The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby, by Richard Bath, Ed. Published by Carlton Books Ltd, 1997.

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby, by Richard Bath, Ed. Published by Carlton Books Ltd, 1997.

"The definitive illustrated guide to world rugby union. General Editor: Richard Bath, Executive Editor of Inside Rugby Magazine". With chronology, index, and tables; profusely illustrated with coloured photographs, and some b&w photographs, historical engravings, and paintings.

Hardcover (paper-covered boards) with matching jacket, 224pp.

First Edition, first printing. ISBN 185868076X.

Condition: Good

Boards are clean and bright. Top corners of front- and rear panels bumped, without tearing into the outer layer of the wraps. Light rubbing to lower corner of front panel, however--but not scuffed. Otherwise the boards are intact. A couple of small isolated spots of foxing on the endpapers, both front and rear. Dedication in pen on verso of front free endpaper. Mild foxing on half-title. Very light age-toning of upper edges of pages, with occasional light foxing. One or two faint, insignificant brown stains in the margins. Otherwise the text block is clean: no underlining or highlighting, no annotations or marginalia. Binding secure, no loose or missing pages, no tears.

Jacket Condition: Good. Sticker ghost on lower corner of front panel, otherwise clean and bright. Lightly shelf-rubbed with superficial scratching only--does not penetrate outer plastic layer of the wraps. Light rubbing to top edge of jacket around head of spine; corners bumped with light scuff mark to upper edge of the hinge on rear panel. Inside of jacket lightly foxed.