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CROUCH, PETER: : I, ROBOT: HOW TO BE A FOOTBALLER 2

LONDON.EBURY PRESS/an imprint of EBURY PUBLISHING,2019.

ISBN 9781529104615.

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,matt,wrap-around grey background with subject/author colour photograph to front panel of dw/dj,with critic's glossy grey-lettered review,capitalised,glossy grey-lettered part-title (I, ROBOT) and capitalised,glossy, white-lettered remainder of title,with bright, crisp,blocked gilt-lettered author name; spine/ backstrip with capitalised,blocked gilt-lettered author name and capitalised,glossy grey-lettered part-title as front and publisher's capitalised, grey-lettered name and white-lettered colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white+grey lettered synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - majority of light creasing to top edges but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp, clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,unblemished sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-263pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,21 chapters,16pp contemporary colour photographs in 1 block, between pp122/23; plus [unpaginated] title page, a dedication,a Contents list/table with a blank reverse,and to the rear,Acknowledgements with Picture Credits to its reverse. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still a more than exceptional example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other detracting faults.                      What happens on the pitch is only half the story.  Being a footballer is not just kicking a ball about with twenty-one other people on a big grass rectangle.Sometimes being a footballer is about accidentally becoming best mates with Mickey Rourke,or understanding why spitting is considered football's most heinous crime.        In 'How to be a Footballer',Peter Crouch took us into a world of bad tattoos and even worse haircuts,a world where you're on the pitch one minute,spending too much money on a personalised number plate the next.                 In 'I, Robot',he lifts the lid even further on the beautiful game.We will learn about Gareth Bale's magic beans,the Golden Rhombus of Saturday night entertainment,and why Crouchy's dad walks his dog wearing an England tracksuit from 2005.  Whether you're an armchair expert,or out in the stands every Saturday,crazy for five-a-side or haven't put on a pair of boots since school,this is the real inside story of how to be a footballer.                                      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.    ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. **  ** 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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