883-1983"
One hundred years of Sussex Rugby published by the Sussex RFU, a secondhand booklet in good condition.
published in 1983	48 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-sussex1983-bl - £20.00

YORKSHIRE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION - "In Memorium 1914 - 1919"
A 578 page memorial to the players of Yorkshire clubs who fell in the first world war. The first 270 pages act as a yearbook and historical record for the Yorkshire RFU. The remaining pages are dedicated to those killed in action, with single page plates of each player (see illustration) who fell during the first world war, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, it is very unlikely to have ever had a dust wrapper. The spine on this book is damaged with some tape and glue repairs and a small piece missing from the bottom edge.
1st Edition: 1919	578 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.ou-yor1919memorium - £165.00

YORKSHIRE - "Centenary 1869-1969"
Nicely written and well illustrated history of the Yorkshire Union, a second-hand brochure with corner folds to the font cover but overall in good condition.
published in 1969	40 pages	Ref: bkhien.ou-yor1969centenary-bl - £25.00

ENGLAND - CLUB

MULTIPLE CLUB HISTORIES

"English Rugby Clubs" by Chris Harte
A look at 85 of England's rugby grounds. The author gives a descriptive analysis of their history, accessability, atmosphere etc, a pleasant read and a must have book for the connoisseur of English rugby, a second-hand paperback in good condition, as new
Published in 2004	272 pages	Ref: bkhien.cbmu2004-harte-pb** - £10.00

sample pages	"LONDON'S OLDEST RUGBY CLUBS " by Dick Tyson
	This is a great book about all of those London-based Rugby football clubs that are over 100 years old - whether or not they are still with us. Superbly illustrated. a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
	1st Edition: 2008	168 pages	Ref: LB-bkhien.cbmu-lon2008tyson - £49.00
CLUBS INCLUDED.............. BANK OF ENGLAND RFC, BART'S AND THE LONDON HOSPITALS RFC, BECKENHAM RFC, BLACKHEATH FC, BROMLEY RFC, BRUNEL UNIVERSITY/WEST LONDON INSTITUTE RFC, CHARLTON PARK RFC, CIVIL SERVICE FC, EALING FC, GUY'S, KING'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITALS RFC, HARLEQUINS FC, HARROW RFC, HSBC RFC, ILFORD WANDERERS RFC, IMPERIAL MEDICALS RFC, KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL RFC, KING'S COLLEGE SCHOOL OLD BOYS RFC, LONDON IRISH RFC, LONDON SCOTTISH FC, LONDON SOCIETY OF RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION REFEREES, LONDON WELSH RFC, OLD ALLEYNIANS RFC, OLD BLUES RFC, OLD DUNSTONIANS RFC, OLD HAILEYBURIANS RFC, OLD LEYSIANS FC, OLD MERCHANT TAYLORS' RFC, OLD MILLHILLIANS RFC, OLD PAULINES FC, OLD WHITGIFTIAN RFC, PARK HOUSE FC, QUINTIN RFC, RAVENS RFC, RICHMOND FC, ROSSLYN PARK RFC, ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND RFC, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY RFC, ROYAL SCHOOL OF MINES RFC, SAINT GEORGE'S HOSPITAL RFC, SARACENS RFC, SIDCUP RFC, STREATHAM-CROYDON RFC, SUTTON AND EPSOM RFC, TWICKENHAM FC, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OLD BOYS RFC, UPPER CLAPTON FC, WANSTEAD RFC, WASPS FC, WESTCOMBE PARK RFC, WIMBLEDON RFC

SINGLE CLUB HISTORIES

ASPATRIA - "The History of a Rugby Union Football Club" by Terry Carrick
A well illustrated history of English club side, A second hand A4 size booklet in good condition
Published in 1991	95 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-asp1991carrick-bl - £22.00

ASTON OLD EDWARDIANS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB - "75th Anniversary 1889-1964"
A ring bound history of a Midlands Old Boys club. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1964	54 pages	bkhien.cb-aston.oe1964-bl - £30.00

AVONVALE RFC - "100 Years of Village Rugby" by George Atchison
A centenary history of a Bath based club. a secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st Edition 1983	142 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-avonvale1983atchison - £29.00

BATH RFC - "Bath Football Club"
An early and rare history of the Bath club to include several contributions from the leading rugby figures of the time including Wavell Wakefield and D Crichton Miller. Well illustrated with potte biographies of leading Bath players and internationals who have played for Bath. A secondhand booklet with the staples almost completely rusted away, hence the majority of pages are loose.
published in 1965	62 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-bath1965-bl** - £40.00

BATH - "Gladiators of a Roman City" by Harry W. Barstow
A history of Bath Football Club, an interesting look at the history of this famous club. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition
published in 1984	180 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-bat1984barstow.gladiators - £24.00

BATH FC - "Before the Lemons" by Kevin Couhlan, Peter Hall & Colin Gale
A history of Bath Football Club 1865-1965, a very good history of this Somerset giant. A second hand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 2003	200 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-bat2003coughlan-pb - £25.00

BATH - "Ace of Clubs" by Brian Jones
Modern history of Bath, a couple of pages covering the early days of the club but the vast majority of this publication deals with the glory years 1983 - 1983. A secondhand large format hardback in good condition
Published in 1993	Pages: 229	Ref: LA-bkhien.cb-bat1993jones - £18.00

BEDFORD - "Winners of the RFU Club Competition 1974/75"
A 32 page booklet published to celebrate Bedord's win at Twickenham on 26th April 1975. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1975	32 pages	bkhiencb-bed1975-cuwn-bl - £12.00

"BEDFORD RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB 1886-1986"
Centenary brochure of English club that includes a short history of the club. A second hand booklet in good condition. Noted faults: a crease down the centre
published in 1986	56 pages	bkhien.cb-bed1986cn-bl - £16.00

BIRMINGHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB - "Commemorative Brochure (75th Anniversary) 11 September 1968
A secondhand booklet in good condition (noted faults: corner folds to the right hand booklet edge
published in 1968	40 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-birmingham1968-bl* - £24.00

"THE BLACKHEATH RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB RECORDS 1875-1898 "
An outstanding history of the Blackheath club, published by the Boys Home Southwark to make a few bob for "Mr Fegan's Homes". Beautifully illustrated throughout with photographs of players, Blackheath teams and match action shots including England v Ireland 1890. The illustrated photograph is of a goal being kicked in the Blackheath v Kensington match of 1893. Unusually the title on the internal title page (1862-1898) differs to that on the cover (1875-1898). Fixtures and results from each season 1875-6 to 1897-8 are listed. Generally the book is in good condition with some light staining and a small tear to the cloth of the front cover. Believed to have been published without a dust wrapper. A very rare early club history.
published circa 1908	76 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.cb-bla1898records - £145.00

"THE BRISTOL FOOTBALL CLUB JUBILEE BOOK"
Early history of West Country giants, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1938	Pages: 102	Ref: PL65-bkhiencb-brs1938jubilee-pb - £95.00

BRISTOL - "75th Anniversary 1888 - 1963"
pocket sized history, including a list of every player who had played for Bristol up until 1963, with number of appearances, a second-hand booklet with some creasing to the front cover
1st Edition: 1963	Pages: 60	Ref: bkhien.cb-brs1963-bl* - £19.00

"Bristol Football Club (RFU) 1888 - 1945" complied by Mark Hoskins & Dave Fox
Well illustrated history, a second-hand paperback in very good condition, signed by Hoskins & Fox
published in 2000	128 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-brs2000hoskins1888-pb - £14.50

"Bristol Football Club (RFU) 1945 - 2001" complied by Mark Hoskins & Dave Fox
Well illustrated history, a second-hand paperback in very good condition.
published in 2001	128 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-brs2001hoskins1945-pbau2 - £14.50

BRISTOL REFEREES SOCIETY- "1893-1993" by
A 40 page booklet published for the centenary dinner of the society at the Grand Hotel, Bristol on 29 October 1993. Includes several historical articles charting the history of Bristol referees. An A4 size second hand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1993	40 pages	bkhien.cb-brs-rfsf1993-bl - £12.00

CAINSCROSS R.F.C. - "The Ragged & Dangerous" by Norman Hall & Bill Tocknell
Illustrated centenary (1894 - 1994 ) history of an English club side based in Stroud. A second hand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1994	approx 60 pages	bkhien.cb-cainscross1994-bl - £20.00

CASTLE CARY RUGBY CLUB CENTENARY BOOKLET 1888-1988
A well illustarted centenary history of a Somerset club side. An A4 size second hand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1988	50 pages	bkhien.cb-castle.cary1988-bl - £20.00

"History of the Clifton Rugby Football Club 1872-1909" by Frank C Hawkins
No 50 of a limited edition of 200. A secondhand hardback book without a dust jacket, there is a water stain to the first few pages and some of the latter pages, some notes also appear in pencil throughout the book.
published in 1909	200 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.cb-clifton1909hawkins - £175.00

CLIFTON RFC - "History of the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - by Frank C Hawkins
Limited Edition (No 88 of 200) history of Somerset side. published in 1909 by Bristol Times & Mirror Ltd. A very rare publication. It is very unlikely that a dust wrapper was issued with this book, a Second hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper, some light wear to the covers, medium foxing throughout
Published in 1909	Pages: 200	Ref: bkhien.cb-clifton1909hawkins - £650.00

CLIFTON RFC - "Fifty Years with the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - by Frank C Hawkins and E Seymour Bell
Fabulous history of Somerset club, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition, no dust wrapper
Published in 1922	Pages: 172	Ref: bkhien.cb-clifton1922hawkins - £160.00

CLIFTON RFC - "One Hundred Years with the Clifton Rugby Football Club" - edited by Horrace Hutt
Centenary history of this well chronicled club. Limited edition (total number published unknown), a second hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper
Published in 1972	116 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-clifton1972hutt - £35.00

COLFE SCHOOL - "The Jubilee History" by VS Anthony (Headmaster)
A brief but compact (no adverts) well illustrated history of an English schools side, A second hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1980	20 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-colfe-sh1980anthony-bl - £20.00

CREDITON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY - "1878-1978"
A nicely illustrated centenary history of an English club. A second hand booklet with some light surface damage to the front cover, generally in good condition.
published in 1978	74 pages	bkhien.cb-crediton1978-bl - £24.00

"DENSTONE RFC" - by JA ADAMSON
A secondhand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1947	Pages: 121	Ref: TL7-bkhien.cb-denstone1947adamson* - £50.00

FYLDE - "Fylde Rugby Union Football Club - Jubilee 1919 - 1969"
Illustrated history of Lancashire club, a secondhand booklet with a thin band of discolouration to the top edge of the booklet
Published in 1969	22 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-fylde1969-bl - £25.00

GLOUCESTER RFC - "KINGSHOLM 1891-1991"
100 years of Gloucester's Rugby Ground with historical articles, well illustrated, a second-hand brochure in excellent condition
Published in 1991	Pages: 32	Ref: bkhien.cb-glo1991kingsholm-bl* - £8.00

"GLOUCESTER RFC from Pilkington to Powergen" by Ian Randall
Modern day Gloucester in the cup as told by BBC Radio Gloucestershire's reporter Ian Randall, well illustrated, a second-hand paperback in very good condition.
Published in 2003	192 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-glo2003randall-pb - £14.00

GOSFORTH - "1877 - 1977"
Brief official illustrated club history, a second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1977	16 pages	Ref: bkhien,cb-gosforth1977-cnbl - £16.00

HARLEQUINS - "The Harlequins - 125 Years of Rugby Football" by Philip Warner
125th anniversary of this Twickenham based club, a second-hand hardback book in very good condition
Published in 1991	253 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-haq1991warner-xb* - £29.00

"HAYLE RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY MAGAZINE 1877-1977"
An illustrated history of a Cornish club side. A secondhand booklet in very good condition
published in 1977	approx 60 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-hayle1977-bl - £25.00

HEADINGLEY (Ground) (Leeds, England) - "The Headingley Story Volume 4, Rugby Cavalcade 1920-1982" by Ken Dalby
Mostly about Leeds Rugby League Football Club. A secondhand booklet in good condition.
Published in 1982	116 pages	Ref: bkhiencb-headingley-grvo4-bl - £25.00

JERSEY RFC - "The Story of Rugby in Jersey" by Gordon Young with Keith Goddard
A history of a Channel Islands club. a secondhand hardback book with illustrated boards in very good condition. SIGNED BY GORDON YOUNG
1st edition circa 1992	128 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-jersey1992young-au* - £29.00

KENDAL RUFC - "A Northern Stronghold" by Derek Kingwell & The Centenary Seven
An extensive well illustrated history of this Cumbrian club. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition
published in 2005	302 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-kendal2005northern-pb - £30.00

"KENILWORTH RFC JUBILEE 1924-1974" by J D Davies
An illustrated history of an English club side. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1974	84 pages	bkhien.cb-kenilworth1974-bl - £30.00

KEYNSHAM R.F.C. - "The First 50 Years 1923-1973" compiled by David Whittington
History of a Bristol based club side. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1973	24 pages	bkhien.cb-keynsham1973-bl - £19.00

LEAMINGTON RUFC - "1926-1976" by BC Harrison CBE
Nice history of a Midlands club side complimented with many photos. A secondhand booklet in good condition
Published in 1976	84 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-leamington1976-bl - £26.00

LEICESTER - "Centenary history by David Hands"
Fantastic history of this top English club, superbly illustrated with photos of Tigers teams and players through the ages. A great statistical section gives season by season breakdown of results, a second-hand hardback in good condition
Published in 1980	230 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-lei1980hands* - £30.00

LEICESTER - "The Tigers Tale" by Stuart Farmer & David Hands"
Amazing history of this top English club, incredibly well detailed and superbly illustrated with photos of Tigers teams and players through the ages. A great statistical section gives season by season breakdown of results and the book also includes a who's who of Leicester tigers over the years, a second-hand large format hardback with a tape repair to a large tear on the dust wrapper otherwise the book is in very good condition
Published in 1993	416 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-lei1993farmer - £50.00

LONDON SCOTTISH - "The First 100" by Frank Morris
Scottish Exiles in London, a great centenary history with plenty of illustrations. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition
1st Edition: 1977	199 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-los1977morris - £35.00

LONDON WELSH - "Dragon In Exile" By P Beken & Stephen Jones
Centenary history of London Welsh. A secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1985	318 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-low1985beken*-xb - £20.00

MARKET RASEN and LOUTH RUFC - "Twenty-five years of..." by George Geeson and others
An illustrated English club history. A second hand booklet with a slight folding crease, generally in good condition
published in 1975	20 pages	bkhien.cb-mkt.rasen1975twenty-bl - £24.00

MORLEY - "Centenary Brochure 1978"
A well illustrated club history of a Yorkshire team, a secondhand A4 size booklet in good condition
Published in 1978	40 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-mor1978-cnbl - £24.00

NEWARK RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1919 - 1969
A 16 page 50th anniversary history of this Nottinghamshire based club side. A secondhand booklet with light wear to the front cover.
published in 1969	16 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-newark1969-bl - £24.00

The Story of NEWPORT (SALOP) RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB and of Rugby in the District from 1871 by Gavin Goulson
A delightful well illustrated history. A secondhand booklet in very good condition
published in 1993	86 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-npo-1871salop1993-bl- - £24.00

NORTHAMPTON - "Centenary 1880 - 1980"
History of the Northampton Saints club contained in a booklet produced for the centenary dinner, a second-hand booklet in good condition. Noted faults: corner folds to top right.
Published in 1980	52 pages	Ref: bkhiencb-nor1980-cndmbl - £16.00

NORTH PETHERTON R.F.C - "Centenary Season 1993"
An illustrated history of a Somerset club side. A second hand A4 size booklet in very good condition.
published in 1993	40 pages	bkhien.cb.no-petherton1993-bl - £18.00

OLD ALLEYNIANS - "OLD ALLEYNIAN RFC 1898 - 1948"
nicely bound old boys history, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1948	182 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-old.alleynian1948** - £45.00

OLD DUNSTONIAN RFC - "History of the Old Dunstonian RFC 1903 - 1953" by HDS Blyth
Jubilee history of Kent old boys side, Secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, small stain to front cover
1st Edition: 1952	Pages: 92	Ref: bkhien.cb-old.dunstonian1952blyth - £65.00

RECORDS OF THE OLD UPPINGHAMIAN FOOTBALL CLUB
A secondhand hardback book with in very good condition
published in 1913	132 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.cb-old.uppinghamian1913 - £175.00

"OLD WHITGIFTIAN RFC - "1901 – 1951" by Ian S Hubbard
Illustrated history of 'Old Boys' club, a second hand paperback in very good condition
published in 1951	70 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-old.whitgifts1951hubbard-pb - £39.50

ORRELL RUFC - "Golden Jubilee - 1927 - 1977"
A well illustrated history of this Lancashire side, a second-hand booklet in very good condition
published in 1977	84 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-orrell1977-bl - £24.00

OTLEY RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB - "Golden Jubilee 1907-1957" by
Sub titled "Fifty Years in Black and White. A rare illustrated history of the Otley club. A second hand booklet with some light wear to the covers, overall in good condition
published in 1957	64 pages	bkhien.cb-otley1957-bl - £45.00

OXFORD - Oxford Rugby Football Club 75th Anniversary 1909-1984

A brief history of this English club including contributions from several former players and officers of the club. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1984 48 pages Ref: bkhiencb-oxford1984-75-bl - £20.00

PARK HOUSE FC - RUGBY UNION "Centenary 1883 - 1983" by BJ Harding & Others
A well illustrated history of an English club side. A second hand booklet in very good condition
Published in 1983	60 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-park.hse1983-bl - £19.00

RICHMOND - "Richmond Football Club 1925 to 1961" by TS Rider & WCO Munks
Season by season analysis of Richmond rugby up until the centenary in 1961, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1961	Pages: 172	Ref: bkhien.cb-ric1961rider* - £50.00

ROSSLYN PARK - "50 Years of Rosslyn Park" by CC Hoyer-Miller
A marvellous early history of this London club, well illustrated with team photos throughout, the history is broken up into 5 year bands. Hoyer-Miller was the first secretary of the club, the period covered is 1879 - 1929, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1929	284 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-ros1929hoyer** - £50.00

RUGBY RFC - "Rugby Football Club Centenary 1872-3 1972-3"
history of the Rugby Football Club in it's centenary year with some general historical info thrown in, a second-hand booklet in excellent condition
Published in 1972	Pages: 59	Ref: bkhien.cb-rr1972-bl - £32.00

RUGBY RFC - "The Rugby Lions" by Dennis Keen
A history of the Rugby FC 1873-1991, a second-hand paperback in very good condition.
Published in 1991	165 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.cb-rr1991keen.lions-pb - £16.00

SALCOMBE RFC 1888 - 1988 CENTENARY
A secondhand booklet in good condition with a single crease
published in 1988	32 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-salcombe1988-bl - £10.00

SARACENS - "Saracens Football Club 1876 - 1976" compiled by Haydn Perry
Well illustrated history of London side, a secondhand booklet in good condition
Published in 1976	64 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-sar1976-bl** -£40.00

SIDCUP RFC - "A Centenary History" by Water Bennett
A comprehensive well illustrated centenary history of an English club side, A second hand paperback in good condition
Published in 1983	106 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-sidcup1983bennett-pb** - £29.00

SIDMOUTH - "Centenary Season 1983-84"
A souvenir handbook including a history of the club. A well illustrated centenary history of English club side, A second hand booklet with some light rubbing to the covers but generally in good condition
Published in 1983	36 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-sidmth1983-bl - £15.00

SLEAFORD RFC - "Ten Years On - Sleaford Rugby Football Club 1978 - 1988"
History of Lincolnshire club side, a second-hand booklet in very good condition
Published in 1988	24 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-sleaford1988-bl - £9.00

ST IVES RFC - "Alright In The End" by Peter Murrish
Centenary history of Cornish club 1887 - 1987, a second-hand brochure in good condition
1st Edition: 1987	88 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-st.ives1987-bl - £24.00

