Sport from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(Johannesburg: Viking, 1996) 0670869147. Signed inscription from Peter Kirsten to half-title. 8vo; original grey boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xii + 226, incl. index; plates. Some foxing to edges and endpapers; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper. Very good condition. "His enormous talent, for years the preserve of Western Province, Derbyshire and later… Read more about this item

(New York: Bloomsbury, 2013) 9781608197187. 210 x 140 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 258 + (iv). Crease to bottom fore-corner of upper cover; a little foxing. Very good condition. "Nothing exemplifies the spirit and hope of Juarenses more than the Indios, the city's beloved, hard-luck soccer team, who have clawed their way into Mexico's top league after decades… Read more about this item

(London: Hodder Arnold, 2007) 034081604X. 198 x 128 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiv + 161; photographs and diagrams in text; colour plates. Very good condition. "The Official FA Guide to Basic Refereeing is essential reading for all referees and those in training, and also provides vital knowledge for anyone involved in the game. This book includes: the laws of… Read more about this item

(Durban: Art Publishers, no date) 1920380124. Small oblong 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 64; colour photographs. Light bump to bottom fore-corner. Near-fine condition. "Professional photographers Morne and Keturah de Klerk of Photography Life travelled around South Africa visiting soccer organisations and dropping in on teams as they found them in remarkable environments and situations. All around the country people were… Read more about this item

(London: Robson Books, 2006) 1861059833. 232 x 155 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. viii + 304 + (i). Trace of foxing. Very good condition. "In this brilliantly comprehensive book Andrew Ward explores the laws of football through anecdotes, incidents and precedents. He uses hundreds of examples to show the extraordinary range of events that can happen in a game, any… Read more about this item

(London: Harper Sport, 2009) 9780007313747. 8vo; original black boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. xiv + 305. Near-fine condition. "Graham Poll, England's highest-profile referee of he last two decades, took charge of more than 300 Premier League games, involving more than 15 million spectators, and was the man in black at two World Cups, placing him… Read more about this item

(London: Kingfisher, 2002) 9780753409404. 274 x 215 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 93 + (iii), incl. index; lavishly illustrated. Very good condition. "Football is the definitive guide to the world's most popular sport. It offers first-class practical advice for players of all levels, from basic ball control to advanced skills and tactics. Entertaining and informative, this superbly illustrated book also… Read more about this item

(London: Hurst & Company, 2010) 9781849040389. 215 x 140 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xviii + 179, incl. index; maps; some photographs. Fine condition. "From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, African football today reflects the history and culture of those who play the game and how they have shaped it in a distinctly African manner. Football may obey… Read more about this item

(London: Penguin, 2014) 9780241969779. 197 x 128 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. xxiv + 290, incl. index. Fine condition. "Futebol Nation is the story of both sides of Brazilian football: its brilliance and its miseries, with the light they shine on the injustices of Brazilian life; and, just occasionally, the example it offers of a society that might do justice to… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: BestRed, 2016) 9781928246138. 234 x 168 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xix + (i) + 467, incl. index; plates. Fine condition. "Cricket and Conquest is simply the finest book ever written about sport in South Africa. It should sit alongside the works of CLR James and Ramachandra Guha in the library of every cricket lover. For the first… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2009) 9781868423415. 12mo; original green boards, lettered in white on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; illustrated endpapers; pp. xi + (i) + 167. Dustwrapper partially sunned; highlighting noted on one page. Very good condition. "SPRINGBOK MISCELLANY brings you everything there is to know about the famous team, from the very first match played to the present. The authors'… Read more about this item

(London: G. Bell and Sons, 1928). 8vo; original green cloth, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; pp. xii + 267 + (iii); frontis. portrait. Cloth a bit rubbed; moderate foxing throughout. Good condition. "Alexander Alekhin was born in Moscow on the 1st November, 1892. ... In his earliest days he showed aptitude for Chess and, when only sixteen,… Read more about this item

(London: Evans Brothers, 1956). 4to; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. 192; plates; illustrations in text. Dustwrapper edgeworn and a bit torn, with some archival tape repairs to reverse. Very good condition, in a good dustwrapper. "This wonderful volume for the sports enthusiast is not only devoted to cricket.… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: The Horseman Publications, 1982). 295 x 207 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 256; profusely illustrated with photographs, largely in colour, of the horses, along with reports and stud records; adverts. Wrappers somewhat rubbed and curled. Good condition. Contents: Racing around the Country; Classic and W.F.A. races; Statistical review; Statistics for the 1980/81 season; How to survive at the Sales; The… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1978) 0909238278. 4to; original boards, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 271; profusely illustrated in colour and monochrome. Dustwrapper rubbed and edgeworn, with tape repairs to reverse; inscription to front endpaper; edges somewhat rubbed; spine slightly cocked; occasional fox spot. Good. "With rare photographs from sources all over South… Read more about this item

(London: Hamlyn, 1995) 0600587177. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 80; liberally illustrated in full colour. Earlier owner's name signed to front free endpaper verso. Near-fine condition. "The 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa will be rugby's greatest event ever, played before vast crowds and screened to millions worldwide. Produced in conjunction with Rugby World, the world's leading rugby magazine,… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1995) 0798134143. 212 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 192, incl. index; plates. Sunned on spine; gift inscription to half-title; rather foxed to ourtermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. "This book is the final legacy from Dr Danie Craven to rugby. Eighteen months before he passed away Craven agreed to talk on… Read more about this item

(Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1946). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 338; plates. Dustwrapper edgeworn, with loss, and earlier owner's tape repairs to reverse (nevertheless, a remarkable survival); backstrip sunned at head and tail; front free endpaper removed; edges and prelims. foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. Afrikaans text.… Read more about this item

(Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005) 1770070974. 230 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xv + (i) + 221, incl. index; colour plates. Very good condition. "Few South African rugby players have evoked such strong emotions from fans and opponents alike as Corné Krige. Often brilliant, sometimes controversial, always committed, he played every game with passion and guts, winning the… Read more about this item

(Kenton-on-Sea: the author, 1978). 213 x 137 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 317; photographs; tables. Wrappers soiled and damp-stained, with some rippling to outermost leaves; occasional fox spot. Good reading copy. A chapter devoted to each of these twelve schools: Cambridge, Dale, Gill, Graeme College, Graeme College, Grey High, Kingswood, Muir, Pearson, Queens, St. Andrew's, Selborne, Union. .