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MULLERY, ALAN and TREVILLION, PAUL Foreword by Eddie Baily: : DOUBLE BILL - The Bill Nicholson Story

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY (EDIBURGH) LTD.,2005.

ISBN 1845960025.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated front of dw/dj with pale beige lettering to front, pale beige+navy blue lettered spine/ backstrip,rear panel with montaged contemporary b/w photograph and b/w artwork illustration and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners – pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain navy blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,11-236pp [paginated] includes foreword by Eddie Baily,preface by Alan Mullery and Paul Trevillion with contemporary facsimile b/w illustrations,12 chapters,b/w+colour photographs in 1 block,between pp128/29, contemporary facsimile illustrations by Paul Trevillion,interspersed throughout the book and the text,appendices (3),a list of illustrations and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a contemporary b/w facsimile illustration to reverse, acknowledgements,a contents list/table,and to the rear,5pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. When Bill Nicholson died aged 85 in 2004, many in the world of football paid moving tributes to a manager who ranked alongside footballing gods such as Sir Matt Busby, Bill Shankly,Jock Stein and Sir Alf Ramsey. Bill Nicholson has a highly successful playing career at Tottenham Hotspur as a hard-tackling and reliable wing-half in the Arthur Rowe-managed Tottenham side that won the Second and First Division championships in successive seasons.He was also capped by England,if only once. But it was as a manager that Nicholson made his biggest impact.In 1961,his Tottenham team became the first side to win the Double of League Championship and FA Cup since Aston Villa achieved the feat in 1897.Two years later,Nicholson became the first manager to lead a British team to a European trophy,when Spurs beat Atletico Madrid 5-1 and won the European Cup-Winners Cup in Rotterdam. In 'Double Bill',two men with close ties to Tottenham Hotspur have collaborated to reveal the man behind the legend.Alan Mullery joined Tottenham in 1964 as a player and went on to captain the side under Nicholson.Paul Trevillion,the world-famous sports illustator and writer,worked on Spurs; Lilywhite magazine and the Tottenham Weekly herald,during which time he followed both Nicholson's playing career and his days as a record-breaking manager. Together,they have uncovered the real Bill Nicholson.Their anecdotes and memories could only come from true insiders,and they have also interviewed many other footballing greats for their insights. 'Double Bill' is an honest and engrossing account of the unsurpassed trophy-winning career of a Tottenham hero. Alan Mullery MBE captained Fulham,Spurs and England in a career that began in 1956.He won 35 caps for England and played in the 1970 World Cup finals,before leading Spurs to victoy in the 1972 UEFA Cup final.Following retirement from playing in 1976,he managed Brighton and Hove Albion for a spell,taking them into the First Division. He can currently be seen regularly on Sky Sports' football coverage. Paul Trevillion is acclaimed as one of the world's finest sports artists.In a career spanning five decades,his illustrations have appeared in numerous national publications.He is the author of several illustrated football books,on players including Paul Gascoigne,Gary Lineker and Pele. 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 customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA 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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