ARLOTT, JOHN.

John Arlott's 100 GREATEST BATSMEN.

London. Macdonald Queen Anne Press, 1986., 280 pages, with b.& w. photographs of the best cricket batsmen.Contents clean. no inscription or marks. Maroon cloth cover is faintly marked o./w. very good. D./w. slightly bumped on edges o./w. very good.. ISBN 0356123650. 1986 ISBN: 0356123650

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Book number: 8444

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: cricket batsmen wicket bowler W.G. Grace Graham Gooch Ian Botham Viv Richards

BAERLEIN, RICHARD.

JOE MERCER. THE PICTORIAL BIOGRAPHY. (Signed copy)

London. Macdonald / Queen Anne Press, 1987., Biography of the jockey, and signed by him "To Ken,. Best wishes, Joe Mercer." Winner of many races, the St. Leger 4 times, he was crowned Champion Jockey in 1979.. 200 pages including charts showing career statistics. About 11 colour and many b. & w. photographs, some of them Mercer's own. 10" x 7½". Near fine, near fine d./w. ISBN 0356120007 1987

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Book number: 2470

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: horse racing jockey Joe Mercer

BALAGUE, GUILLEM.

A SEASON ON THE BRINK. A Portrait of RAFAEL BENITEZ'S LIVERPOOL.

London. Orion Paperback, 2006., Revised edition, updated to include the 2006 FA Cup Victory. First published 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 236 pages. Near fine, no inscription, priced on back £7.99. (Noted the ISBN is different inside) ISBN 1407205196 is from back cover.. 2006

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Book number: 7648

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Rafael Benitez Liverpool football

BALCOMBE, CORDINGLEY, PALMER & STEVENSON (EDITORS).

CAVE DIVING. The Cave Diving Group Manual.

Somerset. Mendip Publishing & Castle Cary Press, 1990., Softback. Second manual published by the British Cave Diving Group. Should only be used in conjunction with official cave diving training course. 268 pages. 13 colour & 78 b./ w. photographs & diagrams. 8½" x 6". Near fine. Priced £18.00 on back ISBN 0905903145. 1990

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Book number: 1301

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: diving caves caving survival rescue underground

BIRD, DICKIE.

THAT'S OUT !

London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson,1999., Autobiography of the cricket umpire. First published 1985, this is a new edition with more photographs after Bird retired in 1998.158 pages. Colour & b.& w. photographs. 25cm. x 20.5cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is near fine, priced £18.99. ISBN 0297825275 1999

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Book number: 661

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: cricket Lords Cricket Ground Test matches Old Trafford MCC

BOTHAM, IAN WITH HAYTER, PETER.

BOTHAM'S CENTURY. MY 100 GREAT CRICKETING CHARACTERS.

London. CollinsWillow, 2001., Botham writes "...my thoughts & impressions of 100 people who have had an impact on my cricketing life." 432 pages. 44 colour photographs, with drawings by Ken Taylor of some of the 100 men. 9½" x 6¼". Near fine, no inscription or marks . Near fine d./w., not price clipped, £18.99. ISBN 0002189569. 2001

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Book number: 3727

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: cricket cricketers bowlers Test matches The Ashes Old Trafford Edgbaston

ESMANN, KNUD; AND STIFTSTIDENDE, AARHUUS.

FORÅRET DER DØDE.

Denmark. N./K. 1973, Written in Danish. I think only 4,000 copies were printed, but I'm not sure where. I think Knud Esmann was a sports reporter, photographer or journalist at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Palestinian terrorists took members of the Israeli team hostage, & later shot & killed them. Foreword by Aarhuus Stiftstidende. 89 pages, with colour & b./ w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in slightly worn d./w. 11.75" x 8". 1973

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Book number: 2967

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Olympic Games Knud Esmann Aarhus Stiftstidende

GREEN, REG ( SIGNED COPY.)

THE GRAND NATIONAL. Aintree's Official Illustrated History.

London. Virgin Publishing, 2000, Signed by author "To Joyce" on f.e.p. Steeple chasing was held at Aintree in the early 1800's, the first Grand National seems to have been in Feb. 1839. 176 pages. Many colour and b./ w. photographs, paintings and prints. Illustrations of "Classic National Winners" by Ian Carter. Near fine except top & bottom of spine slightly bumped. Near fine d./w. except small mark on inside of front bottom edge. 11¼" x 9¼". ISBN 1852279354. 2000

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Book number: 1945

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: steeple chasing horse racing Aintree Liverpool horses Grand National

GREEN, ROBERT.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Golf.