TORQUAY RFC - "1875 to 1975"
A compact well illustrated centenary history of a Devon county English club side, A second hand booklet generally in good condition but with the covers creased.
Published in 1975	84 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhien.cb-torquay1975-bl - £24.00

WASPS - " 1867-1967"
Excellent history of London club side, well illustrated with many articles on the history of the club, a secondhand brochure in very good condition.
Published in 1967	70 pages	Ref: bkhien.cb-wasps1967-bl** - £29.00

"WELLS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1876-2001" compiled by Richard Draper
Illustrated history of a Somerset club. A second hand booklet in very good condition
published in 2001	32 pages	bkhien.cb-wells2001draper-bl - £16.00

WILMSLOW CENTENARY 1884 - 1984
A well illustrated centenary history of this Cheshire based club side. A secondhand booklet in good condition.
published in 1984	56 pages	PC54-bkhien.cb-wilmslow1984-bl - £24.00

"The History of Wolverhampton Rugby Union Football Club"
A 75th anniversary publication of a Midlands club. A second hand booklet with rusty staples, overall the condition is good.
published in 1950	28 pages	bkhien.cb-wolverhampton1950-bl - £40.00

"A HISTORY OF WORTHING RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 1920-1995" by Janet Rogers
Very good English club side history. A second hand A4 size paperback in very good condition
published in 1995	120 pages	bkhien.cb-worthing1995rogers-pb - £20.00

FRANCE

"La Fabuleuse Histoire du Rugby" by Henri Garcia
A mammoth publication, the definative French rugby history, superb statistical section, well illustrated, text in French, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper, some minor bumping to edges of dust wrapper, lengthy inscription.
1st Edition: 1961	Pages: 914	Ref: bkhifr-garcia1961fabuleuse - £85.00

"The Rise of French Rugby" by Potter & Duthen
Historical look at French rugby, concerns itself mostly with the 1950s but includes a chapter on the expulsion of France from the Five Nations in 1931, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1961	Pages: 218	Ref: bkhifr-potter1961rise - £20.00

"L'EQUIPE - XV de FRANCE - La Tournoi a la Une"
A selection of A4 size reproduction newspaper front pages for historic French victories accompanied by an A4 size book with information on each match. All items are contained in a printed presentation box.
published in 2006	30 pages	Ref: PC33-bkhifr-lequipe2006une-bn - £45.00

"du RUGBY et des hommes" by Robert Barran

A well illustrated view of 'modern' day French rugby. Text in French. A second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1972 Pages: 158 Ref: pbhifr.in-barran1972hommes - £25.00

"Les Rugby des Villages" by Robert Barran

A book with French text and illustrations. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.

published in 1974 188 pages Ref: PC11-bkhifr.villages1974barran-pb - £30.00

"French Flair" - various contributors
A large format publication, a voyage into the depths of French rugby. A second-hand paperback in very good condition.
published in 2007	Pages: 158	Ref: PC20-bkhifr-various2007flair - £25.00

"100 Ans de Castres Olympique" - text by Karim Benaouda
A large format publication, centenary history of a great French Club. A second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 2006	Pages: 144	Ref: PC21-bkhifrcb-benaouda2006castres - £39.00

"Le Stade Toulousain 1985-1986-1987" by Marcel Dax & Jacques Pienkowski
Player and staff profiles and caricatures of the 1985-86 Toulouse French championship team, a secondhand hardback book with illustrated boards in very good condition.
published in 1987	40 pages	Ref: LA-bkhifrcb-toulouse1987dax - £35.00

CLUB SPORTIF de MEAUX - "Depuis 1902, les Bleus et Blancs..."

A history of this French club from 1902 to 1975 with many team photographs and other illustrations. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1975 84 pages Ref: PC11-bkhifrcb-meaux1975depuis-bl - £40.00

"Le rugby est une fete" - by Jean Gachassin

A book with French text and some illustrations. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.

published in 1969 245 pages Ref: PC11-bkhifr.fete1969gachassin - £35.00

"Joies du rugby" various contributors including Blondin, Garcia & Lalanne

A book with French text of various contributors, with many illustrations in colour and black and white. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.

published in 1971 238 pages Ref: PC11-bkhifr.joies1971various - £45.00

"Le Rugby - Histoire et petites Histoires du Tournoi des Cinq Nations" by Luc Vincent
We think the title translates at "Rugby History and small histories of the Five nations" - the foreword is by Christian Carrere. This book is signed and inscribed by Carrere & Vincent the author, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1969 ?	181 pages	Ref: bkhifr-vincent1969le-rrpb - £20.00

IRELAND

"The Men in Green" by Sean Diffley
Comprehensive history of Irish rugby. An excellent narrative coupled with statistical informaation make this book a must have for the Irish Rugby fan, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st Edition: 1973	Pages: 156	Ref : bkhiir-diffley.1973 - £25.00

"One Hundred Years of Irish Rugby" by Edmund van Esbeck
An excellent well researched official centenary history of the Irish Rugby Union, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st Edition: 1974	Pages: 246	Ref : bkhiir-van.esbeck1974one* - £30.00

"The Story of Irish Rugby" by Edmund van Esbeck
Updated centenary history of the Irish Rugby Union to include the 1982 & 1985 Triple Crown seasons, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1986	Pages: 308	Ref : bkhiir-van.esbeck1986story* - £30.00

IRELAND - "The Ireland Rugby Miscellany" by Ciaran Cronin
An interesting collection of Irish rugby facts, lists, stories and information, a second hand hardback book with illustrated boards.
published in 2007	149 pages	Ref: bkhiir-cronin2007miscellany - £5.00

"The Irish Lions 1896 - 1983" by Barry Coughlan
A look at the role of Irish players in Lions tours, a secondhand paperback in good condition
published in 1983	247 pages	Ref: TL8-bkhiirbr-coughlan1983lions* - £27.50

IRISH CLUB & PROVINCIAL

COUNTY CARLOW - County Carlow Football Club 1873-1977 - edited by Thomas O'Brien

A history of this Irish club by several contributors with team photographs and other illustrations, listing past presidents and past captains. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.

published in 1977 204 pages Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.carlow1977obrien - £60.00

LIMERICK - Limerick's Rugby History - by Charles Mulqueen

A history of rugby in Limerick, with various club teams photographs and other illustrations and lists teams and players of all winners of Munster Senior Cup (1886-1978), Munster Junior Cup (1909-1978), Limerick Charity Cup (1925-1978), Munster Schools Senior Cup (1909-1978),Munster Schools Junior Cup (1932-1978), Transfield Cup (1925-1978) and Limerick City City Cup (1921-1978). A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.

published in 1978 168 pages Ref: bkhiir.limerick1978mulqueen-pb - £50.00

"The Carling Story of Munster Rugby" by Charles Mulqueen

History of Ireland's premier province, well illustrated with a great narrative and good statistical section, a second-hand paperback with a signature (Tom Morrison) to the title page.

1st Edition: 1983 160 pages Ref: bkhiir.pv-mulqueen1983mun - £59.00

MUNSTER v NZ 1978 - "Stand up and Fight" by Alan English
Story of the greatest day in a proud Munster rugby history, when they beat the mighty All Blacks 12-0 at Thomond Park. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 2007	274 pages	bkhiirpv-mun.2007english.stand-pb - £6.00

MUNSTER v NZ 1978 - "Stand up and Fight" by Alan English
Story of the greatest day in a proud Munster rugby history, when they beat the mighty All Blacks 12-0 at Thomond Park. A secondhand paperback book in good condition.
published in 2005	274 pages	bkhiirpv-mun2005english.stand-pb** - £7.00

Munster - "Beyond our Wildest Dreams" by Ciaran Cronin
The story of Munster's Heineken Cup odyssey 1995 - 2006, from heartbreak to success the story of Munster's first 11 season in the Heineken Cup. Well illustrated. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition.
1st Edition: 2006	253 pages	Ref: bkhiirpv-mun2006cronin.beyond - £25.00

"Munster - Our Road to Glory" by Alan English with the Munster team
The story of Munster's victory in the European Cup 2006, told by the players - includes the earlier rounds of the competition. A second hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition.
1st Edition: 2006	287 pages	Ref: bkhiirpv-mun2006english.road - £25.00

OLD BELVEDERE RFC - "Silver Jubilee 1930-1955"
The Old Belvedere club history contained in 32 page programme for 25th silver jubilee match Old Belvedere v Racing Club de France. A second hand booklet with a name and address written on the front.
published in 1955	32 pages	Ref: bkhiircb-old.belvedere1955-bl - £35.00

OLD BELVEDERE - "Ten out of Fifty" - by Edmund Van Esbeck

A chronicle of Irish club Old Belvedere RFC 1930-1980 with team photographs and other illustrations along with lists of officers and captains, results against overseas opposition and a list of trophies won . A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.

published in 1980 pages Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.oldbelvedere1980vanesbeck - £50.00

OLD WESLEY - Old Wesley Rugby Football Club - A Centenary History 1891-1991 - by Edmund van Esbeck

A history of this Irish club with team photographs and other illustrations with lists of club honours, officers and first XV players from 1891-1991. Club president in 1991-92, who wrote the foreword was former Ireland and British Lions prop Phil Orr. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1991 126 pages Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.oldwesley1991vanesbeck-bl - £30.00

OLD WESLEY RFC - "Centenary Programme 1891 - 1991"
The Old Wesley club history contained in club programme issued throughout the Old Wesley centenary season. A second hand booklet in good condition.
published in 1991	approx 96 pages	Ref: bkhiircb-old.wesley1991-bl - £15.00

WANDERERS - Wanderers Football Club 1869/70 to 1969-70

A history of this Irish club by various contributors which includes team photographs and other illustrations, lis of club presidents and players from 1877-78 to 1968-69. A secondhand booklet in good condition.

published in 1969 112 pages Ref: bkhiircb.wanderers1969various-bl - £30.00

ITALY

"Le Tribu del Rugby" - published by Museo Dello Sport
A tribute to the game of Rugby Union with a bias towards New Zealand rugby. Possibly published in connection with the Italy v New Zealand match in 2000, text in Italian , a secondhand booklet in good condition.
published circa 2000	28 pages	Ref: bkhiiy2000-tribu-bl - £16.00

NEW ZEALAND

History of New Zealand Rugby Football Vol II - 1946 - 1957" - by AC Swan
Part two of great statistical All Black history, a second-hand hardback, no dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1958	Pages: 528	Ref: bkhinz-swan1958-hinz.vo2.ycnnduwp - £25.00

"The New Zealand Rugby Football Union 1892 - 1967" by AC Swan
75th Anniversary history of the NZRFU, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1967	277 pages	Ref: bkhinz-swan1967nzrfu-ycnnduwp - £14.00

MEN IN BLACK by Chester & McMillan.
Match by match history of the New Zealand All Blacks. In depth well illustrated reports of each international match played by New Zealand. This is an invaluable publication for the All Black supporter - For the Luxury Leather Bound Limited Edition version of this book visit the New Zealand page, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st edition 1978	390 pages	Ref: bkhinz-chester1978men-wt1370** - £25.00

MEN IN BLACK by Chester & McMillan.
Match by match history of the New Zealand All Blacks. In depth well illustrated reports of each international match played by New Zealand. This is an invaluable publication for the All Black supporter - This is the first revised edition to include the international matches of the All Blacks 1978 grand Slam tour of the British Isles, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
Revised edition 1979	404 pages	Ref: bkhinz-chester1979men-rw.wt1430 - £25.00

"MEN IN BLACK 1978-1982" by Chester & McMillan
Supplement to this great history, includes the 1978 Grand Slam tour of the British isles, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper, an ex library book in good condition.
1st Edition: 1983	Pages: 132	Ref: bkhinz-chester1983men-lm*.yc-ex.lib - £15.00

"CENTENARY" by Chester & McMillan
100 years of New Zealand rugby, 2nd of the All Black Trilogy 592 page large format book published in 1984 For the Luxury Leather Bound Limited Edition version of this book visit the New Zealand page, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1984	Pages: 592	Ref: bkhinz-chester1984-cn* - £25.00

ENCYCLOPEDIA of NEW ZEALAND RUGBY - Chester & McMillan
A mine of All Black information, including a who's who of All Blacks, details of international & tour matches, the Ranfurly Shield, leading Administrators. An invaluable reference for All Black rugby. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1981	Pages: 446	Ref: bkhinz-chester1981encyclopedia* - £25.00

"They Played for New Zealand" by Arthur C Swan & Arthur H Carman

A listing of All Blacks, details each game they played as All Blacks including non test matches and All Blacks. First published in 1947 the book was updated in 3 further editions 1964, 1972 & 1981. Arthur Carman took over as editor of this publication with the 1981 edition. Please see below for available editions.

1st Edition: 1947	98 pages	A secondhand paperback in good condition. Ref: bkbimunz-swan1947they-ed1.pb.xb - £17.00
2nd Edition: 1964	139 pages	A secondhand paperback in good condition. Ref: bkbimunz-swan1964they-ed2.pb.xb - £9.00
3rd Edition: 1973	166 pages	A secondhand paperback in very good condition. Ref: bkbimunz-swan1973they-ed3.pb.xb - £9.00
4th Edition: 1981	164 pages	A secondhand paperback in very good condition. Ref: bkbimunz-carman1981they-ed4.pb.xb - £9.00

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"Up Front" by Graeme Barrow
The story of the All Black scrum, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition
1st Edition: 1985	106 pages	Ref: bkhinz-barrow1985front - £12.00

"Blackout" Photography by Ross land and Ross Setford, text by Richard Becht
A 128 page book hardback with photos by Ross Land and Ross Setford, text by Richard Brecht, a photographic record of the tournament, photos from every match with additional photos for All Blacks matches. Distributed in NZ the title refers to the All Blacks with a photo of Tuigamala doing haka on front cover. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1991	Pages: 128	Ref: mmwc1991aful.bk-becht.blackout-bl.xb - £15.00

"Pride Power & Pain" by Peter Bush
1987 - 1991 An Era of All Black excellence, a magnificent full colour photographic essay profiling the All Blacks during this period, large format, a second-hand hardback in good condition without a dust wrapper. Please note the photo is for illustration purposes only, this book has plain covers.
1st Edition: 1992	Pages: 198	Ref: LA-bkhinz-bush1992pride-phla - £25.00

"Toughest of Them All" by Grant Harding & David Williams
New Zealand and South Africa: The struggle for rugby supremacy. A comprehensive history of All Black and Springbok encounters. A secondhand paperback in very good condition.
1st paperback edition: 2000	256 pages	Ref: bkhinz-harding1990toughest-pb* - £25.00

"Great Test Victories, All Blacks 1946 - 1975" by Bob Howitt
Photos and stories of classic All Black victories over big eight opposition, a second-hand magazine type brochure in good condition
published in 1975	Pages: 80	Ref: bkhinz-howitt1975great-bl* - £9.00

"The Roar of the Crowd" by Bob Howitt
New Zealand Rugby's greatest players, magical games and memorable moments, a second-hand paperback in very good condition.
published in 2009	144 pages	Ref: bkhinz-howitt2000roar-pb - £16.00

"All Black Magic - 100 Years of New Zealand Test Rugby" by Bob Howitt and Diane Haworth
A look at the history of All Black test rugby - a good narrative broken down into decades, a second-hand paperback in very good condition
published in 2003	Pages: 288	Ref: bkhinz-howitt2003magic-pb - £22.00

NEW ZEALAND - "Rugby Nomads" by Bob Howitt & Dianne Haworth
Stories from New Zealand players who have played abroad and Overseas players in New Zealand, including revelations by All Blacl greats such as Kronfeld and Andy Leslie, a secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st edition 2002	296 pages	Ref: bkhinz-howitt2002nomads* - £17.00

"Black Magic" by Graham Hutchins
New Zealand rugby in the 1970s & 80s, great days of New Zealand rugby, a second-hand hardback in very good condition
published in 1988	232 pages	Ref: bkhinz-hutchins1988 - £20.00

"Magic Matches" by Graham Hutchins
Great days of New Zealand rugby. A look great matches from the Waikato victory over the Springboks in 1956 to France v New Zealand 1990, check out the illustration of the back cover for a full list of matches covered in this book. A second-hand hardback in very good condition
published in 1991	256 pages	Ref: bkhinz-hutchins1991 - £24.00

"Black, Black, Black!" by Morrie Mackenzie
A look at New Zealand Rugby, past present and future, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition. First published in 1969.
This edition: 1969	176 pages	Ref: bkhinz-mackenzie1969black-rp* - £18.00

"Haka! The All Blacks Story" by Winston McCarthy
Complete history of NZ rugby by leading broadcaster, includes formation of NZRFU and early tours by All Blacks and tourists in NZ, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
This edition: 1968	348 pages	Ref: bkhinz-mccarthy1968haka* - £14.00

"Great Days In NZ Rugby" by Terry McLean
Stories from new Zealand rugby history, a great read. (Editions - 1st - 1959, 2nd - 1959, 2nd, boardbacked - 1959, paperback - 1976), a second-hand hardback with small repair to dust wrapper *** Rated No1 in Dave McLaren's "Ten Best Books On Rugby" ***
1st Edition: 1959	198 pages	Ref: bknzhi-mclean1959great* - £14.00

THE ALL BLACKS by TERRY McLEAN
A well written narrative on the history of the New Zealand All Blacks by NZ's top journalist. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 1991	168 pages	bkhinz-mclean1991all** - £18.00

"The Reed Book of All Black Records 1883 - 2003 by Geoff Miller
All Black statistics also includes a full listing of All Blacks in appearance order, All Black matches and other statistical records, a fantastic publication no self-respecting Kiwi should be without, a second-hand soft cover in good condition
published in 2003	326 pages	Ref: TC2-bkhinz-miller2003reed - £19.50

"The New Zealand National Rugby Museum"
Information on the formation of the Rugby Museum at Palmerston North, New Zealand, includes photos and information on exhibits and NZ teams. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1976	48 pages	Ref: bkhinz-nz.museum1976-bl* - £9.00

"On The Ball" by Gordon Slatter
In depth history of NZ rugby including schools, university, club, provincial, Ranfurly Shield, Services, Maori rugby, Inter island matches, and rugby against the major rugby playing nations, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1970	374 pages	Ref: bkhinz-slatter1970ball* - £20.00

"GREAT DAY'S AT LANCASTER PARK" by Gordon Slatter
Great rugby & cricket matches at the famous, Christchurch, New Zealand stadium known today as Jade Stadium but still referred to by the Canterbury faithful as "The Park", a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1974	234 pages	Ref bkhinz-slatter1984lancaster - £17.00

"The Reed Book of All Black Records 1884 - 1971 by RF Stokes
All Black statistics also includes some good provincial stats, a second-hand soft cover in good condition
1st Edition 1972	Pages 201	Ref: bkhinz-stokes1972reed-pb - £8.00

NEW ZEALAND - "A Whole New Ball Game" by Paul Thomas
Subtitled 'Confronting the Myths and Realities of New Zealand Rugby'. A look at how professional rugby has changed the game in NZ, from grassroots level to the boardroom, a secondhand paperback book very good condition.
published in 2003	235 pages	Ref: bkhinz-thomas2003whole-pb - £15.00

NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA - "Two Mighty Tribes" by Spiro Zavos and Gordon Bray
The story of the All Blacks against the Wallabies. A second hand paperback in very good condition
published in 2003	277 pages	bkhinz.veas-zavos2003tribes-pb - £16.00

NEW ZEALAND - PROVINCIAL & REPRESENTATIVE

AUCKLAND - "Fifty Years Record of Rugby in Auckland 1883-1933" by AJ Billington
A comprehensive statistical history, well illustrated, a second-hand soft cover in good condition
1st Edition: 1933	92 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv-auckland1933billington-bl - £75.00

AUCKLAND - "Rugby In Auckland 1883-1967"

