{"product_id":"on-your-marks-selected-writings-about-all-kinds-of-sports-hardcover","title":"On Your Marks: Selected Writings about All Kinds of Sports - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Polley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is edited and introduced by sports historian, Professor Martin Polley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sparkling anthology celebrating sport in all its variety; from elite rugby and football to rural games on the village green, from an exclusive golf club to the sheer pleasure of a bicycle ride. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA treat for sports fans, dip into this wide-ranging, entertaining collection of classic writing drawn from journalism, diaries, drama, fiction and more. \u003ci\u003eOn Your Marks\u003c\/i\u003e spans from Elizabethan Shakespeare to twentieth-century George Orwell and features Daniel Defoe on horse racing, Jane Austen on archery, Lewis Carroll on croquet and many more.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Polley is the Director of the International Centre for Sports History and Culture (ICSHC), and a Professor in the Department of History at De Montfort University. He is the author of many publications including \u003ci\u003eMoving the Goalposts: a history of sport and society since 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports History: a practical guide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe British Olympics: Britain's Olympic Heritage 1612-2012.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.2 x 3.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334331306221,"sku":"9781529075816","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/6OtJHaybEa9781529075816.webp?v=1785010072","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/on-your-marks-selected-writings-about-all-kinds-of-sports-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}