O'Keefe, Daniel & Atkinson, Ann

Competitors: The Sports Experience : Australian Sporting Photographs 1950s to 1980s

Daniel O'Keefe, Drummoyne, New South Wales , No date. Edition Unstated, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Photographic. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Introduction by authors. The text is illustrated with black-and-white sporting photography. Lack coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Photographic dustwrapper (wraparound) with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Title says it all. – Rubbing of the book edges with age toning of the text block edge. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and fading of the back strip. A few marks to the dustwrapper panels. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). [12], 13 - 176 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0288566

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: BZDB2 Australia, sports, photography – 1950s-1980s Sports & Pastimes; Australia; Photography. Competitors The Sports Experience Australian Sporting Photographs 1950s to 1980s Photography

Stackpole, Michael A.

Keith Stackpole; Not Just the Openers

Stockwell Press, Abbotsford, Victoria, 1974. First Edition, Hardcover, Illustrated by: Photographic. Good Condition/Fair. 9780909316013 foreword by Ian Chappell and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography. Green coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with yellow, white and red coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. The autobiography of Keith Stackpole a stalwart of the Australian cricket team from the 1960s to the early 1970s. He was an opening bat, but, unlike most opening bats he was aggressive, unpredictable and a pleasure to watch. He may have gone out cheaply, or, gone on to make a quickfire double century. It is also the story of his life and views career as a Australian Test Selector. Softening of the backstrip and rubbing to the lower book edges. Bumping to the top book corners and there are dust marks to the top edge and to the top textblock edge. Light aged toning of the textblock edges and of the internal pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and backstrip edges. Rubbing and creasing, along with some tears to the dustwrapper edges. Heavy creasing to the fold over creases and spine gutter. Foxing to the verso of the dustwrapper, and a previous owner has made some notations in black marking pen in the same area. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (14), 15-191, (1) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0112864

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: BZDB2 Keith Stackpole, autobiography, Australian cricket, 1960s-1970s, test selector, cricket Sports & Pastimes; Cricket; Biography & Autobiography. Keith Stackpole Not Just the Openers Cricket Biography & Autobiography

Wethered, Joyce

Golfing Memoirs and Methods

Flagstick Books, Not Stated, 2000. Facsimile Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. 9780940889521 Light blue coloured cloth covered boards with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip along with a dark blue coloured illustration to the lower edge of the front panel. Joyce Wethered was a champion golfer in the 1920s, and, even today is considered one of the best women golfers of all time. She was four times British Ladies Amateur champion, and, The English Ladies' Champion for five years running – 1920-1924. These are her memories, and tips on better golf. First published in 1934 this is a facsimile of that edition. This book is still in its publisher's shrink wrap. No damage to report. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1.

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Book number: 0123567

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: BZDB2 Joyce Wethered, autobiography, golf, Champion, Flagstick Books– facsimile Sports & Pastimes; Britain/UK; 1920s; Biography & Autobiography. Golfing Memoirs and Methods Biography & Autobiography