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1. AIKEN R.R. J. Burford Dr. J.R. Morgan, H.T, Frederico, A.N. Guerin, J.R. Harry, W.T. Morrison, M.F. Owen. Editorial Committee Mercantile A Century of Rowing 1880-1980. illus. with photo plates t/out. pub. Vic. 1980 p/b. 8vo. pp.248. History of rowing club on the Yarra River, Victoria. Fine.     Price: $35.00
2. ALLISON JUNE Advanced Gymnastics For Women illus. with with diagrams & photographs. pub. London Stanley Paul, or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.168. neat name to free e/paper else very good copy in the chipped d/w.   Price: $35.00

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3. ARNOLD  C. A Handbook On Squash Racquets. illus.  with  22 full  page  plates  t/out. pub. Lond.  Athletic  Pub.  Ltd. nd.1926? or. beige & brn. wps. 12mo. pp.IV.70. fine.     Price: $70.00      Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
4. AUSTRALIA  II The Official Record. profusely illus.  with plates  t/out.  many  full  page &  col.  pub.  Syd.  Joyce Childress Prod. 1984 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.296.     Price: $35.00
5. AUSTRALIAN  BASEBALL  Carnival. Played at  Richmond Cricket Ground.  Sat.  July 29th, 1939 Albert Cricket  Ground  July 31st, Aug., 1st 2nd 3rd and 5th 1939 pub. Melb.  Victorian Baseball assoc. 1939 or. illus.wps. 8vo. pp.unnumbered  (8) almost fine, has been creased.     Price: $150.00     

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6. AUSTRALIAN   ROWING   And  Sculling   Championships. Lake Wendouree  Ballarat  4th  &  5th  May,  1956 Kings  Cup President's Cup. illus. with 5 full page plates t/out. pub. Vic.  Ballarat 1956 or. dk.blu. red & white  wps.  8vo.obl. pp.20. contains: provision for times, record of Eight-Oared Championship and Amateur Sculling Championship. fine.     Price: $35.00
7. BANNISTER ROGER First Four Minutes. illus. with frontis. & 26  full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Putnam 1955  1st.ed. or.blu.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.224. Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. Tape marks on front & rear end papers, d/w. has missing segments at ends of its spine, with hole in d/w. at spine otherwise v/good copy.   Price: $50.00
8. BARROW BOB (Compiler) Expedition '67 Hike Routes for  Boy Scouts  and Senior Scouts. illus. with 5 full  page  plates t/out. maps, dgms. pub. Melb. 1967 illus.wps. folio pp.116.Typed manuscript. Expeditions into various parts of the  country, mainly Victoria, by scout groups. Top page corners turned, stain to head & fore-edge first few pages, some underlining in  pencil else very good.   Price: $35.00
9. BATCHELDER W. J. & David Balfour The Scout's Life  Of  Baden-Powell. Foreword by Lord Hampton, DSO, Chief Commissioner for Boy Scouts. illus. with frontis. & 5 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Collins  nd.193-? or.yell. illus.cl. 8vo. pp.VIII.280.  Slightly soiled to f/bd. otherwise very good copy.   Price: $35.00
10. BEAUMONT C-L De   Modern British Fencing 1957-1964 A History of the Amateur Fencing Association of Great Britain. illus. with frontis. & 4 full page plates t/out. pub. London Nicholas Kaye, 1966 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.192. Previous owner's name on front free e/paper. Fine.   Price: $35.00
11. BECKETT RICHARD Axemen Stand by Your Logs! History of axemen in Australia and New Zealand. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. pub. Syd, Lansdown Press 1983 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.168.     Price: $40.00

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12. BERGMANN RICHARD (World Champion 1936-7, 1939-40, 1947-48, 1948-50).  Twenty-One Up. Story of a world champion table tennis player. illus. with 36 full page plates t/out.  pub. Lond. Sporting Handbooks 1950 or.cl. d/w. 8vo.  pp.XIV.242. one  page  (plate)  sl. silverfished to  corner,  does  not detract, else v/good copy in the sellotaped to edges d/w.  Price: $350.00  Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
13. BOARD Of Education   Recreation And Physical Fitness For Girls And Women  Physical Training series, no. 16. illus. with numerous b/w. photographs & line drawings, advertising at front and rear; pub. London His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1937 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.286. Near fine.    Price: $40.00
14. BOSISTO GLYN In collaboration with John Fitzgerald.  Bowling Along With foreword by Harry Hopman. illus. with 25 black and white plates, pub. London Stanley Paul 1963 2^nd. imp. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.168 The story of "The Master", Australia's greatest bowls champion. Fine in the chipped d/w.    Price: $35.00
15. BOWDEN GREGORY HOUSTON Raleigh The Story Of The Raleigh Cycle. profusely illus. with text plates t/out. pub. Lond  W.H. Allen 1976. or.cl. d/w. 8vo.obl. pp.216.     Price: $75.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs

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16. BORRETT NOMAN Denys Carnell, John Evans, Peggy Lodge, John Preston. Hockey For Men and Women. illus. with 72 plates t/out. pub. Lond. Seeley Service & co. the Lonsdale Library Vol.XXXI nd.195-? or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.238. edges spotty, d/w. sl. chipped, else very good copy.     Price: $95.00
17. `BOS'UN'-The Snooker: How To Improve Your Play. with 18 Diagrams  &  concise Explanations on Trick  Shots, Snooker Shots &c. pub. Lond. nd. circa 1920’s Link House or.crm. card dec.bds.  blu. ltg.  12mo.  pp.64. v/good copy, slight  spotting  to  some pages.     Price: $60.00      Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
18. BRAWLEY SEAN Beach Beyond. A History of the Palm Beach Surf Club 1921-1996. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, e/paper illus. pub. Syd. Uni. Of N.S.W. 1996 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.X.300.     Price: $45.00
19. BUKH NIELS   Primary Gymnastics: the Basis of Rational Physical Development. illus. with numerous  b/w. plates  t/out.   pub. London Methuen 1930 3^rd ed. or. red cl. 12mo. pp..XII.148.8 (ads), Keep fit exercises that ominously was part of the youth culture that contributed to the rise of the Nazi party. Translated from the Danish by F Braae Hansen and H Bevington. Very good clean copy.     Price: $50.00
20. BURCHELL DAVE One Foot In The Grave illus. with Illustrated with black and white photographs (31) pub. London Heinemann 1967 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.136 An autobiography of a South Australian who lost a leg in a train accident. The book describes his achievements, including the RAAF, and in the outback. Later became a well-known underwater expert. Slightly chipped d/w. else fine.   Price: $35.00
21. BUTLER GEORGE  The Life And Times Of Charles Atlas. profusely illus. with black and white photographs some full page pub. Sydney, Angus & Robertson 1982 or. pictorial stiff wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.160. Plus, a program of the original Charles Atlas exercises. Based on the recollections of Charles P. Roman. The complete story of The World's Most Perfectly Developed Man. Gift inscription to cover e/paper, else fine.   Price: $45.00
22.  BUSH FULFORD H. & in collaboration with E.J. Harrison   Physical Training For Men. illus. with drawings, 4 b/w. photo plates; pub. London W. Foulsham nd. c. 1940's or. stiffened grey card covers, d/w. with red illustration and b/w. lettering on front and spine, cr.12mo. pp.90.4 publisher's catalogue. Dustwrapper is with some loss at top in front , closed trear, else very good.   Price: $30.00
23. BRYANT DAVID   Bowl With Bryant  illus. with monochrome photographic illustrations, some col. diagrams, pub. Willow Books Collins Grafton Street, London 1989 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.144. Fine.    Price: $30.00

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24. CAMERON-KENNEDY  D.F. The Oaklands  Hunt  1888-1988. chronicle of events' Fox Hunting in Australia. illus.  with many plates t/out. of which 14 are full page & col. pub. by author 1989 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.264.     Price: $100.00
25. CANHAM  DON   Track Events. Technique, Strategy & Training. Edited and with a foreword by Harold M Abrahams. with line sketches and drawings throughout by Tyler Micoleau pub. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954 2nd impression or. dark green cl. 12mo. pp.120. Very good.   Price: $25.00

