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BARNES, WALLEY [Arsenal F.C. and Captain of Wales.]: : CAPTAIN OF WALES

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL AND CO. LTD.,1953.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG-.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Subject/ author's contemporary b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white lettering and b/w publisher's advert to rear panel.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/djs' lower edges,spine/backstrip with b/w lettering lightly sunned/faded.Top edges has several closed tears of varying lengths and some slight chipping, rubbing and creasing,but with minimal loss to head of spine/backstrip,foot of same also with a few small closed tears,slight bumping with reciprocal creasing,but again,with miniscule loss.Top edges lightly aged/dust-soiled - as usual/normal - with some faint,sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges similar but slightly brighter; contents bright,tight and clean - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers with the usual off-set foxing from dw/djs' inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,5-208pp [paginated] includes foreword by Tom Whittaker,separate contents and illus lists/tables,author's note,25 chapters,18 contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, subject's/author's b/w portrait photographic frntis,and title page.Dw/dj approx 99.5% intact and complete,described in detail,but fairly and honestly - reads worse than actually is and appears. Walley Barnes,noted for his keen wit and cultured performance,is one of soccer's outstanding personalities. In a decade of first-class football wearing the red jerseys of his club and country,this prince among full backs has earned the respect of the connoisseur at home and abroad.He has won both League and Cup honours with Arsenal,gained twenty international caps for Wales and inspired them to success in the International Tournament Championship. We follow Walley's career up the ladder to soccer stardom until he becomes recognized as the most polished full back in the game. Chosen to captain Wales,Walley has led the Red Dragons to thrilling victories as well as sharing in many of Arsenal's most memorable successes.Twice he has suffered serious injury, but with characteristic determination he has fought his way back to fitness and to the threshold of further honours both as player and expert coach. Walley writes with great authority about the game,its tactics and the famous players whose skill he analyzes so acutely,for the benefit of all those young players eager to improve their game. Walley Barnes b.1920 - d.1975,played for Arsenal F.C from 1943-1956 and made 267 appearances scoring 11 goals.A wonderful addition to any Arsenal FC fan and collector of football memorabilia. Please contact seller,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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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