Allsop, Derick

The Game of Their Lives: Voices of the Football People

Near fine condition. Mainstream Publishing. 1995. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small creases, nicks and scratch on the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover. Nice and clean book. 201pp. Price un-clipped. Product Description: Gives an insight into the commitment to football of those involved in it. In this book, Terry Venables talks of the challenge and frustration entailed in coaching the England team; Jurgen Klinsmann reveals the greatest satisfaction of his career; and Graham Kelly shows the man behind the mask. Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9781851588008

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Book number: 2511

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Anon

Arsenal A History From 1930

VGC plus. Historic Newspapers, 2012. Large format black hardback(gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, small nicks and scratches on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus, no Dj cover as issued. Arsenal's History from 1930 to 2011. Illustrated with many b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages, previous ownerÃ’s presentation label inside the first page of the book. Nice and clean book. Please note: This is oversized and heavy book (approx. 1. 5 Kg). Very Good/No Dj Cover As Issued.

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Book number: 8520

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Charles Harold Avery

Off the Wicket. A school story

VGC. Thomas Nelson and sons. No date given but probably published in 1910 as previous owner's inscription and date(Nov 1910) written on the first blank page of the book. Presumed first edition. Pictorial green hardback(small nicks, dents and a couple of small marks on the cover and soine) in VGC, no Dj cover. Illustrated with 4 colour plates. Nice and clean pages but aged and tainted on the outer edges, small foxing marks, ink marks and nicks on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC for its age with light shelf wear. 368pp including List of illustrations. Heavy book. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 4989

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Barich, Bill

A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance and the Irish

Mint condition. CollinsWillow, 2005. First edition-first printing. Dark blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with colour photos. The book is new with two small creases and nick on the edge of the pages. 297pp including Bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780007191802

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Book number: 848

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Blofeld, Henry

Cakes and Bails: Henry Blofeld's Cricket Year

VGC. Simon & Schuster, 1998. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(two creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the outer edges(slightly yellow), inscription written on the first blank page of the book. Nice and clean book. 280pp including index. Price clipped. First edition. Review: Cakes and Bails finds Henry Blofeld, or Blowers as he is known to dedicated listeners of Radio 4's Test Match Special, on top form. Beginning with an account of a drunken champagne weekend in the company of Mike Atherton and Graham Gooch, the book proceeds to weave a delightful (and at times slightly unsteady) path through the 1998 cricketing year, from England's agonising winter defeat in the Caribbean, to the dramatic triumph over the South Africans in the summer. n nLike his Test Match commentaries, Blofeld's prose has a logic all of its own, as he moves from indignant outrage at the incompetence of England's cricketing establishment, to wonderfully dry descriptions of players and colleagues, crowned by the continual reappearance throughout the book of GLY--Geoffrey Boycott, the Greatest Living Yorkshireman. There are some lovely portraits of the players who set the season alight with Their performances, including the effervescent Jonty Rhodes, the heroic Angus Fraser (nicknamed The Schoolmaster by Blowers), and Mark Ramprakash, chosen for his brilliant maiden test century in Barbados. n nCakes and Bails is however, at its best in describing the sheer drama and tension which comes from a close test match, and Blofeld has seen quite a few over the last year. His description of Atherton's monumental battle with Allan Donald throughout the summer series is particularly memorable, evidence if any were needed that there is more to life in the Test Match Special commentary box than just cakes and champagne! Amazon cricket fans will also be amused by Blofeld's befuddled description of the creation of a website solely dedicated to his thoughts on the great game; whoever said that cricket was falling behind the times?. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780684851518

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Book number: 405

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Blofeld, Henry

It's Just Not Cricket

Near fine/VGC. Simon & Schuster, 1999. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(very small tear on the edge of the Dj cover, some scratches, small nicks and creases on the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos, map. Nice and clean pages with a ink mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small nick and crease on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book but with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 346pp including index. Price clipped. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780684851525

