The Point Of It All - Book

[HardSaint]

Can anyone tell me whether this history of the STKFC book is still in print? If so, where can it be bought? I've been looking everywhere and just cant seem to locate it

[ausfatcat]

see here


http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... hp?t=39742

[HardSaint]

thanks fellas - i've just got my "Heroes with Halos" back from a long stint around the family circle and am keen to keep on goin'
Damn I'm feeling good about this year!!!!

[TwoTowers]

Got mine signed by Burkie and Harves. Mint condition. I paid about $200 for it at a charity auction years ago but sounds like it might be worth it in a few more years if it stays out of print.

[saintbrat]

I'm thinking premiership would have to get Russ writing/ editing again with a new book.

[mcadam05]

I saw a copy of 'the point of it all' today at a shop called Gardenvale Collectables but be prepared too part with some cash its a very rare book

[esaint66]

I saw a copy of 'the point of it all' today at a shop called Gardenvale Collectables but be prepared too part with some cash its a very rare book

haha i ronic that i was actually going to buy that book from that exact shop.

[esaint66]

did you happen to see the exact price mcadam05?

[saintbrat]

I saw a copy of 'the point of it all' today at a shop called Gardenvale Collectables but be prepared too part with some cash its a very rare book

the gentleman from there does segments on SEN

[esaint66]

I saw a copy of 'the point of it all' today at a shop called Gardenvale Collectables but be prepared too part with some cash its a very rare book

the gentleman from there does segments on SEN

yeh mario does the collectable segment obviously very nice guy.

[Carl Mynott]

I bought this book when it was first released and i still haven't read it..

[mcadam05]

did you happen to see the exact price mcadam05?

no i didnt sorry , but if you can get a copy for under 200 you would be doing really well let me put it this way the book came out in 91/92 since then i would of been lucky too have seen 3 at second hand bookshops or ebay etc what i hear is the print run was like a 5000 copies so its A VERY RARE book and if u can get it go for it.

[cowboy18]

There's only one listed at abe, one of the more comprehensive second hand bool sites.


http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR ... &x=89&y=17


All I can say is... eek.

1. The Point of It All; The Story of the St Kilda Football Club (ISBN: 094985350X)
Feldmann, Jules & Holmesby, Russell
Bookseller: Syber's Books
(Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
Bookseller Rating: 4-star rating
Price: US$ 362.34
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Book Description: Playright Publishing Proprietory Ltd, 1992. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographic (illustrator). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1.4 kg; 320 pages, indexed, illustrated throughout with colour, sepia and monotone photographs, and reproductions of drawings. Includes the records of the Kilda football club and their footballers from 1897 to 1991, and their results in finals. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Slight rubbing to the pace edge of the boards with attendant loss of colour, and faint trace of foxing to the first two, and the last four pages of the book. "For their first three years in the league they did not win a game. They have collected more wooden spoons than any other league team. In 1987 day almost "went to the wall" and yet five years on, the St Kilda football club looks to the future with renewed confidence and firm resolve." -- rear panel blurb. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. Football -- Australian Rules. Bookseller Inventory # 0220660

[HarveysDeciple]

a great book with a ripping introduction!

Bit dated now thats the only thing.

[stinger]

I bought this book when it was first released and i still haven't read it..

snap.....

[Duggie]

This chatter has tempted me to take my 1992 edition from the shelf and read snippets. The book is almost bursting with many news cuttings and other printed collectibles.
I opened at page 108 describing the great 1939 Semi-final win against the powerful Richmond team. I was there that day and have a clear memory how Fountain and Garvin took Dyer and Bentley apart in the rucks and how Kelly and and Rayment shone on their respective wings.
Aaaah, memories so sweet.

[saint66au]

Sheesh..is my copy of "heroes with halos" worth that much???lol

I suspect it had a bigger print run..2nd publishing?

[B W and R all over]

I met Russell Holmesby a little while back and asked about The Point Of It All, and he said that the print run was 5,000 and they sold out within 13 months. He only knows of a couple of copies ever coming up for sale – one in a Hobart book shop and one on Ebay two years ago.

He didn’t keep any extra copies aside which he reckons is a pity because even now he gets one or two queries a month during the season from people trying to get hold of a copy.

[saintbrat]

I met Russell Holmesby a little while back and asked about The Point Of It All, and he said that the print run was 5,000 and they sold out within 13 months. He only knows of a couple of copies ever coming up for sale – one in a Hobart book shop and one on Ebay two years ago.

He didn’t keep any extra copies aside which he reckons is a pity because even now he gets one or two queries a month during the season from people trying to get hold of a copy.

but did you ask what he was planing to do next- or when?
or any chance of a reprint-
I know DVD's etc are the go But a good coffee table club history as we have seen becomes a collectible

[B W and R all over]

I met Russell Holmesby a little while back and asked about The Point Of It All, and he said that the print run was 5,000 and they sold out within 13 months. He only knows of a couple of copies ever coming up for sale – one in a Hobart book shop and one on Ebay two years ago.

He didn’t keep any extra copies aside which he reckons is a pity because even now he gets one or two queries a month during the season from people trying to get hold of a copy.

but did you ask what he was planing to do next- or when?
or any chance of a reprint-
I know DVD's etc are the go But a good coffee table club history as we have seen becomes a collectible

He didn't say if he had plans for anything else at that stage. But he did say that had we won the '97 flag, they were going to put out an updated version.

[ausfatcat]

wow it's worth money?





I got two copies

[saintbrat]

hey austfatcat are you attending training tuesday I could make an offer?
or maybe the function monday?

[my les foote]

They were selling them at Moorabbin the day we played North in a practice game (2002?) for $5.

[Quixote]

Ausfat -- I'd buy one of your two for $25, and would be a absolutely appreciated.

Let me know via PM


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[ausfatcat]

I you'd asked me before I read this thread I would've said yes. But now it might make a good gift for my father (the 2nd book is from my grandfathers estate).