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LENNON, NEIL: : MAN AND BHOY

LONDON.HarperSport/HarperCollinsPublishers,2006.

ISBN 0007233477.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject/ author portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with glossy b/w speckled author name and capitalised green lettered title to front,thumbnail portrait colour photograph from front repeated to head of spine/backstrip,a green background to remainder of spine with similarly coloured lettering as front panel,rear panel with subject/author portrait colour photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean and individual tiny fleck to each but no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain dark green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiiipp+1-365pp [paginated] includes Acknowledgements with blank verso,Foreword by Martin O'Neill,13 chapters,16pp contemporary autobiographical colour photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp114/15 and pp242/43 respectively,career statistics,Picture credits an an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,,a dedication,a contents list/table,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's age.It is only thevery minor and minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness.  Captain of Celtic and midfield enforcer for Northern Ireland,Neil Lennon is one of the most controversial figures in British football. His story,fully updated for the Celtic 2006/7 season in this paperback edition,is an extraordinary tale of religious bigotry,life-threatening career injury and tumultuous football success at club level.The first Northern Irish Roman Catholic to play for Celtic and to be chosen to captain his country,Lennon was sensationally forced to quit the captaincy even before he took the field following death threats by Loyalist paramilitaries. In Northern Ireland,the words 'Neil Lennon RIP' were painted on a wall near his family home,while in Scotland,he has been the target of vicious verbal and physical assault by fans of Old Firm rivals Rangers - including being mugged on the street and hung in effigy. Now he will give his side of these stories, revealing in full the terrible consequences of the religious hatred that has tainted his career.Lennon will write of his Leicester years under Martin O'Neill,and how the Midlands club defied bigger rivals by maintaining their Premiership League status and winning two League Cups.He will also tell the inside story of Celtic under O'Neill; how his £5 million transfer to Parkhead nearly didn't happen; his wrongful arrest on a club night out; lifting the domestic treble in a glorious first season with Celtic, and the continued revival of the club to the point where they reached the UEFA Cup Final (narrowly losing out to a Jose Mourinho-inspired Porto); and his relationship with current boss Gordon Strachan. As he approaches the twilight of his playing career, Lennon has decided the time is right to reveal all about his life on the field - including his horrific spinal injury and his less than happy apprenticeships at Motherwell and Manchester City - as well as his hitherto closely guarded private life,including his battle with depression. 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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