100 years of Australian football 1897-1996

Viking Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. Photo credits and index. Purple coloured end pages. The text is freely illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, and cartoons etc. Photographic laminated boards with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper, same images as for the underlying boards, with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Over 3000 stories and 1000 pictures in as it happened coverage make it as spectacular as the game itself. After covering the foundations of the game, the book reports each year in sequence. This history of the AFL stars with its preseason -- the early history from 1858 -- before beginning its colourful year by year coverage. "The complete story of the AFL, all the big stories, all the great pictures, all the champions, every AFL season reported"-- Cover. A little rubbing of the book corners. Age toning and handling marks to the text block edges. A little creasing of the dustwrapper edges with rubbing of the panels. Fading of the back strip. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 383 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Football & Rugby; ISBN: 0670868140. ISBN/EAN: 9780670868148. Inventory No: 0289393. . 9780670868148