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BALL**, ALAN and various contributors: : ALAN BALL'S INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ANNUAL. [1969.]

LONDON.PELHAM BOOKS LTD.,1969.

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UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean but lightly grubbed in places,subject's action colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with white lettering,spine/backstrip slightly darkened with black lettering,rear panel with 2 contemporary b/w montage'd photographs with black captions; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no major nicks,tears or splits present.A small puncture to rear spine/backstrip gutter's fold/ crease,but no loss to same,corners tips minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss.Top+fore -edges though slightly aged/toned without foxing or spotting; contents generally bright,prelims (endpapers to title page) minimally foxed/ spotted as is the facing side of rear free endpaper to reverse of last page too,else tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain dark blue boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and minimally foxed plain white sets of endpapers.UK,slim Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,6-120pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Harry Catterick (manager Everton F.C.),3 articles by Alan Ball,one by his father too,plus numerous other contributors amongst whom: Bobby Charlton,Ray Wilson, George BestJoe Mercer,Colin Bell,Gordon Banks,Norman Hunter, Denis Law,Nobby Stiles,Geoff Hurst etc,profuse b/w contemporary biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and b/w diagrammatic coaching illustrations; plus [unpaginated] foxed half-title with Alan Ball b/w photographic frntis to its reverse,lightly foxed title page,contents list/table with another Alan Ball b/w sports photograph to its reverse. The 1st Annual in the series - see the following book IDs' rja985222 and rja985322 for subsequent annuals. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading. Alan Ball is among the most dedicated young footballers of our time.By instinct, ability and single-minded determination he has joined the select band of world-class players. In this,his first Soccer Annual,he has much to say himself and has also enlisted contributions from Banks,Best Wilson,B. Charlton,Peter Thompson,Jimmy Tarbuck,Jon Sammelle,Billy McNeill,Geoff Hurst,Denis Law,Norman Hunter, Harold Hassell,Glyn Evans,Nobby Stiles,Harold Shepherson,Colin Bell and Joe Mercer. Soccer is the sport of the 20thC in Britain.The sport of science,of glamour,of knife-edge judgement and split second reaction. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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