Sports & Outdoor Recreation from Diversity Books, IOBA

Mt. Waverley, VIC, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1995. 208pp., illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates - images to gladden the heart of any Tiger fan . . . Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, faint yellowing to reverse (inner) surfaces, plus tiny spot to inner front cover. Leaves clean and unmarked. This is the… Read more about this item

Studley, Warwickshire, United Kingdom: Know The Score Books, 2007. iv, 194pp., plus 16 page b/white and colour photographically-illustrated section. B/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright silver title there-on, light bump to head. Plain black boards have a bump to lower front panel. Colour, montage-illustrated dustjacket softly and mildly edge-creased. " . . . fifteen legends tell… Read more about this item

London: Salamander Books , 1997. 160pp. Colour photographic illustrations throughout by Mark Pepper (offical race photographer). Colour illustrated course map endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated French-fold dustjacket mildly surface indented, several tiny spots to reverse (inner) surface. From the front flap: " . . . … Read more about this item

Richmond, Victoria, Australia: William Heinemann Australia, 1988. ix + 333pp. B/white frontis plus b/white photographic chapter header illustrations. Book clean. Spine firm, white title there-on. Red boards have a small bump to lower rear foredge corner, else very good. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated ('Aussie Rules - A High Mark', by Noel Counihan) dustjacket softly edge-creased, small mark… Read more about this item

Noorat, Victoria, Australia: Sportsfish Australia, 1989. 80pp. B/white halftone photographic illustrations, colour maps. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format. Staples firm and clean (no rust). Book clean. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper negligibly edgeworn and surface indented. Numerous contents include information about fishing saltwaters, estuary waters, and freshwater fishing. Book weight approx. 150g. (This book will post as a… Read more about this item

Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Nominees, 1997. xvi, + 160pp. Unpaginated colour plates. Intext b/white halftone plates - images that will gladden the heart of any Tiger fan (photographs by Sporting Pix). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped and creased on foredge corners. Textblock nominally bumped on upper foredge corner only. This book… Read more about this item

Bennington, Vermont, U.S.A.: ABenaki Publishers, 1999. 236pp. Intext, instructional colour plates throughout. Oblong (landscape) format hardcover. Book clean. Bright gilt title over tight backstrip. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. 52 fly patterns, with photos, 42 step-by-step tying sequences - all that and much more is in this book by Dick Talleur, whose masterly… Read more about this item

London: J.A. Allen, 1989. 159pp. 16 page b/white illustrated section (mostly halftone plates). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock has a miniscule speck on head, else leaves unmarked. Printed dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and has several scratch/stains. World authority on classic horsemanship and dressage, Dr. H.L.M. Van Schaik (1899-1991), was… Read more about this item

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Macmillan, 2019. xii, + 368pp. Tinted endpapers. Unpaginated colour-plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-printed boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, and creased on foot. In his own words, with an unflinching honesty, AFL legend Neale Daniher shares his life experiences, his MND diagnosis in 2013, and his ongoing battle… Read more about this item

London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd., 2010. 208pp. Monochrome, halftone plate endpapers. Illustrated throughout: mostly colour-plates, with several in monochrome halftone. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped red and white cloth boards (cleverly designed to represent a game jersey) which have minor faint marking to red cloth. Textblock unmarked. This book is an interesting general… Read more about this item

Croydon South, Victoria, Australia: Australian Fishing Network, 2001. 40pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates (mostly instructional), plus several line-drawings. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format softcover. Staples clean and tight. Colour, photographically-illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally bumped on foredge corners only. Textblock unmarked. This title is fully instructional in the freshwater anglers discipline of baitdrifting for trout . . . Contents include:… Read more about this item

Kilmore, Victoria, Australia: Author (Bob Cain), 1990. (ii), + 359pp. Unpaginated colour plates, plus numerous intext b/white halftone plates (various sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on heel. Photographic, colour-illustrated gloss boards nominally bumped only. Textblock very good. In the 25th year of the running of one of Australia's most prestigious harness racing events, 1990 seemed… Read more about this item

Leongatha, Victoria, Australia: Celebration Committee, Woorayl Golf Club No publication date (2011). 106pp. Illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates, plus tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper has a blind indentation to rear panel, else mildly edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. This book is the story, in picture and word, of Leongatha's Woorayl Golf Club.… Read more about this item

Stroud, Gloucestershire, Great Britain: Tempus Publishing Ltd., 1999. 128pp. Captioned, b/white halftone plates and facsimiles (numerous sources) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Monochrome (sepia), photographically-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. This pictorial history of Crewe Alexandra Football Club, compiled by a lifelong supporter and historian, tells the story in picture (over 240 images) and word… Read more about this item

Whakatane, New Zealand : Fish for the Future, 2006. (xvii), + 181pp. Sketch-art b/white illustrations throughout by talented artist Tony Ogilvy. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Tony Ogilvy) card wrapper minimally edgeworn, and bumped on lower foredge corner. Signed by the primary author, plus a personal inscription signed 'George' in the same hand, on title page,… Read more about this item

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2008. xii, + 161pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain green boards undamaged, security sticker affixed to rear pastedown. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very good+. From the jacket flap: " . . . a handbook for overcoming self-doubt, for revelling in success, for aiming high. It is about… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Contemporary Books, 1988. ix, + 182pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (includes instructional sequences). Book clean and square. Spine firm, nominally bumped on heel. Colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped. Textblock unmarked. 'Essence of Ninjutsu' is a fascinating, authoritative look at the roots of Ninjutsu and how it continues to enrich the lives of its practitioners… Read more about this item

London And Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers, 2016. 287pp., stunning photographic colour plates throughout (including endpapers). Book clean and square. Backstrip firm, nominally bumped on lower foredge corner. A former owner's name on printed ffep., else textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. This book features 32 remarkable wildlife dives from sites around the world, and each includes a… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Melbourne Walking Club, Inc., 1994. vi, + 138pp., intext, b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and edgeworn only. A trivial fleck on head of textblock, else leaves unmarked. Un-numbered, 'Limited Edition' first printing, published in commemoration of the centenary of the Melbourne Walking Club, this book isn't… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson, 1971. (v), + 136pp., unpaginated b/white halftone plate section. Intext line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine, ditto gilt illustration over undamaged blue boards. Textblock edges flecked, else leaves unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with several closed tears. A stand-alone volume in Nelson's "Horsemaster" series, "this book has been… Read more about this item