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26. CERUTTY PERCY WELLS Athletics. How to become a champion. A discursive  textbook. illus. with frontis. & 24  full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Stanley Paul or.blk.cl. d/w. 1962  8vo. pp.190. fine.    Price: $200.00
27. CERUTTY PERCY WELLS   Sport Is My Life. illus. with 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Stanley Paul 1966 1st. ed. or.blk.cl. d/w.  8vo. pp.190. fine.    Price: $150.00
28. CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING SOUVENIR Of Wrestlers who will Wrestle for the World's Light Heavy Weight Championship the Melbourne Stadium, Season 1927. illus. with 9 full page plates t/out. some tipped-in, advts. or. brn. blk. pink & lt.blu. wps. roy.4to. pp.18. little creased to edges otherwise v/good copy.     Price: $250.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs

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29. CHARLTON  EDDIE The Complete Book Of Snooker. illus.  with plates  t/out.   pub.   Melb.   Macmillan   1983   1st.ed. or.illus.bds. cr.4to. pp.192.     Price: $35.00
30. CHARLTON  EDDIE Winning Snooker. illus. with  col.  plates t/out.  pub.  Melb.  Macmillan  1976  1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w. cr.4to. pp.114.     Price: $35.00
31. CHERNEV IRVING Logical Chess: Move by Move. illus. with diagrams t/out. pub. NY Simon & Schuster 1957 1st. printing or. black cloth with green spine, 8vo. pp.250 Irving Chernev explains 33 games in detail, explaining the moves of the masters and showing readers where to place the chess pieces in order to make powerful, telling contributions. Little foxing to edges, tape marks to past down e/papers else very good copy.     Price: $55.00

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32. CLARKE  RON  Ron Clarke's Running Book. illus. with  dwgs. t/out.  pub. Melb. Outback Press 1979 1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w. 8vo. pp.126. fine.     Price: $35.00
33. CLIFFORD W.G. Billiards For The Beginner. illus. with many dgms. t/out. pub. Lond. Foulsham & Co. nd.193-? or.  stiff card, white pict. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.60. fine.     Price: $55.00
34. COLEMAN MARGARET and HONOR DARLING From A Flicker To A Flame. the Story of the Girl Guides in Australia illus. with black and white drawings and photographs, illustrated endpapers, appendices, index; pub. Sydney, Australia: Girl Guides Association of Australia Inc, 1989 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VI.230 History of Australian Girl Guides covering the 80 years since the first meeting in 1909. Fine copy.   Price: $30.00
35. COMSTOCK BOYD  How To Hurdle With special articles on hurdling by Earl Thomson, world's high hurdle record holder, and J.K. Norton, holder world's 440 yard record. profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out. mostly full page pub. NY American Sports Pub./ Spalding's Athletic Library nd. c. 1929 or. stiff paper wrappers, 12mo. square pp.246. slightly chipped to spine, otherwise a very good copy. Price: $60.00
36. CONNER  DENNIS Comeback. My Race for the  America's  Cup. with e/paper illus. & 16 full page plates t/out. some col., text dgms. pub. Melb. Macmillan 1987 1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w. 8vo. pp.XVI.240.     Price: $30.00
37. COOK W. Joseph Bennnett, John Roberts, W.J. Peall W. Mitchell and T. Taylor. Billiards Simplified Or How To Make Breaks. illus. with 60 diagrams of the actual play of Cook, Bennnett, Roberts, Peall, Mitchell and Taylor. pub. Lond. Boroughs & Watts Eleventh thousand nd. but the illustrated catalogue included is for 1889, which indicates that it was published in that year. or. green cl. black ltg. 12mo. pp.VI.218,48 dwgs. & advts. 32 page illustrated catalogue to the rear enabling the prospective purchaser to buy anything he needs from tables, chairs, racks, lights, mounted scoring chair, even a purpose built building for your Billiard Table. Very good copy.   Price: $200.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs

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38. CORRIGAN B and Alan R. Morton Get Fit The Champions' Way. illus. with line drawings, photo plates (30) pub. London Souvenir Press 1968 1st. ed. or. blue cl. silver ltg. to spine, 8vo. pp.222. Slightly faded to spine otherwise very good condition.   Price: $50.00
39. CRAIG MIKE A History Of The Camberwell Hockey Club  1932- 1982  illus. with 38 full page plates pub. Melb. 1982  or. white stiff wps. 4to. pp.180. presentation copy signed  by author and others assoc. with the club.     Price: $45.00
40. CUTHBERT BETTY Golden Girl The Autobiography of Betty Cuthbert. As told to Jim Webster. Australia's golden girl who won three sprint gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. illus. with 3 full page plates t/out. pub. London Pelham Pub. 1966 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.160. Slight shelf wear, otherwise fine.   Price: $40.00
41. DAVIDSON KENNETH R.  and Lealand R. Gustavson   Winning Badminton  illus. with black & white illustrations, plates and index, pub. London Stanley Paul 1961 2imp. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.228. Lightly chipped d/w. price-clipped otherwise fine.    Price: $45.00

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42. De CASTELLA  ROBERT  with  Gayelene  Clews. De Castella On Running.  illus. with frontis. & many photo  plates  t/out. some full page & col. pub. Melb. Currey O'Neil 1984 1st.ed. or.illus.bds. roy.8vo. pp.VIII.160.     Price: $35.00
43. De CASTELLA ROBERT with Mike Jenkinson.   Deek. The Making  of Australia's  World Marathon Champion. illus. with  16 full page  plates t/out. pub. Syd. Collins 1984  1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.176. Pen mark to shelf edge pages, else fine.     Price: $30.00
44. DONALD  KEITH & Don Selth Olympic Saga. The  Track  and Field Story Melbourne, 1956. illus. with frontis. & 40 full page  plates t/out. pub. Syd. Futurian Press  1957  1st.ed. or. grn.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.248. On the spot commentators Keith Donald and Don Selth vividly present the spectacle of the track and field events of the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, includes tabulated records, results and medals. Dustwrapper little chipped otherwise very good.   Price: $35.00

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45. DUNSTAN KEITH The Confessions of a Bicycle Nut. illus. with several plates t/out. pub. Melb. Information Aust. 1999 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.X.259.     Price: $40.00
46. ECKERSLEY IAN  Running On A Dream: The Pat Farmer Story illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Sydney Allen and Unwin, 2000 paperback, 8vo. pp.VIII.256. The story of long distance endurance runner Pat Farmer. Dedicated copy
signed   by Pat Farmer. Fine copy.    Price: $40.00
47. ELKINGTON HELEN  & Jane Chamberlain.  Synchronised Swimming Foreword by Caroline Holmyard illus. with numerous photos. and diagrams. Index. pub. Melbourne Sun Books 1986 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.128. Insight into the many skills and techniques required for this sport. General Principles; Strokes; Sculling; Figures and Positions; Routines, Choreography and Competitions; Lesson Plans; and Landwork, Fitness Training and Dance.   Price: $30.00
48. EVERED D.F.   Sabre Fencing profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. London Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 1982 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.92. How to fence with sabres. Basic movements reviewed in detail, each stroke then described systematically, followed by counterstroke. Fine.   Price: $40.00

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49. EXHIBITION   Board Track. Bicycle track racing. Official Programme  Wednesday,  February 16th, 1938, Dec. 31  1938, (with results  pencilled  in)  Dec.  18th  1937,  (results pencilled  in) illus. with two plates, & advts.  pub.  Melb. 1936 or. illus.wps. (newsprint) 12mo. pp.20. 3 programmes.     Price: $75.00
50. EXHIBITION  Bike-Racing. Board Track Nth. Essendon. Official Race  Book. programmes for Tues. Nov. 5th, 23rd, Sat.  7th, 9th, 14th, 21st Dec. 1940 & 4th Jan 1941 - 7 issues  illus. with  one  advt. pub. Melb. or.illus.wps. 16mo.  pp.32  per issue approx. some results pencilled in, fine.     Price: $150.00    Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
51. FITZPATRICK JIM The Bicycle And The Bush. Man and Machine in Rural Australia. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Oxford Uni. Press 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.254.     Price: $75.00
52.  FOSTER R. F.   Foster's Whist Manual - A Complete System Of Instruction In The Game with b/w. illustrations throughout pub. London Muddie & Sons 1900; fifth edition. or. cl. gilt titles and four gilt and red ( hearts and diamonds on the cards ) playing cards and gilt " Fifth Edition " on front board; cr.8vo. pp.IV.172,12 advts. Very sl. faded to spine else almost fine copy.    Price: $50.00