Official history of ARU, a second-hand paperback book in good condition

1st Edition: 1967 Pages: 236 Ref: bkhinz.pv-auc1967-pb - £30.00

CANTERBURY - "The Canterbury Rugby History" by Larry Saunders
In depth and comprehensive history, a second-hand paperback in good condition, with corner fold to the front cover.
1st Edition: 1979	144 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv-canterbury1979saunders-bl - £12.00

MANAWATU - Manawatu Rugby 1886-1980 - by Clive A Akers

A superb statistical record of this New Zealand province, including the Manawhenua Rugby Union 1925-1932. It lists results, players and records. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1980 116 pages Ref: bkhinzpv.manawatu1980akers-bl - £15.00

NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS - "Champagne Rugby" by Peter Minogue
The story of Secondary School Rugby in New Zealand, illustrated narrative, including college rugby. Secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1961	204 pages	Ref: bkhinz-minogue1961champagne-sh - £24.00

SOUTHLAND - Something to Crow About - by Lynn McConnell

A Centennial history of this New Zealand province, including many action photographs some in colour, a list of Southland inter-provincial representatives, international players and results against other provinces. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.

published in 1986 356 pages Ref: bkhinzpv.southland1986mcconnell - £30.00

TARANAKI - "50 Years Rugby in Taranaki 1885 - 1935"
Full breakdown of representative matches and players, a second-hand booklet, some wear and small tears to spine
Published in 1935	52 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv-taranaki1935.50-bl - £125.00

TARANAKI - "75 Years of Rugby in Taranaki"
Full breakdown of representative matches and players, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1960	40 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv-taranaki1960.75-bl - £35.00

TE PUKE SUB-UNION - "Jubilee 1907 - 82"
Bay of Plenty Sub Union, interesting history containing lists of All Blacks, Bay of Plenty Reps, Referees, Selectors etc, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1982	24 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv-te.puke1982jubilee-bl - £32.00

WELLINGTON - "Wellington's Rugby History 1870 - 1950"
Full breakdown of representative matches and players plus a season by season look at Wellington's history, a second-hand paperback in good condition.
Published in 1950	Pages: 196	Ref: bkhinz.pv-wel1950swan-pb* - £40.00

See also Ranfurly Shield for NZ Provincial histories

NEW ZEALAND - CLUB HISTORIES

CENTURIONS - "Halfway - The First 50 Years" by Bill Brien
An illustrated history of a Wellington based club, foreword by Andy Leslie. a secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
Published in 1989	202 pages	Ref bkhinz.cb-centurions1989brien-pb* - £39.00

EDEN RFC "Blood, sweat and Cheers" by SW Foster
50 year history of Auckland club, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1972	Pages: 96	Ref: bkhinzcb-eden1972blood-bl - £25.00

GRAMMAR SCHOOLS' OLD BOYS RFC - "75th Jubilee"
Updated Auckland Grammar School history, a Large format second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1989	Pages: 80	Ref: bkhinzcb-grammar1989.75-bl - £15.00

INVERCARGILL - A Ton of Time 1874-1974 by N R Lines

A history of this New Zealand club, one of the most southerly rugby clubs in the world. It includes many team photographs, lists of officers, captains, life members, New Zealand and Southland representatives. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.

published in 1974 144 pages Ref: bkhinzcb.invercargill1974lines-bl - £25.00

MANUREWA RFC - "75th Jubilee"
2 part history of NZ club, 2 second-hand brochures in good condition
Published in 1996	50 & 64 pages	Ref: bkhinzcb-manurewa1996.75.blst2 - £15.00

MARIST BROTHERS OLD BOYS - The First 50 Years 1919-1969 - by Paul Donoghue and Brian Dive

A golden jubilee history of this Wellington club with some team photographs and lists of officers, captains, coaches, team managers, Wellington senior representatives and various cup winners.. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.

published in 1969 128 pages Ref: PC11-bkhinzcb.marist1969donoghue-pb - £25.00

NAPIER PIRATES RFC - "Diamond Jubilee 1886 - 1946"
Brilliant history of leading Hawkes Bay club - We are unsure about the front cover which looks to be hand drawn !!! It may be that the book was printed with blank covers, a second-hand book with board covers in good condition.
Published in 1946	Pages: 16	Ref: bkhinzcb-napier.pts1946diamond-bl - £95.00

NELSON RFC - "100 Years of Rugby" by WA Reed
NZ oldest rugby club, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1970	Pages: 190	Ref: bkhinz.cb-nelson1970reed-pb - £19.00

ORIENTAL-RONGOTAI - "Ories, 100 Years"
Centenary history of Wellington (NZ) club, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1988	Pages: 68	Ref: bkhinzcb-ories1988.100-bl - £12.00

SUBURBS RFC - "1949-1998"
Canterbury club, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1998	Pages: 32	Ref: bkhinzcb-suburbs1998.50-bl - £8.00

TEMUKA RFC - " A Century of Rugby in Temuka" by Donald S Kelman
Great little history of South Canterbury club, a second-hand brochure in good condition
Published in 1975	102 pages	Ref: bkhinzcb-temuka1975-cnbl - £26.00

WANGANUI TECHNICAL & COLLEGE OLD BOYS "To Proclaim the White & Blue" by A Webby
Comprehensive history, a second-hand paperback in good condition
Published in 1973	?? pages	Ref: bkhinzcb-wan.tech1973proclaim-bl - £18.00

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SCOTLAND

"The Story of Scottish Rugby" by RJ Phillips
An in depth history of Scottish rugby, includes international, club and schools history, a second-hand hardback in very good condition, without a dust wrapper.
1st Edition: 1925	240 pages	Ref: bkhisc-phillips1925story* - £55.00

"History of Scottish Rugby" by Sandy Thorburn (Honorary Historian & Librarian of the SRU)
Official history of Scottish Rugby - a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1980	346 pages	Ref: bkhisc-thorburn1980-hiscrr - £25.00

"The Scottish RugbyUnion - Official History" by Sandy Thorburn (Honorary Historian & Librarian of the SRU)
Official history of Scottish Rugby, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1985	210 pages	Ref: bkhisc-thorburn1985-ofhi* - £25.00

"A Portrait of Scottish Rugby" by Alan Massie
a nice history of Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1984	198 pages	Ref: bkhisc-massie1984portrait - £20.00

SCOTLAND - "The Scotland Rugby Miscellany" by Richard Bath
An interesting collection of Scottish rugby facts, lists, stories and information, a secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 2007	152 pages	Ref: bkhisc-bath2007miscellany - £5.00

"International Rugby Union - A Compendium of Scotland's Matches" by John McI Davidson
A match by match history of Scottish rugby internationals to 1994, includes wartime services international matches, an in depth history, a second-hand paperback in very good condition
Published in 1994	295 pages	Ref: bkhisc-davidson1994compendium-pb - £15.00

"Feet, Scotland, Feet" edited by Derek Douglas
A miscellany of Scottish history, includes origins of the game in Scotland, Scottish British Lions captains, the Border League etc, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st Edition: 1991	208 pages	Ref: bkhisc-douglas1991feet - £15.00

"The Thistle" by Derek Douglas
A chronicle of Scottish rugby, a well illustrated history with informative chapters on early Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition
1st Edition: 1997	207 pages	Ref: bkhisc-douglas1997thistle - £12.00

"The Thistle" by Derek Douglas
A chronicle of Scottish rugby, a well illustrated history with informative chapters on early Scottish rugby, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, the book is in very good condition
1st Edition: 1997	207 pages	Ref: bkhisc-douglas1997thistle-ycnnduwp - £9.00

*****

"Scottish Rugby Memories Vol I" - published by RW Forsyth
Scottish programmes from the period 1934 - 1939 bound into a single volume - limited edition, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1945	Pages:	Ref: bkhisc-forsyth1945memories-vo1* - £60.00

"A Souvenir Book of Scotland versus England Services Rugby Matches 1942-1945" published by RW Forsyth
Scotland v England wartime programmes bound into a single volume. Contains a list of Scottish Services Internationalists. A secondhand hardback in good condition.
published in 1945	approx 40 pages	Ref: bkhisc-forsyth1942-45-svin* - £49.00

"Scottish Rugby Memories Vol II" - published by RW Forsyth
Scottish programmes from the period 1946 - 1950 bound into a single volume - limited edition, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition
1st Edition: 1951	Pages:	Ref: bkhisc-forsyth1951memories-vo2** - £45.00

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SCOTLAND - REGIONAL

SCOTTISH BORDERS - "Border Rugby Recollections" by "Poynder" W D Thomson
An interesting look at Borders rugby from the beginning, published post-war this booklet is quite informative with several photos of border teams, a second-hand booklet in good condition
published in 1951	64 pages	Ref: bkhiscpv-border1951poynder-bl - £40.00

SCOTTISH BORDERS - "Rummle Them Up" by Walter Thomson
The Scottish Borders have for years been the stronghold of Scottish rugby, this is the story of rugby in this region. A secondhand hardback with d/w in good condition
1st Edition: 1989	Pages: 87	Ref: bkhiscpv-thomson1989rummle* - £16.00

SCOTLAND - CLUB

EDINBURGH ACADEMICALS - "The Edinburgh Academical Football Club Centenary History
Outstanding history of one of Scotland's oldest clubs, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1958	Pages: 165	Ref: bkhisccb-edin.accies1958-cn* - £25.00

"The Story of Edinburgh University Athletic Club " edited by Colonel C M Usher
A history of sport at the University of Edinburgh. Chapters on the various sporting fraternities including rugby football (42 pages). A secondhand hardback book with a dust jacket, Overall condition: good - Noted faults: light wear to the dust wrapper,
published in 1966	439 pages	Ref: bkhisccb-edin-un1966usher - £40.00

FETTESIAN-LORRETTONIAN CLUB - "1881 - 1931"
Extremely rare history of Scottish old boys side comprising of ex pupils from two schools, Fettes & Loretto. The majority of the book is dedicated to the 'football (rugby) while the chapter deals with the cricket section of the club. Nicely illustrated with good quality photos of the team, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st edition 1931	Pages: 100	Ref: bkhisccb-fettes1931 - £175.00

GLASGOW ACADEMICALS - "Centenary Volume 1866-1966" published by Blackie
Preface by Herbert Waddell, detailed history, includes cricket, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1966	Pages: 97	Ref: bkhisccb-glasgow.accies1966-cn* - £25.00

GLASGOW HIGH/KELVINSIDE. - "Chocolate & Gold" by J.C.H Ireland
a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1984	Pages: 288	Ref: bkhisccb-glasgow.high1984ireland* - £24.00

HAWICK LINDEN RFC - 75 years, 1921 - 1996
a second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1996	Pages: 64	Ref: bkhisccb-hawick.linden1996.75-bl - £7.00

KELSO RFC - "A 100 Years in Black & White" by J Sutherland
Well illustrated history of Scottish border club, a second-hand paperback in very good condition
Published in 1976	Pages: 142	Ref: bkhisccb-kelso1976-bl - £19.00

KILMARNOCK - "More Than a Game" by JFT Thomson
History of a Scottish club 1868-1973, a secondhand booklet with card covers, an ex-library edition that has light wear to the covers and the usual internal library stamps.
published in 1973	48 pages	Ref: bkhisc.cb-kil1973more - £15.00

MELROSE RFC - "1877 - 1977" by J Sutherland
Well illustrated history of a Scottish border club responsible for the game of 'Sevens' rugby, a second-hand paperback in very good condition
Published in 1977	Pages: 140	Ref: bkhisccb-melrose1977-bl - £24.00

ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB CENTENARY - "1868-1968"
Scottish club side illustrated centenary booklet. A second hand booklet that has a small damp stain to one corner, generally in good condition
published in 1968	80 pages	bkhisccb-royal.high1968-cnbl* - £28.00

WATSONIANS - "The Watsonian Football Club 1875-1975"
Centenary history of an Edinburgh club. A second hand booklet in good condition
published in 1975	88pages	bkhisccb-wat1975-cnhibl* - £24.00

SOUTH AFRICA (including Rhodesia/Zimbabwe & Namibia)

"The Springboks 1881 - 1970" by AC Parker
Comprehensive history of South African rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1970	Pages: 364	Ref: bkhisa-parker1970springboks** - £25.00

*****

"Springboks In Wales" by John Billot
match by match accounts of the Springboks in Wales, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1974	Pages: 311	Ref: bkhisa-billot1974springboks - £15.00

"Playing the Enemy" by John Carlin
This is a gripping account of Nelson Mandela's political masterstroke during South Africa's 1995 Rugby World Cup. With the nation on the brink of civil war, Mandela seized on the sport once reviled by the country's blacks as a symbol of Afrikaner oppression and used it to unite his divided country. Morné du Plessis, the side's manager, urged his almost exclusively white team to learn the "black" national anthem for the tournament. By the time Mandela strode into Ellis Park stadium for the final between South Africa and New Zealand, to unanimous cries from both whites and blacks of "Nelson! Nelson!", This book was made into the film 'Invictus' with Morgan Freeman as Mandela & Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar. A secondhand paperback, as new.
1st Edition: 2008	Pages: 274	Ref: bkhisa-carlin2008playing-pb*-xb - £13.00

'Invictus' - The Film of 'Playing the Enemy'

starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela & Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar.

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Rugby Relics are proud to have supplied many props for the film. Our website has also acted as a major source of information for the costume and set designers of the film.

"Playing the Enemy" by John Carlin
This is a gripping account of Nelson Mandela's political masterstroke during South Africa's 1995 Rugby World Cup. With the nation on the brink of civil war, Mandela seized on the sport once reviled by the country's blacks as a symbol of Afrikaner oppression and used it to unite his divided country. Morné du Plessis, the side's manager, urged his almost exclusively white team to learn the "black" national anthem for the tournament. By the time Mandela strode into Ellis Park stadium for the final between South Africa and New Zealand, to unanimous cries from both whites and blacks of "Nelson! Nelson!", This book was made into the film 'Invictus' with Morgan Freeman as Mandela & Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar. A secondhand hardback in very good condition
1st Edition: 2008	Pages: 274	Ref: bkhisa-carlin2008playing-xb - £19.00

SPRINGBOK STORY 1949-1953 by Danie Craven
Published in 1954, this is the in depth account of Springbok rugby between the years of 1949 and 1953. This particular book is a publishers review edition with loose note inside. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition.
1st South African edition 1954	200 pages	Ref: bkhisa-craven1954story - £35.00

"Ons Toetsprestasies" by Danie Craven
An account of Springbok test rugby, text in Afrikaans. A Secondhand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
First edition 1955	166 pages	Ref: bkhisa-craven1955ons - £69.00

"Springbok Saga" by Chris Greyvenstein
An illustrated history from 1891 - a nice chronological history of South African rugby looking at all the major tours. A second hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st edition 1977	272 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisa-greyvnstein1977springbok-ed1 - £40.00

"Springbok Saga" by Chris Greyvenstein
An illustrated history from 1891 - a nice chronological history of South African rugby looking at all the major tours. A second hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
2nd impression 1978	272 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisa-greyvnstein1978springbok.2nd.imp - £39.00

"Springbok Saga" by Chris Greyvenstein
An illustrated history from 1891 - a nice chronological history of South African rugby looking at all the major tours. A secondhand hardback with d/w in good condition. Signed by the 1983 South African Schools Invitation squad. 31 signatures in total.
2nd edition: 1978	Pages: 287	Ref: TL7-bkhisa-greyvenstein1978springbok-au.31 - £75.00

South Africa - Springbok Saga by Chris Greyvenstein

signed by 40 former Springboks

The book is a well illustrated history of South African rugby from it's beginnings to the early 1990s. This edition has had the autographs of 40 former Springboks added to the half title and facing page. The autographs, which are on labels were collected by editor Keith Clayton while he was compiling his outstanding book 'Danie Craven's - Legends of Springbok Rugby'. There is a great mix of old and new Springboks with players from the 1930s to 1980s included in the selection. The 40 former Springboks whose signatures have been added to this book are as follows:

Gerald Bosch, Theuns Briers, Louis Babrow, George Daneel, Boland Coetzee, Willie du Plessis, Carel du Plessis, Michael du Plessis, Floris Duvenage, Danie Gerber, Geoff Gray, Joggie Jansen, Rob Louw, Gerrie Germishuys, Bubbles Koch, Butch Lochner, Flappie Lochner, Ian McCallum, Pat Montini, Ray Mordt, Gysie Pienaar, Louis Moolman, Cecil Moss, Jeremy Nel, Tiny Naude, Daan Retief, Wilf Rosenberg, Uli Schmidt, Gert Smal, Fred Smollan, Dawie Snyman, Errol Tobias, Freddie Turner, Clive Ulyate, Jack van der Schyff, JC van der Westhuizen, Moaner van Heerden, Tom van Vollenhoven, Piston van Wyk & Harry Newton Walker

The book is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing that the autographs are original and authentic.

Ref: DPR-bkhisa-greyvenstein1981springbok-ed2.au40.xb - £115.00

"Springbok Rugby - An Illustrated History" by Chris Greyvenstein
The proud story of South African Rugby from 1891 to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. A very good history, superbly illustrated. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st UK Edition 1995	Pages: 288	Ref: bkhisa-greyvnstein1995illustrated* - £39.00

"Great Springbok Rugby Tests" by Chris Greyvenstein
Reproductions of newspaper reports, a rare publication, a large format second hand paperback in good condition,
1st Edition: 1989	87 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisa-greyvenstein1989tests-pb - £29.00

"Beyond the Tryline" by Albert Grundlingh, André Odendaal & Burridge Spies
Rugby & the S African society, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1995	Pages: 135	Ref: bkhisa-grundlingh1995beyond - £15.00

"Eye Witness in Sport" by Fred Labuschagne
A general sports book with at least half the chapters dedicated to rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1970	168 pages	Ref: bkhisa-labuschagne1970eye - £14.00

"Goodbye Newlands, Farewell Eden Park" by Fred Labuschagne
A history of New Zealand All Blacks and the South Africa Springboks encounters up to 1970, the title refers to the test venues Newlands in Cape Town and Eden Park in Auckland, traditionally the stadiums on which the final test was played in a test series. A second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1974	Pages: 242	Ref: bkhisa.venz-labuschagne1974goodbye - £39.00

"Springbok Rugbyprestasies 1891-1958" by L.B. Potgieter
"Springbok Rugby Achievements". A statistical history of South African Rugby - text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition. RARE
1st Edition: 1960	96 pages	Ref: bkhisa-potgieter1960springbok - £75.00

"Ons Springbokrugbyspelers En Tokkelossie" (The Spirit of our Springbok Rugby Players) by Topsy Smith
History of South African Rugby - text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback, no dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1946	Pages: 338	Ref: bkhisa-smith1946ons - £75.00

"Green & Gold" by RK Stent
South African sports history with good emphasis on rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1954	Pages: 188	Ref: bkhisa-stent1954green - £25.00

"Springbok Rugby Uncovered" by Mark Keohane
The inside stories of South Africa's rugby controversies, a second-hand paperback in good condition
published in 2004	245 pages	Ref: bkhisa-keohane2004uncovered-pb - £19.00

"Nick & I" by Rob van der Valk with Andy Colquhoun
A look at the politics from inside the Springbok camp by Van der Valk a confidant of Springbok coach Nick Mallet, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 2002	Pages: 224	Ref: bkhisa-van.d.valk2002nick-pb* - £20.00

*****

SOUTHERN AFRICA - PROVINCIAL

EASTERN PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA - "A Century of E.P. Rugby 1888-1988" compiled by Willie Muller
Text in English and Afrikaans, an illustrated large format book A secondhand hardback book with illustrated boards in good condition
published in 1988	188 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisa.pv.eapv1988-muller - £85.00

NATAL - "The Natal Rugby Story" by Alfred Herbert, edited by Reg Sweet
An extensive history of this South African province. A large format secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1980	444 pages	Ref: bkhisapv-natal1980herbert - £75.00

TRANSVAAL - "Transvaal Rugby Football Union, 100 Years" by Ferreira, Blignaut, Landman & du Toit
Comprehensive history of Transvaal rugby, text in English. A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards. Overall condition: good
1st Edition: 1989	256 pages	Ref: LA-bkhisapv-tvl1989ferreira - £75.00

SOUTH AFRICA - CLUB

"Bishop's Rugby - A History" by Paul Dobson
Outstanding South African College Rugby History, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1990	Pages: 288	Ref: bkhisacb-bishops1990dobson - £25.00

"RUGBY AT SACS (South Africa College School)"
A history of a leading South African school/college, well illustrated, former players include Cecil Moss & Percy Montgomery. A secondhand A4 size booklet in good condition.
published in 1996	82 pages	Ref: bkhisacb-sacs-sh1996bl - £20.00

STELLENBOSCH RFC - "Met die Maties op die Rugbyveld" by Danie Craven
History of Stellenbosch RFC, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1955	Pages: 325	Ref: bkhisacb-stellenbosch1955craven - £35.00

"Die Groot Rugbygesin Van Die Maties" by Dr Danie Craven
second history of Stellenbosch RFC by Dr Craven, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1980	Pages: 249	Ref: bkhisacb-stellenbosch1980craven - £25.00

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN - "The Varsity Spirit" by BABROW/STENT
a second-hand hardback, some nicks to dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1963	Pages: 144	Ref: bkhisacb-cape.twn-un1963babrow* - £25.00

"100 Years of Rugby - Story of the Villager Football Club " by R K Stent
A history of a Cape Town based South African club. A secondhand hardback book with a dust jacket, Overall condition: good - Noted faults: light wear to dust wrapper
published circa 1976	147 pages	Ref: bkhisacb-villager1976stent - £48.00

WALES

WELSH RUGBY HISTORIES

For histories of the Welsh National team, regional and county teams and Welsh clubs please click on the link below

CLICK HERE

HISTORIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES - CZECH REP - FIJI - ITALY - MALAYSIA - USA

SLAVIA PRAHA - "Je Nam 50 1927 - 1977"
History of top Czech Republic side, a second-hand booklet in good condition.
Published in 1977	Pages: 80	Ref: bkhiot-slavia.praha1977-bl - £35.00

HISTORY OF RUGBY LAWS

For Laws relating to individual years, for example the 1976-77 season, please visit the Handbooks section on the Rugby Annuals page and purchase an individual handbook or 'laws' handbook relating to the season you require. To view individual year handbooks please CLICK HERE

"History of the Laws of Rugby Football " by Admiral Sir Percy Royds

A comprehensive history of the Laws of Rugby Union. Each law is broken down into the years where changes took place and each change is detailed. Also listed are proposals for changes that were not adopted. This is the best reference work for the formative years of the laws of Rugby Football and Union after the first laws were written in 1845. It is very unlikely that this book was published with a dust wrapper. This is a secondhand hardback, there is some very light wear to the corners, generally the condition is very good.

