Sport from Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA

(East London: the author, 2012) 9780620547581. 210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 245; historic photographs. Wrappers a little rubbed; occasional fox spot; earlier bookseller's hand-stamp to title page. Good to very good condition. Exceedingly uncommon: OCLC does not locate any copies. A comprehensive history of surfing around East London in the Eastern Cape, along with a guide to the… Read more

(Cape Town: Don Nelson, 1978) 0909238278. 4to; original boards, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pictorial endpapers; pp. 271; profusely illustrated in colour and monochrome. Dustwrapper rubbed and edgeworn, with tape repairs to reverse; inscription to front endpaper; edges somewhat rubbed; spine slightly cocked; occasional fox spot. Good. "With rare photographs from sources all over South… Read more

(London: Hamlyn, 1995) 0600587177. 4to; laminated pictorial boards; pp. 80; liberally illustrated in full colour. Earlier owner's name signed to front free endpaper verso. Near-fine condition. "The 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa will be rugby's greatest event ever, played before vast crowds and screened to millions worldwide. Produced in conjunction with Rugby World, the world's leading rugby magazine,… Read more

(Cape Town: Human & Rousseau, 1995) 0798134143. 212 x 136 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 192, incl. index; plates. Sunned on spine; gift inscription to half-title; rather foxed to ourtermost leaves, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. "This book is the final legacy from Dr Danie Craven to rugby. Eighteen months before he passed away Craven agreed to talk on… Read more

(Johannesburg: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1946). 8vo; original red cloth, lettered in black on spine and upper cover; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (vi) + 338; plates. Dustwrapper edgeworn, with loss, and earlier owner's tape repairs to reverse (nevertheless, a remarkable survival); backstrip sunned at head and tail; front free endpaper removed; edges and prelims. foxed, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. Afrikaans text.… Read more

(Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005) 1770070974. 230 x 150 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xv + (i) + 221, incl. index; colour plates. Very good condition. "Few South African rugby players have evoked such strong emotions from fans and opponents alike as Corné Krige. Often brilliant, sometimes controversial, always committed, he played every game with passion and guts, winning the… Read more

(Kenton-on-Sea: the author, 1978). 213 x 137 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 317; photographs; tables. Wrappers soiled and damp-stained, with some rippling to outermost leaves; occasional fox spot. Good reading copy. A chapter devoted to each of these twelve schools: Cambridge, Dale, Gill, Graeme College, Graeme College, Grey High, Kingswood, Muir, Pearson, Queens, St. Andrew's, Selborne, Union. .

(Port Elizabeth: the author, 2002). 210 x 148 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. (viii) + 78; photographs and facsimiles. Crease to bottom fore-corner of upper cover. Very good condition. "Colin Trader has taken the field to present a kaleidoscope of the history of soccer over the past 104 years in the Eastern Cape with Port Elizabeth as the focal point.… Read more

(London: Harper Collins, 2007) 9780007208692. 197 x 128 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xiii + (i) + 432, incl. index. Occasional fox spot. Very good condition. 'The battery of accusations is so relentless you almost feel punch-drunk by the end ... to say this is a necessary book is an understatement." - FourFourTwo Book of the Month .

(Durban: The South African Cricket Annual, [1961?]). 215 x 137 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 224; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Crease to bottom fore-corner of lower cover; pages browned; sporadic foxing. Good condition. The Five Cricketers of the Year are Sid O'Linn, Jon Fellows-Smith, Geoff Griffin, Godfrey Lawrence, and Johnnie Maile. .

(Durban: The South African Cricket Annual, [1960?]). 215 x 137 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 256; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Curl to top fore-corner of upper cover; pages browned; sporadic foxing. Good condition. The Five Cricketers of the Year are Jackie Thomas Botten, Anthony John Pithey, Gerald Alfred Skerten Innes, John Heynes Ferrandi and Atholl Henry McKinnon.… Read more

(Durban: Knox Printing Co., [1957]). 183 x 122 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 176; plates; some advertisements. Wrappers a bit rubbed and creased; earlier owners' names signed on first page; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves. 'Volume 6 of the Cricket Annual includes a match by match account of last season's M.C.C. tour and of the Springboks' dramatic… Read more

(Durban: The South African Cricket Annual, [1974?]). 215 x 137 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 204; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Wrappers a little creased and foxed; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves; bottom edge not guillotined square (original fault). Good condition. The Five Cricketers of the Year are Simon Bezuidenhout, Brian Davison, Viv Greve, Robin… Read more

(Scarborough: Scarborough FC Supporters Club, 2004). 206 x 145 mm; pictorial wrappers; unpaginated (but pp. 129); photographs of teams, games, players and programmes, some of which in colour. Very good condition. Uncommon. Scarborough Football Club, which enjoyed a period in the Football League between the late 1980s and late 1990s, was dissolved within a few years of… Read more

(Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2012) 9781450424974. 252 x 178 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. xviii + 429, incl. index; photographs; graphs; tables; diagrams. Near-fine condition. ' "Drink as much as you can, even before you feel thirsty." That's been the mantra to athletes and coaches for the past three decades, and sports drinks have flourished into a… Read more

(Durban: The South African Cricket Annual, [1961?]). 215 x 137 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 224; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Wrappers a bit rubbed; earlier owner's name signed on first page; pages browned; sporadic foxing. Good condition. The Five Cricketers of the Year are Sid O'Linn, Jon Fellows-Smith, Geoff Griffin, Godfrey Lawrence, and Johnnie Maile. .

(Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel, 1956). 8vo; original mustard-coloured boards, lettered in black on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. vi + 224; plates. Dustwrapper a bit soiled and ragged, with some loss; earlier owner's inscription to front free endpaper; a little foxing. Good condition. Afrikaans text. ' "Die rampspoedigste toer wat ons nog beleef het." "Ons span was… Read more

(Durban: Knox Printing Co., [1953]). 180 x 120 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 256; plates; photographs; some advertisements. Wrappers a bit scuffed and slightly creased; backstrip slightly worn at head; earlier owner's name signed on first page; some foxing to edges and outermost leaves. 'Any doubts concerning the need for a publication of this type have long since been… Read more

(Cape Town: Protea Assurance, [1977?]). 215 x 136 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 304; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Wrappers ever so slightly rubbed; occasional fox spot. Very good condition. The Three Cricketers of the Year are Jack Heron, Denis Lillee of Australia, and 'Tich' Smith. .

(Durban: The South African Cricket Annual, [1973?]). 215 x 138 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 188; plates; score sheets; some advertisements. Wrappers very slightly rubbed and partially sunned; trace of foxing. Very good condition. The Five Cricketers of the Year are André Bruyns, Michael Doherty, Tony Greig, and Richie Kaschula. .