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53. FRANCIS  WILLIAM (Author was Empire Back-stroke Champion) Swimming.  illus.  with  many b/w. plates  t/out.  some in `moving  picture' form pub. Lond. Blackie & Son  (Blackie's Sports  Series) 1937 1st.ed. or.cl. red, blk. & white  d/w. 8vo.obl. pp.88. v/fine.     Price: $65.00
54. FRASER DAWN Gold Medal Girl. The confessions of an Olympic Champion. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Lansdowne Press 1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.206. The story of Dawn Fraser, an Australian swimmer, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games; Melbourne 1956, Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964. Fine in the dustwrapper with 3 short closed tears.   Price: $30.00
55.  FRASER DAWN   Dawn: One Hell of a Life. illus. with pictorial endpapers, numerous colour & b/w. photographic illustrations, including index pub. Sydney Hodder Headline Australia Pty Limited, 2001 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.420 Recollections of four decades - from a world record swimming champion and associated Olympic turmoil through a hectic personal and turbulent private life - publican and politician - an Australian ' larrikin', but above all an Australian icon of colour, warmth and character. name on f/free e/paper else fine.    Price: $35.00
56. GAMES OF THE SIXTEENTH OLYMPIAD-The. Melbourne MCMLVI. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, pub. Melb. The Argus & Australasian Ltd. 1956 or. white, gold & col. stiff wrappers 4to. pp.60. very good copy.     Price: $60.00
57. GEELONG  Athletic  Club. Easter  Carnival  Kardinia  Park. Official  Programme  Sat.  31st March  1945.  Proceeds  to Geelong  War  Funds Board and Local  Charities.  pub.  Vic. Geelong  1945  or.  grey prnted. wps.  cr.8vo.  pp.22.  sl. sunned to edges.     Price: $45.00
58. GIZYCKI JERZY  A History Of Chess Translated from Polish by A. Wojciechowski, D. Ronowicz, W. Bartoszewski. illus. with b/w. photographic and line illustrations, numerous diagrams, index of illustrations; pub. London Abbey Library, 1972 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.374. Very good copy.    Price: $60.00
59. GLACIETTES   Ice Skating, Ice Hockey, Ski-ing. Season 31 Week Comm. Aug. 29 1931 and April 25^th 1931 2 Programmes; illus. with advts. Exhibition with Henri and Heta Witte, General skating, The Glaciarium High Steppers, Waltz Enclosure, Final ?Exhibition, Grand Parade, etc. pub. Melbourne 1931 or. cream wrappers cr.4to. tall, figure of ice skater on front wrapper, pp.14 per programme. both programmes in average condition, one is silverfished to front and rear covers, the other is water stained, but text is easily read, all complete. The 2 programmes…   Price: $25.00
60. GOULD SHIRLEY Swimming The Shane Gould Way.  illus. with numerous  text plates t/out. pub. Syd. Oak Tree Press  1972 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.160. Fine.   Price: $30.00
61. GUILIANO  JACK The First 60 Years. The  History  of  The Sandringham  Baseball Club. illus. with several b/w.  photo plates  t/out.  pub. Melb. nd.1993 or. yell. &  blu.  stiff wps. 4to. pp.128.     Price: $35.00

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62. HACKENSCHMIDT GEORGE Complete Science Of Wrestling. illus. with  frontis.  &  62 full page plates  t/out.  pub.  Lond. Athletic Pub. nd.193-? or. red cl. 8vo pp.150. fine.     Price: $350.00
63. HAIG-THOMAS PETER and NICHOLSON M.A. The English Style of Rowing. New Light on an Old Method. illus. with 25 photographs; diagrams, pub. London: Faber and Faber, 1958 1st.ed. or.cl. Blue-toned pictorial d/w. 8vo. pp.164. (Oxford crew of 1946). Short closed tear to d/w. else fine copy.   Price: $45.00
64. HANCOCK H. IRVING Physical Training For Children By Japanese Methods. A Manual for use in Schools and at Home. A study of the martial arts in the form of judo and jiu-jitsu for youth. illus. with frontis. & 32 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. & N.Y. Putnam's The Knickerbocker Press 1904 or. black and orange cl. (pastedown of two boys standing, wrestling on front board) cr.8vo. pp.XIV.156. last page has piece torn from it, but text is intact, boards are little soiled with age otherwise very good copy.    Price: $300.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs

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65. HANCOCK H. IRVING Physical Training for Women ( By Japanese Methods ) illus. with 32 full page plates throughout (lacks 2) pub. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904 1st ed. or. black and pictorial yellow cl. cr.8vo. pp.152 plus 2 pages of advertisements from the author, sl, rubbed but a very good clean copy, only lacking two plates.     Price: $250.00

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66. HARRINGTON ANTHONY PATRICK Defend Yourself With Judo. illus. with black and white photographs (22) and diagrams (73). pub. London, Stanley Paul, 1959 3^rd impression or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.128. d/w. worn and torn, else very good clean copy.     Price: $40.00
67. HARRISON E. J. The Fighting Spirit Of Japan The Esoteric Study of the Martial Arts and Way of Life in Japan. illus. with frontis. & 20 plates from photographs. pub. London W. Foulsham & Co. nd. 1950's or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.250. An examination of the place of the martial arts in Japanese culture includes discussions of the history, philosophy, and techniques of Judo, the Dojo, strangulation fencing, wrestling, sword dancing, esoteric aspects of Bujutsu, ,Kiai, the Zen cult in Japan. Art of Ninso or physiognomy. Cult of cold steel, sock & buskin, Dustwrapper little chipped otherwise very good.   Price: $45.00
68. HARRISON  R.T. (`Boomerang') Bowls. The Text book  Of  The Game. How  to  become a Champion.  A  complete  course  of Instruction.  illus.  with title page  vign.  several  text plates, dgms. t/out. & advts. pub. N.S.W. nd.193-?  or.brn. illus.bds.  grey  tape to spine, 8vo. pp.96.  sl.  wear  to front board otherwise v/good copy.     Price: $45.00
69. HARTLEY  JAMES Bowls How To Play The Crown Green And Rink Games.  illus.  with 10 plates t/out. some  full  page,  10 pages of  illus.  advts.  pub.  Lond.  Spaldings  Athletic Library  No.57. 1924 or. dk.blu. & white  illus.wps.  16mo. pp.96.     Price: $35.00
70. HARTGERINK NICK Gardner A dream come true. illus. with 56 full page plates t/out. some col. pub. Sydney, Hutchinson 1989 or. col. illus. bds. 8vo. pp.154.     Price: $35.00
71. HASLAM H. E.   How To Play Hockey. with frontis. (portrait) 50 illus. pub. London Ward, Lock & Co 1923; or illustrated green cloth, pp.160 & adverts. English international 1919-20 20-21 Olympic games 1920 with a section on hockey for women. One plate has short closed tear else very good copy.    Price: $50.00
72. HAYHURST JOHN The Fourth All Blacks 1953-54 illus. with 8 b/w. plates pub. London Longmans, Green & Co. 1954 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.268. An account of the New Zealand rugby tour of the British Isles and France, 1953-54. Fine copy.   Price: $40.00
73. HENSHAW JOHN and Ord Glenn. Edited by Patricia Rice. The First One Hundred Years of the Royal Victorian Bowls Association 1880-1980. illus. with end page maps, text illustrated with photographs pub. Melbourne The Royal Victorian Bowls Association, 1979 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.148. Very good copy.   Price: $25.00
74. HILDRETH PETER Ed. by.  Athletics-How To Win  Contributing writers inc. Dereck Johnson, Vic Mathews, Geoff Elliott, Mike Ellis and others; illus. with photo plates t/out. special series of action sequences by Toni Nett, official IAAF photographer at the Olympic Games; pub. London Heinemann 1963 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.186. The ex hurdler who went to 3 Olympic games.    Price: $50.00
75. HISTORY  Of  Queens Park  Rangers  1882-1990-The.  (English Football  League) illus. with many plates t/out.  som  col. and  full page pub. U.K. J.T. Design Ltd. 1990 or.cl.  d/w. 4to. pp.224. fine.     Price: $95.00      Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
76. HMSO Manual Of Physical Training 1908  illus. with num. b/w. diagrams line dwgs, numerous tables, of exercise positions; index, pub. Lond, HMSO 1914 reprint of original 1908 publication. or. mustard coloured cl. 8vo. pp.276, advts. XVII. Prior owner’s name to contents page, slight shelf wear else good copy.      Price: $45.00
77. HOFFER L.  Chess illus. with text and illustrated games; pub. London George Routledge And Sons, Limited nd. c.1920's 15^th ed. or. boards, red & black chess board illustration on front cover, 12mo. pp.224. Covers basics but quickly moves on to a discussion and illustration of openings and the endgame. Very good copy.   Price: $35.00
78. HOFFMAN BOB Weight Lifting. illus. with photo plates t/out. pub. York, PA Strength and Health 1939 1st.ed. or. orange cl. cr.8vo. pp.206. Slight shelf wear, otherwise very good copy.   Price: $100.00