1st Edition: 1949 241 pages Ref: bkhilw-royds1949-hilwrr.xb - £195.00

HISTORIES OF TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER COMPETITIONS

FIVE NATIONS "The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983" by Terry Godwin
Match by Match statistics and reports of Five Nations matches from day 1, includes full team line ups, an invaluable work, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1984	Pages: 498	Ref: bkhitu-godwin1984-inrr** - £35.00

FIVE NATIONS - "The Five Nations Championship 1947 - 1993" by John Griffiths
Statistical look at the tournament with biographies of the leading players, a second-hand paperback in good condition
Published in 1994	Pages: 176	Ref: bkhitu-griffiths1994five-pb - £15.00

FIVE NATIONS - "Five Nations Story" by David Hands
history of the world's oldest int. tournament, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 2000	Pages: 172	Ref: bkhitu-hands2000five - £19.00

FIVE NATIONS - "Five Go to War" edited by Phil McNeil
Richard Cockerill's diary of the last Five Nations season, also a short history of the world's oldest international tournament, with a very good year by year results sequence of the tournament. An excellent reference work, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1999	Pages: 168	Ref: LA-bkhitu-mcneil1999five - £15.00

FIVE NATIONS - "Grand Slam" by Miles Harrison, foreword by Bill McLaren
Story of the world's most historic rugby championship, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1999	Pages: 209	Ref: bkhitu-harrison1999grand - £15.00

FIVE/SIX NATIONS - "La Legende du Tournoi" by Henri Garcia
Story of the world's most historic rugby championship from 1910 to 2005, text in French, a season by season history, a second-hand book with stiff card covers, in excellent condition
1st Edition: 2005	Pages: 255	Ref: PC21-bkhitu-garcia2005tournoi - £35.00

Little book of the Six Nations - by Graeme Kent

This book covers the Five/Six Nations tournament and has many photographs, some in colour. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.

published in 2008 128 pages Ref: bkhitu-6N.2008kent - £7.00

FLOODLIT ALLIANCE - WALES

A HISTORY OF THE FLOODLIGHT ALLIANCE TOURNAMENT IN WALES - compiled by Ray Ruddick
This is the first known publication on the history of the innovative venture Clubs that featured in the tournament were: Aberavon, Bridgend, Cardiff, Cross Keys, Ebbw Vale, Llanelli, Maesteg, Neath and Swansea The 36-page book includes: • A short written history. • Overall record of each club. • List of winners and runners-up. • Dates, scores, scorers of very group game plus final tables. • Date, score, scorers, match report from Western Mail and image of programme cover of all legs of all finals. • Date, score, scorers, teams, match report from the Western Mail plus image of programme cover and middle pages of the first floodlight game played in Wales. • Date, scores and scorers of the opening of floodlights at former senior Welsh clubs’ grounds. A large format A4 size secondhand booklet in very good condition
published in 2021	36 pages	Ref: bkhiwa.cbtu.fhln-ruddick2020-blxb - £10.00

HONG KONG SEVENS

HONG KONG SEVENS - "The Hong Kong Sevens" by Kevin Sinclair
a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1985	Pages: 147	Ref: bkhitu-sinclair1985-sbho - £19.00

MELROSE SEVENS - "The Official History of the Melrose Sevens" by Walter Allan
The history of the world's oldest sevens tournament and where the gamer of Rugby Sevens originated,a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
Published in 1994	Pages: 185	Ref: bkhitu-allan1994-sb-melrose - £15.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "The Record of Ranfurly Shield Rugby 1902 - 1930" by AH CARMAN
a second-hand booklet in good condition
1st Edition: 1930	Pages: 32	Ref: bkhitu-carman1930ranfurly-bl - £25.00

"RANFURLY SHIELD RUGBY" by AH Carman
Match reports, teams & photos, First published in 1960. A secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper.
Revised Edition: 1967	Pages: 256	Ref: bkhitu-ranfurly1967carman-ycnnduwp* - £12.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "SHIELD FEVER" by GD Henderson
History of Southland v Otago Ranfurly Shield encounters. A superbly illustrated front cover, a second-hand booklet in good condition
Published in 1950	Pages: 56	Ref: bkhitu-henderson1950shield-bl - £55.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "The Fabulous Winter"
Souvenir of Taranaki's 1958 Ranfurly Shield season, a second-hand booklet in good condition, lacking one small corner of the front cover
Published in 1958	Pages: 40	Ref bkhitu-taranaki1958fabulous-bl - £19.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "The Log o' Wood" by Arthur Swan
History of the Ranfurly Shield, a second-hand paperback in good condition
Published in 1960	Pages: 152	Ref: bkhitu-ranfurly1960swan.log-pb* - £9.00

"The Leopard History of the Ranfurly Shield" compiled by Arthur Swan
History of the Ranfurly Shield, a second-hand paperback with a number written to the bottom right hand corner and light browning to the front cover.
Published in 1967	96 pages	Ref: bkhitu-ranfurly1967swan.leopard - £9.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "The Log of Wood in Kauri Country - Shield '72"
The Ranfurly Shield in North Auckland 1972, a second-hand booklet with a crease down the centre.
Published in 1972	48 pages	Ref: bkhitu-ranfurly1972kauri - £15.00

RANFURLY SHIELD - "SHIELD FEVER" - Lindsay Knight
large format comprehensive history, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1980	Pages: 299	Ref: bkhitu-knight1980shield - £20.00

RUGBY WORLD CUP - "Rugby Disunion" by Derek Wyatt
The making of three world cups 1987, 1991 & 1995. The early days of RWC, the author looks at the tournament on the playing fields and also looks at the financial side of things, how the tournament struggled to make ends meet in the early days and also the political wrangling, an interesting and eye opening read, a second-hand book with dust wrapper in good condition
Published in 1995	Pages: 223	Ref bkhitu-wyatt1995disunion-wc - £10.00

RUGBY WORLD CUP - "Rugby's Battle of the Giants" by Gerald Davies
With contributions by Joel Stransky, Michael Lynagh, Rob Andrew, Jonathan Davies, Serge Blanco, Pat Lam, Paul Ackford, foreword by JPR Williams. Reviews of the 1987, 1991 & 1995 tournaments with a preview of the 1999 tournament, a second-hand book with dust wrapper in good condition
Published in 1999	Pages: 168	Ref bkhitu-davies1999battle-wclaxb - £15.00

RUGBY WORLD CUP - "A History of the Rugby World Cup" by Gerald Davies with a foreword by John Eales
The most up to date history of the Rugby World Cup, published in 2003 prior to the tournament in Australia. Covers every match for the first 4 tournaments. A secondhand paperback in very good condition
Published in 2003	379 pages	Ref TL9-bkhitu-davies2003-hiwc.pb.xb - £10.50

For publications relating to individual Rugby World Cup Tournaments please vist the Rugby World Cup page.

Click on the links below to see publications available for past Rugby World Cup tournaments.

"SANZAR Saga" by Bob Howitt
History of the Super 12 and Tri Nations tournaments, season by season coverage including full results listings of the Super 12 and match by match reports of the Tri Nations tournament. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 2005	?? pages	Ref: TC2-bkhitu-howitt2005sanzar* - £30.00

VARSITY MATCH - OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE "Oxford v Cambridge - The Story of the Varsity Match" by Howard Marshall
story of the Varsity match, a second-hand hardback with a tatty dust wrapper (not the illustrated cover).
1st Edition: 1951	Pages: 256	Ref: bkhitu-marshall1951-enun* - £18.00

VARSITY MATCH - OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE "The Bowring Story of the Varsity Match" by David Frost
Complete history of the Varsity match, includes excellent statistical section with match by match breakdown., a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition.
1st Edition: 1988	Pages: 256	Ref: LA-bkhitu-frost1988-enun - £19.00

AUSTRALIA - BRITISH & IRISH LIONS - ENGLAND - FIJI - FRANCE - IRELAND - ITALY - NEW ZEALAND - SCOTLAND - SOUTH AFRICA - USA - WALES

1823 to 1914 - 1915 to 1939 - 1940 to 1959 - 1960 +

EARLY RUGBY - MODERN HISTORIES - GROUNDS - TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS - ANTHOLOGIES - HISTORIES MISC - REFERENCE

EARLY RUGBY 1780 - 1914

These are the early works published on the sport of Rugby Football. Most contain historical, coaching and instructional information, all have comments relating to the period in which the book was published, these books are a route map on how the game has developed through the ages.

"Tom Brown's Schooldays" by Thomas Hughes
First published in 1857. This classic schoolboy fiction includes a chapter with a description of how the game was played at Rugby School circa 1840, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper. This edition has an lengthy introduction that provides a part analysis of the novel including the rugby match. It also identifies pupils whom Hughes based his original characters on. An excellent resource for a Rugby historian. With photographic plates and illustrations. This is a 1923 reprint of the 1913 edition of this book.
This Edition: 1923	324 pages	Ref: bkhi1923hughes.tom.browns - £75.00

Illustration from Tom Brown's Schooldays

"Athletics & Football" by Montague Shearman - Badminton Library

First published in 1887, four editions exist of this early history (1887, 1888, 1889 & 1894). The book is split into two parts Athletics (265 pages) and Football (142 pages) this is a very good early history of all forms of football, Rugby (40 pages), Soccer (30 pages), and includes the different school games, Eton, Harrow, Winchester, as well as mediaeval football. The work also includes chapters on rugby coaching. According the the "Origin of Rugby Football" booklet that named Webb-Ellis as the inventor of rugby this book was incorrect in its conclusion that the game of Rugby started as folk football.

First Edition: 1887 - 408 pages - This is the first (1887) edition, a second-hand hardback with the original illustrated cover, the condition is very good and the book is still tightly bound.

Ref: bkhi1887-shearman - £375.00

1889 - "Rugby Football " by Harry Vassall
The All England Series, published by George Bell and Sons. A mainly instructional book with an additional chapter on professionalism by Arthur Budd and the bye-laws of the Rugby Football Union. This book is good condition with one or two very small defects on front cover and foxing to the adverts on the inside cover. This is the first edition of this book which was subsequently published in 1895 & 1909, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards
1st Edition: 1889	73 pages	Ref: bkhi1889-vassall - £995.00

"A Handbook of Athletic Sports Volume IV" edited by Ernest Bell
A Merchiston Castle School presentation edition (to B C Watson) signed by the headmaster John J Rogerson. It is a compilation of sports books, the other sports being Association Football, Baseball, Lacrosse, Rounders, Base-ball Rounders, Field-ball, Bowls, Quoits, Curling and Skittles. The rugby section is a carbon copy of Harry Vassall's book 'Rugby Football' first published in 1889. this is volume 4 of an 8 volume series. Gold embossed Merchiston Castle School to the front. A secondhand hardback book without a dust jacket in good condition
published in 1892	approx 300 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhi1892-bell-hb-merchiston - £175.00

1892 - "FOOTBALL - THE RUGBY UNION GAME" - Rev F Marshall (Editor)

"FOOTBALL - THE RUGBY UNION GAME" - Rev F Marshall (Editor) - with special chapters by AG Guillemard, G Rowland Hill, H Vassall, Arthur Budd, HH Almon, CJB Marriott and W Cail, etc. etc. - published by Cassell and Company Ltd.

This is the classic 19th century history and the earliest published complete history of the game. The early chapters (click on contents, top row of illustrations to view the chapters in the book) include a history of the origin of the game. It includes the various games played at the public schools of Rugby, Eton, Harrow, Winchester and the Scottish Schools. Histories of the the formation of the English, Scottish, Irish & Welsh Unions appear in various chapters throughout the book as well as lengthy chapters of rugby at Oxbridge. Other important chapters include overseas tours, international matches & players. The book is superbly illustrated throughout with many photos of teams and individuals, (see list of illustrations). It has illustrated boards, it is very unlikely this book was ever published with a dust wrapper. The book was published in three editions, 1892, 1894 & 1925 Please see below for editions currently available:-

1892 - 1st Edition - "Football - The Rugby Union Game" by Rev F Marshall (Editor) - First Edition - published in 1892 - 515 pages - a copy in good condition, there are some signs of light wear to the edges of the covers and a previous owner has signed his name on half title page. Overall this is a good copy of this fantastic history.

Ref: bkhi1892-marshall-ed.1 - £195.00

1894 - Revised and updated (2nd) edition - "Football - The Rugby Union Game" by Rev F Marshall (Editor) - published in 1894, 564 pages. - This is the rarer of the two early printings of this classic history. Contains all the information of the 1892 edition and additional information has been added including reviews of the 1892/3 & 1893/4 seasons. The book is in good condition with some light wear to the edges of the spine, a former owner has neatly inscribed his name and date, 1922.

Ref: bkhi1894-marshall-ed2 - £199.00

1925 - 3rd Edition "Football - The Rugby Union Game" by the late Rev F Marshall (Editor) & Leonard Tosswill - Revised and updated edition - published - 399 pages Condensed version of the 1894 edition, updated to include 1924 All Blacks tour etc.

This is an interesting historical copy, a Christmas gift from 'Ambrose' to 'Shaker' (Newport and Wales, Rosslyn Park and Army, R.A. and London Welsh). A photograph of a soldier in uniform has also been added together with another inscription (faded). Some research would be needed to identify these players. The book is in nice condition with some light foxing. Overall this is a very good copy of this outstanding history.

Ref: bkhi1925-marshall-ed3* - £75.00

"Rugby Football" by B Fletcher Robinson - The Isthmian Library, No 1
A general book on rugby featuring the history of the game, coaching, chapters include rugby in schools. Nurseries of football in England and Scotland, the future of Rugby Football, photographs and illustrations, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, there is some light wear to the covers of this edition and light internal foxing throughout.
1st Edition: 1896	338 pages	Ref: bkhi1896-fletcher-fffo - £150.00

1896 - TWO THREE QUARTERS & OTHER VULGAR FRACTIONS

"A FOOTBALL FANTASY"

by WS Douglas

published by Gay & Bird, London 1896

A previously un-catalogued* fictional tale, the story revolving around football played under 'Rugby rules'. The book opens with a discussion between Digby Harrison and Miss Champion in the grandstand about the placing of the ball and players being allowed to charge the kicker. The plot then revolves around 'football' throughout the story.

The 186 page book was formerly part of the library of H.M.S Newcastle. The spine has a small part missing to the bottom. The inside cover has a Montevideo, Uruguay, booksellers label and a HMS Newcastle library sticker.

*The book does not appear in either Jenkins Rugby Compendium or McLaren's handbook of Rugby Literature. It is therefore an extremely rare publication relating to rugby football.

Ref: TC6-bkfc1896-douglas.ws - £1450.00

1897 - "The Origin of Rugby Football" Report (with appendices) of the sub-committee of the Old Rugbeian Society - appointed in July 1895

In 1887, Montague Shearman's book 'Athletics and Football' suggested that the game of Football played in Rugby School was a direct descendant of 'original football' the type played in towns across England. Subsequent editions including one dated 1894 repeated this claim while the second edition of the Rev Marshall's book on Rugby Union also dated 1894 claimed the game of Rugby Football was invented by the Romans. The Old Rugbeian Society were keen to discredit both opinions however Old Rugbeians had contributed many chapters to Marshall's edited work and to discredit Marshall's book would have placed doubt on their own contributions. Early investigations into the origin of Rugby Football were completed by Henry Francis Wilson, before the Old Rugbeian Society set up a sub-committee whose sole purpose was to place the origin of Rugby Football at Rugby School.

The content of the report set about disproving Shearman's analysis of Rugby Football's origin and to confirm the origin of 'Rugby Football' as having been invented at Rugby School. This report was commissioned in 1895 and published in 1897. It is without doubt one of the most important, if not THE most important book in the recorded history of Rugby Football. It is also one of sports greatest confidence tricks. In naming the William Webb Ellis event as the origin of Rugby Football, the conclusion of this book even though it is blatantly incorrect is still championed by the governing body of the sport today. The report misrepresents the work of Matthew Bloxam, saying that he named Webb Ellis as the inventor of rugby. The truth however is that Bloxam, believed that Ellis was playing the same game that he played during his time at the school in the early 1800s. He only mentioned that Webb Ellis initiated the change in one of the rules, therefore the game that Webb Ellis played, a form of 'football' played only at Rugby School, existed long before Ellis was a pupil there. This game of ' football' should not be confused with modern day 'football' (Association Football) which was created in 1863. This book was published with a soft cover in very limited numbers.

This edition has the former owner's name written on the front cover and a small corner missing from the top right. The former owner of this book being none other than Les Gracie whose greatest moment of triumph on the rugby field came exactly 100 years later than Webb-Ellis' is reputed to have ran with the ball. Captaining Scotland at Cardiff in 1923 Gracie scored a brilliant try with just two minutes remaining on the clock to record the first Scottish win in Cardiff since 1890. The crowd then carried him shoulder high from the field and the match is is recorded in the annals of rugby history as 'Gracie's Match'

ARCHIBALD LESLIE “BILL” GRACIE was born in Colombo in October 1896, the son of missionaries. He was educated at Eltham College and Jesus College, Oxford. In December 1915 he joined the Inns of Court Regiment and in November 1916 he was commissioned into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was demobilized in 1920.

