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LONGMORE, ANDREW: : VIV ANDERSON. [Subject SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HEINEMANN KINGSWOOD,1988.

ISBN 0434981532.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn. NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but subject's handwritten,blue ink inscrptn+signature: 'Best Wishes Viv Anderson' to front free endpaper (ffe) and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy laminated,subject's colour photographic illustrated dw/dj with red lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - though some inevitable but minimal,superficial scoring/indents to dw/dj - but without affecting the boards beneath.Top+ fore-edges aged/toned - as usual/normal but still clean; contents bright,tight,solid and sound,generally clean even with page-edge toning - 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 black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked red ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xiv-xvpp+2- 110pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,12 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp48/9; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED+inscribed ffe, half-title page with a couple of small grease(?) spots which have bled through to the title page, dedications (from subject+author),separate contents and illustrations lists/tables, acknowledgements and 2pp blanks at the rear. A RARE signed 1st edn.See also,my book ID rja602616 for an earlier (1988) UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn of Viv Anderson biography. On November 29th,1978,ten white faces and one black face emerged from the tunnel at Wembley to play for England in an international against Czechoslovakia.The odd face out belonged to Viv Anderson,a young full-back from Nottingham who on that frozen night became the first black footballer to play for his country in a senior international. By playing for England,the country in which he was born and brought up,Anderson represented a new generation of black sportsmen whose excellence at football,athletics and cricket has arguably done more than any number of Race Relations Acts or Boards to break down the solid barriers of racial prejudice in Britain. This,however,is not a rags to riches tale of the backstreet kid.It is the story of a highly successful professional footballer who has won one League Championship,two European Cups and three League Cup Medals,quite apart from over thirty international caps (then 1988).He has played under managers as diverse in character and method as Brian Clough and Bobby Robson, been part of two World Cup campaigns,and played for three of the best clubs in the country - Nottingham Forest,Arsenaland Manchester United. But,though Anderson's life and career are the central theme,the book also takes a wider look at the footballer's lot,at the finances,the morals and the rhythms of the game which absorbs so many people so much of the time. Anderson regards football as a business first and an enjoyable pastime second.Lively,humorous and articulate,he has strong opinions on the game.He is now in the middle of a four-year contract (then 1988) with Manchester United,the club which rejected him at the age of seventeen, but he has one other ambition left in the game. No,not to become the first black manager.'I think I'd like to end my days playing sweeper for Brighton . . .' Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
'Best Wishes Viv Anderson'

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