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Home and Away. The Eleventh Contact Book. Published by Contact Publication in 1948. 'This, the eleventh Contact Book, deals with sport and recreation in Great Britain today.' Contributions by Kenneth Adam , Mark Benney, Rohan Butler, Sir Guy Campbell, R Y Goodden, Bernard Hollowood, C. E. M. Joad, John Langdon-Davies, Elizabeth Langford-Holt, J. P. W. Mallalieu, Mass-Observation, Hugh Massingham, John Miller, R. C. Robertson- Glasgow, Alan Ross, Michael Rothenstein, T. H. Tylor, and Lyall Wilkes. Articals cover the following subjects: The Englishman and Sport, The Football Pools, Don Bradman, teenage ice skating champions, street games, chess, journalism, sports gardens, soccer, the design of the cricket bat, the effect on the British character of the worship of games at school and university, the bookie, Eastbourn and golf and sports science. Semi-limp binding with dust jacket. Size: 9 x 11 1/4 inches. Page number: 92. The dust jacket cover art is by John Parsons. The article on sports gardens is written and illustrated by Michael Rothenstein. The article about street games is illustrated by Ronald Searle. Plus many very beautiful photographs and illustrations. Condition: Very Good. The cover and contents are clean, without rubbing. The pages are only a little thumbed. The cover is a little worn particularly along the top edge and folds. The top of the spine has some loss, and is torn. The bottom of the spine is very slightly torn. The back of the coveris slightly grubby. Seller Inventory # 000432
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Title: Home and Away The Eleventh Contact Book.
Publisher: Contact Publication Limited, London
Publication Date: 1948
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: John Parsons
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