In 1921 he received his first cap from Scotland as a centre against France; he was to be capped again on a further twelve occasions, the last against France in Paris on 1 January 1924. His best-known International was the aforementioned against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in February 1923 when, playing with Eric Liddell (of future Olympic and ‘Chariots of Fire’ fame), he scored the winning try. In Gracie’s own account of the event he later recalled: “Running, slightly diagonally to the left to go between Arthur Cornish (Wales) and “Codger” Johnson (Wales) whom I saw in a flash was in two minds – whether to go for me or run between me and Liddell and prevent me passing to the latter … As I went on, the way opened up for me and the tactics to be adopted were as plain as a pikestaff. Whether I dummied or not I do not remember but I was just able to swerve round my opposite number and in doing so saw I had Male (Welsh fullback) on the wrong foot and all I had to do was to carry on over the line. But here I nearly spoilt everything. The dead-ball line at Cardiff was desperately close to the goal line and in trying to touch down near the posts I recklessly ran along the dead ball line, only inches off it, till the close proximity of Cornish and Jenkins made me decide to drop on the ball”.

Gracie was commissioned as War Service Captain in July 1939, serving again with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. He was Camp Commandant, Allied Forces Headquarters (British Section), North Africa and Italy, 1942-1945, retiring after the War. He died in Northampton in August 1982.

The book is sold together with the hardcover signed limited edition book 'Understanding the Origin and Evolution of Sport' - Volume 1 - Rugby Union' by Dai Richards which dedicates three chapters to the report giving an in depth analysis of its contents with additional information relating to the correspondence of the former pupils contained in the report. The 1897 report is an extremely rare and important publication.

1st Edition: 1897

50 pages

Ref: LB-bkhi.pb1897-old.rugbeians-ep - £3450.00

1898 - "Rugby Football " by Harry Vassall & Arthur Budd
The All England Series, published by George Bell and Sons. A mainly instructional book with additional chapters on professionalism, refereeing & the Northern Union. This book is in excellent condition with one or two very small defects on front cover and distributors stamp on inside cover. This is the second edition of this book, the previous edition was published in 1889. Very rare, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards
2nd Edition: 1898	Pages: 78	Ref: bkhi1898-vassall - £850.00

1903 - "Rugby Union Football" by Capt Phillip Trevor
Published in London by Chapman & Hall. A nicely illustrated front cover. An interesting selection of rugby topics from professionalism to positional play. There is an excellent section on "leading football clubs - their record and chief players", a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper, it's very unlikely there was ever one issued with this book, there is some foxing to the pages but overall this is a nice copy .
1st Edition: 1903	Pages: 278	Ref: bkhi1903-trevor - £195.00

1904 - "RUGBY FOOTBALL" by Jerome J Rahilly (London Irish RFC)
An early coaching book with some historical chapters, it starts off with a short history of the game and ends with a chapter on Rugby in other countries. Other chapters include "The Style of Play", "The Player" , "The Captain" and "Training for football", interesting sections on diet, drinking and smoking, Rahilly states "Confirmed smokers may be made seriously ill if they suddenly give up their accustomed pipe after meals, they should on no account be urged to do so". Includes the "Rules of the Game", a superbly illustrated front cover, very unlikely a dust jacket was issued with this book. Published by C Arthur Pearson, London, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition
1st Edition - 1904	Pages 123pp	Ref: bkhi1904-rahilly - £450.00

1907 - "Modern Rugby Football" by AH Baskerville

A coaching book by the man who was responsible for the 'All Golds', New Zealand's first Rugby League team. The focus of the book however is rugby union with the main emphasis the method of play of the 1905/6 All Black Originals captained by Dave Gallaher. A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, there is a small mark (see illustration) to the front cover, the binding is nice and tight and there is very little foxing to the pages.
First Edition: 1907	128 pages	Ref: bkhi1907-baskerville-mo - £495.00

"Letters to young Rugby Football Players" by XVIth Man
Written by a former Rugby School pupil, the book focuses on letters written by former pupils, and advice for players. The letters are presumably written to The Meteor, the Rugby School magazine. A rare publication A secondhand book in good condition with illustrated boards.
published in 1907	112 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhi1907-xith.letters - £775.00

"The Modern Rugby Game " by E Gwyn Nicholls
A book by Welsh captain Gwyn Nicholls published by 'Health & Strength' in 1908, titled "The Modern Rugby Game". Primarily a coaching book Nicholls draws on his personal experiences as a player to highlight the various facets of the game. Includes a detailed description of the scrum tactics that 'stole' the loosehead from the All Blacks. It is very unlikely that this book was published with a dust wrapper. A secondhand hard back book with illustrated covers in pristine condition.
1st Edition: 1908	96 pages	Ref: bkhi1908-nicholls.modern - £375.00

"Players and Slayers" by Leo Fanning
Stories, sometimes humorous of early New Zealand rugby. A secondhand paperback, the front cover is loose with some tape marks, the back cover and spine missing, the first page has a tear with sellotape reapirs, the rest of the binding is tight and the pages are in very good condition.
1st Edition: 1910	149 pages	Ref: bkhi1910.fanning-pb - £135.00

"Rugby Union Football, International, North v South and Inter-University Matches 1870 - 1912 by LM Holden
A book of British rugby statistics, teams and results of international matches, the Varsity match and England North v South trial matches. This particular book is a presentation edition dated March 1914 from Clifford Collard of the Athletic News to Stewart Caine of Birkenhead. There is lengthy inscription to the endpapers detailing this. Collard is mentioned in the preface as assisting with the compilation of the book. A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards, Generally the condition is good. noted faults include a small repair to the spine.
1st Edition: 1913	224 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhi1913-holden - £275.00

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1915 - 1939

"Rugby Football Internationals Roll of Honour" by EHD Sewell
A tribute to the rugby internationals who died during the Great War 1914 - 1919. Photographs and biographies of each player containing details of their rugby careers and war record. Includes some of the games great names, Ronald Poulton-Palmer, Edgar Mobbs, Bedell-Sivright, Charlie Pritchard. Obituaries of players from the following countries, England (26), Scotland (30), Wales (11), Ireland (9), New Zealand (9), South Africa (4), 89 in total. A beautiful publication with illustrated boards, a second-hand hardback in good condition. Noted faults: the spine is completely torn on one edge and loose with partial loss to the top affecting the title.
1st Edition 1919	237 pages	Ref: PL65-bkbipl.mimu-sewell1919honour.xb - £750.00

1920 - "Rugby Football - How to Succeed" by HBT Wakelam

A coaching & instructional manual, published by Evans Brothers Ltd, London in several editions from 1920. Published with the approval of the Rugby Football Union, very well illustrated with photos from major matches at Twickenham. Please see below for editions available:-

	This edition: 1936, 32 pages	A secondhand booklet in very good condition.	Ref: bkhi1936-wakelam.succeed-bl - £20.00
	This edition: 1950, 32 pages	A secondhand booklet with a slight crease down the centre.	Ref: bkhi1950-wakelam.succeed-bl - £10.00

1921 - "Some Notes On Rugby Football" collected from various sources by Rev H Ewbank
The Rev H Ewbank was the captain of Cumberland 1907 - 1920. He put together this 4 page booklet of advice, copies could be purchased from Mr A Smith of Sheffield, price twopence. In the notes for the half backs it states "His first duty is to pass". This is a 'specimen edition' containing additional 'training' information. A foolscap size four page pamphlet with heavy folding creases.
published approx 1921	4 pages	F78-3-bkhi1921-ewbank - £25.00

1921 - "Rugby Football Up To Date" by EHD Sewell

An outstanding look at rugby present and past by leading authors and former players. Sewell here is acting as edtior and he puts together a line up second to none. The following contribute chapters or sections to the book: Gwyn Nicholls (Wales), Teddy Morgan (Wales), HT Gamlin (England), CH Pillman (England) TH Vile (Wales), WJ Martin (Wales), LT Col WSD Craven, JC Jenkins (Wales), Dr LQ Bulger (Ireland), PJ Edbdon (England), The Bishop of BVloemfontein (Oxford), CD Stuart, Dr EB Turner, Emile de Lissa, EW Ballantine, CF Rutherford, CJ Wray. A comprehensive history (Illustrated contents pages and part of Emile de Lissa's chapter on Barbarian Rugby), an out of print hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper. This copy has a lengthy inscription on the front endpapers (blank page).

1st Edition: 1921

368 pages

Ref: bkhi1921-sewell.date - £75.00

1922 - "First Steps to Rugby Football" by WD Gibbon (Alleyniensis)
A coaching manual for the 1920s player, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1922	128 pages	Ref: bkhi1922-gibbon.first - £55.00

1922 - "Rugby Football & How to Play it" by JMB Scott
Coaching book by Scottish international, illustrated with diagrams & photos, a second-hand hardback, no dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1922	Pages: 108	Ref: bkhi1922-scott-play-ycnnduwp* - £15.00

1922 - "Rugby Football" by DR Gent
Book by Gloucester & England scrum half Dai Gent, mostly coaching, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, good condition
1st Edition: 1922	Pages: 224	Ref: bkhi1922-gent - £ 39.00

1923 - "Rugby Union Football" by Col Phillip Trevor
Update to the 1903 book, the first chapter "Rugger For Girls" Col Trevor describes a match he had refereed between two female sides, women's rugby was unheard of at the time but Trevor stick's his neck out and calls for a women's league. The book includes advice and information for players, referees and administrators, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper. Rarely found with a dust wrapper.
1st Edition: 1923	248 pages	Ref: bkhi1923-trevor-rruofo.ycwiduwp - £175.00

1924 - "Modern Rugby Football" by CJB Marriott
a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper that has a small piece missing from the spine.
1st Edition: 1924	Pages: 138	Ref: bkhi1924-marriott-ycwiduwp** - £65.00

1924 - "Modern Rugby Football" by CJB Marriot
a second-hand hardback with out a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1924	Pages: 138	Ref: bkhi1924-marriott-ycnnduwp* - £25.00

1924 - "RUGBY FOOTBALL and How to Play it" by WJA Davies

(captain of the England XV 1920-23)

A coaching book with good historical content. Including chapters on "Memories of Great International Matches", "Navy's Proud Record" and post and pre-war (World War I) rugby.. WJA Davies captain of England and the Royal Navy XVs gives his view on how the game should be played championing Poulton-Palmer's three-quarter system and French rugby of the early 1920s. Published by Webster's of London - this book is almost impossible to find with a dust wrapper, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, there notations and ticks to the first few pages.

1st Edition - 1924

Pages - 254

Ref bkhi1924-davies.wja-ycnnduwp* - £19.00

1925 - "Rugby Football-Hints On How To Play It" by LR Tosswill
A coaching book with some nice photographs taken from early 1920s French, Irish & Welsh matches, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1925	128 pages	Ref: bkhi1925-tosswill.hints-ycnnduwp** - £75.00

1925 - "Rugger" by AT Young
A pocket size coaching book, a second-hand hardback in good condition without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1925	88 pages	Ref: bkhi1925-young.rugger - £75.00

1926 - "A Text Book on Rugby Football" by IMB Stuart
well illustrated coaching manual by Irish international, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper, former owners name & sticker on front endpaper, generally very good condition.
1st Edition: 1926	135 pages	Ref: bkhi1926-stuart-ycwiduwp** - £45.00

1926 - "A Text Book on Rugby Football" by IMB Stuart
well illustrated coaching manual by Irish international, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1926	Pages: 135	Ref: TL104-RR-bkhi1926-stuart.text-ycnnduwp* - £18.00

1927 - "Rugger" by Wakefield & Marshall

A general book on rugby with views and comments of players, personalities and issues of the period, a large section on coaching includes techniques rather than positions, this is how to play the game by England's Grand Slam captain Wavell Wakefield, the most successful and celebrated British player of the 1920s, supplementary information includes club histories, laws of the game, international & player records, an out of print secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper. Noted faults, light wear to the dust wrapper and heavy foxing to the blank front and back pages.

1st Edition: 1927

Pages: 491

Ref: bkhi1927-wakefield.rugger-ycnnduwp* - £40.00

1927 - "Rugger" by Wakefield & Marshall

SIGNED BY WAVELL WAKEFIELD TO THE INSIDE BLANK PAGES

1st Edition: 1927

Pages: 491

Ref: PL65-bkhi1927-wakefield.rugger-au - £70.00

1928 - "RUGBY FOOTBALL" by WJA Davies (captain of the England XV 1920-23)

A coaching book with some historical content. An abridged version of Davies' 1924 volume "Rugby Football and How to Play it".

published in 1928

160 pages

Ref bkhi1928-davies-rrfo-ycnnduwp* - £19.00

1928 - "Rugby Football" by W Livingstone Irwin
A coaching & instructional book, includes chapters on refereeing and captaincy, A very rare publication, published by Warne & Co, London, a second-hand paperback with some loss to the spine and light wear to the front cover.
1st Edition: 1928	Pages: 64	Ref: bkhi1928-irwin-pb - £125.00

1930 - "Twickenham Calling" by HBT Wakelam
"A book for players and spectators of rugby football". Mainly a coaching book but the last two chapters deal with the development of the game in the early part of the 20th century, Nicholls & Gallaher etc, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1930	Pages: 165	Ref: bkhi1930-wakelam.twickenham-yvnnduwp** - £40.00

1930 - "Rugger" by Wakefield & Marshall

A general book on rugby with views and comments of players, personalities and issues of the period, a large section on coaching includes techniques rather than positions, this is how to play the game by England's Grand Slam captain Wavell Wakefield, the most successful and celebrated British player of the 1920s,. Supplementary information includes club histories, laws of the game, international & player records. An out of print hardback book without a dust wrapper. (overall condition: good - noted faults: small split to the top of the spine)

New and cheaper edition, published Sept 1930

509 pages

Ref: bkhi1930-wakefield.rugger - £19.00

1930 - "The Theory of Modern Rugby Football" by IMB Stuart
An illustrated coaching book with some observations on rugby by the author, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1930	198 pages	Ref: bkhi1930-stuart.theory - £25.00

1930 - "Rugger and How to Play It" by Wakefield & Marshall
A coaching book which draws largely on the 1927 book 'Rugger' by the same authors, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper
This Edition: 1930	Pages: 194	Ref: bkhi1930-wakefield.how.to.play.it - £12.00

1931 - "Rugby Football Today" by EHD Sewell
A great general history, includes a history of the 'rugby ball' by James Gilbert, a chapter on schoolboy rugby, biography of the late J Aikman Smith (Scottish President), this book contains many little historical gems not found in other publications. Includes a previews the 1931/2 South African tour and history of previous tours to the British Isles, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1931	352 pages	Ref: bkhi1931-sewell-ycnnduwp - £45.00

1932 - "Rugby Football" by DR Gent
Another book by Gloucester & England scrum half Dai Gent, although also called "Rugby Football" as is his 1922 book this is a not an updated version or a reprint, it is a completely different book. It's still mostly coaching, but it also draws on the reminiscences of Gent's playing career in more detail, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, in good condition
1st Edition: 1932	224 pages	Ref: bkhi1932-gent-rrfo - £25.00

1932 - "Rugger Stories" by HP Marshall
Anthology - A collection of stories on the game put together by Marshall, interesting historical content, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, in good condition
1st Edition: 1932	Pages: 303	Ref: bkhi1932-marshall.stories* - £65.00

"RUGBY FOOTBALL - The Laws of 1932-33" With Hints to Players published by the "Cricket Press"
Guaranteed Revised to Date - A small pocket sized softcover containing the Laws of the game and hints to players, some great adverts for balls and boots making this booklet a real gem, this is the 2nd edition of this booklet that we have seen, the other covered the season 1926/7, the front cover states that it is the 63rd year of publication. A secondhand softcover booklet with some light staining to the front cover.
published in 1932	36 pages	Ref: bkhi1932.3.lw.oscr-press-bl - £85.00

1933 - "How to Play Rugby Football" by WJA Davies
Mostly coaching but with some historical references, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper which has small pieces missing from around the edges.
1st Edition: 1933	Pages: 163	Ref: bkhi1933-davies.wja-ycwiduwp* - £38.00

1933 - "How to Play Rugby Football" by WJA Davies
Mostly coaching but with some historical references, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1933	Pages: 163	Ref: bkhi1933-davies.wja-ycnnduwp* - £15.00

1935 - "Rugger & How to Play it" by Wakefield & Marshall
Coaching book - a second-hand hardback in good condition without dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1935	Pages: 194	Ref: bkhi1935-wakefield* - £14.00

1936 - "Rugby Football" by HBT Wakelam
coaching & instructional manual, some historical content, a second-hand hardback, small piece missing from dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1936	Pages: 223	Ref: bkhi1936-wakelam-rrfo.ycwiduwp - £24.00

1936 - "Rugby Football" by HBT Wakelam
coaching & instructional manual, some historical content, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1936	Pages: 223	Ref: bkhi1936-wakelam-rrfo.ycnnduwp* - £9.00

1936 - "The Game Goes On" by HBT Wakelam
Historical rugby stories - an interesting read, chapters by rugby personalities of the time including Adrian Stoop, Jack Manchester, Cyril Gadney, Jock Wemyss, Emille de Lissa, Dai Gent & Cove-Smith. Includes excellent chapters on famous years, England 1924, Ireland 1926, Wales 1905, Scotland 1925. Chapters on Lions tours, 1924 S Africa, 1927 Argentine, 1930 NZ & Australia, Cambridge University to USA 1934. Recommended Reading, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, foxing throughout, generally the book is in good condition.
1st Edition: 1936	Pages: 340	Ref: bkhi1936-wakelam.game.goes-ycnnduwp** - £25.00

1937 - "Rugby Football" by Cliff Jones
A coaching book by Wales outside half, introduction and 'afterthoughts' by 1905 stars Gwyn Nicholls and Percy Bush, a second-hand hardback no dust wrapper - signed & inscribed copy
1st Edition: 1937	Pages: 178	Ref: bkhi1937-jones-rrfo.au* - £25.00

1938 - "In Search of Rugby Football" by JM Kilburn
The author's memories and thoughts about rugby football, chapters on players, grounds, matches, an interesting read, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, in good condition
1st Edition: 1938	Pages: 174	Ref: bkhi1938-kilburn - £15.00

1938 - "The Game Goes On" by HBT Wakelam
Historical rugby stories - an interesting read, chapters by rugby personalities of the time including Adrian Stoop, Jack Manchester, Cyril Gadney, Jock Wemyss, Emille de Lissa, Dai Gent & Cove-Smith. Includes excellent chapters on famous years, England 1924, Ireland 1926, Wales 1905, Scotland 1925. Chapters on Lions tours, 1924 S Africa, 1927 Argentine, 1930 NZ & Australia, Cambridge University to USA 1934. Recommended Reading, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, good condition. First published in 1936
Revised Edition: 1938	Pages: 340	Ref: bkhi1938-wakelam.game.goes.ed2 - £25.00

HBT WAKELAM

Journalist

1938 - "Half Time - The Mike and Me" by HBT Wakelam

1920s & 30s journalist and broadcaster - an interesting look at pre-war rugby and sport, a second-hand hardback in good condition, no dust wrapper

1st Edition 1938

Pages 344

Ref: bkbijoen-wakelam.h.1938-xb - £38.00

1939 - "School Football-A Rugby Handbook for the Scholar & Player" by TA Fletcher published by the NZRFU
An in depth manual for future All Blacks, a second-hand paperback in good condition
1st Edition: 1939	Pages: 136	Ref: bkhi1939-fletcher-pb - £25.00

1940 - 1960

"Rugby Football for the Learner-Player and Spectator" by OG with an introduction by Wilf Wooller
Coaching and tactics, a rare wartime publication aimed at the schoolboy. A secondhand paperback book with a dust wrapper that has some neat tape repairs to the spine.
1st Edition: 1940	76 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhi1940-og-rrfo - £95.00

1945 - "Great Games and Great Players" by VAS Beanland
General sporting stories, about 50% are rugby including an account of Wales v NZ 1905, chapters include 'Professionalism & Poaching', 'Some Irish Experiences', a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper, in good condition
1st Edition: 1945	Pages: 151	Ref: bkhi1945-beanland - £45.00

1945 - "Rugby Football" by AE Mitchell
Coaching book published by NSW Rugby Union, a second-hand paperback bound in hardback, retaining original covers, ex library
1st Edition: 1945	Pages: 80	Ref: bkhi1945-mitchell-bl - £60.00

1946 - "What Do You Know About Rugby Football" by TH Bosward
Coaching booklet containing articles previously published in 'Rugby News', published by NSW Rugby Union, a second-hand booklet in good condition
1st Edition: 1946	Pages: 62	Ref: bkhi1946-bosward-bl - £60.00

1946 - "Rugby Football For Schools" by JT Hankinson
An in depth instructional book for schools first published in 1946, well illustrated, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper
1st edition 1946	181 pages	Ref: bkhi.1946-hankinson-sh.ycnnduwp - £12.00

1946 - "Rugger Practice & Tactics" by HF McDonald & J Idwal Rees
A coaching book first published in 1938, a second-hand hardback with minor repairs to the dust wrapper
2nd Reprint: 1946	141 pages	Ref: bkhi1946-mcdonald.practice - £15.00

1946 - "Rugger...Do It This Way" by Mark Sugden & Gerry Hollis

An instructional book, mostly photographic plates showing players 'how it should be done'. First published in 1946 this book was reprinted several times, please see below for the editions available to puchase.

