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THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY: RUGBY AND THE WORLD CUP 1995
Written by Stuart Barnes.
Stock no. 1331247
Published by Richard Cohen Books. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lively account of a thrilling rugby season and a refreshing perspective on an historic year. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages (including index). ISBN: 1860660274. SIGNED by the author to verso of half title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

GARETH
Written by Gareth Edwards.
Stock no. 1331246
Published by Stanley Paul. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The autobiography of Gareth Edwards the youngest rugby player to captain Wales at age of 20. Red boards, silver title to spine. 176 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0091348005. Some slight discolouration to cover edges and spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink and some pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tear to top front corner.

JPR AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by J.P.R. Williams.
Stock no. 1331245
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the famous Welsh Rugby player. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0002160382. Spine slightly bumped. Small white mark to front cover. Textblock is foxed. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned and edge rubbed.

NODDY: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF MICHAEL LYNAGH
Written by Andrew Slack.
Stock no. 1831232
Published by William Heinemann Australia. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Rugby - Biography of the Australian record-breaking fly-half. Black boards, white title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. xi and 276 pages including index. ISBN: 0855615710. Light rubbing to lower edge of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased and scuffed.

MY LIFE IN RUGBY
Written by Terry Holmes.
Stock no. 1330874
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Holmes speaks of the triumphs and tragedies of his magnificent career. Peach boards, gilt title to spine. 181 pages including index. B/w photos. ISBN: 0333402294. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is a tiny bit sunned to spine.

EVERYWHERE FOR WALES
Written by Phil Bennett; Martyn Williams.
Stock no. 1330838
Published by Stanley Paul. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. B/w photos. The autobiography of a truly great Welsh Rugby player. ISBN: 0091463106. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small white mark to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly sunned to spine.

STANDING OFF
Written by Gareth Davies.
Stock no. 1330837
Published by MacDonald; Queen Anne Press. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 176 pages. B/w photos. Autobiography of a gifted Welsh Rugby player. ISBN: 0356121577. Very slight shelf wear to spine and corners. Some light marks to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly sunned to spine.

THE BARRY JOHN STORY
Written by Barry John.
Stock no. 1830940
Published by Collins. 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography. Barry John was the best fly half of his generation. His story from a welsh mining village to wearing the Jersey of Wales & touring with the British lions is told here. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 0002160110. Reprint in the same year as first publication. Minor fade to front board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn to top of spine and has a closed tear to front panel which has been repaired with clear tape to front and verso. Front panel also has a faded patch (corresponding with the faded patch to front board).

MY PRIDE OF LIONS: THE BRITISH ISLES TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1997
Written by Fran Cotton.
Stock no. 1830939
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This account chronicles the Lions tour of South Africa in 1997, within the context of the recent professionalization of Rugby Union. It contains game-by-game analyses, up to and including the final three test matches against South Africa. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Yellow endpapers, colour photos. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 0091854229. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

GIANTS OF POST-WAR WELSH RUGBY
Written by Clive Rowlands; David Farmer.
Stock no. 1330766
Published by Malcolm Press. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

28 well-known rugby names each tell us which of the 75 most capped Welsh Internationals since the War they consider to be the 'greatest'. Each contributor was asked to select 15 players from this list and to indicate which of those in his opinion was the 'greatest of all'. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951657003. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn.

CLIFF MORGAN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: BEYOND THE FIELDS OF PLAY
Written by Cliff Morgan; Geoffrey Nicholson.
Stock no. 1330764
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the famous Welsh rugby player who joined the BBC as a commentator. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 246 pages. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0340657413. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased.

INJURED PRIDE: THE LIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Written by Carwyn James; Chris Rea; Rupert Cherry.
Stock no. 1330763
Published by Arthur Barker Limited. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of one of the most remarkable events in the history of Rugby Football - the 1980 tour of the British Lions to South Africa. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 206 pages. B/w plates. ISBN: 0213167824. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, browned to spine.