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TRUEMAN,FRED: : AS IT WAS:The Memoirs of FRED TRUEMAN.[Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.MACMILLAN,2004.

ISBN 140504148X.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but subject/author's neat,black ink signature, 'S F Trueman' - without dedication - to title-page,no price-clip to protected dw/dj.Virtually as new,wrapped and protected from day of issue/purchase.Bright, crisp,clean,subject b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj with white+gilt lettering,a b/w circular,adhesive label: 'Signed by Author at Waterstones' to upper panel,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge slightly aged/ tanned - as usual/normal - fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,solid and sound and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy.Bright, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white eps.8vo,1-405pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters and an epilogue,16pp of contemporary, biographical,subject photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece between pp118/9 and pp278/9 respectively,career statistics,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,author SIGNED title-page,dedication,author acknowledgements, and contents list/table. Fred Trueman is a national treasure,whose name is legendary not only to cricket fans the world over but also to those who only ever took a passing interest in the game.As one of the greatest fast bowlers in cricketing history Trueman's dazzling performance raised the spirits of generations of cricket fans and struck terror in the hearts of even the most formidable of opponents. Trueman's astonishing 2,304 first-class wickets is to this day unmatched by any fast bowler and he was the first bowler ever to take 300 Test wickets.Yet he was no mean hand with a bat either,and his career total of 9,240 first-class runs includes three centuries,whilst as a fieldsman he personally took 438 catches,proving his prowess at the game he loves to this day. Now,for the first time,Fred Trueman tells the full,definitive story of his life in his own inimitable way.From his village childhood to his debut for Yorkshire at the tender age of eighteen,from his international Test triumphs to his second - and equally successful - career as a commentator and stalwart of BBC Radio's Test Match Special,and right up to the present,where he is as much in demand on the speaking circuit as in his sporting heyday,Freddie recalls,with characteristic honesty,the highs and lows of his public and his private life. He talks,too,of how cricket has changed beyond all recognition since he was Yorkshire County Cricket Club's junior professional in 1949: a world where cricket was still divided into 'gentleman' and 'players',where the old school tie often counted for more than skill with bat or ball,yet a world where cricket was imbued with a romance and a grace that today's game,with its commercial pressures,has perhaps lost. Engaging,candid,warm,'As It Was' is an absorbing and highly entertaining testimony to Freddie Trueman's extraordinary life and career.It is, quite simply,the story of a true sporting hero. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication

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