	1st edition 1946, 44 pages	a secondhand hardback with a small piece missing from the dust wrapper	Ref: bkhi1946-sugden-ed.1 - £12.00
no image available	1st reprint, July 1947, 44 pages	a secondhand hardback without a dust wrapper	Ref: TL9-bkhi1947-sugden-ed.1rp* - £6.00
no image available	2nd edition, November 1960, 87 pages	a secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition	Ref: bkhi1960-sugden-ed2 - £12.00
	2nd edition reprint, 1962, 80 pages	a secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition	Ref: bkhi1960-sugden-ed2rp - £9.00

1947 - "Rugger: The Man's Game" by EHD Sewell
Excellent historical content, the author has seen just about every important match in the British Isles up to this date including 187 internationals. His memories include Wales v NZ 1905, South African tours of 1906 & 1912, chapters include great tries and great kicks. Other contributors to this book include CB Fry, Harry Packer Dr Joe Wallace & John Daniell, a second-hand hardback in good condition without a dust wrapper
2nd impresssion 1947	278 pages	Ref: bkhi1947-sewell.rugger.ie2 - £19.00

1948 - "Rugby Recollections" by WJ Townsend Collins "Dromio" foreword by Tommy Vilet
Memories of Newport based journalist. This is a fantastic look back at 60 years of early rugby including chapters on the great players and incidents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. A look at the tourists from Australia, New Zealand & South Africa. Well illustrated with many photos of teams and individual players, a second-hand hardback without dust wrapper SIGNED by Terry McLean
1st edition: 1948	Pages: 224	Ref: bkhi1948-collins-au-mclean - £35.00

1948 - "Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby (The basic principles of Rugby), by Danie Craven
Illustrated coaching book, - text in Afrikaans, a second-hand hardback no dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1948	Pages: 310	Ref: bkhi1948-craven - £25.00

1949 - "Days Without Sunset" by D Batchelor
General sports book with rugby chapters including a great chapter on the 1924 All Black Invincibles, with particular emphasis on George Nepia, a second-hand hardback, dust wrapper has some tears around edges
1st Edition: 1949	Pages: 283	Ref: bkhi1949-batchelor - £40.00

1949 - "Rugby Football" by Cliff Jones
A coaching book by Wales outside half, introduction and 'afterthoughts' by 1905 stars Gwyn Nicholls and Percy Bush, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper (Noted faults: some internal foxing)
3rd Edition: 1949	171 pages	Ref: bkhi.1949-jones-rrfoed3.ycnnduwp - £14.00

1949 - "Rugger Practice & Tactics" by HF McDonald & J Idwal Rees
A coaching book, a second-hand hardback with minor repairs to the dust wrapper
3rd Reprint: 1949	141 pages	Ref: bkhi1949-mcdonald.practice - £15.00

"Teach Yourself Rugby Football" by FNS Creek

One of the highly successful 'Teach Yourself Books' series, this book was first published in 1950. Initially written by FNS Creek it was updated by the former England coach Don Rutherford in the latter editions. Please click on the link below for available editions of this book.

TEACH YOURSELF RUGBY FOOTBALL by FNS CREEK

1950 - "Rugby Football" by Haydn Tanner
Coaching and tactics from a legendary Welsh scrum half, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper that is worn, some water damage to the lower part of the first couple of pages.
1st Edition: 1950	147 pages	Ref: bkhi1950-tanner - £15.00

1950 - "Steps to First Class Rugger" by G De La Condamine
concentrates mainly on the skills of the game, foreword by Wavell Wakefield, a second-hand hardback with pieces missing from the front and back of the dust wrapper.
1st Edition: 1950	Pages: 154	Ref: bkhi1950-de.la.condamine - £12.00

1950 - "Rugger:The Man's Game" by EHD Sewell
Excellent historical content, the author has seen just about every important match in the British Isles up to this date including 187 internationals. His memories include Wales v NZ 1905, South African tours of 1906 & 1912, chapters include great tries and great kicks. Other contributors to this book include CB Fry, Harry Packer Dr Joe Wallace & John Daniell. Originally published in 1944, this is an updated and revised edition dated 1950, a second-hand hardback with very good dust wrapper
This Edition: 1950	Pages: 276	Ref: bkhi1950-sewell-edrw** - £27.00

1950 - "Let's Talk Rugger" by BH Travers
Detailed, in depth illustrated coaching book. A second-hand hardback, some creasing and minor tears to dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1950	Pages: 246	Ref: bkhi1950-travers - £12.00

1952 - "Rugby Union Football by HLV Day
General advice by Day who in his time played for Leicester and England. Includes personal memories and a chapter on memorable matches. a second-hand hardback, large chunk missing from the dust wrapper.
1st Edition: 1952	Pages: 203	Ref: bkhi1952-day.hlv - £9.00

1952 - "The Manual Of Rugby Union Football by HF Ellis
In depth coaching manual, a second-hand hardback with some tears and minor loss to the dust wrapper.
1st Edition:1952	280 pages	Ref: bkhi1952-ellis.manual.ed1 - £10.00

1952 - "The Manual Of Rugby Union Football by HF Ellis
In depth coaching manual, a second-hand hardback in good condition without a dust wrapper.
1st Edition:1952	Pages: 280	Ref: bkhi1952-ellis.manual-ed1.ycnnduwp - £8.00

1952 - "How to Play Rugger" by BH Travers
originally published as "Let's Talk Rugger", a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st edition: 1952	Pages: 248	Ref: bkhi1952-travers - £19.00

1953 - "On Rugby" by Danie Craven
After publishing "Die Grondbeginsels van Rugby", a coaching book in Afrikaans, Craven was badgered by the public to produce a book in English, this is his offering, a tactical and theoretical book drawing on his experiences as Springbok captain and coach, a second-hand hardback with a name & address written to the first blank page and a tatty dust wrapper that has several small pieces missing.
1st edition: 1952	212 pages	Ref: PL65-bkhi1953-craven.on-rr - £14.00

1953 - "The Manual Of Rugby Union Football by HF Ellis
In depth coaching manual, a second-hand hardback with some tears and minor loss to the dust wrapper.
2nd Impression 1953	Pages: 280	Ref: bkhi1953-ellis.hf.2nd.imp - £6.50

1953 - "Rugby Football" by John Mainwaring
First published in 1950. A coaching book that also includes a short history of the game, a second-hand hardback, dust wrapper torn
Reprint: 1953	Pages: 102	Ref: bkhi1953-mainwaring - £6.00

1954 - "Play Better Rugby" by HLV Day
Coaching book by former Leicester and England international, uses match photos to illustrate coaching points. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition
1st edition 1954	104 pages	Ref: bkhi1954-day.hlv.play.better-rr - £14.50

1954 - "Rugby Football" by Louis T Stanley - Sport in Action Series
Well illustrated coaching book, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper that has minor tape repairs
1st Edition: 1954	Pages: 132	Ref: bkhi1954-stanley.osaiie - £15.00

1955 - "Bob Scott On Rugby" by Bob Scott
tactical analysis by All Black great, a second-hand hardback with small pieces missing from the dust wrapper
This Edition: 1955	Pages: 155	Ref: bkhi1955-scott.on-rr* - £9.00

1955 - "How to Play Rugger" by BH Travers
originally published as "Let's Talk Rugger", a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
3rd Revised Edition: 1955	Pages: 272	Ref: bkhi55-bht - £9.00

1957 - "Rugby Football - The Gilbert Story" by James Gilbert
A very good history of the rugby ball, well illustrated with chapters on the centenary match of 1923, ancient history of rugby football and the laws of rugby football prior to 1860, an invaluable resource for the rugby historian. a second-hand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1957	52 pages	Ref: LB-bkhi1957-gilbert-rrfo-bl* - £49.00

1958 - "Rugby Football Tactics" by John Gwilliam
1950 & 1952 Wales Grand Slam captain & 1950 British Lions tourist, includes photos, memories and tactics used from these great campaigns, a second-hand ex-library hardback book without a dust wrapper. (Noted faults include small marks to the covers and the usual library markings)
1st Edition: 1958	Pages: 104	Ref: bkhi1958-gwilliam.tactics-ycnnduwp - £8.00

1958 - "Rugby Football For Schools" by JT Hankinson
An in depth instructional book for schools first published in 1946, well illustrated, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper. Overall condition: good - Noted faults some light foxing and a small tear to the dust wrapper
2nd edition 1958	172 pages	Ref: bkhi1958-hankinson-sh.ed2 - £15.00

1959 - "Report On Rugby" by MORGAN/NICHOLSON
An interesting historical view of the game of rugby, rugby from a different perspective, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1959	232 pages	Ref: bkhi1959-morgan.report** - £7.00

RUGBY HISTORIES WRITTEN IN MODERN TIMES since 1960

"RUGBY UNION MEMORABILIA - A HISTORY AND COLLECTOR'S GUIDE" by Phil Atkinson
An in depth look at the collecting of rugby memorabilia, a second hand papreback book in very good condition
published in 2016	96 pages	bkhimo-atkinson2016memorabilia-pb - £14.00

"Rucking & Rolling - 60 Years of International Rugby" by Peter Bills
A look at the history of Rugby Union since the heady amateur days of the 1950s to the multi-million pound global sport of the 2000s. A history that includes interviews with Tony O'Reilly, Colin Meads, Jean Pierre-Rives, Gareth Edwards, Danie Gerber, Andrew Slack, David Campese, Francois Pienaar, Mike Catt & Martin Johson. A large format secondhand book with a dust wrapper in very good condition
1st Edition 2007	256 pages	Ref: LA-bkhimo-bills2007rucking* - £25.00

"DIE VERHAAL VAN RUGBY" (The Story of Rugby) by Danie Craven
The story of Rugby by South African supremo Danie Craven, text in Afrikaans, a second-hand ex-school-library hardback in good clean condition with a dust wrapper
1st Edition: 1960	164 pages	Ref: bkhimo-craven1960verhaal - £45.00

"Barbarians, Gentlemen & Players" by Dunning & Shead
A sociological study of the game, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1979	322 pages	Ref: bkhimo-dunning1979-bb** - £15.00

"Rugby - A History of the Game" by Harry Langton

A booklet published to accompany the Harry Langton Collection exhibition which was held during the 1991 RWC. An interesting look at the game showing some great memorabilia. A secondhand booklet in good condition.

published in 1991 50 pages bkhimo-langton1991-rrhi.bl - £22.00

"Rugby and all that - an irreverent history" - by Martin Johnson with David Norrie

Johnson rambles through the history of rugby, an interesting read, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 2000 213 pages Ref: bkhimo-johnson2000that* - £10.00

"Running With the Ball" by Jenny Macrory

A modern look at the birth of Rugby Football with particular emphasis on the game at Rugby School, some very good chapters on the origins of the game and it's equipment including a complete reprinting of the report of the Sub-committee of the Old Rugbean Society in 1897, plus a reprinting of the first rugby laws in 1845, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition

1st Edition: 1991 216 pages Ref: bkhimo-macrory1991running** - £19.00

"A History of Rugby" by Paul Morgan

An interesting history featuring the origins of the game, A - Z of Rugby, history of the British Lions, history of the 5 & 6 Nations, from amateur to professional, southern hemisphere histories & the greatest ever XV. Published for Marks & Spencer by Green Umbrella. A large format softcover in very good condition.

published in 2003 192 pages Ref: LA-bkhimo-morgan2003-hirr.pb - £16.00

"Rugby Remembered" by David Parry-Jones

Interesting illustrated history, the author has taken many illustrations from the pages of The Illustrated London News, also covers the modern game, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1988 186 pages Ref: bkhimo-parry.jones1988remembered** - £12.00

"Rugby" by Chris Rea

large format history of rugby, includes the origins of the game then splits into the major rugby playing nations of the world, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1977 Pages: 216 Ref: bkhimo-rea1977-rr** - £8.00

"The World Of Rugby" by John Reason & Carwyn James

history of rugby from 1823 onwards - written to accompany the BBC series "The World of Rugby", a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.

1st Edition: 1979 288 pages Ref: bkhimo-reason1979world** - £5.00

"A History of Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn

A nice history of the game with a good section on international tours, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper. The wrapper has a small tear but generally is in very good condition

1st Edition: 1971 147 pages Ref: bkhimo-reyburn1971history* - £9.00

"The World of Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn

Illustrated history of the International game, an great A to Z of World Rugby with fold out photo stories of the following tries, Whineray v Barbarians 64, Cliff Morgan v Ireland 1955, Peter Jackson, England v Australia 58, Obelensky v NZ 36, Jackie Kyle v Wales 1951, Hancock v Scotland 1965, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1967 154 pages Ref: bkhimo-reyburn1967world** - £15.00

"UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF SPORT"

Volume 1 – RUGBY UNION - by Dai Richards

“The origin of Rugby Union explained”
When Richie McCaw raised aloft the William Webb Ellis trophy after the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, few people would have thought about the schoolboy after whom the trophy was named. In his recent publication, sport historian Dai Richards explores the origin of Rugby Union and closely examines how sports evolve. He contends that the 1897 report by the Old Rugbeian Society that named Webb Ellis as the founder of rugby football was incorrect in its conclusion and that the origin of the sport has been misrepresented throughout written history. Through thorough research and analysis, the origin of Rugby Union is instead placed with the boys of Rugby School in the late 18th century. Published in a limited signed edition, this book is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of Rugby Union or the development of sport in general.

ISBN: 978-0-9531714-1-5 - Price: £25.00 + p&p

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE OR FOR MORE INFO

"A Game for Hooligans - the History of Rugby Union" by Huw Richards

The history of rugby union brought up to date from day one to the modern professional game. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition: 2006 304 pages Ref: bkhimo-richards2006hooligans* - £14.00

"Run with the Ball" by Derek Robinson

A brisk dash through 150 years of rugby. A humorous history of the game, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1984 144 pages Ref: bkhimo-robinson1984run-xb* - £10.00

"Scotland v England 1971" - compiled and produced for the Scottish Rugby Union

A celebration of the first ever rugby international Scotland v England 27th March 1871. A historical account of the game with background and illustrations including the lead up to the international. A secondhand booklet in good condition.

published in 1971 38 pages Ref: bkhimo-sru1871-scen.bl* - £30.00

"The Union Game - A Rugby History" by Sean Smith

An excellent history of the game published to co-incide with the BBC television series. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition.

published in 1999 287 pages Ref: bkhimo-smith1999union - £20.00

"Rugby - A Way of Life" by Nigel Starmer-Smith

Large format - illustrated history of rugby, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition: 1987 Pages: 112 Ref: LA-bkhimo-starmer1987way** - £12.00

"Rugby - A Way of Life" by Smith-Starmer

large format - illustrated history of rugby, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1987 Pages: 112 Ref: FAC-bkhimo-starmer1987way-pb - £9.00

ANTHOLOGIES (compilations of rugby stories)

"Nice Tries" by Stuart Barnes

an anthology of rugby writing, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition:1995 Pages: 187 Ref: bkhiah-barnes1995tries** - £8.00

"Bill Beaumont's Rugby Masterpieces" by Bill Beaumont with Neil Hanson

Nicely put together anthology covering all aspects of rugby football, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1992 317 pages Ref: bkhiah-beaumont1992masterpieces** - £14.00

"Rugby Stories" by Peter Fitzsimons

Collection of stories by the former Australian lock forward, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1993 Pages: 192 Ref: bkhiah-fitzsimmons1993stories-pb - £8.00

"The Dunlop Book of Rugby Union" by David Guiney

anecdotes, excellent reading, an absolute gold mine of interesting facts and feats on and off the rugby field, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1974 464 pages Ref: bkhiah-guiney1974dunlop** - £12.00

Rugby An Anthology - The Brave, the Bruised and the Brilliant - by Brian Levison

A rugby anthology featuring many of the world's leading players. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.

published in 2015 240 pages Ref: bkhiah2015levison.brave - £15.00

"The Best of McLean" by Terry McLean

New Zealand's premier rugby write, the best stories written, many rugby but also including other sports such as wrestling, golf, tennis, boxing, athletics, cricket, soccer & yachting, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1984 255 pages Ref: bkhiah-mclean1984best* - £15.00

"Between the Posts" edited by Ron Palenski

Anthology of rugby writings with an emphasis on New Zealand, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1989 Pages: 168 Ref: bkhiah-palenski1989posts - £14.00

"Out of the Ruck" edited by David Parry-Jones

Anthology, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1986 240 pages Ref: bkhiah-parry.jones1986ruck** - £12.00

"Rugby Football - An Anthology" by Kenneth Pelmear

A brilliant work, well put together including an excellent section on the origin of football, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1958 360 pages Ref: bkhiah-pelmear1958anthology* - £16.00

"Best Rugby Stories" by Wallace Reyburn

a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1968 173 pages Ref: bkhiah-reyburn1968best* - £8.00

"The Rugby Companion" by Wallace Reyburn

Rugby shorts, short stories by the author with snatches taken from other books, a general book, with mostly historical content. ***** Rated No7 in Dave McLaren's "Ten Best Books On Rugby" *****, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1969 122 pages Ref: bkhiah-reyburn1969companion** - £8.00

"Take the Ball And Run" by Godfrey Smith

Anthology, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1991 Pages: 216 Ref: bkhiah-smith1991take** - £12.00

"Take the Ball And Run" by Godfrey Smith

Anthology, a second-hand paperback in very good condition

1st Edition: 1991 Pages: 216 Ref: bkhiah-smith1991take-pb - £6.00

"The First XV - A Selection of the Best Rugby Writing" edited by Gareth Williams

Mostly Welsh excerpts from published works, including contributions by Richard Burton, Dylan Thomas & Terry McLean. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition 2010 87 pages Ref: bkhiah-williams2010first* - £8.00

RUGBY ANTHOLOGIES - 9 HARDBACK RUGBY ANTHOLOGIES WITH DUST WRAPPERS IN GOOD CONDITION - A selection of rugby anthologies featuring the best rugby writing. These compilations of rugby stories make fascinating reading. The books included in this collection are as follows:
"Nice Tries" by Stuart Barnes, "Bill Beaumont's Rugby Masterpieces" by Bill Beaumont with Neil Hanson, "The Dunlop Book of Rugby Union" by David Guiney, "The Best of McLean" by Terry McLean, "Out of the Ruck" edited by David Parry-Jones, "The Rugby Companion" and "Best Rugby Stories" by Wallace Reyburn, "Take the Ball And Run" by Godfrey Smith, "The First XV - A Selection of the Best Rugby Writing" edited by Gareth Williams.

A collection of 9 out of print hardback books with dust wrappers in very good condition.

