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SWAN, PETER: : SWANNY: CONFESSIONS OF A LOWER-LEAGUE LEGEND

LONDON.JOHN BLAKE PUBLISHING LTD.,2008.

ISBN 9781844546602.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,subject/author portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white,orange tinged lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edges with light dust-soiling and minimal,very faint sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges bright,clean and unaffected; 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,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, xiii-xxivpp+1-279pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Helen Chamberlain,Sky One's Soccer AM presenter,an introduction,21 chapters,16pp contemporary b/w+colour (the majority) auto+ biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp104/5 and pp152/53 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a dedication,acknowledgements, plaudit epigrams and contents list/table. With a reputation as a hard player who lived a hard life,Swan's football days were littered with bizarre twists and turns.Before the Autoglass Trophy final at Wembley in 1993,he partied until dawn,staggered out onto the pitch and was named Man of the Match.Nine days later, he followed the rules and went to bed early in preparation for the Division Two play-off final - and ended up getting sent off (the 3rd Englismen at Wembley to do so) as his side were defeated by West Bromwhich Albion.While at Plymouth,Swan suffered a torrid time - shunned by his fellow players,despised by supporters and living alone in a haunted house.And during his time at Port Vale,he met a young local lad by the name of Robbie Williams.The two soon became firm friends and incorrigible drinking partners - with often hilarious results.But no matter how hard he partied off the field,he still set himself the highest of standards in his professional life. Falling foul of several managers along the way,he was often in trouble with referees,too, picking up 10 red cards and countless bookings. But on the other side of the coin is a caring man who always took time out at his various clubs to visit children in hospital.After retiring in 2000,Swan initially struggled to come to terms with life outside of football,but he has since become a cult figure in Hull,where he now commentates on Hull City's matches.A larger-than-life character with no regrets,Peter Swan tells the remarkable story of the highs and lows of his 16-year career - from Wembley joy to the chronic knee condition that forced him out of the game and could see him confined to a wheelchair. Peter Swan played in over 500 games and worked for some of the biggest names in football, including Howard Wilkinson,Neil Warnock,Billy Bremner and Peter Shilton.Equally at home as a centre-forward or centre-half,Swan signed for Leeds United in 1984 and broke transfer records at two of his next three clubs - Hull City,Port Vale and Plymouth Argyle.He played at Wembley twice,but never made it into the top flight. This is the incredible story of a journeyman pro playing just below the big time and the big money. Please contact seller,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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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