The British & Irish Lions Miscellany by Richard Bath

The British & Irish Lions Miscellany (Inscribed & Signed Copy in Dust Jacket)

A Fact-Packed Miscellany of Rugby's British & Irish Lions, Tours, Lists, Anecdotes and Quotes

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: The British & Irish Lions Miscellany
• Author: Richard Bath
• Publisher: Vision Sports Publishing, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Edition Details: Hardcover edition with dust jacket. Inscribed and signed in ink on the front free endpaper.
• Binding: Publisher's red textured cloth boards with white lettering to the spine, in a printed dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Small hardcover, pocket or gift-book size. Illustrated with black and white caricatures by Bob Bond.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The red textured cloth boards are clean, with a few small pale marks to the front board and slight bumping at the corners. The spine is straight with white lettering and a little wear at the head.
• Interior: The pages are clean, cream and unmarked in the sections examined. The book opens well and the binding is tight. There is a small brown speck near the left edge of the title page and a pale mark or stain at the lower left edge of the copyright page.
• Provenance: Inscribed and signed in blue pen on the front free endpaper: "To Simon, Best Wishes", with a flourished signature. The signature is not clearly legible.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The red jacket with the Lions badge has a small crescent-shaped piece missing or torn at the top right corner of the front panel, a small closed tear to the lower edge of the back panel, and creasing or rubbing at the lower front edge and corners. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

The British & Irish Lions Miscellany, by Richard Bath and published in London by Vision Sports Publishing in 2008, is a fact-based miscellany covering around 120 years of the history of the British & Irish Lions, the rugby union side drawn from players eligible for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The book gathers tour histories, team lists, statistics, player profiles, anecdotes and quotations, with the humour and tradition of Lions touring life running through it. Black and white caricature illustrations by Bob Bond lighten the pages.

A compact and entertaining reference for supporters, it will appeal to anyone who follows the Lions. This copy carries a personal inscription and signature, adding a touch of human interest to a well-kept example.

Author Profile: Richard Bath

Richard Bath is a freelance sports writer and editor. He is a former editor of Rugby World and Rugby News, and has written on rugby for The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph.

He has written six rugby books, including The Ultimate Encyclopaedia of Rugby and The Scotland Rugby Miscellany. His other works include Notorious: The Maddest and Baddest Sportsmen on the Planet (2009) and Behind Enemy Lines, written with Sir Tommy Macpherson (2012).

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