XIII Worlds by Dave Hadfield

XIII Worlds (Hardcover in Illustrated Dust Jacket, Dave Hadfield)

Rugby League's Global Reach, Gathered by the Game's Finest Correspondent in Travellers' Tales

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: XIII Worlds: Pursuing Rugby League Around the Globe
• Author: Dave Hadfield
• Editor: Dave Hadfield
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh and London
• Publication Date: 1996
• ISBN-13: 9781851587599
• ISBN-10: 1851587594
• Edition Details: First published in Great Britain in 1996. Edited by Dave Hadfield.
• Binding: Publisher's blue cloth hardcover, unlettered boards, with illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Octavo hardcover, 192 pages.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The blue cloth boards are clean, with sharp corners and a straight spine. The spine and corners are crisp and the edges clean, with no visible wear.
• Interior: The pages are clean and cream-toned, with no foxing, markings or writing. The binding is tight. No inscriptions, stamps or ownership marks.
• The Dust Jacket: Present and intact, with a glossy finish and bright colours and no visible tears. The front panel carries a black and white rugby league photograph; the back has a colour photograph and barcode. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

XIII Worlds: Pursuing Rugby League Around the Globe is a collection of essays on the international spread of rugby league, edited by Dave Hadfield and published by Mainstream in 1996. It follows the game well beyond its northern English heartland, with pieces set in countries including France and Ireland, and travels as far as the forests of Papua New Guinea.

The pieces are travellers' tales from respected writers on the sport, ranging from coach trips to France to far-flung encounters with the game. The book celebrates the often overlooked international side of rugby league with wit and affection.

It is a follow-up to Hadfield's earlier XIII Winters, and the two were later reissued together in 2009 as a Rugby League Classics volume. This 1996 hardcover in its illustrated dust jacket is a tidy copy for collectors of rugby league literature and sports writing.

Author Profile: Dave Hadfield

Dave Hadfield was rugby league correspondent for The Independent from 1990. In Australia he wrote under the pseudonym George Dunkerley. He was inducted into the Rugby Football League Roll of Honour in 2015 and died aged 70.

His other books include XIII Winters, Up and Over: A Trek Through Rugby League Land, and Playing Away: Australians in British Rugby League.

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