Rare polo book comes up for sale

18 June 2001

Polo player Nigela Brassard has produced a one-off collectors’ item which gives an exceptional insight into the history of polo.

The book, entitled A Glorious Victory, A Glorious Defeat, covers the famous international polo matches of 1921 and includes photographs and illustrations that have never been published before.

Those interested in obtaining a copy of the book are invited to make a bid andit will be sent to the person who bids the highest.

Funds raised will go to The Make-a-Wish Foundation and The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution, concerned with helping terminally ill children and the farming community respectively.

To make a bid, please contact Debbie Coleman at Abel Hadden & Co, 15 BerkeleyStreet, London W1J 8DY.

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