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79. HUBER EDDIE & Norman Rogers  The Complete Ski Manual. How to Begin, How to Improve, How to Excel. illus. with 99 photographs and 26 sketches, pub. London George Allen & Unwin 1949. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.128. Sketches illustrate equipment, detailed technique of steps, laying out of trails and slalom courses. Very good in the sl. chipped d/w., spotted to front free e/paper.    Price: $35.00

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80. HUDSON  HARRY (artist) Melbourne The Olympic City.  10  facsimile drawings with colour pub. for the Olympic Games held in Melb. 1956 roy.4to. in beige folder.     Price: $150.00
81. JACKSON CARL H. & Lester A. Swan  Better Badminton  illus. with 38 figures by Evelyn Hawkins, index, bibliography, pub. NY Barnes Pub 1939 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.148, Includes Grip and flexible Wrist, Service Made Easy, Rules and scoring Simplified, Bird Flight, the Four Fundamental Strokes, Footwork, Pointers in General Strategies, Singles and Doubles. sl. chipped/faded d/w. else very good.    Price: $30.00
82. JACOBSEN ALEN N. Australia In World Rowing. The  bow-waves and strokes. illus. with frontis. & plates t/out. many full page  pub. Melb. Hill of content 1984 1st.ed.  or.cl.  d/w. roy.8vo. pp.218.     Price: $45.00
83. JOHNSTON  IVY Black And Gold. The Story  of  Life Saving  in the Borough of Queenscliff. A History  of  Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club 1947-1987. illus. with  many text plates t/out. pub. by author or.blk. pict. bds., yell. ltg. 4to. pp.VI.336.     Price: $65.00    Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
84. KELLY GRAEME   Mr Controversial. The Story of  Percy  Wells Cerutty. illus. with 12 full page plates t/out. pub.  Lond. Stanley Paul 1964 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.168. Ex lib. copy, little rubbed at top edges, library marks to rear e/paper, else good clean copy.    Price: $75.00
85. KENRICK DOUG The Book of Sumo: Sport, Spectacle and Ritual illus. with b/w, plates & line illustrations (70) Biblio, glossary & index. pub. Walker / Weatherhill New York / Tokyo, 1969 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp. XII.172 Silver-dec. purple silk boards. Dec. e/papers fine copy in torn d/w.     Price: $45.00
86. KENT GRAEME A Pictorial History Of Wrestling profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page pub. London Spring Books 1968 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.320. "This is the thrilling story of the grappling game told in marvellous detail from the first recorded contests of the Ancient World. The legends and epic bouts of Egypt, Greece and Rome, through to the exciting spectaculars of modern times now followed on television by avid millions all over the world." Short closed tear to d/w. else near fine.   Price: $40.00
87. KEOGH DAMIAN   Damian Keogh: Making a Dream Come True. An Autobiography. illus. with pub. Gosford, NSW Bookshelf Publishing 1993 p/b. 8vo. pp.84. Three times Olympian basketballer and captain of the Sydney Kings, Damian Keogh, reveals the determination and hard work which went into fulfilling a childhood ambition. Fine.    Price: $20.00

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88. KNOX  KEN The Dawn Of Swimming. illus. with 12  full  page plates  t/out. pub. Lond. Stanley Paul 1962 1st.ed.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.240. The story of Dawn Fraser and how she met coach Harry Gallagher who groomed her to become a travelled, sophisticated young woman, and the fastest woman swimmer in the world. Fine copy.   Price: $35.00
89. KNOX  KEN Mark Richards. A Surfing Legend. Biography of the Australian surfer. illus. with 55 full page plates t/out. some col. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1992 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.178. Four Times World Champion From 1979-1982, His achievements are unequalled. Fine copy.   Price: $30.00
90. KUBOTA TAKAYUKI Baton Techniques And Training. illus. with many photo plates t/out. (650) pub. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas 1972 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.306 fine copy.     Price: $60.00
91. LANG JOHN The Victorian Oarsman. With a Rowing Register 1857 to 1919- 62 years. illus. with frontis. portrait, fold out map of "Henley Mile" course on the Upper Yarra. photo plates t/out. pub. Melbourne A.H. Massina & Co. 1919. or. blue cl. glt. dec. to spine and front bd. cr.8vo. pp.342. John Lang was Barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Member of Committee of Victorian Rowing Assoc. Slightly flecked to spine otherwise near fine copy.   Price: $350.00   Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
92. LIEDERMAN EARLE - The Science Of Wrestling And The Art Of Jiu-Jitsu Profusely illustrated with photographs on the art of self defense and hand combat pub. New York: Self Published 1924 2nd Edition In or. binding of limp leatherette 8vo. pp.224. Front cover has an embossed motif of ancient Greek wrestlers. Liederman was a famous strong man of his day. very good condition.     Price: $95.00

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93. LINDRUM WALTER Billiards and Snooker. illus. with 26  full page  plates  t/out. & numerous dgms. pub. Syd.  (with  the compliments of Tooheys Ltd. Sydney N.S.W.) nd.194-? or. moss grn.  & bright grn. stiff illus. wps.  12mo.  pp.unnumbered (66) fine.     Price: $125.00
94. LINDRUM WALTER  Billiards Phenomenon  by Andrew Ricketts 34 full page  plates t/out. pub.  Canberra Walter Lindrum Pub. Syndicate by Brian Coulston 1982 1st. ed.  or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.192. Fine copy. Price:  $45.00
95. LINDRUM  WALTER Billiards. illus. with frontis. &  3  full page plates t/out. 70 dgms. pub. Lond. Methuen 1938 4th.ed. or.grn.cl.  12mo.  pp.VIII.148. spotted to spine,  lacks  3 plates,  little rubbed, rear e/paper abused with  ink  pen, good firm copy otherwise.     Price: $40.00
96. LINDRUM HORACE Snooker Billiards And Pool. profusely illus. with  plates t/out. some full page, 12 col. pub. Syd.  Paul Hamlyn 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.144. Fine.   Price: $30.00
97. LOWELL FREDERICK PAUL Jiu Jitsu. illus. t/out. with photographs by Anita Lowell. pub. New York A. S. Barnes & Co., 1943 5^th printing; or brown cl. 8vo. pp.84     Price: $40.00

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98. LURIE RICHARD Under The Great Barrier Reef.  (skindiving). illus. with col. frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Jarrolds 1966 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.192.     Price: $30.00
99. McCORMICK JOHN & Mario Sevilla Mascarenas The Complete Aficionado illus. with b/w. drawings, photos, . index, illus. by: Roberto Berdecio pub. Cleveland The World Pub. 1967 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.276. A full description of the art of bullfighting plus a chapter on the bullfight in fiction A Comprehensive survey of the art and technique of modern toreo. Very good in the sl. chipped d/w.  Price: $40.00
100. McDOWELL THOMAS Gymnastic Movements. illus. with diagrams & sketches by H. E. Young, b/w. photographic plates, diagrams, illustrations, inlaid b/w. photographic plate on upper board pub. London Oxford University Press 1943. or. beige boards, 8vo. square, pp.60. Very good copy.     Price: $25.00
101. McGREGOR ADRIAN. Cathy Freeman. A Journey Just Begun. illus. with 40 full page plates t/out. some col. pub. Melbourne, Random House, 1998 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.364, Aboriginal girl who won gold at the Sydney Olympics. Fine copy.    Price: $30.00
102. McLAREN  PETER Axe Manual of  Peter  McLaren.  America's Champion  Chopper. illus. with text plates &  dgms.  t/out. pub. U.S.A. Fayette R. Plumb 1929 or. yell. blk. & red wps. 12mo. pp.84. Note: Peter McLaren was an Australian who  was born  near Melb.  and  won  his  first  Championship   in Daylesford  1906 then went on to become America's  Champion Chopper. fine copy.     Price: $75.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
103. MacDONALD DONALD The Bush Boy's Book illus. with b/w. drawings/diagrams t/out. pub. Sydney Cornstalk Publishing Company 1927 original orange/red cloth 12mo. pp.330. The author was the "Melbourne Argus" Boer War Correspondent. Gives practical advice on all aspects of camping, shooting, hunting, fishing, navigating, snake-bite, first-aid, even gardening , in the Australian bush. Sunning to spine, browning to lower margin pp. 42-56, else good firm copy.   Price: $40.00
104. MACFADDEN BERNARR Physical Culture Vol. LXV. No.6 June 1931. illus. with advts. photo plates, t/out. illustrations in two tone (orange/black) pub. N.Y. Physical Culture Pub. Corp. 1931 or. stiff wrappers, 4to. pp.144. Contents: Mussolini and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. write signed articles. Stories, articles, food health, exercise. Slightly rubbed else a very good copy.   Price: $25.00

