Search Results: Australian Rules Football from Diversity Books, IOBA

Southbank, Victoria, Australia: Champion Data, 2008. viii, + 390pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has a small corner crease to front panel, minimal laminate lift on edges. The third annual official AFL Prospectus. Vital statistical and analytical intelligence for coaches, players and fans, including the official AFL Rankings Team of the Year and how it was picked, in depth analysis of every team's '08 list, Prospectus Top 25 for the 2008 NAB AFL draft, the best footy betting guide, player stats profiles for the past five years, meet 'The Freak's Class of '08. Book weight approx. 1.1 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Australian Football League, 2012. 1088pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. "The AFL Record Season Guide 2012 is the 17th edition of what has become the statistical bible of the AFL. The 2012 Season Guide contains more than 1000 pages crammed with statistics, history and information as well as a thorough review of the 2011 season and a comprehensive preview of the 2012 season. It also includes full details on the draft, profiles on every player in the competition - from rookies to superstars - and a history of all finals and award winners. The cover features Collingwood star Dane Swan, who continues the tradition of the reigning Brownlow medallist appearing on the cover." Includes Index. Book weight approx. 850g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Very Good +.

Mt Eliza, Victoria, Australia: Football & Cricket Books, 2010. xv, + 252p. 16 page b/white plate section, plus 16 page colour plate section. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Short inscription, "Best wishes", signed by author Ken Piesse on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "From struggling park club into the top four in the VFA's Premier Division, Caulfield consistently punched above its weight, registering some of the genuine upsets of the '70s and early 80s. And if premierships were awarded for being social, Caulfield would have won every second year, the Bears Cave famous for being Melbourne's No 1 Sunday night party spot." Contents include: Acks., Foreword (Tony Jewell). Author's Introduction. 10 chapters. Postscript (Mick Robinson). They Came Before Us. Year by Year Statistics. Who's Who. Club Theme Song. Book weight approx. 655g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition.… Read More

Footscray, Victoria, Australia: Western Bulldogs (Footscray Football Club), 2015. 66pp., colour-plate illustrations throughout (player profiles and advertisements). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Photographic, colour-portrait (Robert Murphy, team captain) card wrapper minimally splayed only. Textblock unmarked. A club production, primarily featuring contemporary player profiles, but also containing additional club highlights . . . Book weight approx. 190g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Australia: Brian Hansen Nominees, 1997. xii, + 340pp., b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: "This publication tells the story of the great goal achievers of Australian Rules - from Essendon's Charlie 'Commotion' Pearson who gave us the first high mark - the first screamer, through the hundred years of League champions: Albert Thurgood, Lee, Coventry, Mohr, Vallence, Pratt, Todd, Titus, Fanning, Coleman, Peck, Wade, Hudson, McKenna, Jesaulenko, Roach, Ablett, Dunstall, Lockett, Kernahan, Modra, Rocca, Richardson, etc., etc. It is the first definitive study of goal kicking and the men who became the most controversial and colourful personalities in the game." Book weight approx. 622g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

London: B.T. Batsford Limited, 1987. 136pp., four colour illustrations, plus b/white illustrations and diagrams. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. A stand-alone volume in the Batsford Embroidery Paperbacks series. From the rear panel: "Drawn fabric embroidery, sometimes called pulled work, involves pulling the threads of the background fabric to displace them and produce a pattern. Edna Wark's book looks first at the history of the techniques of drawn fabric before going on to assess its applications for modern work. The subjects covered include: design; stitches; technique and planning embroideries; drawn fabric work on dress; making small items; working panels; and finishing articles . . . " Book weight approx. 420g. . First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Wilkinson Books, 1995. 263pp. B/white halftone photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, slight tanning to edges. Illustrated card wrapper very mildly edgeworn only, one tiny corner crease. Biography of the late Footscray Football Club great. Edward James (Ted) Whitten, (1934-1995). Contents include: Preface. EJ and Me! Mr Football. EJ's fight for life. The Funeral. The Family. The Tributes. The Wit of Whitten. EJ's greatest team. Edward James Whitten. Statistics. Book weight approx. 395g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15cm).

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Wilkinson Books (Imprint), 1994. (vi) + 520pp., alphabet, chapter-heading halftone plate illustrations of noted player whose surname begins with the appropriate letter. Book clean and square. Spine firm, with just a hint of a reading crease. Leaves tanned. Illustrated card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and creased on rear wrap. Revised to take the reader up to 1993, this biographical list of Australian Rules footballers who have played at VFL level . . . Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Alphabetical List. Book weight approx. 450g. . First Thus.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Crown Content, 2002. x, + 357pp., plus (i). Illustrated endpapers. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (including player portraits). Book clean and square. Bright gilt titles. Spine firm. Black boards undamaged. A security strip affixed to rear pastedown, else textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally bumped and edgeworn only. Tens of thousands of brave Australians have given their lives in defence of the country's freedoms. This book is a poignant biographical tribute to 115 of those fallen who had played for teams in the Victorian Football League during the Anglo-Boer War, World War One, and World War Two. Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Foreword (Ron Barassi, whose father lies at Tobruk War Cemetery). Introduction. The Fallen (listed alphabetically in each war). Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 1.65KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for… Read More

Noble Park, Victoria, Australia: The Five Mile Press, 1998. 224pp. B/white illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, with just a hint of edge tanning. Illustrated card wrapper (Chris Grant and Nick Holland clash in round 7 of 1997) has a soft corner crease to front panel, very minor edgewear. "From the infamous grand final 'bloodbath' of 1945 to Greg William's Supreme Court battle in 1997, this collection covers some of the most colourful and controversial cases ever to be brought before the AFL Tribunal. Featuring media reports and personal accounts from both the players and the men in white, it also includes a full record of charges, verdicts, penalties and statistics for every report ever made . . . " Book weight approx. 410g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 22.75cm x 16.5cm).

