History Sport & Recreation Australiana
One Hundred Years of Australian Sport by M. T. Daly is a 1996 first-edition hardcover that charts a century of triumphs, controversies and grassroots passion from the storied NSW Sports Club. Daly blends biography, geography and cultural history into a lively reference for adults and young adults eager to understand how sport shaped national identity.
This copy is personally signed by the author and presents clean, tightly bound pages free of dog-ears; only light cover scuffs and an inscription on the cover page hint at its gentle past. The final blank leaf has a small hole, but the text block is unaffected, making the book both readable and shelf-worthy.
Collectors of Australian history, sporting memoirs or NSW heritage will appreciate the rarity of a signed first printing in such solid condition. From a smoke-free home, it’s ready to slip straight into a sporting library or gift for a true-blue fan.