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105. MAY JOHN Our Game. and "Omar Khay-yam for Bowlers" (By the Unknown Bowler) illus. with frontis. pub. Melbourne Wilke & Co. Pty Ltd. 1947 or. green cl. 8vo. pp.254. Memoirs of lawn bowls. Slighly browned to spine else very good.   Price: $35.00
106. MAY  A.L. Sydney Rows. A Centennial History of the  Sydney Rowing Club. illus. with many b/w. photo plates t/out. some full page, printed in double-column. pub. Syd. 1970 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.X.206. Slight shelf wear, otherwise fine.   Price: $100.00
107. MELIO GEORGE Manual Of Swedish Drill Ling’s Swedish system of gymnastics. illus. with sketches of foot placement and body positioning for exercise drills, (110) tables, pub. London Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. 1899 3^rd ed. or. maroon cl. gilt lettering on spine 12mo. pp.80. An illustrated guide to the Swedish system of gymnastics invented by Petter Henrik Ling in the 18th Century. Very good copy.   Price: $50.00
108. MELBOURNE  BUSHWALKERS-Journal Of The. Walk. 4 issues  for 1955  (No.6) 1957 (No.8) 1958 (No.9) 1959 (No.10) illus. with  plates,  advts. maps pub. Melb.  or.illus.wps.  pp.60 approx. per issue.     Price: $30.00
109. MELBOURNE City-Of. The British Commonwealth Games Of 1974. "To  Ensure  a Great International Sporting  Occasion,  the City Of Melbourne Australia Seeks the Privilege of  Staging the British Commonwealth Games of 1974." illus. with plates t/out. many full page, col. frontis. pub. Melb.  Craftsman Press 1970  or. padded buckram glt. arms & ltg.  to  front cover roy.4to.  pp.38.  2 folding  maps  on  col.  paper. Melbourne's   bid  for  the Commonwealth  Games,   loosely inserted, signed letter from the then Lord Mayor Edward  W. Best, fine and unique item.     Price: $250.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs0
110. MELBOURNE OLYMPIC Games 1956.   profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page, of areas of Melbourne and map. pub. Melbourne, Australian National Travel Association. The Specialty Press Pty. Ltd. 1956 or. col. pictorial card covers, (Melb. Police troopers from a design by James Northfield) roy.4to. pp.52 Very good copy.     Price: $40.00
111. MEREDITH  J.E.  ("TED") Middle Distance And  Relay  Racing. With a Special Article on Relay Racing By Harry Hillman, Coach Dartmouth College. illus.  with  frontis. (portrait) & 122  full  page  plates t/out.  pub. N.Y. American Sports Pub. Co. (Spalding  Track and  Field Series of Athletic Textbooks No.502B) or.crm.  & lt.grn. illus.wps. 16mo. pp.266. crease in front wp.  slight tear to top of front wp. Spine slightly chipped, else very good.   Price: $75.00
112. MERRICK GIL  I See it All illus. with frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. London Museum Press, 1954 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.144. Autobiography of the Birmingham City and England goalkeeper divided into two parts-his life and career, and The Story of How To Keep Goal. Good copy in sl. chipped d/w.    Price: $50.00
113. MEZO FERENC The Modern Olympic Games. illus. with 60 full page b/w. photographic plates at rear, pub. Budapest, Pannonia Press, 1956 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.476several closed tears to d/w. else very good copy. Section of historic photographs at the rear. The book gives details of all the results in the Olympic Games from its beginnings in 1896 to 1952. Dustwrapper little chipped otherwise near fine copy.   Price: $65.00
114. MILO PUBLISHING CO.-The Correct Eating & Strength. illus. with photo plates t/out. advts. articles inc; Who are the Lifters? By Mark H. Berry, A Proper Diet Means more Exercise by Charles B. Roth, Exercises that take no Time by Charles MacMahon etc. pub. N.Y. Milo Pub. Co. January 1931 or. col illus. wrappers (pic. of girl in top hat and draped cloth on dark blue background) 4to. pp.84. Very good condition.   Price: $35.00
115. MILO PUBLISHING CO.-The Correct Eating & Strength. Four Great Amateur Hand Balancers. illus. with photo plates t/out. advts. articles inc; A Spring Exeercise Program for any Girl by Bobby Trebor, Amateur Balances of the First Rank by Robert L. Jones, What you must do to be Well Built by Charles MacMahon etc. pub. N.Y. Milo Pub. Co. April 1931 or. col illus. wrappers (pic. of girl in red gym shorts balancing on gym horse on dark blue background) 4to. pp.84. Lower corner chipped away by insect (only in margin) else very good condition.   Price: $35.00
116. MILO PUBLISHING CO.-The Correct Eating & Strength. Ray Ewry-Ten times an Olympic Champion. illus. with photo plates t/out. advts. articles inc; A Business Girl Learns To Keep Fit By Bobbie Trebor, Strength Shape Plus by Mark H. Berry Correct Eating Menues etc. pub. N.Y. Milo Pub. Co. August 1931 or. col illus. wrappers (pic. of girl in shorts and top about to throw shotput on white background) 4to. pp.80. Lower corner chipped away by insect (only in margin) else very good condition.   Price: $35.00
117. MITCHELL T.W. Ski Heil illus. with drawings, title-page, 4 full-page plates and numerous text-illus. pub. Sydney Self published 1937or.cl. 8vo. pp.106. The first book on skiing in Australia, by the husband of Elyne Mitchell. Spine slightly sunned, flecked, a very good copy.   Price: $150.00

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118. MONTAGU IVOR Table Tennis illus. with 76 diagrams and photo plates. pub. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1948 Second Edition or.cl. d/w. 12mo.. pp.132 very good copy.     Price: $40.00

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119. MORRIS LESTER Motor Cycling In Australia. profusely illus. with  plates  t/out. many col. pub.  Melb.  Macmillan  1976 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.122.     Price: $30.00
120. MOSS (Staff-Sergt.)  Parallel Bar Exercises profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out. all full page facing the text; pub. London Athletic Pub. nd. c.1910 bound in quarter cloth with pictorial paper covered boards, 12mo. pp.62. Lacks f/free e/paper else v/good.   Price: $55.00
121. MOSS  Staff-Serg.  Pyramids For Gymnastic Displays.  With  A Chapter  On  How To Pose. illus. with 36 full  page  plates t/out. pub. Lond. Health and Strength nd.192-? or.bds.  red cl.  to spine, with past down illus. to  front  bd.  12mo. pp.78. almost fine copy.     Price: $75.00
122. MOSS Staff-Sergt, revised and enlarged by Percy Bickerdike Pyramids for Gymnastic Displays and Competitions. . illus. with 43 plates t/out. and some diagrams; pub. Athletic Pub. nd. c.1910 bound in brown quarter cloth with pictorial paper covered boards, 12mo. pp.80. Very good copy.   Price: $80.00
123. MOTORDROME Cycling,  Motor  Cycling,  and   Dirt   Track Carnival.  Sat. March 15th 1930. programme of events,  pub. Melb. or. lt. grey card 8vo. pp.8 some results pencilled in.     Price: $75.00 
124. NEWMAN TOM How To Play Billiards. illus. with frontis. & 3 full page plates t/out. fifty dgms. pub. Lond. Methuen 1935 or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.VIII.220. Two short closed tears to d/w. previous owner's name to f/free e/paper else Near fine copy.   Price: $65.00

