Cape Town, South Africa: Longmans, Green and Co, 1956. viii, + 213pp., b/white, art-illustrated [Townley Johnson] frontispiece, plus unpaginated, action-illustrated b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean. Spine firm; sunned and bumped on head, stained on foot. A former owner's name on ffep., acidic strips on both free endpapers, random splotches throughout, specks on textblock edges. Action-illustrated dustjacket has edgewear, tears and creases, plus thumbnail-size pieces missing head and heel of spine panel. A review of the 1956 South African Rugby Tour, with a stopover in Australia, of New Zealand, and how the All Blacks conquered the mighty Springboks, halting a sixty-year supremacy on the field . . . Told in 27 chapters, including Summary of Tour and Form of Players. The 'Boks were captained by S.S.Viviers. Book weight approx. 470g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004749
Title: SPRINGBOKS AT BAY!
Author: Price, Maxwell
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co
Place of Publication: Cape Town, South Africa
Date Published: 1956
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: NOISBN, SPORT, RUGBY, SOUTH AFRICA, TOUR REVIEW
Bookseller catalogs: Sports & Outdoor Recreation;

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