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Locker Room: Queensland Sports Magazine Issue No. 1
Read MoreGreg Conescu
Brisbane: theLocker Room, 1991.Early 1990s Queensland sports magazine edited by rugby league player William “Greg” Conescu (1960-). Covers a wide range of sports with a Queensland focus, from motor sports to squash, rugby league to basketball. Articles on State of Origin, the APOSA Festival of Sport, and float tanks. Seemingly a one-off, unrecorded in Australian public collections.
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The Peak Baggers Guide: Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartGary Cobb
Sydney: Envirobook, 1996.How to get to the top of the mountains on the Coast.
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Skateboard Techniques, Safety, Maintenance
AU$50.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRuss Howell
Sydney: Ure Smith, 1975.Extensive illustrations, including full page photographs, demonstrating skills, safety techniques, and equipment.
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Mark Warren’s Atlas of Australian Surfing
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMark Warren
Sydney: HarperSports, 1998. -
Surfing
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. Arthur Klein
Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1965.Early detailed text book on the history and how-to of the art of surfing.
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Surfing
AU$150.00 Read MoreAdd to cartH. Arthur Klein
London: Kaye & Ward, 1965.Early detailed text book on the history and how-to of the art of surfing.
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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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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, primarily around the remote surf spot of Cactus Beach on the Eyre Peninsula.
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Bushwalking Around Sydney
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPaddy Pallin
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959.Guidebook by the famed Australian bushwalker and camping equipment retailer Frank Austin “Paddy” Pallin. Pallin was a founding member of the Search and Rescue arm of the Confederation of Bushwalking Clubs NSW in 1936 and his chain of stores are still operating today.
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Not Only Sport (Complete Set, 6 Volumes)
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcello Grand
Sydney: Studio Magazines, 1997-2000.A spin-off of the successful photography magazine, Black+White. Not Only Sport was a coffee table magazine light on the articles and heavy on the quality photography, including sports photography and nude and semi nude portraits of athletes by some of the world’s best photographers. Athletes include Karla Gilbert, Shane Crawford, Michael Slater, Muhammad Ali, Juanita Little, Miles Stewart, Vici Andronicus, Adrian Lam, Victoria Roberts, Cathy Freeman, Bruce Lee, Pat Rafter, Sarah Straton, the Danish National Gymnastics Team, Guy Andrews, Adidas Vs Nike, Shane Kelly, Stuart MacGill, Anna Kournikova, Matthew Nicks, Jackie Allen, Zali Steggall, Jacqques Cousteau, Nicole Sanderson, Shannon Taylor, Michael Klim, Linford Christie, Anthony Mundine, Rex Dupain, and many others.
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History of the National Archery Association of the United States of America, 1879-1978 (2 Volumes)
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cartRobert J. Rhode
Grayling: Robert J. Rhode, 1978.Each volume one of 1,000 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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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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A Tale of Two Teams: In Bonalbo League, 1964-1972
AU$30.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMargaret Marshall
[Brisbane]: Margaret Marshall, 2008. -
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. -
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.