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COLLINS, MICK: : THE RISE AND RISE OF CHARLTON ATHLETIC - FROM PORTAKABINS TO PORTO CAPTAINS

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING (EDINBURGH) LTD.,2002.

ISBN 184018695X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,montaged colour photographic front panel of dw/dj with red+white capitalised lettered title and capitalised white lettered sub-title and author's name,red background to spine/backstrip with capitalised white lettered part title and capitalised pale orange lettered sub-title,black lettered author name and capitalised white lettered publisher name to black panel at foot of same,rear panel with 3 white lettered captioned thumbnail photographs,2 colour,1 b/w.negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - but inevitable but minimal, minor and supoerficial scoring/indents to either panel,but without penetration to boards beneath. Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale cream/yellow endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5-218pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a contents list/table,author's Introduction,15 chapters,8pp contemporary colour photographs in 1 block,between pp96/97; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,6pp blanks. 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 20+ year-old age. It is only the minimal exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading. Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. Every fan thinks their team is different. Everyone who goes to watch football, knows deep down in their soul that there's something about their side which sets them apart from everyone else, something that makes them special. Some have better claims to this than others. Charlton Athletic fans might just have a better claim than anyone else. 'The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic: From Portakabins to Porto Captains' tells the tale of a decade many believed Charlton were never going to see.Having grabbed a late equalizer and scraped a draw with the official receiver,the 'Addicks' spent most of the late 1980s reeling from a string of financial body blows. Their recovery provides an almost unique story in modern football,as the club clawed its way back from the edge of the precipice,to a position of safety and prosperity. As dozens of other clubs face the prospect of going out of business,in a small corner of south east London stands a club who act as a blueprint for how to bounce back from defeats off as well as on the pitch. While writing 'The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic', Mick Collins was given unprecedented access to the club. He tlked to those who participated,those who just came along and watched and a few who managed both,in order to tell an extraordinary story,in equal parts funny,moving and inspirational.From the boot room to the boardroom,he looks back on the last ten years,and examines just what it is about this unprepossessing club,that allowed them to go where so many others have failed. 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 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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