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HENDERSON, JON: : The Last Champion: The Life of FRED PERRY. [Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.YELLOW JERSEY PRESS,2009.

ISBN 9780224082532.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3,so 1st end,2nd impression.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's neat,blue ink familial presentation inscrptn: 'To Aunty Anne With best wishes Jon Henderson' to title page and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, subjects' b/w +colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with green+white lettering to front,b/w lettering to spine; with negligible external shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - front inner flap with an accidental,diagonal top corner crease.Top+ fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - one dog-ear reading crease to pp255/6' top corners, else appears unread - other than my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain white cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xiipp+1-292pp [paginated] includes author's note,illus list/table,author's introduction,13 chapters and an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp84/5 and pp196/7 respectively,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED+dedicated title page,a dedication and contents list/table. For fifty weeks a year,Fred Perry is more associated with the laurel logo and leisurewear that bears his name than his tennis exploits. Then,as Wimbledon returns, and the British hunt for his successor,he stands again as a sporting great.For Perry,Wimbledon champion three times in the 1930s,is the finest tennis player Britain has produced.One of the world's first truly international sportsmen,he won the game's four major titles on three continents,an unprecedented feat,and led Britain's annexation of the Davis Cup,the world team championship. Perry came from an unpriviliged background and found himself supremely gifted in a sport that discouraged the advancement of those without social standing or private means.The ambition and drive that would take him on his unlikely journey to the top were glimpsed first in his father,Sam,who served two stints as a Labour MP.Perry,who disliked politics, turned first to table tennis,winning the world title without formal lessons.By then he had stumbled on tennis,which soon monopolised his life. Never comfortable with the Establishment - a feeling that was reciprocated - Perry turned professional in 1937.He compounded this perceived sin by taking out US citizenship when war broke out.He embraced his new country wholeheartedly.From Hollywood to Florida,he led a vigorous private life,the handsome escort of beautiful women and husband of four wives. 'The Last Champion' is the first biography of Fred Perry.Through extensive research and interviews,Jon Henderson,tennis correspondent of the 'Observer',tells the remarkable story of a remarkable man. Jon Henderson,a sportswriter for more than forty years,has covered every Wimbledon since 1969 as tennis correspondent of Reuters and national newspapers,including the 'Observer'.He is the author of one previous book,'Best of British'. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! Henderson.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
To Aunty Anne with best wiushes Jon

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