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125. NISSEN HARTVIG Health Exercises And Home Gymnastics Illustrated with 43 numerous half-tone photo plates. Publisher: Melbourne Cole Book Arcade nd. 191? or. red illus. cl. oblong (high) 8vo. pp.126.2 advts. Lacks f/free e/paper, else very good copy.      Price: $150.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
126. NOALL W. Contract Bridge. The Australian One Club System. illus. with num. diagrams, pub. Sydney Angus & Robertson 1959 3^rd ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.X,110 Almost fine copy.     Price: $45.00

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127. NOEL SUSAN Squash Rackets. An invaluable book of hints and advice on how to play and how to win. illus. with  frontis. & 14 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Hutchinson nd.193-? or.cl.  d/w. 12mo. pp.112. sl. spotted to  edges  otherwise v/good copy.     Price: $45.00
128. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME For the 1956 Olympic Games. illus. with col. plates, map of Olympic venues or. folding paper approx. folio size. Two torch bearers handing torch to each other on front fold, with map of Australia in background. Fine,  neat signature to front.     Price: $35.00
129. OLD  ERNIE By Bread Alone. The Autobiography  of  Famous Veteran  Cyclist Ernie Old. illus. with frontis. & 14  full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Georgian House 1950 or.cl d/w. 8vo. pp.184. Went to Boer War and Gallipoli. Chipped d/w. with piece lacking top and bottom of spine else very good.   Price: $40.00

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130. OLYMPIC GAMES London. XIV Olympiad 1948 Rowing at Henley–on-Thames Sat. Aug. 7^th 1948. Official Programme pub. London Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, 1948 original stapled wrappers, front cover has white lettering, Olympic roundels and illustration of Houses of Parliament on a purple background to top half and purple lettering on a white background to lower half. 8vo. pp.16. Some results pencilled in. Fine.   Price: $55.00   Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
131. OLYMPIC GAMES London. XIV Olympiad 1948 Athletics at the Wemberley Monday Aug. 2^nd 1948. Official Programme pub. London Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, 1948 original stapled wrappers, front cover has white lettering, Olympic roundels and illustration of Houses of Parliament on a red background to top half and red lettering on a white background to lower half. 8vo. pp.16. Some results pencilled in. Creases to pages 10-12 else v/good    Price: $50.00
132. OLYMPIC GAMES London. XIV Olympiad 1948 Athletics at the Wemberley Sat. July 31^st 1948. Official Programme pub. London Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, 1948 original stapled wrappers, front cover has white lettering, Olympic roundels and illustration of Houses of Parliament on a maroon background to top half and maroon lettering on a white background to lower half.8vo. pp.16. Most results pencilled in. fine.    Price: $55.00
133. OLYMPIC GAMES London. The 1948 London Olympic Games Programme, Records, Visitors guide. illus. with numerous b/w. photos pub. London S. Evelyn Thomas 1948 original stapled wrappers 8vo. pp.98. All sports covered and previous winners and records, many photographs and statistics. Guide to the first post-war Olympic Games held in London in 1948. 2/6 on front wrapper. Very good copy.   Price: $125.00
134. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne    The Story Of The Olympic Games. illus. with several two-tone drawings of Greek Gods; pub. Melbourne The Olympic Tyrre and Rubber Co. 1956, or. cream and maroon stiff wrappers, 8vo. tall, pp.16. Inserted is a printed leaflet, message from Sir Frank Beaurepaire.     Price: $15.00
135. OLYMPIC  Games. Melbourne 1956-The. profusely  illus.  with photo plates  t/out.  pub. Melb.  Colorgravure  Pub.  1956 or.bds. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.144.     Price: $35.00
136. OLYMPIC  Games. Melbourne 1956-The.   3 Pix Magazines for the Olympic Games, Dec. 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd 1956 Covers = Gold for Russia’s wonder runner, Australian on pedestal with him, Australia’s Betty, Swim triumph. All contain b/w. photo plates from the games some full page; 1/- on covers, or. wrappers 4to. pp.56,56,48 all fine.    Price: $150.00   (See picture-press   )
137. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Souvenir Directory and full programme. illus. with drawings of animals, coinage of Australia, map, spiral bound, 12mo. pp.68. two blank pages for autographs removed else complete.   Price: $40.00
138.  OLYMPIC GAMES  Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956. Official Programme XVI Olympiad. Original green/off white folding wrappers, (3 folds) with white flags on the front wrapper with Olympic Rings. Reverse side: Facts on Olympic City, Melbourne; cr.8vo. one folding sheet, fine.   Price: $25.00
139. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956  Olympic Games Results And Records illus. with portrait, text dec. in yellow. pub. Melbourne The Olympic Tyre and Rubber Company or yello/green wrappers 16mo. (pp. unpaginated approx. 12) Fine.    Price: $20.00

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140. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 1956 Opening Ceremony. Main Stadium (Melb.  Cricket Ground) Thurs. Nov. 22nd 1956. illus. with photo plate & maps pub. Melb. 1956 or.grn. illus.wps.  4to. pp.32. sl. silverfished to wrappers else fine.     Price: $35.00
141. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 1956 Official Guide. XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956. illus. with plates, maps adverts. pub. Melb. Junior Chamber of Commerce for the Organising committee. 1956 or. white and gold illus.wps.  16mo. pp.224. sl. foxed to rear wrapper else fine.     Price: $35.00
142. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 1956   Official Programme. Melbourne Australia 1956. illus. with chart pub. Melb. Organising Committee & Australian News and Information Bureau 1956 or. blue & white dec. wrappers  8vo. tall pp.2 folds fine.    Price: $25.00
143. OLYMPIC  GAMES  Melbourne. Australia  Your  Host.   XVIth Olympiad.  Advertising brochure for Melbourne and  Victoria commemorating  the occasion for Visitors. profusely  illus. with plates t/out. many full page, pub.  Melb.  Australian News  & Information Bureau Pub. nd.1956 or. maroon, grey  & gold ltg. wps. 4to. pp.64. fine.     Price: $45.00
144. OLYMPIC  GAMES Melbourne. Olympic Scrap Book. front & rear wrapper  illus.  with pic. of cards with  flags  from  many countries,  Melb.  symbol in the centre.  pub.  Melb.  1956 or.ornge. pict. wps. roy.4to. pp.26. pages inside completely blank, the scrap book was never used. almost fine copy. Price: $45.00
145. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 fold-out col. plates of plans for the Olympic Games, map of Melb. where events are to be staged, and Official Programme, (travel brochure). or. wrappers 8vo. tall pp.-fold-out. (five times), fine.     Price: $30.00
146. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Athletics. Main Stadium (Melb. Cricket Ground) Fri. 23rd Nov.. 1956 Official Programme or. red & white wrappers cr.8vo. pp.16. near fine.   Price: $30.00
147. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Athletics. Main Stadium (Melb. Cricket Ground) Sat.1st Dec. 1956 Official Programme or. brown & white wrappers cr.8vo. pp.16. fine.     Price: $30.00
148. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956  Gymnastics  (Melb. West Melbourne Stadiium) Monday 3^rd. Dec. 1956 to Friday 7^th Dec. 1956. Official Programme 1/- on front cover. or. dark blue & white stapled wrappers cr.8vo. pp.32. fine.   Price: $30.00
149. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956   Rowing And Canoeing Events.  Ballaarat (Lake Wendouree) Thurs.22^nd Nev. Sat. 8^th. Dec. 1956 illus. with col. map of Ballaarat & Australia photo plates; Official Programme or. stiff folding blue/yellow red & white wrappers cr.8vo. pp.1 + 6 folds, fine.   Price: $35.00

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150. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Football Final and Closing Ceremony Main Stadium (Melb. Cricket Ground) Sat.8th Dec. 1956 Programme or. white & col. pictorial wrappers cr.8vo. pp.16. fine.     Price: $55.00
151. OLYMPIC GAMES Melbourne 22 Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Tickets in illus. envelope; Two tickets for Main Stadium Dec 1st. (Melb. Cricket Ground Seats E17 E15 Row R seats 2 & 3) or. off white envelope and two pale lilac tickets, pub. Melbourne Myer and games committee 1956 Tickets have been used, i.e. stubs removed on the dotted line fine.     Price: $50.00
152. OLYMPIC   GAMES  The  Official  Report  Of  The   Organizing Committee Honorary Editor Edward A. Doyle. For the Games Of The XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956. profusely  illus. with b/w. plates t/out. some  full  page, fold out chart. pub. Melb. The Organizing Committee 1958 or dk.grn. imitation leather glt. ltg. to spine, symbol  to  f/bd.  4to. pp.760. tape marks to f/past down e/paper else v/good copy.   Price: $550.00  (See picture-press   )
153. PAWLE GERALD   Squash Rackets illus. with 32 drawings and 15 photo plates and some adverts, pub. London Ward Lock & Co, 1951 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.128. Short closed tear to d/w. else almost fine.    Price: $35.00
154. PEALL ARTHUR F. All About Billiards And How To Pot. illus. with  10 plates & 80 dgms. pub. Lond. & Melb. Ward  Lock  & Co. nd. Circa 1930's; New & Revised Edition or.cl. d/w. cr.8vo. pp.252. Dustwrapper little chipped top of spine, previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, otherwise very good.   Price: $65.00

