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NELSON**, GARRY & FOWLES, ANTHONY: : Left Foot Forward: A Year in the Life of a Journeyman Footballer

LONDON.HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING 1995.

ISBN 0747215758.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject/co-author's biographical,montage'd b/w+colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with blue,brown and black lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Dw/dj spine/backstrip lightly sunned/faded.Top+fore-edges aged/toned with some sporadic,minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp, 1-314pp [paginated] includes an intro,12 monthly chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a contents list/table.See also,my book IDs' rja538915 and rja813318 for other continuing titles by this author - one copy SIGNED. Gary Nelson may not be one of football's household names,but since making his debut for Southend United in 1979 he has made nearly 600 League appearances,scored well over 100 goals and built up a reputation as one of English soccer's model professionals.Going into what would almost certainly be his last season (then 1995), Nelson,approaching thirty-four,was beset by major misgivings.His final fling promised to be all anti-climax,turning out for the 'stiffs', with the occasional appearance on the subs' bench as a rare bonus. But this was by no means the case and his journal of the year is nothing short of compulsive.Written with sardonic humour, outspoken insight and adult intelligence, this is the first book to communicate what it is really like to be a footballer - the daily grind of commuting,the training in all weathers,the fears about being dropped, the indignity of being treated as a commodity.Although 'Left Foot Forward' takes its own view of the great scandals of the 1994-95 season,its core concern is with the overcrowded treatment room rather than the glamour,the comeback game in front of a few hardy fans at the other end of the country rather than the glory. It is also about an individual.As the personal record of a decent man trying to build a life for himself and his family by plying a (short-lived) trade,it is an account that will strike a chord with everyone. The trade is football.Leaving the typical bland memoirs in its wake,Garry Nelson succeeds in conveying the reality of the game at its professional grass roots as no previous footballer has managed.'Left Foot Forward' is set to become a footballing classic. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

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