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MORRISSEY**: : AUTOBIOGRAPHY. **

LONDON.PENGUIN CLASSIC/an imprint of PENGUIN GROUP,2013.

ISBN 9780141395081.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, wrap-around subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj with capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered title and author name to front of dw/dj; spine/backstrip with similarly embossed, coloured+lettered name+title as front's and publisher's capitalised,but flat printed,gilt-lettered name to foot of same.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked white ink printed lettering to spine/backstrip,a grey+cream striped headband and immaculate plain grey background with publisher's repeated darker grey PENGUIN logo'ed endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-362pp [paginated] includes autobiography with no chapters or Parts but profuse mix of contemporary b/w+colour familial, autobiographical and other photographs throughout the text and the book,a 4pp Discography,Credits for Images and Words/lyrics; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a  thumbnail childhood b/w photographic illustrated title separator page,and to the rear 2pp blanks between the Discography and Credits pages.       Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 10-year-old age.It really is an exceptional, exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. See also my book ID rja1132024 for UK,p/back edn of this same title.            An autobiography coverings Morrissey’s life from his birth until the present day,(then 2013).                                   Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987),Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years,during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades.        Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths),his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others.        An animal protectionist,in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC,losing out to Sir David Attenborough.In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male,past or present,in a nationwide newspaper poll.In 2012,Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv.        It has been said "Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime."          Please contact seller,because of the weight - unpackaged - and 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,heavy 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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