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155. PEALL ARTHUR F. All About Billiards. How To Improve  Your Game. illus. with frontis. & 25 full page plates t/out.  80 Dgms. pub.  Lond. Ward Lock & Co. 1925 or. grey  grn.  cl. pp.252,8 advts.  top cnr. bumped,  sl.  stained  otherwise     Price: $85.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
156. PRESTON  JAMES Racing Axemen. A History  of  Competitive Woodchopping  in  Australia.  illus.  with  several  plates t/out. pub. Craftsman Press 1980 p/b. 12mo. pp.100.     Price: $30.00

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157. PULLUM W. A. Weight-Lifting Made Easy And Interesting illus. with more than 50 illustrations, pub. London: Athletic Publications pub. no date stated, 1930's? Eighth Edition, Revised, or. red cl. 12mo. pp. XIV.176 The author was late Technical Adviser to the British Amateur Weight-Lifters Association and 9 stone Champion Weight-Lifter of the World. Fine copy   Price: $50.00
158. PUTNAM  HAROLD and DWIGHT PARKINSON (Both were members  of the  Dartmouth  Skating Team 1937) Skating. illus. with plates,  dgms.  t/out.  pub. N.Y. A.S. Barnes  &  Co.  (The Barnes  Dollar  Sports  Library)  1939  or.cl.  d/w.   8vo. pp.VIII.116. A short chapter on the history of ice skating followed by chapters on recreational, speed, and figure skating, ending with a chapter on caring for the ice surface. Bookshop sticker to front free e/paper else very good copy.  Price: $35.00
159. RAVELLE LOU Bodybuilding For Sportsmen And Athletes illus. with 9 full page plates, text illus. pub. London Stanley Paul 1960 Second Impression or. light cl. 8vo. pp.128. Contents include weight training schedules for Soccer, Tennis, Boxing Cricket, Athletics, Wrestling, Running and many other sports. Boards sl. soiled else good.   Price: $30.00
160. RAVEN-HART  R. Canoe In Australia. Canoeing the  Murray  & lakes in Vic. S.A. & N.S.W. illus. with frontis. & numerous plates  pub. Melb. Georgian House 1948 1st.ed. or.cl.  8vo. pp.220. little rubbed otherwise fine.     Price: $35.00
161. READER’S DIGEST  For the XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956. November 1956 issue. illus. with advts. articles, drawings; pub. Sydney Reader’s Digest Assoc. 1956 or. stiff pictorial wrappers, (Olympic medals in col. on front wrapper) 12mo. pp.204. light crease across corner of front wrapper else fine.     Price: $20.00
162. RECKITT MAURICE Croquet Today. illus. with frontis. &  15 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Macdonald 1954  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.256. d/w. torn.     Price: $40.00
163. REED  A.H. Footslogger. In his 90th year. A.H. Reed  was  a veteran writer and publisher when he walked from Sydney  to Melbourne at the age of 90. This is the story of that  walk in  1965.  illus. with e/paper maps & 16 full  page  plates t/out. pub. Syd. Reed 1966 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.216. The aged writer/publisher walked 630 miles in 41 days. Slight shelf wear, otherwise fine.   Price: $35.00
164. RICKETTS  ANDRE Walter Lindrum.  Billiards  Phenomenon. illus. with 44 full page plates t/out. pub. Canberra  Brian Clouston 1982 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIII.192.     Price: $40.00
165. ROBERTS JOHN Modern Billiards. profusely illus. with dgms. t/out.  & 3 full page plates pub. Lond. C.  Arthur  Pearson 1902  or.cl.  glt. to spine 8vo. pp.XIV.322,10  advts.  sl. rubbed & flecked otherwise v/good.     Price: $200.00
166. ROBERTS   Mr. & Mrs. Roberts’ Manual Of Fashionable Dancing Or How And What To Dance. Containing A review and full description of the modern dances to date, including "The One Step," "The Boston," latest and most approved Waltz, Reverse, etc; also the "Two Step." pub. London J. Albert & Son 1912 or. dark red stiff cloth 16mo. pp.64. Advert at front for Roberts Classes at Roberts Rooms 160 Phillip Street, Sydney. Very good copy.    Price: $25.00
167. ROBERTSON  AUSTIN  Ocker. The Fastest Man  Alive!  illus. with  30  full page plates t/out. pub.  Syd.  Methuen  1986 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.158.     Price: $30.00
168. ROGERS IAN   Australian Chess Into The Eighties illus. with many text plates t/out. diagrams, drawings by Ron Tandberg pub. Melbourne Sun Books 1981 or. laminated card wrappers, (paperback), cr.4to. pp.168. Contains 50 annotated games. Closed tear to rear wrapper near spine else v/good.    Price: $20.00

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169. RUDD  B.G.D. Edited by. Athletics. By the  Achilles  Club.  with frontis.  & profusely illus. with full page  plates  t/out. text dgms. pub. Lond. J.M. Dent "Modern Sports" series edited by Howard Marshall 1938 1st.ed. or. green cl.  .8vo. pp.XII.308. Covers sprinting, long distance running, high jump, hurdles etc. Very good copy.   Price: $40.00
170. RUSSO PERCE Frank Jordan, Mary Matheson. Learn Or Teach Australian Swimming Methods. Introduction by Don Talbot. illus. with many b/w. plates pub. Sydney Edwards & Shaw. n.d. 1950's 1st.ed. illustrated stiff boards, 8vo. oblong, pp.62. crease to board else fine.     Price: $30.00

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171. SALVATION ARMY International Musical Drills. Healthy home exercises and deep breathing illus. with pub. Line drawings by Nellie Buchanan, & accompanying music, photographic list of gymnastic exercises. pub. London, Salvation Army 1909 2nd edition or. blue illus. cl. 8vo. pp.XII.222.3 (advts. gymnastic Calistenic, and Musical Drill Apparatus). Shelf wear else a very good copy. Price: $75.00    Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
172. SOLOMON  J.W. Croquet. illus. with 6  full  page  plates t/out.  text  dgms. pub. Lond. E.P. Pub. 1983  or.cl.  d/w. 8vo. pp.118.     Price: $35.00
173. SOUVENIR Programme. Olympic Games Melbourne 22Nov.-8th Dec. 1956 Illus. with map, or. col. illus. wrappers 8vo. pp.20.     Price: $35.00
174. SPARROW WALTER SHAW  British Sporting Artists  From Barlow to Herring illus. with colour frontis, & 86 plates on shiny paper some in colour generally full page art reproductions, Index, pub. London Spring Books 1965. Originally published in 1922 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XIV.250. In brief: Barlow and his contemporaries; Peter Tillemans: 1680(?) – 1734. Seymour and some other Primitives; John Wootton: 1678(?) – 1765. George Stubbs and his influence; Horland, Rowlandson, and Ibbetson; Howitt, James Ward, and Ben Marshall; Dalby, Ferneley, and Charles Towne; Some aspects of Henry Alken; The Landseer-Herring period and its influence of paintings and prints. Features horses, hounds, foxhunting and other outdoor sporting subjects. Fine in the chipped d/w.   Price: $45.00
175. SPENCER JOHN Spencer On Snooker illus. with portrait frontis, b/w. illus, index. Illustrated by Duncan Mil.. pub. London Cassell, 1974 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.VI,138. Fine in the sl chipped d/w.     Price: $35.00
176. STAMPFL FRANZ Franz Stampfl On Running. Sprint, Middle Distance and Distance Events. illus. with 156 b/w. plates pub. London Herbert Jenkins, 1956 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.160. Very good in the torn d/w. (lacks half of d/w.) slight flecking to spine. Price: $50.00
177. "STANCLIFFE" Fun On The Billiard Table. Being a Collection of Amusing Tricks and Games for Amateurs, with Photographs. illus. with full page plates t/out. pub. London, C. Arthur Pearson 1910. Or. red cloth, black lettering to spine and front board, 12mo. pp.VIII,114,2 A very good copy.     Price: $200.00