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Book number: 3390

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J. L. Bonhote

Birds of Britain And Their Eggs

GC. A. & C. Black, 1927. Reprinted edition, 1930. Pictorial hardback(green lettering on the front cover & spine, small marks, nicks & light shelf wear on the cover) in GC, no Dj. Illustrated with 82 colour, b/w plates. Clean pages but tainted & aged on the outer edges, small foxing marks and creases on some pages, big tear on the first blank page of the book, small tear inside the page 97, the first two pages are slightly seperated from the book, inscription written on the last blank page of the book and inside the back cover. The book is in GC for it's age with some shelf wear. 410pp including Preface to First Edition, list of illustrations, index. A collectable book. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 3209

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Boulting, Ned

On the Road Bike: The Search For a Nation?s Cycling Soul (Yellow Jersey Cycling Classics)

VGC plus/VGC. Yellow Jersey Press, 2013. First UK edition-first printing (2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Red hardback (silver lettering to the spine, small dent on the edges of the cover) in VGC plus, with Dj (a couple of small colour marks inside the edges of the Dj cover, small tear, two small marks, creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 292pp including List of illustrations. Price un-clipped. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780224092081

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Book number: 11147

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Boycott, Geoffrey

The Best XI

Near fine condition. Michael Joseph, 2008. First UK edition-first printing. Blue hardback(silver lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges, two small nicks on the edges of the pages, two pencil marks impressions on the edges of the front endpaper. 408pp including List of illustrations, statistics, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1 Kg). Near Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780718154363

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Book number: 8545

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Brookesmith, Frank

I Remember the Tall Ships

VGC. Sheridan House, 1991. First US edition-first impression. Paperback(some dents, nicks, creases ad scratches on the cover and spine) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, diagram. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of creases, nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 272pp including Foreword. Very Good. ISBN: 9780924486128

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Book number: 5598

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Clarke, Darren

Heroes All: My Ryder Cup Story 2006

Fine/Near fine. Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. First UK edition-4th printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(small nicks, creases and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with colour b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 196pp. Price un-clipped. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780340937167

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Book number: 3762

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Edwards, Robert

Henry Cooper: The Authorised Biography

Fine/Near fine. BBC, 2002. First edition-first printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small nicks, scratches and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 224pp including Professional fight history, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Fine/Near Fine. ISBN: 9780563488316

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Book number: 3761

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Foley, Mick

Foley is Good: And the Real World Is Faker Than Wrestling

VGC plus. CollinsWillow, 2001. First UK edition-first printing(9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small scratches, nicks and dents on the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC plus. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, two small pencil mark impressions on the edges of the front endpaper. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 490pp including Sources, notes. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition-first printing. Heavy book. Very Good/Very Good. ISBN: 9780007126545

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Book number: 10376

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Foley, Mick

Have a Nice Day : A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

Near fine/VGC. Regan Books, 2000. First edition-16th printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(very small tear, creases, nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and nick on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 515pp including List of illustrations. Price un-clipped. Heavy book. Near Fine/Very Good. ISBN: 9780060392994

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Book number: 8404

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Greaves, Jimmy

Heart of the Game

Mint condition. Time Warner Books, 2005. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. The book is new with two small nicks on the outer edges of the pages, small crease and nick on the edge of the pages. 354pp including index. Price un-clipped. Product Description: 'Football isn't a matter of life and death, ' Bill Shankly once famously said, ' it's much more important than that. ' In The Heart of the Game, Jimmy Greaves looks back over his long association with the sport to give his take on all things football, and attempts to make sense of our undying passion for the beautiful game. How has how the game changed from its working class roots to its current celebrity-driven image? How do managers like Sir Alf Ramsey compare to the Svens of today? Why have England stopped producing great goalkeepers? How come the football of yesteryear was more physical, yet the footballer of today is more injury-prone? Drawing on both his knowledge and love of the game, this is Jimmy at his fascinating, witty and humorous best. Fine/Fine. ISBN: 9780316730761

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Book number: 1089

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