Prahran, VIC, Australia: Champion Productions No publication date (c. 1996). 64pp. Colour photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Gloss illustrated boards negligibly scuffed. Includes forewords by Kevin Sheedy, David Parkin and Denis Pagan. Features the Champion football rankings (based on home and away AFL games in the 1996 season) with special comments by Ted Hopkins. Includes Glossary. Book weight approx. 460g.. Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Scoresby, VIC, Australia: The Five Mile Press, 2011. xv, + 335pp., plus 1 x 16 page, colour illustrated section, b/white illustrations throughout. Colour illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated boards undamaged. From the back cover: "In 'Great Australian Football Stories', his 65th book, Ken introduces the best of his stories from the golden greats, such as the ever-so-confident Laurie Nash and Jack Dyer through to modern-day champions such as Tony Lockett and Jason Dunstall - standouts in an irresistible anthology of rarely published stories, letters, interviews and photographs from the who's who of Australian football's finest." Book weight approx. 635g.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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 to reverse (inner) surface. From the jacket flap: " Australia's best writers - women and men, young and old, participants and non-participants- share their oval dreams. These reflections on Australian football range from witty and affectionate reminiscences and expressions of hope for the future to statements of deep alienation and betrayal. This innovative and entertaining collection opens a new window on football and its role in Australian culture and society." Book weight approx. 640g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - (approx. 22cm x 15cm).

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Weston Media and Communications , 2011. 226pp. Unpaginated, colour-plate sections (photography courtesy of Geelong Football Club). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped and indented on front panel, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. For all Australian Rules Football fans, but particularly Geelong 'tragics', Scott Gullan takes the reader inside 'The Cattery', revealing the story of an unlikely premiership season - 2011 - the club's third in five seasons . . . Contents include: Prelims., Author Bio., Acks. Introduction. 16 chapters. Epilogue. Book weight approx. 495g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 16.5cm).

South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hardie Grant in Association with Seven Network, 2001. v., + 138pp, pattern-print endpapers. Intext illustrations throughout: colour plates, b/white halftone plates and facsimiles. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Plain green boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. From the jacket flap: " 'Heart of the Game' celebrates the first 45 years of football on television - from the trial telecasts in 1956 and the very early days of live broadcasts of final quarters, through the explosion of footy shows in the 1960s and colour TV in the 1970s to the national competition we see today . . . " Contents include: Prelims., Introduction (Garrie Hutchinson), 11 chapters. Book weight approx. 900g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very… Read More

Milsons Point, N.S.W., Australia: Century Hutchinson, 1989. xvi, + 222pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface-scuffed. Foreword by Max Walker. "He's called the 'Mouth from the South' . . . 'Louie the Lip' . . . or just simply 'The Kiss of Death'. He is witty, irreverent and honest, and these are the memories of fifty years in the public eye . . . " Contents include: Introduction, 17 chapters. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good.

Richmond, Vic, Australia: Slattery Media Group, 2012. 368pp. B/white halftone plate featured player portrait beginning each biography. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Vivid white titles over undamaged black boards. Text-patterned endpapers. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. This book for Australian Rules Football fans features twenty-four 'legends' of the game who have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame since its introduction in 1996 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. The Legends (listed alphabetically). Hall of Fame Charter. Bibliography. The Writers. Book weight approx. 650g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 16cm).

Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1994. 240pp., 16 page colour, photographically-ilustrated section (includes team photo), plus b/white photographic illustrations throughout (Ken Rainsbury). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. An intended annual publication, 'The Magpie Years' was first published in 1993 to complement 'The Centenary History of the Collingwood Football Club', 1992. Numerous contents, including The Year, Match-by-Match. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1995. 208pp., 16 page colour photographically-illustrated section, plus b/white photographic illustrations throughout (Ken Rainsbury). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated (team photo to rear cover)card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. An intended annual publication, 'The Magpie Years' was first published in 1993 to complement 'The Centenary History of the Collingwood Football Club', 1992. Numerous contents, including The Year, Match-by-Match. Book weight approx. 600g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.

Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia: Brian Hansen Publications, 1993. 224pp., 16 page colour, photographically-illustrated section (includes team photo), plus b/white photographic illustrations throughout (Ken Rainsbury). Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper (team photo to rear panel) has soft corner crease, and is negligibly scuffed only. An intended annual publication, 'The Magpie Years' was first published in 1993 to complement 'The Centenary History of the Collingwood Football Club', 1992. Numerous contents, including The Year, Match-by-Match. Book weight approx. 580g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Softcover. Very Good +.