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178. STEPHENSON HARRY   Skiing The High Plains profusely illus. with plates t/out. 16 full-page col. plates, maps on end-papers, plans, maps, appendix, pub. Melbourne Graphic Books 1982 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.432. Fine.    Price: $50.00
179. STELL MARION K. Biography of Pam Burridge. World Champion Surfer  1990. illus. with 18 full page plates  t/out.  some col. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1992 1st.ed. or.cl.  white spine to d/w. 8vo. pp.204. Story of the life of a champion, including her 10 years of professional surfing (including 4 times runner up to the World Champion) before becoming women's world champion in her own right.   Price: $35.00
180. STONE HENRY A.     Wrestling: Intercollegiate And Olympic illus. with 208 photo plates, short bibliography, pub. New York: Prentice Hall, 1939 3^rd printing or.cl. b/w. d/w. 8vo. square, pp.324. chipped/torn d/w. else fine.     Price: $55.00
181. SUN TOUR Programmes from the Sun Cycling Tour Oct. 5-13 1957,  Oct. 4-12 1958, Oct. 3-11 1959 (3) Oct. 14-23 1960, Oct. 14-22 1961, (2)  Oct. 20-28 1962, Oct 12-20 1963,  Oct.  17-25 1964, Oct.16-24 1965, (2) Oct. 14-22 1967, Oct. 5-13 1968, illus. with photo plates of riders pub. Melb. or.illus.wps. approx. pp.2. per programme. fine.     Price: $75.00
182. SWEENEY PETER  Edwin Flack. The Lion of Athens. Australia's First Olympic Gold Medallist illus. with 27 full page plates t/out. facsimiles, or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.288. Very fine.   Price: $40.00

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183. THOMAS E. J.  The Drowning Don't Die. Fifty Years of Vigilance and Service by the Deewhy Surf Life-Saving Club 1912-1962. illus. with many text plates t/out. pub. Deewhy Surf Life-Saving Club 1962 or. blue cl. with silver emblem and title to front board, cr.4to. pp.54. Near fine.   Price: $100.00
184. THOMAS SIR GEORGE Badminton illus. with 7 plates t/out. some full page, text diagrams, Index ; pub. London Seeley, Service & Co., 'The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes'. c.1948 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.54,2 ads. price-clipped d/w with several small edge chips & tears. Guide to playing badminton.     Price: $35.00
185. TUCKEY  BILL  & THOMAS B. FLOYD From Redex  To Repco. Years of Around Australia Car Trials. illus. with  frontis. &  33 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. 1979  or.illus.bds. 8vo. pp.166.     Price: $35.00
186. VENNER HARRY with Geoff Coulthread Instructions In Table Tennis illus. with frontis. and drawings. pub. London Museum Press 1960 1st ed, or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.122 A very good copy in a worn d/w.     Price: $35.00

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187. VICTORIAN BOWLING ASSOCIATION  12^th Australian Bowling Carnival. Held under the Auspices of the Australian Bowling Council. And Conducted by the Victorian Bowling Association at Melbourne 26^th December 1946 – 10^th January 1947. illus. with 3 full page portrait photos, many names of participants, folding map at rear of bowling venues; pub. Melbourne 1946 or. stiff cream/green & brown stapled wrappers, 4to. oblong tall pp.128. Fine.    Price: $50.00
188. VICTORIAN SCOUT-The.  The Headquarters Magazine of the Boy Scouts Association Victorian Branch. Issues for:
     Vol.20-No.27 Nov. 1947
     Vol.20-No.31 March 15 1948  inserted: signed letter advising parade.
     Vol.25-No.2 April 1951
     Vol. 26-No.4 June 1952
     Vol.26-No.5 April 1952
     Vol.29-No.2 April 1951
     Vol.28-No.11 February 1955
     Vol.29-No.4 July 1955
     March 1960, April 1960, May 1960, June 1960, July 1960, Aug. 1960, Sept 1960, Oct. 1960, Nov. 1960, Dec 1960,
     Jan. 1961, February 1961, April 1961, May 1961, March 1961.
     23 issues. illus. with plates, advts, drawings; pub. Melbourne or. b/w. or orange and black wrappers, 4to. pp. approx. 18 ea. issue. Fine. Also: The Boy Scouts Assoc. Annual Report and balance sheet Vic. Branch 1965-66, with inserted letters. illus. with photo plates, oblong, cr.4to. pp.18. All fine. 24 items.  Price: $250.00
189. WALKER STELLA A. Sporting Art. England 1700-1900. Examines in  detail  the phenomenon of British sporting art  in  the eighteenth  and  nineteenth centuries The  work  of  George Stubbs, Ben Marshall and the paintings of Francis  Barlow, John  Wootton, James Seymour, Sawrey Gilpin, John  Ferneley and  Harry Alken to mention just a few are dealt with in  an authoritative  and perceptive way. illus. with 80  full  page plates t/out. of which 12 are col. pub. Lond. Studio  Vista 1972  1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.200. bds. have been  damp and left marks, torn d/w.     Price: $85.00    Convert Currency  Parcel Costs

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190. WALSH J.J. Across The World For Sport. An Olympic Odyssey. illus.  with  frontis. & 42 full page  plates  t/out.  pub. Ireland 1957 or. green cl. 8vo. pp.232. Walsh's account of his travels to Australia for the Melbourne Olympics 1956, around Australia, and return. Shelf wear else a very good copy.   Price: $45.00
191. WEGENER,A. B.   Graded Calisthenic And Dumb Bell Drills. profusely illus. with plates t/out. pub. New York American Sports publishing Co. 1928 Issued as No. 73R in the Spalding Athletic Library; or. pictorial printed wrappers. 12.mo. pp.74 Few pen marks in text else a very good copy.     Price: $45.00
192. WILDER F.L. English Sporting Prints. illus. with 95 col. plates, pub. Lond. Thames & Hudson 1974 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.224.     Price: $65.00
193. WILSON STANLEY   Vaulting And Agility. illus. with 151 b&w photographic plates, pub. London 1948 5^th imp. first published 1937. or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.84 Fine copy.     Price: $35.00
194. WOLFFE "JAPPY" Text Book Of Swimming. illus. with  special photos  (frontis.  &  26 full  page)  pub.  Lond.  nd.192-? inscrip.  to front free e/paper 1929 or.blu.  illus.  stiff wps. 12mo. pp.80. v/good copy.     Price: $35.00

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195. YARDLEY HERBERT O.    The Education Of A Poker Player pub. London Cape London 1959 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.144. Chipped dustwrapper else good copy. Includes Where and How One Learns to Win.     Price: $100.00
196. YGLESIAS    H.R. Figure  Skating.   Gives elementary instructions  to skating according to International  style. illus.  with frontis. & one plate, many dgms.  t/out.  pub. Lond. Routledge 1940 or.cl. white & blu. pict. d/w.  12mo. pp.XIV.130. Near fine copy.   Price: $35.00
197. YOUNG JOHN How To Play Darts And New Games For The Dartboard illus. with several diagrams; pub. London, W. Foulsham and Co c.1940s or. grey/orange stiff wrappers, cr.8vo. pp.62. Very good copy.     Price: $25.00
198. YOUNG NAT The History Of Surfing. profusely  illus.  with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. N.S.W. Palm  Beach Press 1983 1st.ed. or.cl. folio pp.200. The History of Surfing by world champion surfer Nat Young shares the history, stories, and inside expertise gathered in his years of deep involvement with the sport of surfing. The History of Surfing covers the full gamut, including the history, professionalism, surfboard evolution, professional surfers, the Hawaiian Islands, kneeboards, wave skills, windsurfers, and the future of surfing. Slight shelf wear, dustwrapper little chipped at rear, otherwise very good.   Price: $50.00     Convert Currency  Parcel Costs
199. YOUNG ROBERT "Nat" Nat's Nat And That's That - An Autobiography with a foreword by Peter Garrett. illus. with 205 b/w photos. frontis. portrait of Nat Young e/papers Nat surfing at Huahine, Society Islands. pub. Angourie, N.S.W. Nymboida Press. 1998 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.460 Fine. A Surfing legend.     Price: $45.00