New Zealand Rugby Football: Some Hints and Criticisms

Hunter, Irwin

Published by Whitcombe & Tombs [1929], Auckland, 1929

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A 30mm tear to cloth at tail end of front joint. Front inner hinge broken. Front free endpaper and frontispiece detached.; No date [1929]. 128, (2) pages + frontispiece + 9 illustrations on 8 leaves + in-text illustrations. Brown cloth boards with black lettering on front board. Page dimensions: 182 x 121mm. Contents: Dedication; Preface; Chapter I - Football Criticisms; Chapter II - The Game: The Meaning of it: How to Play it; Chapter III - Reflections; General Index. "The thought of writing a small book on Rugby Football has often come across my mind during the last twenty-five years, when I have been reading from time to time the rubbish which accounts itself football history in most books on the subject written in New Zealand. [.] Some little book of the sort has to be written by somebody, and I propose to save other people the trouble. " - from the author's preface. [Bibliographical Reference: Bagnall H1505]; 12mo.

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Title
New Zealand Rugby Football: Some Hints and Criticisms
Author
Hunter, Irwin
Publisher
Whitcombe & Tombs [1929], Auckland
Publication year
1929
Condition
Fair
Dust jacket
No Dust Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.

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