RARE 19th Century SA Sports book (1897); including Rugby
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GA Parker's rare book on early South African sport. Published in 1897
234 pages plus 53 pages of beautifully illustrated advertisement; including rugby-related ads such as the Sport Emporium of FW (Fred) Smith, member of the first Kimberley Rugby team to Cape Town; and first South African wicket keeper in test cricket.; and his business partner, fellow-Springbok cricketer, EH Halliwell.(See below).
One of the earliest books on South African sport and thus also one of the earliest South African sports books with rugby content (12 pages).
Numerous portrait studies of early South African sportsmen, including Jimmy Sinclair, rugby and cricket international; Sir Donald Currie; George Farrar; Frank Guthrie
Condition:Some stains to front cover.
Content clean, complete and in very good condition.
Binding; loose at p112-113. Rest of binding good. Spine still in tact and strong