London. Marks & Spencer, 1993, Reprint, first published 1987 by HarperCollins. Foreword by Severiano Ballesteros. 224 pages, with over 200 colour photographs & some archival pictures. A fine copy, as new., Laminated cover is fine, contents are fine and d./w. is also in fine condition. 26.75cm. x 26.75cm. ISBN 0583315003. 1993

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Book number: 8359

Catalogue: Sports & Pastimes

Keywords: golf golfers golfcourse golf clubs

HARRIS, BRUCE.

ASHES TRIUMPHANT. 1954-5.

London. Hutchinson's Library of Sports & Pastimes, 1955., Australia versus England." Account of cricket test matches between England & Australia, played in Australia during the winter of 1954/1955. Forewords by Len Hutton & Ian Johnson. 204 pages including match results. 37 b. & w. illustrations. 8½" x 5½". Book cover is slightly faded on top & bottom of front. Edges on top & side of pages are slightly foxed. Endpages slightly foxed, & "Courtenay Bookshop, 7 Courtenay Place, Wellington, C3." is stamped on f,f.endpage.( I think this bookshop was in N.Z.) D./w. worn, torn, & browned on edges. 1955

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Book number: 3006

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: cricket The Ashes Len Hutton

HOUSBY, TREVOR; OGLESBY, ARTHUR; WILSON, JOHN.

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF FISHING.

London. Chancellor Press, 2000., Softback. New edition. Reprinted 1989, revised & updated 1997. 192 pages. Many colour photographs & illustrations, advice on equipment, flies, big game fishing, boat fishing etc. & techniques on spinning, trolling, fly casting, surfcasting, baitcasting, ledgering etc., and 48 pages of paintings of fish in colour. 11.75" x 8.5". Priced on back £12.99. Near fine but barcode label stuck on back cover, inscription on title page & corners slightly bumped. ISBN 0753702819. 2009

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Book number: 3354

Catalogue: Fishing / Sports

Keywords: fishing flyfishing fish angling anglers

LATHAM, RICHARD A.

The Definitive Guide to the HOTCHKIN COURSE - WOODHALL SPA.

Little Caddesden. Radial Sports, 2004., The Woodhall Spa Golf Course started in 1890. Foreword by Sir Michael Bonallack. 152 pages, illustrated with old sepia and b./w. photographs, paintings, plans, colour photographs and diagrams, including aerial photographs showing the development & changes over the last 120 years. List of the flora & fauna with colour photographs included. Landscape format. Contents clean, no inscription or marks, in near fine laminated cover. Near fine d./w. priced £35.00. ISBN 0954917200. 2004

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Book number: 8428

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: golf golfers Woodhall Spa Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Wolds

LOW, A.M.,

WONDERFUL WEMBLEY.

London. Stanley Paul, 1953., The stadium famous for its distinctive front, the Empire Exhibition, football cup finals, & the 1948 Olympics. It could also be converted to a motorcycle speedway, a table tennis venue, greyhound racing track etc. the pool had ice dance skating & ice hockey. Foreword by Sir Arthur J. Elvin.186 pages + 6 p. index. 24 b. & w. photographs.The following faults make this sound bad, but it isn't ! Back endpaper is slightly foxed or dampstained, bottom edge of pages faintly dampstained. D./w. has tear down front & a thin piece 2" x ¼" is missing, inside is foxed, back is slightly soiled, small tears & nicks along top edge. Otherwise a very nice, clean copy ! 8½" x 5½". 1953

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Book number: 1309

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: Wembley football cup finals Wembley Stadium Empire Exhibition June19

MARTIN-JENKINS, CHRISTOPHER.

THE COMPLETE WHO'S WHO OF TEST CRICKETERS.

London. Guild Publishing,1987., Completely revised & updated." Third edition. Biographies of the best cricketers in the world. Covers 8 countries, England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Research by James Coldham. 528 pages, with b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 10.25" x 7.75". 1987

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Book number: 6354

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: cricketers sport wickets The Ashes bowlers batsman

SMART, DAVID

THE FISHING HANDBOOK.

Weston Favell, Northampton. Beacon Publishing, 1984., Softback. "The Guide To Coarse and Game Fishing." Third edition. 330 pages including index. Everything about fishing, where to go, where to stay, tackle retailers, equipment, articles on pike, carp, trout fishing from the bank, trout fishing from the boat, angling holidays, clubs, associations, etc. Maps for each area, and b. & w. photographs. 9.75" x 7.75" Near fine. Priced £7.95 on title page. ISBN 090635840X. 1984

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Book number: 3057

Catalogue: Sports

Keywords: fishing carp pike angling fish trout