This is almost certainly the first book ever published on the
collecting of Rugby Union memorabilia - the jerseys, caps, cups,
programmes, prints, photographs, autographs, cards, stamps, badges,
medals, books, ephemera and whatever else might encapsulate and
evoke a nostalgia for the development of the game. While
association football, cricket, golf and, to an extent, tennis have
had their sample artefacts and accessories recorded in print, the
handling code that was born at Rugby School nearly two centuries
back, and which drew over 2 million fans to the stadia of the Rugby
World Cup in 2015, has not. Now, at last, this volume surveys the
field, from Victorian kit, cigarette cards and flimsy first
programmes through to the 'merchandise' of the professional era. It
is profusely illustrated with examples of memorabilia obtainable
for a pound or two, or several hundred, or - in the case of a 2015
record-breaker - nearly GBP200,000. Whether you are a novice or an
expert 'anorak' at the collecting game, this introduction should
have much to arouse interest, delight - and envy!
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