Buy this book on-line SMITH, DAVID and WILLIAMS, GARETH: : FIELDS OF PRAISE: OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WELSH RUGBY UNION 1881-1981WALES.CARDIFF.THE UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS,Oct 1980. ISBN 0708308279.
UK,8vo p/back original,1st edn.[Paperback Original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title. Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back Originals are published prior to any other format.] NFINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - wraps as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,
colour+b/w photgraphic illustrated upper cover, with green,red+black lettering,rear cover white with printed price inked out; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges lightly aged but generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound.UK,8vo p/back Original,1st edn,vi-xiipp+1-505pp [paginated] includes foreword by Hermas Evans (Chairman W.R.U,Centenary Publications Committee),joint author's preface,acknowledgements,contents list/ table,list of abbreviations,16 chapters/ sections,36pp contemporary b/w photographs (teams,players etc) in 1 block towards rear of book,appendices (IX),sources,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages.
The authors' have produced an absorbing account of the evolution of the Welsh Rugby Union during the first one hundred years of its existence.The mystery surrounding the formation of the Union has been unravelled in clear terms; the drama and excitement of the first quarter of the century has been revealed in a new form to all rugby enthusiasts; the controversies surrounding team selection,the dominance of certain individuals,the background and attitude of great players,the scenes of great matches,and the whole period leading up to the Second World War have all been vividly described.
The latter period of the hundred years has been given pride of place by the authors in a narrative that indicates the greatness of Wales in the rugby world.The building of the National Ground,the famous players of the great Triple Crown and 'Grand Slam' teams,and memorable matches when Wales floated in a euphoric sea of triumphs,have now been placed on permanent record for many to relive those scenes,and others to enjoy reading about them in the future.
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