Flick to Kick by Daniel Tatarsky

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Subbuteo Table Soccer, the 'replica of Association Football', grew out of the 1920's game 'New Footy'. Developed by Peter Adolph in 1947, the heyday of the game was in the 1960s and 1970s when more than 300,000 miniature teams were sold each year. This book is illustrated in colour, and features 30,000 words.

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Flick to Kick by Daniel Tatarsky

Subbuteo Table Soccer, the 'replica of Association Football', grew out of the 1920's game 'New Footy'. Developed by Peter Adolph in 1947, the heyday of the game was in the 1960s and 1970s when more than 300,000 miniature teams were sold each year. This book is illustrated in colour, and features 30,000 words.
"Packed with a host of absorbing facts and anecdotes" HAM & HIGH, 3 September "Fascinating reading" SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY "Written with trainspotterish enthusiasm.. Tatarsky covers every possible angle. The brilliant retro-hip colour design greatly add to the nostalgic appeal of the book." THE TIMES, The Game, 27 September "The best football book not actually about football ever! An endlessly entertaining compendium of the best table football game ever invented." LEEDS, LEEDS, LEEDS fanzine, September "A fantastic book, lovingly written and lavishly illustrated." VALLEY REVIEW (CHARLTON ATHLETIC FANZINE), 27/10 "A dandy little book, illustrated in a way that will have you moist-eyed with nostalgia." LADSMAG.COM, September "A gem, abundant with images, facts, myths and nostalgia, all lovingly couched in a suitably retro layout. The witty narrative holds the attention and creates a pace that conveys some of his lasting schoolboy enthusiasm." FLUX magazine, Nov/Dec 04 "Beautifully produced." PROGRAMME MONTHLY, December
Daniel Tatarsky is a veteran of the Subbuteo World Cup and an avid collector of Subbuteo accessories
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780752860831
ISBN 10 0752860836
Title Flick to Kick
Author Daniel Tatarsky
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2004-09-02
Number of pages 112
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.