Twenty Years of Football: English, Australian, and NZ Teams 1884-1904

Souvenir of Twenty Years of Football, Illustrations and Records of English, Australian and New Zealand Teams since 1884. Christchurch: Walter E. Knott 1904. Oblong, 140 x 220 mms, adverts, original blue paper covers, some discolouration. Rare, Commemorates the first 20 years of rugby union in the Empire, published to coincide with the visit of the British Rugby Team to Australia and New Zealand in 1904. Photographs of early teams, central panorama of New Zealand vs. Australia at Sydney Cricket Grounds, 1903.