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ANSNES, RAGNHILD LUND: : LIVERPOOL CAPTAINS: A Journey Of Leadership From The Pitch

UK.LIVERPOOL.deCoubertin Books Ltd.,2016.

ISBN 9781909245426.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Stated First Edition.] FINE/FINE.As new,wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour photograph [Gerrard on a floodlight football pitch] illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with glossy,capitalised,white-lettered title+sub-title and author's name; black spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered author+title as front and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with 14 interviewee's glossy, circular,colour photographic thumbnail portraits,11 of which are superimposed to a blackboard with chalk drawn football field,as a schematic team formation and other white lettering listing them.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,soild and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a red+ yellow striped headband,and immaculate colour photographic illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiiipp+1-265pp [paginated] includes Contents list/table,a Foreword by Roy Evans,16 chapters each with an [unpaginated] subject's b/w portrait separator page,author's Acknowledgements,and a Biblography with blank verso; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with blank verso,and to the rear,a further 8pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Never before have so many Anfield legends opened up so freely about their personal lives in print. In 'Liverpool Captains', R. Lund Ansnes meets many of the club's greatest figures; taking you beyond the walls of the training ground and into their homes, uncovering the human impact of leadership. The themes of identity, motivation, teamwork and loyalty are consistent but Ansnes analyses how the role of the captain has changed over the last 55 years since the appointment of Ron Yeats by Bill Shankly. Yeats, indeed, is one of her 16 interviewees and like Tommy Smith after him, Ansnes details the devastating effect of Alzheimer's Disease upon their lives. Ragnhild meets Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and other former captains such as Paul Ince whose story involves an improbable rise from abandoned child to captain of club and country. An author of two Liverpool books - 'Liverpool FC.' and 'Liverpool Hearts' both in 2010, she was also the Editor for the Norwegian translation of Bill Shankly's autobiography. Ansnes spent three years travelling across Europe getting to know the legends. The outcome is a revealing portrait of life at Anfield, showing sides of players you have never seen before. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 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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