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BLOFELD**, HENRY: : Over and Out: My Innings of a Lifetime with Test Match Special. [Author/subject SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,2017.

ISBN 9781473670914.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat handwritten blue ink signature - without dedication - direct to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,subject's portrait colour photograph with glossy capitalised red-lettered author name, glossy white-lettered title and sub-title to front of dw/dj,spine/backstrip with glossy, capitalised white-lettered author name,glossy red-lettered title and white-lettered publisher name; rear panel with red background with subject's two colour biographical photographs. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present. Gentle pushing with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,no foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished, sharp-cornered original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate repeated colour world map of Test cricket nations illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xvpp+1-304pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,author's Preface,14 chapters,32pp colour+b/w photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp80/81,pp112/13, pp176/77 and pp208/09 respectively,photograph acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title with blank verso, author/subject SIGNED title page,and a dedication,also with a blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevent a slightly higher grading.It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and the subject's signature. For over half a century,Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enthusiasm for the game of cricket as a much loved broadcaster and journalist. His characteristically patrician tones, overlaid with those of the bon viveur, have delighted listeners to the BBC's Test Match Special where the personality of the broadcaster comes second only to a deep knowledge of the game and its players. With his engaging conversational tone it is easy to see why listeners feel as if they are actually at the Test match watching in Henry's friendly company. Now that 'Blowers' has decided to declare his TMS innings closed, his book reveals the secrets of life in the commentary box and of the rich cast of characters with whom he shared it, from the early days of John Arlott and Brian Johnson to Aggers and new boys Boycott, Swann, Vaughan and Tuffers. Henry is equally revealing of his own performances and self-deprecatingly recalls his several verbal misfortunes while live broadcasting. Like the greatest commentators and writers on the game Blofeld has always understood that there is a world beyond the cricket field. Not forgetting pigeons passing, red buses and much loved cricket grounds, Henry Blofeld writes of his favourite countries, and experiences while travelling, and meeting and interviewing many cricket-loving celebrities. His passionate and entertaining book will become one of the classics of cricket's literature. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author/subject SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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