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BONNER, PACKIE with McDADE, GERARD: : THE LAST LINE: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY. [Subject/co-author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.EBURY PRESS,2015.

ISBN 9781785031847.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but co-author and subject's handwritten,neat black ink signature and inscrptn: 'Best Wishes Packie Bonner' to title page,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with green and b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered - front,lower corner excepted - minimally bumped and creased,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate plain dark green eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,1- 360pp [paginated] includes 16 chapters, 24pp contemporary b/w+colour (the majority) auto+biographical photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9, pp184/5 and pp264/5 respectively, acknowledgements and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,SIGNED title page,dedication with thumbnail b/w photograph of dedicatees and contents list/table. Patrick Joseph 'Packie' Bonner is without doubt a Celtic legend.Still their most capped player (then 2015),with the likes of Tommy Burns,Danny McGrain,Paul McStay, Charlie Nicholas and Roy Aitken he gathered trophies,titles and adulation throughout his 641 appearances.He was also Jack Charlton's first-choice goalkeeper during a golden era for the Republic of Ireland squad. Now,in his own words,Packie recounts his amazing journey from the day legendary Celtic manager Jock Stein came to County Donegal to make him his last signing,to his role is some of football's greatest games from Glasgow to Genoa.Alongside such legends as Paul McGrath,Mick McCarthy,Roy Keane and Ray Houghton,Packie helped kindle an Irish love affair with football that included such highlights as defeating England at the European Championships in 1988,to beating Italy in World Cup USA '94 and,of course,that penalty shoot-out against Romania at Italia '90. 'The Last Line' is just that - the final word on a huge career at the game's pinnacle and an intimate,personal account of how these events have shaped the man known to millions simply as 'Packie'. A goal-keeping legend - playing 641 times for Celtic and earning 80 caps for the Republic of Ireland.He is the winner of four Scottish League Championships,three Scottish Cup Finals and one League Cup. Since retiring from the game,he has been heavily involved at the highest levels in football development and coach education. He served as Technical Director of Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for eight years,has consulted with leading businesses and sports organisations including EUFA,FIFA and Paralympics Ireland,and works extensively for radio and television. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,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!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, SIGNED,1st edn.
'Best Wishes Packie Bonner'.

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