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ANDREW, ROB & RICHARDS, DEAN: : ENGLAND'S GRAND SLAM 1991. [co-author (R A) SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL,1991.

ISBN 009175173X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn. SIGNED by one of the co-authors,Rob Andrew,to title page.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Colour photographic wrap-around dw/dj; with minimal shelf-wear and light creasing to edges with lightly bumped and creased head+foot of spine/backstrip.Black paper-covered boards with blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w photographic endpapers.Slightly dust-soiled top+fore-edges; but contents bright,tight and clean,apart from pp21/22 which have a silhouette residue mark from a leather bookmark now absent.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn,123pp+2pp b/w advert to rear includes foreword (Chief Exec. of Save & Prosper - sponsors),16pp colour photographs and profuse b/w photographs. After two years of frustration,first at Cardiff in 1989 and then at Murrayfield in 1990,Will Carling's England team finally achieved the Grand Slam against France at Twickenham on 16th March 1991.Although the French out-scored England by three tries to one,including one of the most memorable tries ever seen at Twickenham,the English victory was built on the power and discipline of the forwards,supported by dogged defence in the backs - with a try from Rory Underwood,a drop-goal by Rob Andrew and 14 points from the boot of Simon Hodgkinson. From the beginning of the 1991 Five Nations Championship it was obvious that England were not to be denied again. Although there were still some occasional signs of the open flowing rugby that had brought so many tries the previous season,there was also clearly an intention to capitalise on the strength and experience of a daunting pack to overwhelm the opposition.Wales fell to England at Cardiff for the first time since 1963.The Grand Slam defeat of 1990 at Murrayfield was avenged at Twickenham and the Calcutta Cup regained.The Irish playing with a new enthusiasm under Rob Saunders were only just overcome in the final quarter of the game to secure the Triple Crown in Dublin. Finally Serge Blanco and his rampaging French team were held at bay in the rain and gloom of a glorious March afternoon,and England finally won the Five Nations Championship and the Grand Slam.This is a lavishly illustrated book by England's most-capped outside-half Rob Andrew and dean Richards a major force in the dominance of the England pack.England's Grand Slam 1991 commemorates a remarkable triumph and will be a welcome addition to the library of every rugby enthusiast. Please contact seller,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,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Co-author SIGNED [Rob Andrew]

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