The N.Z. Sporting Life and Referee Guide to Wrestling – 1937 Edition
$79.00
The N.Z. Sporting Life and Referee Guide to Wrestling is a scarce New Zealand sporting handbook devoted to professional and amateur wrestling during the sport’s interwar boom.
Edited by J. C. Warnes, writing as “Olympian,” this 1937 edition was printed and published in Wellington by National Magazines Ltd. Contemporary advertising describes the guide as packed with wrestling information, rules, holds and photographs, including images of leading wrestlers and demonstrations of both standard and speciality holds.
Editor: J. C. Warnes (“Olympian”)
Publisher: National Magazines Ltd., Wellington
Date: 1937
Edition: 1937 edition
Country: New Zealand
Language: English
Format: Illustrated stapled softcover booklet
Subject: Wrestling, sporting history, New Zealand sport
Condition: Fair vintage condition. The cream wrappers show heavy soiling, staining, foxing, creasing, edge wear and handling marks. The stapled spine shows rust staining and wear. The page edges are age-toned, with occasional marks and minor losses at the outer edges. The binding is not intact. One page is torn but present. Centre pages are detached. Include a signed photo of Paul Boesch
Please study all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.
Collections: ALL BOOKS, ALL PRODUCTS, EPHEMERA, NON-FICTION BOOKS, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS
Type: NZ NON FICTION
Category: 1930S, B0129, BOOKS, EPHEMERA, NEW ZEALAND SPORT, NZ BOOKS, NZ NON FICTION, SPORTING HISTORY, VINTAGE, WRESTLING
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