Ref: F99-004-bkhiah.gp9 - £30.00

PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPLIATIONS

100 YEARS of RUGBY edited by NEIL DUNNICLIFFE

Sub titled 'a British Sporting Century' this publication contains several hundred Press Association photographs from the history of rugby union. Published by Ammonite Press. A second hand large format paperback in very good condition

published in 2008 300 pages bkhiph-dunnicliffe2008years-pb - £15.00

"World Cup and Beyond"
photographs by Glenn Edwards & Jeff Morgan, text by Max Boyce

The World Cup in Wales 1999 and other photos of Welsh rugby interest including Wales at Wembley, a look at Welsh club rugby and the supporters. linked together with text by Max Boyce. Published by The Western Mail. A secondhand paperback in good condition - SIGNED by Edwards & Morgan

1st Edition: 2000 Pages: 136 Ref: TL8-bkhiph-edwards2000world-pb.au* - £12.00

"Rugby in Focus" - Twenty Years of Rugby Action photographed by Colin Elsey

For many years Colin Elsey was regarded as the number one rugby photographer, this is a book of his best work, mostly covers the 1970s and 1980s. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition 1986 Pages 192 Ref: LA-bkhiph-elsey1986focus - £18.00

"THE HEART AND THE ART OF MY RUGBY PHOTOGRAPHY" by PAUL HART

Photographs of grass roots Rugby Union & League in South Wales 2007-2012. Limited edition, no 89 of 1560. A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in very good condition, published without a dust wrapper.

published in 2012 288 pages bkhiph-hart2012heart - £19.00

RUGBY 1001 PHOTOS edited by MATTIEU Le CHEVALLIER

Photos from the history of rugby union. Published by Rebo Publishers, first published in France. A second hand hardback in very good condition.

published in 2008 464 pages bkhiph-le.chevallier2008-1001 - £12.00

"Focus on Rugby" by Gordon Slatter

A pictorial record of New Zealand Rugby, a large format second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1976 136 pages Ref: LA-bkhiph-slatter1976focus-pb - £15.00

"Rugby - the Golden Age" by John Tennant

A large format book containing hundreds of black and white photos relating to Rugby Union and Rugby League, a secondhand hardback book with a dust warpper in very good condition.

published in 2005 384 pages Ref: LA-bkhiph-tennant2005golden-wt2500 - £35.00

"The Love of Rugby" edited by Peter Walker

A look at rugby in different countries, full colour throughout, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1980 Pages: 96 Ref: LA-bkhiph-walker1980love - £12.00

"Rugby, The International Game"
a photographic celebration by Colin Whelan, text by Pat Booth

A look at rugby in different countries, full colour throughout, large format, many full page plates, a second-hand paperback in very good condition

1st Edition: 1994 Pages: 112 Ref: LA-bkhiph-whelan1994-rr.pb - £10.00

HISTORIES - MISC - listed alphabetically by author

"Not All Mud & Scrums" by Gordon Allan

Rugby Union before professionalism, a second-hand paperback in good condition

Published in 1996
Pages: 58 Ref: bkhimi-allan1996not - £5.00

"Rugby's New Age Travellers" by Stuart Barnes

a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1997 192 pages Ref: bkhimi-barnes1997new* - £12.00

"MUDDIED OAFS - THE LAST DAYS OF RUGGER" by Richard Beard

An interesting look at the historical & social aspects of rugby football. Beard re-visits his former playing clubs in 4 different countries. A second hand hardbackbook with a dust wrapper in very good condition.

2003 edition 274 pages bkhimi-beard2003muddied - £12.00

"The Spirit of Rugby" by Gordon Bray

A tribute to Australian rugby Union with stories from various contributors around the world, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1995 Pages: 198 Ref: bkhimi-bray1995spirit - £16.00

"From the Ruck" by Gordon Bray

rugby stories from top Australian commentator, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1997 Pages: 210 Ref: bkhimi-bray1997ruck - £8.00

"Tries" by Gerald Davies

Favourite tries of all the top players, tries scored and tries seen, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1984 116 pages Ref: bkhimi-davies1984tries* - £10.00

"Side-Steps - A Rugby Diary" by Davies & Morgan

A review of the 1984/5 season by Gerald Davies, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1985 158 pages Ref: bkhimi-davies1985sidesteps* - £8.00

"Tackling Rugby - The Changing World of Professional Rugby"
by Gareth Edwards with Peter Bills

Edwards looks at the changing face of rugby - how it has evolved since he played in the 1960s & 1970s, he looks in partucular at the professional era and suggests how the game can maintain it's populartity in the future, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition. SIGNED BY GARETH EDWARDS

1st Edition: 2002 Pages:  280 Ref: bkhimi-edwards2002tackling-au* - £9.50

"Tackling Rugby - The Changing World of Professional Rugby"
by Gareth Edwards with Peter Bills

Edwards looks at the changing face of rugby - how it has evolved since he played in the 1960s & 1970s, he looks in partucular at the professional era and suggests how the game can maintain it's populartity in the future, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in good condition.

1st Edition: 2002 Pages:  280 Ref: bkhimi-edwards2002tackling* - £7.00

"Great Rugby Moments " by Gareth Edwards with Alun Wyn Bevan

Edwards picks fifty great rugby moments to record. A secondhand hardback book with a dust jacket, very good condition

published in 2015 152 pages Ref: bkhimi-edwards2015moments* - £12.00

"No Prisoners" by David Frost

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

1st Edition: 1978 143 pages Ref: bkhimi-frost1978prisoners* - £8.00

"What is Cricket.......Rugby" by Arthur Goldman

small rugby content, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition

1st Edition: 1968 132 pages Ref: bkhimi-goldman1968what - £12.00

"Rugby" - a Hamlet Sports Special

A look at rugby history, the players and the teams, an informative read, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1982 Pages: 96 Ref: bkhimi-hamlet1982-rr - £3.00

"Rugby - A Sporting Almanack" by Tim Hill

Player profiles and snippets on the history of rugby. A secondhand hardback book with illustrated boards, in very good condition

published in 2003 128 pages Ref: bkhimi-hill2003almanack - £7.00

"My Greatest Game: Rugby" by Holmes & Thau

50 stars describe their greatest game, includes Naas Botha, Ollie Campbell, Pierre Albaladejo, David Campese, Andy Irivine, Brian Lochore, Syd Millar, Wayne Shelford, Gerald Davies & David Duckham, enthralling reading, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

Published in 1994
191 pages Ref: bkhimi-holmes1994game* - £12.00

"Rugby" by John Hopkins

Chapters by various personalities, profiles of Wavell Wakefield, Danie Craven, Albert Ferrasse & Colin Meads, match reports on Barbarians v NZ, how to play the game, positional skills by the stars of the 70s, Irvine, Gerald Davies, Boniface, Tony Ward etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1979 192 pages Ref: bkhimi-hopkins1979-rr** - £6.00

"Rugby" by John Hopkins

Chapters by various personalities, profiles of Wavell Wakefield, Danie Craven, Albert Ferrasse & Colin Meads, match reports on Barbarians v NZ, how to play the game, positional skills by the stars of the 70s, Irvine, Gerald Davies, Boniface, Tony Ward etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition. - SIGNED by JOHN HOPKINS

1st Edition: 1979 192 pages Ref: bkhimi-hopkins1979-rrau** - £8.00

"The Joy of Rugby" by D Irvine

A general rugby book, looking at famous matches, other subjects include, origins of the game, refereeing, television and rugby, an interesting read, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1978 Pages: 144 Ref: bkhimi-irvine1978joy* - £9.00

"The Joy of Rugby" by D Irvine

A general rugby book, looking at famous matches, other subjects include, origins of the game, refereeing, television and rugby, an interesting read, a second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1979 Pages: 144 Ref: bkhimi-irvine1979joy-pb* - £6.00

"Midnight Rugby" by Stephen Jones

A book highlighting the triumphs and shambles of the professional era, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition.

1st Edition: 2000 Pages: 314 Ref: TL9-bkhimi-jones2000midnight* - £12.00

"Midnight Rugby" by Stephen Jones

A book highlighting the triumphs and shambles of the professional era, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper

1st Edition: 2000 Pages: 310 Ref: bkhimi-jones2000midnight-cqnnduwp - £8.00

"Up and Under" by Frank Keating

A rugby diary for 1983, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1983 190 pages Ref: bkhimi-keating1983up** - £8.00

The Worst of Rugby - by Patrick Kidd

This book takes a look at the violence and foul play in a hooligan's game played by gentlemen. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.

published in 2009 340 pages Ref: bkhimi-kidd2009worst - £15.00

"Eye Witness On Sport" by Fred Labuschagne

general South African sports stories but with significant rugby content, a second-hand ex library hardback with a dust wrapper

1st Edition: 1970 168 pages Ref: bkhimi-labuschagne1970eye - £14.00

"Winter Colours" by Donald Macrae

William Hill Book of the Year author Donald Macrae reviews professional rugby, a second hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1998 386 pages Ref: bkhimi-macrae1998winter** - £12.00

"Mud, Blood - Money" by Ian Malin

The game turns professional - a look at the impact it has on English rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1997 176 pages Ref: bkhimi-malin1997mud* - £12.00

"Voices from the Back of the Bus" by Stewart McKinney

Sub-titled 'Tall Tales and Hoary Stories from Rugby's Real Heroes'. McKinney was an Irish international and a member of Willie John McBride's 1974 Lions. Stories are taken from players and other rugby alickadoos, a great and interesting read. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition 2009 256 pages Ref: bkhimi-mckinney2009bus - £12.00

"Rugby - A New Fans Guide to the Game" by Paul Morgan

The teams and the players, information about rugby for the modern fan, published by the Rugby Football Union. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition

published in 2008 128 pages Ref: bkhimi-morgan2008fans-pb - £6.00

"The Winter Game - Rediscovering the Passion for Rugby" by Todd R Nicholls

A look at how professional rugby has changed the game. A secondhand paperback in good condition.

published in 2006 366 pages Ref: bkhimi-nichols1996winter-pb - £5.00

"The Winter Game - Rediscovering the Passion for Rugby" by Todd R Nicholls

A look at how professional rugby has changed the game. A secondhand hardback with a dustwrapper in very good condition.

published in 2005 336 pages Ref: bkhimi-nicholls1996winter - £9.00

When Rugby Was Rugby - The Story of the Home Nations Rugby Union by Neil Palmer

This is a well-illustrated book covering the period 1823-2013 with many colour photographs. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.

published in 2013 208 pages Ref: PC11-bkhimi-palmer2013when-pb - £15.00

"All About Rugby Football" by Wallace Reyburn

A general rugby book with a short history of the game, chapters on famous players and famous tries with some coaching & skills thrown in, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1976 143 pages Ref: bkhimi-reyburn1976all* - £7.00

"World Rugby" by Mark Ryan

The greatest moments and players of the last 100 years. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition

published in 2007 384 pages Ref: bkhimi-ryan2007world-pb - £10.00

"Great Rugger Matches" by JBG Thomas

Matches include the first international in 1871 through to the French victory in South Africa in 1958, 41 matches in total. a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper that has small nicks and tears to the edges.

1st Edition: 1959 Pages: 210 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1959matches** - £12.00

"Fifty Two Famous Tries" by JBG Thomas

From 1893 (Bert Gould scoring to win the first Welsh Triple Crown) to 1965 (Andy Hancock for England against Scotland) - tries that shaped the history of the game, a great read, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1966 Pages: 176 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1966.tries** - £8.00

"On Tour" by JBG Thomas

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 some light wear to the dust wrapper

1st Edition: 1954 Pages: 190 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1954tour - £15.00

"Rugby; Men, Matches & Moments" by JBG Thomas

This book is broken into 5 parts, The Administrators, The Matches, The Teams, The Players & The Press, each section deals with approx 10 subjects. A great read with some excellent biographical chapters, eg Tommy Vile, Walter Rees, Jack Siggins & Glyn Hughes

1st Edition: 1970 Pages: 224 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1970men** - £15.00

"Great Moments In Sport: Rugby Football" by JBG Thomas

31 memorable moments from the sport of rugby union, match reports, including Scotland v England 1974, East Wales v NZ 1967, Wales v France 1968, Hawkes Bay v Lions 1971, South Africa v Lions 1962, Barbarians v Fiji 1970, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1975 176 pages Ref: bkhimi-thomas1975moments* - £8.00

"Rugby In Focus" by JBG Thomas

review of rugby in 1978, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1979 Pages: 216 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1979focus** - £6.00

"Rugby In Focus" by JBG Thomas

review of rugby in 1978, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition - SIGNED by JBG THOMAS

1st Edition: 1979 Pages: 216 Ref: bkhimi-thomas1979focus-au - £8.00

GREATEST MOMENTS of RUGBY by IAN WELCH

Modern day success stories from the British Lions in 1971 to Jonny Wilkinson's retirement in 2014. Published by Green Umbrella. A second hand large format hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition

This edition 2008 126 pages LA-bkhimi-welch2008moments - £15.00

GREATEST MOMENTS of RUGBY by IAN WELCH

Modern day success stories from the British Lions in 1971 to Jonny Wilkinson's retirement in 2014. Published by G2 entertainment. A second small format hardback book with illustrated boards in very good condition.

This edition 2007 112 pages bkhimi-welch2007moments-ma - £5.00

"The Rugby Revolution" by Derek Wyatt & Coiln Herridge

The story of the international game since it went open in August 1995, a second-hand book with a dust wrapper in very good condition.

Published in 2003
264 pages Ref bkhimi-wyatt2003revolution - £9.00

Other books containing rugby history etc can be found on the General Sport page, to visit this page CLICK HERE

REFERENCE

"The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby" edited by Richard Bath

Well illustrated modern encyclopedia, broken down into secions then A - Z, Competitions, Players, Countries, Clubs. Also published as 'The Complete Book of Rugby'. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition.

1st Edition: 1997 224 pages Ref: TL9-bkhirc-bath1997ultimate-la* - £19.00

"The Complete Book of Rugby" edited by Richard Bath

Well illustrated modern encyclopedia, broken down into secions then A - Z, Competitions, Players, Countries, Clubs. Also published as The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby". A secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in excellent condition.

1st Edition: 1997 224 pages Ref: LA-bkhirc-bath1997complete* - £19.50

"The Best Book of Rugby Facts & Stats" by Richard Bath

Information about countries, players, clubs, tournaments and other interesting facts. A secondhand paperback in good condition.

published in 1999 352 pages Ref: bkhirc-bath1999best-pb - £5.00

"The Daily Telegraph Chronicle of Rugby" edited by Norman Barrett

A year by year look at the matches and moments that made the news from the early days of rugby football to 1996, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1996 Pages: 192 Ref: bkhirc-barrett1996telegraph - £15.00

"NZ Rugby Guide to International Records" pub by Dominion Breweries (NZ)

Tour results for Australian, British, New Zealand & South African teams, includes non international tours such as Services, Maoris & Waratahs, a second-hand booklet in with a slight crease, generally in good condition

published in 1946 36 pages Ref: bkhirc-dominion1946-nzrrgd.bl - £19.00

"World Rugby Quotations" by D Douglas

Who said what, why, where and when, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1991 Pages: 287 Ref: bkhirc-douglas1991quotations-pb - £8.00

"The Book of Rugby Lists" by Norman Giller

An interesting selection of rugby lists, lists like Ian Kirkpatrick's 10 favourite British players, dream matches, players sent off, top twenty tries. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1984 Pages: 224 Ref: bkhirc-giller1984lists - £8.00

"The Book of Rugby Lists" by Norman Giller

An interesting selection of rugby lists, lists like Ian Kirkpatrick's 10 favourite British players, dream matches, players sent off, top twenty tries. A second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1984 Pages: 224 Ref: bkhirc-giller1984lists-pb** - £4.00

"The Complete Who's Who of International Rugby" by Terry Godwin

Painstakingly researched, this is a superb book for the rugby historian, published in 1987 it lists each international player alphabetically, career details etc to this date. A secondhand hardback copy with dust wrapper in excellent condition

1st Edition: 1987 447 pages Ref: TL9-bkhirc-godwin1987who.who-xb* - £49.00

The Guinness Book of Rugby Facts & Feats by Terry Godwin & Chris Rhys

An interesting publication with a great section on "Rugby Around the World" which gives statistics and a short history of remote rugby playing countries. Mauritius, Mexico etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1981 258 pages Ref: bkhirc-godwin1981guinness-ed1* - £9.00

The Guinness Book of Rugby Facts & Feats by Terry Godwin & Chris Rhys

An interesting publication with a great section on "Rugby Around the World" which gives statistics and a short history of remote rugby playing countries. Mauritius, Mexico etc, a second-hand paper back in good condition

published in 1981 258 pages Ref: bkhirc-godwin1981guinness-ed1-pb - £5.00

The Guinness Book of Rugby Facts & Feats by Terry Godwin - 2nd Edition

Update to the first edition, includes a great section on "Rugby Around the World" which gives statistics and a short history of remote rugby playing countries. Mauritius, Mexico etc, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

2nd Edition: 1983 Pages: 258 Ref: TL9-bkhirc-godwin1983guinness-ed2 - £10.00

"Encyclopedia of Rugby Football" by Maurice Golesworthy

revised edition of Jones’ Encyclopaedia, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1976 Pages: 185 Ref: bkhirc-golesworthy1976encyclopedia* - £7.00

The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records by John Griffiths

Statistical details of every international match played by the eight IRB countries up to and including the 1987 Rugby World Cup, including team listings. An invaluable work for the historian, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1987 Pages: 400 + Ref: bkhirc-griffiths1987phoenix** - £40.00

"Rugby's Strangest Matches" by John Griffiths

Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby, one of those books you just can't put down, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 2000 Pages: 313 Ref: bkhirc-griffiths2000strangest-pb** - £6.00

"What is a Loose-head" by John Griffiths

The mysteries of Rugby explained. Everything a novice needs to know about rugby union football, a second-hand paperback in good condition.

published in 2007 136 pages Ref: bkhirc-griffiths2007loose-pb - £6.00

"Rugby's Strangest Matches" by John Griffiths

Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby, one of those books you just can't put down, updated to include matches up to 2010, a second-hand hardback in good condition

This Edition: 2010 166 pages Ref: bkhirc-griffiths2010strangest* - £9.00

"Rugby - On This Day" by Adrian Hill

The author has picked two stories from each day in the sport of rugby. From the bizarre to the downright inspiring, a great read, something for every day, please see the sample pages illustrated. A second-hand hardback in good condition

1st Edition: 2009 222 pages Ref: bkhirc-hill2009day* - £10.00

"The Encyclopedia of Rugby Football" by JR Jones

The ABC of rugby football, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in very good condition

1st Edition: 1958 Pages: 186 Ref: bkhirc-jones1958encyclopedia** - £9.00

"Great Rugby Headlines" published by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

A scrapbook of headlines from the backpages, newspaper cuttings compiled into a book, very similar to a scrapbook but organised with additional headlines and chronologically, published without a dust wrapper, a secondhand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition

1st Edition: 2002 Pages: 96 Ref: TL8-bkhirc-o.mara2002headlines** - £15.00

"The Rugby Companion" by Paul Morgan & Adam Hathaway

The A to Z of Rugby, a small but informative volume, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards in good condition

published in 2004 126 pages Ref: bkhirc-morgan2004companion** - £5.00

"Encyclopedia of World Rugby" by Keith Quinn

great book, A to Z of Rugby in detail, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1991 Pages: 328 Ref: bkhirc-quinn1991encyclopedia** - £20.00

"Guinness - Rugby - The Records" by Chris Rhys

Chock - a - block with information, a second-hand paperback in good condition

Published in 1987
Pages: 176 Ref: bkhirc-rhys1987guinness-pb - £9.00

"Rugby Union Fact Book"" edited by Chris Rhys

This book is a library in itself, all international results, includes World Cups up to 1991, covers some of the minor nations including results of FIRA championship, origins of rugby in India & Middle East etc, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1992 Pages: 223 Ref: bkhirc-rhys1992fact-pb* - £12.00

"The Encyclopedia of Rugby Union" by Donald Sommerville

Well illustrated modern encyclopedia, broken down into origins of the game then the histories of the individual major rugby playing countries. A secondhand hardback with a dust wrapper, there is an inscription on the inside cover otherwise the book is in excellent condition.

published in 1997 192 pages Ref: TL9-bkhirc-sommerville1997encyclopedia** - £19.00

Other useful forms of reference are Annuals, Handbooks, Media Guides & Magazines

RUGBY SCHOOL

"A History of Rugby School" by W H D Rouse

This is a very good history of Rugby School, well structured and informative. A secondhand hardback book without a dust jacket, generally in good condition

published in 1898 420 pages Ref: bkhirrsh-rouse1898 - £75.00

GENERAL SPORT WITH RUGBY CONTENT

"Blood & Guts - Violence in Sports" by Don Atyeo,

A look at violence in sport by Australian born writer Don Atyeo. Includes a chapter on rugby, the book covers a wide spectrum of sports and there is much detailed historical content. An interesting read, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st edition 1979 Pages: 384 Ref: ML14-bkhige-atyeo1979blood - £9.50

"The Australian Broadcasting Corporation Grandstand Guide to 101 Sports"

Rules and information relating to 101 sports, a superb work of reference for the armchair sportsman, a second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1992 120 pages Ref: ML15-bkhige-abc1992grandstand - £5.00

"Days Without Sunset" by Denzil Batchelor

Dave McLaren says of this book in his rugby bibliography "general sporting book with rugby chapters. This book is notable for the chapter "The Unfading Fern" a superb tribute to the 1924/5 Invincibles in general and to George Nepia in particular. Overall an excellent example of sports writing. Even the chapters on boxing can be read without feeling nauseous" , a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition

1st edition 1948 283 pages Ref: ML53-bkhige-batchelor1948days - £24.00

"BBC Radio Wales Sportstime Yearbook 1987/88

A very good rugby section with a look back at the last 5 years for the Welsh 'first class' clubs including stats and notes, a second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1987 222 pages Ref: ML15-bkhige-bbc1987sportstime - £5.00

"Bill Beaumont's Sporting Year" by Bill BEAUMONT',

A look at the British sporting year by the legendary Bill Beaumont. The rugby chapter looks at the Calcutta Cup, it's history and the 1984 encounter, part of Scotland's Grand Slam. Other sports include, golf, the Olympics, boxing, football, cricket, tennis & rowing, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition, SIGNED with inscription by Bill Beaumont

1st edition 1984 Pages: 160 Ref: ML14-bkhige-beaumont1984year - £7.00

"Cassell's Book of Sports and Pastimes" - published by Cassell & Co, London

Sub-titled "being a compendium of out-door and in-door amusements". A great look at sport and games in the 1890s, includes all the major sports, cricket, golf, football, athletics, boxing, wrestling, tennis, American baseball, rowing etc. The book takes a comprehensive look at all types of games, ball games, field games, hoop games, there are outstanding selections of Marbles and Playground games, Lawn Games, a huge section of indoor games finishing off with "Fireside Fun", various word games, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, light wear to the front cover and ink stain to bottom right hand corner.

