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Victoria Racing Club. Spring Meeting, 1900. Last Day. Official Programme [Steeplechase Day]
AU$650.00 Read MoreAdd to cartVictoria Racing Club
Melbourne: Victoria Racing Club by Sands & McDougall, 1900.An extremely well preserved early Melbourne horse racing programme, unused and with all of the sweepstakes leaves. The map shows Flemington Racecourse. Unrecorded in Trove or OCLC.
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Test Cricket in Australia, 1877-2002
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCharles Davis
Melbourne: Charles Davis, 2002.One of 344 signed and numbered copies.
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Voices from Brisbane Rugby League
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGreg Mallory; Gail Cartwright
Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 2010.Oral histories from the 50s to the 70s.
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Making the Grade: A History of WACA Club Cricket
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWP (Bill) Reynolds
Perth: Western Australian Cricket Association, 2012. -
Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartKarl Kron
New York: Karl Kron, 1887.“A book of American roads, for men who travel on bicycle. Its ideal is that of a gazetteer, dictionary, cyclopaedia, statistical guide, thesaurus of facts.” (from preface). A thorough history of 19th century cycling by one of its early adopters. Having never seen a cyclist riding a bicycle Kron ordered and received his first bicycle in 1879. Over the next 3 years he rode over 10,000 miles and contributed regularly to the cycling periodicals of the day. He then set about describing in great detail his touring experiences as well as all sorts of cycling minutiae, including reports from Australasian subscribers. Unable to find a publisher Kron pitched his book to his article readers and received over 3,500 $1 subscriptions. This not one of the subscriber’s issue.
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Australian Cycling in the Golden Days
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. (“Curly”) Grivell
Adelaide: Courier Press, No date.History of Australian cycling from the 19th century to the 1950s.
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Cactus: Surfing Journals from Solitude
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartChristo Reid
Forresters Beach: Strangelove Press, 2010.Illustrated history of surfing in South Australia.
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In The Long Run
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPhil Jarratt
Sydney: James Fraser, 1984.“An Australian marathon runner stops at nothing in his pursuit of LA Olympic gold.”
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The Sydney Dream: A Special Issue of Not Only Black + White Magazine
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 2000.A special issue of Not Only Black + White featuring nude photography of Australian Olympic Athletes for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Published between 1992 and 2007 Black+White was a coffee table format magazine which featured work from some of the world’s top photographers, often nude or semi-nude portraiture, together with interviews with photographers and celebrities and articles on popular culture and current events.
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The Athens Dream: A Special Issue of Not Only Black + White Magazine
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 2004.A special issue of Not Only Black + White featuring nude photography of Australian Olympic Athletes. Published between 1992 and 2007 Black+White was a coffee table format magazine which featured work from some of the world’s top photographers, often nude or semi-nude portraiture, together with interviews with photographers and celebrities and articles on popular culture and current events. This being the Michael Klim cover variant.
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Basic Tennis
Read MoreBob Gordon
Waltham: American Publishing Corporation, 1972.A basic guide to tennis illustrated by a naked young lady.
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A Tale of Two Teams: In Bonalbo League, 1964-1972
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMargaret Marshall
[Brisbane]: Margaret Marshall, 2008. -
The Story of an Athlete (A Picture of the Past)
AU$650.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. C. A. Harrison
Melbourne: Alexander McCubbin, No date.Autobiography of one of the pioneers of Australian rules football, AFL.
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Rude Health
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartDavid Thorpe
London: Macmillan, 1981. -
The Complete History of Surfing from Water to Snow
AU$20.00 Read MoreAdd to cartNat Young
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2008. -
Greats of Australian Surf
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGraham Cassidy; Peter Crawford
Sydney: Lester-Townsend, 1983. -
Athletic Queensland: A History of Amateur Rowing, Boxing and Physical Development, Pedestrianism and Cycling, in Queensland
AU$1,200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartW. B. Carmichael; H. C. Perry
Brisbane: H. J. Diddams & Co., 1900.Under the official patronage of the Queensland Rowing Association, Queensland Amateur Athletic Association, Brisbane Gymnasium, Queensland Cyclists’ Union. 4 works in 1 comprising the most detailed history of 19th century sport in early Queensland recorded by . Not only a detailed guide for physical fitness it is an invaluable record of local history. The four works are: 1. Amateur Rowing: By W. B. Carmichael with contributions by R. H. Roe, C. B. P. Bell, and F. W. de Little: Comprising a history of rowing Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton, &c., crew discipline, how to row (with poses), training, &c.; 2. The Art of Boxing: Hints on Its Acquirement – How to Train – History of Amateur Boxing in Queensland by Harry C. Perry. With which is interwoven a detailed History of the Brisbane Gymnasium, the leading institution of its kind in the colony; and A Special Illustrated Article on Physical Culture, by T. Wilkinson, Together with a concise account of every Athletic Display and Boxing Tournament held under its auspices.; 3. Amateur Pedestrianism by W. B. Carmichael. Also an article on Best Methods of Starting, How to Train, &c. by C. Campbell. A Complete Record of All Intercolonial and Pedestrian Events in the Colony since the Year 1873.; 4. Amateur Cycling by Harry C. Perry. Including an Article on Best Methods of Training and Riding by J. A. Smith, also Recollections of the Pioneers by Geo. Tombuco. A Complete Record of All Principal Events, Both Local and Intercolonial. FERGUSON 7958.
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The Hamlyn Book of Skateboarding
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPeter Arnold
London: Hamlyn, 1977. -
The Wakulla Springs Project
AU$500.00 Read MoreAdd to cartWilliam C. Stone
Derwood: United States Deep Diving Team, 1989.Detailed report of the 1987 expedition mapping the underwater cave at Wakulla Springs, Florida. A cave diving classic which some mark as the beginning of technical underwater diving.
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Reminiscences from Early Life and Including Cycling & Touring Experiences
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. Pearson
Sydney: Vale & Pearson, 1933.Biography of Joseph Pearson (1849-1939), draper, one of Australia’s early cyclists, and map publisher. First published in 1925, Pearson published this revised edition in 1933. “When Pearson toured Britain and the Continent in 1893, he rode some 3500 miles (5633 km). He bought road maps and, inspired by them, vowed to persuade his fellow cyclists ‘to take an occasional tour in the country … to get into our wide spaces’. In 1896 he published the Cyclists’ Touring Guide of New South Wales, which contained many practical hints. He agitated for the erection of road signs and that year helped to found the New South Wales Cyclists’ Touring Union, serving on the executive board. His early road and touring material provided the basis for the union’s two-volume Handbook, and Guide to the Roads of New South Wales (Sydney, 1898), the most detailed guide ever published in Australia.” (ADB) This copy signed on the wrappers upper panel, as usual.