1st Edition: 1893 Pages: 975 Ref: AD7-bkhige-cassell1893book - £125.00

"I Was There" published by the Daily & Sunday Telegraph

Twenty exciting sports stories by the top writers of the Telegraph. Includes a chapter by Wilf Wooller on the epic Wales v New Zealand encounter in which he played a major role. Several other sports covered including soccer, golf, cricket, horse racing, athletics, cycling and boxing, a second-hand hardback, some creasing and small tears to dust wrapper

1st edition 1966 152 pages Ref: ML15-bkhige-telegraph1966was - £8.00

"It Takes All Sports" compiled by Jonathan Green and Don Atyeo with an introduction by Bill Beaumont

Bats, Balls and Sporting Boobs, stories of amazing sporting feats, a marvellous read, includes some rugby stories, a second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1986 128 pages Ref: ML53-bkhige-green1986takes-pb - £5.00

"The Guardian Book of Sports Quotes"

includes a long chapter on great rugby quotes, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition

1st edition 1985 191 pages Ref: ML53-bkhige-guardian1985quotes - £9.00

"The Book of British Sporting Heroes " compiled by James Huntington-Whiteley

A book to accompany an exhibition of British Sporting Heroes by the National Portrait Gallery, a second-hand paperback in good condition

1st Edition: 1999 pages Ref: MC13-bkhige-huntington1999heroes-pb - £10.00

"Long Days - Late Nights" by Frank Keating

A witty and humourous anthology by award winning Keating, a book covering several sports with a large proportion on rugby, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1984 Pages: 224 Ref: ML53-bkhige-keating1984long - £7.00

"The House On Sport"
by Members of the London Stock Exchange, Edited by WA Morgan
profusely illustrated from Photographs & Drawings
published Gale & Polden Ltd, London

A nicely illustrated book on various sports, chapters are by various contributors from inside each sport, some sports have more than one chapter, rugby football has two, the major sports covered are:- Athletics, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Football (Soccer & Rugby), Fishing, Golf, Moutaineering, Rowing, Tennis. traditional sports include hunting, archery, walking, sailing, fencing etc. A great look at sport in Victorian Britain, a second-hand hardback with illustrated boards, no dust wrapper, in good condition.

1st Edition: 1898 Pages: 470 Ref: AD7-bkhige-morgan1898house - £185.00

"A Royal Salute, Welsh Sport 1952-1977" by Brinley MATTHEWS,

This book looks at various sports in Wales during the reign of QEII. Including chapters on most sports from archery to weightlifting, including rugby union, a second-hand paperback in good condition

published in 1977 Pages: 152 Ref: TL105-bkhige-matthews1977royal-pb - £9.00

"The Guinness Encyclopedia of International Sports Records and Results"
edited by Peter Matthews and Ian Morrison

A superb reference work, another classic from Guinness, a second-hand paperback in good condition

2nd edition 1990 416 pages Ref: ML15-bkhige-matthews1990guinness - £5.00

"New Zealand Headlines" by Rex Monigatti

Stories from New Zealand including the 1924/5 Invincibles tour, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in excellent condition

1st edition 1962 215 pages Ref: ML53-bkhige-monigatti1962headlines - £8.00

"Great Stories of Sport" edited by Thomas MOULT

numerous sporting stories covering a variety of sports including boxing, angling, cricket. The book looks to be an anthology of fictional stories but a closer inspection may reveal otherwise. the rugby content is limited to a chapter from 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' relating to a football match at Rugby School, a second-hand hardback without a dust wrapper, a copy previously owned and signed by journalist JBG Thomas

1st edition 1931 Pages: 602 Ref: ML14-bkhige-moult1931great - £9.00

"Great Sporting Eccentrics" by David Randall

A wonderful read, this book lists alphabetically hundreds of unusual sportsmen and women, a second-hand paperback in excellent condition

published in 1988 192 pages Ref: ML15-bkhige-randall1988great - £7.00

"The Sporting Year 1976-77" edited by John RODDA & Clifford MAKINS

Published in 1977. Contributions from leading journalists. An anthology of the best sports writing of the 1976-7 season. The sports covered are angling, soccer, athletics, boxing, cricket, eventing, golf, motor racing, orienteering, horse racing, rugby league, rugby union, sailing swimming & tennis. There are six chapters on rugby union with contributions by John Hopkins, Tony Lewis, Peter West, Clem Thomas & John Reason, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1977 Pages: 256 Ref: ML14-bkhige-rodda1976-77 - £8.00

"The Sporting Year 1977-78" edited by John RODDA & Clifford MAKINS

Published in 1978. Contributions from leading journalists. An anthology of the best sports writing of the 1977-8 season. The sports covered are angling, soccer, athletics, bowls, boxing, cricket, cycling, golf, hunting, motor racing, horse racing, rowing, rugby league, rugby union, skiing, snooker, swimming & tennis. There are four chapters on rugby union with contributions by David Frost, John Hopkins, Tony Lewis plus an anonymous chapter covering the first ever court case in Britain relating to violence on the field. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper, a copy previously owned and signed by journalist JBG Thomas

published in 1978 Pages: 213 Ref: ML14-bkhige-rodda1977-78 - £8.00

"Champion Blokes" by M Smith

Stories of 44 NZ sportsmen, chapters on several rugby players including Karl Ifwerson, Billy Wallace, Eric Tindall, George Smith, Bob Stuart, Mark Nicholls, Teddy Roberts and Bob Scott, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st Edition: 1964 Pages: 231 Ref: ML53-bkhige-smith1964champion - £10.00

"Game as You like - Stirring Stories of NZ Sportsmen" by Max Smith

Profiles of New Zealand sportsmen and women, includes 'Curly' Page, Gus Hart, Kevin Skinner, Jim Burrows, Johnny Simpson, Eric Watts, Bill Dalley, George Nicholson, Sam Gemmell & Bill Davidson, A second-hand hardback with some wear to the dust wrapper

1st edition 1966 252 pages Ref: ML53-bkhige-smith1966game - £8.00

"An Illustrated History of Ball Games" by Nigel VINEY & Neil GRANT

A interesting book covering both team games and individual ball sports, this book is both informative and entertaining. Includes a chapter on rugby union and others on rugby related sports, Rugby League, Soccer, American Football, Gaelic Football & Australian Rules Football. A second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition

1st edition 1978 Pages: 201 Ref: ML14-bkhige-viney1978games - £16.00

1867 - MODERN OUT-DOOR AMUSEMENTS published by Frederick Warne & Co
including Swimming - Archery - Pedestrianism - Cricket - Croquet - Football - Golf etc etc.

Pages 164 to 175 are dedicated to football and describes the two major football codes as Association and Rugby School. Most likely written by an association enthusiast as there is favourable byass towards this code. Lists the association rules just prior to the introduction of a specialist goalkeeper and Rugby School rules which at this stage the attempt at goal after the touchdown is extremely complicated. Summary includes a round-up of both codes as if they are one game. A small second hand hardback book without a dust wrapper, generally there is light wear to the book with minor surface damage to the advertisements at the beginning and end of the book, overall it is in good condition.

1st edition 184 pages LB-bkhigewarne1867amusements - £210.00

"It's a Sporting Life" by Jan Webster

A leading Australian journalist's view on the major sporting stories that took place in his career, rugby chapters include the 1966/7 and 1984 Wallabies in the British Isles. Other sports include golf and the Olympics significantly Jim Webster was the first journalist to break the 1972 Munich massacre story after he scaled the fence to get into the Olympic Village. All stories relate to Australian sport in one way or another. A second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition.

published in 1986 182 pages Ref: MC214-bkhige-webster1986life - £15.00

"Sports Commentary" by GV WYNNE-JONES,

GV Wynne-Jones was a radio commentator in the post-war period. Known mostly for his rugby commentaries he also covered other sports including the Olympic Games and boxing. he was instrumental in helping to re-launch the Glamorgan Cricket Club after the war. The majority of chapters are related to rugby including 'International Rugger Commentaries', 'Cardiff Rugby Club' & 'The Barbarians'. 'Geevers' as he was affectionately known was also instrumental in launching the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. A second-hand hardback with torn dust wrapper, large piece missing from the back of dust wrapper

1st edition 1951 Pages: 193 Ref: ML14-bkhige-wynne.jones1951sports - £19.00

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KENT - Kent County 1879-1979
A brief history of this English county including a list of county presidents, county captains from 1946-1979 and a list of clubs in Kent. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1979	52 pages	Ref: bkhienou-kent1979county-bl - £24.00

OXFORD - Oxford Rugby Football Club 75th Anniversary 1909-1984
A brief history of this English club including contributions from several former players and officers of the club. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1984	48 pages	Ref: bkhiencb-oxford1984-75-bl - £20.00

"du RUGBY et des hommes" by Robert Barran
A well illustrated view of 'modern' day French rugby. Text in French. A second-hand paperback in good condition
published in 1972	Pages: 158	Ref: pbhifr.in-barran1972hommes - £25.00

"Les Rugby des Villages" by Robert Barran
A book with French text and illustrations. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 1974	188 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhifr.villages1974barran-pb - £30.00

CLUB SPORTIF de MEAUX - "Depuis 1902, les Bleus et Blancs..."
A history of this French club from 1902 to 1975 with many team photographs and other illustrations. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1975	84 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhifrcb-meaux1975depuis-bl - £40.00

"Le rugby est une fete" - by Jean Gachassin
A book with French text and some illustrations. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 1969	245 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhifr.fete1969gachassin - £35.00

"Joies du rugby" various contributors including Blondin, Garcia & Lalanne
A book with French text of various contributors, with many illustrations in colour and black and white. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 1971	238 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhifr.joies1971various - £45.00

COUNTY CARLOW - County Carlow Football Club 1873-1977 - edited by Thomas O'Brien
A history of this Irish club by several contributors with team photographs and other illustrations, listing past presidents and past captains. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.
published in 1977	204 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.carlow1977obrien - £60.00

LIMERICK - Limerick's Rugby History - by Charles Mulqueen
A history of rugby in Limerick, with various club teams photographs and other illustrations and lists teams and players of all winners of Munster Senior Cup (1886-1978), Munster Junior Cup (1909-1978), Limerick Charity Cup (1925-1978), Munster Schools Senior Cup (1909-1978),Munster Schools Junior Cup (1932-1978), Transfield Cup (1925-1978) and Limerick City City Cup (1921-1978). A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 1978	168 pages	Ref: bkhiir.limerick1978mulqueen-pb - £50.00

"The Carling Story of Munster Rugby" by Charles Mulqueen
History of Ireland's premier province, well illustrated with a great narrative and good statistical section, a second-hand paperback with a signature (Tom Morrison) to the title page.
1st Edition: 1983	160 pages	Ref: bkhiir.pv-mulqueen1983mun - £59.00

OLD BELVEDERE - "Ten out of Fifty" - by Edmund Van Esbeck
A chronicle of Irish club Old Belvedere RFC 1930-1980 with team photographs and other illustrations along with lists of officers and captains, results against overseas opposition and a list of trophies won . A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.
published in 1980	pages	Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.oldbelvedere1980vanesbeck - £50.00

OLD WESLEY - Old Wesley Rugby Football Club - A Centenary History 1891-1991 - by Edmund van Esbeck
A history of this Irish club with team photographs and other illustrations with lists of club honours, officers and first XV players from 1891-1991. Club president in 1991-92, who wrote the foreword was former Ireland and British Lions prop Phil Orr. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1991	126 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhiircb.oldwesley1991vanesbeck-bl - £30.00

WANDERERS - Wanderers Football Club 1869/70 to 1969-70
A history of this Irish club by various contributors which includes team photographs and other illustrations, lis of club presidents and players from 1877-78 to 1968-69. A secondhand booklet in good condition.
published in 1969	112 pages	Ref: bkhiircb.wanderers1969various-bl - £30.00

AUCKLAND - "Rugby In Auckland 1883-1967"
Official history of ARU, a second-hand paperback book in good condition
1st Edition: 1967	Pages: 236	Ref: bkhinz.pv-auc1967-pb - £30.00

MANAWATU - Manawatu Rugby 1886-1980 - by Clive A Akers
A superb statistical record of this New Zealand province, including the Manawhenua Rugby Union 1925-1932. It lists results, players and records. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1980	116 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv.manawatu1980akers-bl - £15.00

SOUTHLAND - Something to Crow About - by Lynn McConnell
A Centennial history of this New Zealand province, including many action photographs some in colour, a list of Southland inter-provincial representatives, international players and results against other provinces. A secondhand hardback book in very good condition.
published in 1986	356 pages	Ref: bkhinzpv.southland1986mcconnell - £30.00

INVERCARGILL - A Ton of Time 1874-1974 by N R Lines
A history of this New Zealand club, one of the most southerly rugby clubs in the world. It includes many team photographs, lists of officers, captains, life members, New Zealand and Southland representatives. A secondhand booklet in very good condition.
published in 1974	144 pages	Ref: bkhinzcb.invercargill1974lines-bl - £25.00

MARIST BROTHERS OLD BOYS - The First 50 Years 1919-1969 - by Paul Donoghue and Brian Dive
A golden jubilee history of this Wellington club with some team photographs and lists of officers, captains, coaches, team managers, Wellington senior representatives and various cup winners.. A secondhand paperback book in very good condition.
published in 1969	128 pages	Ref: PC11-bkhinzcb.marist1969donoghue-pb - £25.00

"History of the Laws of Rugby Football " by Admiral Sir Percy Royds
A comprehensive history of the Laws of Rugby Union. Each law is broken down into the years where changes took place and each change is detailed. Also listed are proposals for changes that were not adopted. This is the best reference work for the formative years of the laws of Rugby Football and Union after the first laws were written in 1845. It is very unlikely that this book was published with a dust wrapper. This is a secondhand hardback, there is some very light wear to the corners, generally the condition is very good.
1st Edition: 1949	241 pages	Ref: bkhilw-royds1949-hilwrr.xb - £195.00

Little book of the Six Nations - by Graeme Kent
This book covers the Five/Six Nations tournament and has many photographs, some in colour. A secondhand hardback book with dust wrapper in very good condition.
published in 2008	128 pages	Ref: bkhitu-6N.2008kent - £7.00

"Rugby - A History of the Game" by Harry Langton
A booklet published to accompany the Harry Langton Collection exhibition which was held during the 1991 RWC. An interesting look at the game showing some great memorabilia. A secondhand booklet in good condition.
published in 1991	50 pages	bkhimo-langton1991-rrhi.bl - £22.00

"Rugby and all that - an irreverent history" - by Martin Johnson with David Norrie
Johnson rambles through the history of rugby, an interesting read, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 2000	213 pages	Ref: bkhimo-johnson2000that* - £10.00

"Running With the Ball" by Jenny Macrory
A modern look at the birth of Rugby Football with particular emphasis on the game at Rugby School, some very good chapters on the origins of the game and it's equipment including a complete reprinting of the report of the Sub-committee of the Old Rugbean Society in 1897, plus a reprinting of the first rugby laws in 1845, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper in excellent condition
1st Edition: 1991	216 pages	Ref: bkhimo-macrory1991running** - £19.00

"A History of Rugby" by Paul Morgan
An interesting history featuring the origins of the game, A - Z of Rugby, history of the British Lions, history of the 5 & 6 Nations, from amateur to professional, southern hemisphere histories & the greatest ever XV. Published for Marks & Spencer by Green Umbrella. A large format softcover in very good condition.
published in 2003	192 pages	Ref: LA-bkhimo-morgan2003-hirr.pb - £16.00

"Rugby Remembered" by David Parry-Jones
Interesting illustrated history, the author has taken many illustrations from the pages of The Illustrated London News, also covers the modern game, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1988	186 pages	Ref: bkhimo-parry.jones1988remembered** - £12.00

"Rugby" by Chris Rea
large format history of rugby, includes the origins of the game then splits into the major rugby playing nations of the world, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1977	Pages: 216	Ref: bkhimo-rea1977-rr** - £8.00

"The World Of Rugby" by John Reason & Carwyn James
history of rugby from 1823 onwards - written to accompany the BBC series "The World of Rugby", a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition.
1st Edition: 1979	288 pages	Ref: bkhimo-reason1979world** - £5.00

"A History of Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn
A nice history of the game with a good section on international tours, a second-hand hardback with a dust wrapper. The wrapper has a small tear but generally is in very good condition
1st Edition: 1971	147 pages	Ref: bkhimo-reyburn1971history* - £9.00

"The World of Rugby" by Wallace Reyburn
Illustrated history of the International game, an great A to Z of World Rugby with fold out photo stories of the following tries, Whineray v Barbarians 64, Cliff Morgan v Ireland 1955, Peter Jackson, England v Australia 58, Obelensky v NZ 36, Jackie Kyle v Wales 1951, Hancock v Scotland 1965, a second-hand hardback with dust wrapper in good condition
1st Edition: 1967	154 pages	Ref: bkhimo-reyburn1967world** - £15.00

"A Game for Hooligans - the History of Rugby Union" by Huw Richards
The history of rugby union brought up to date from day one to the modern professional game. A secondhand hardback book with a dust wrapper in very good condition
1st Edition: 2006	304 pages	Ref: bkhimo-richards2006hooligans* - £14.00