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LYNAGH, MICHAEL with EGLINTON, MARK: : BLINDSIDED - A rugby legend confronts his greatest challenge. [Subject SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.HarperSport/HarperCollinsPublishers,2015.

ISBN 9780007568741.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,FINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn but subject and co-athor's neat handwritten,black felt-tip ink dedication+ signature: 'To Matthew, Good luck. Michael Lynagh' to title page,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,matt,colour-tinted biographical photograph of subject to front panel of dw/dj with glossy black+gilt lettering and other black lettering,similar coloured lettering to a white spine/backstrip,rear panel with subject's biographical montaged,glossy colour photographs with subject's quote,some photographs with superficial scoring/indents - but no penetration to board beneath; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges very lightly toned but clean,fore-edges bright and clean,both sets with infinitesimal tiny flecks; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - one intentional dog-ear reading top corner tip crease to pp31/2,no other creases to any other pages' corners,would appear a partially read copy, other than my own collation.Publisher's original bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean sets of pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED 1st edn,3rd imp,vii-xivpp+1-288pp [paginated] includes a Foreword by Alan Jones (Wallabies coach and radio commentator),a note from co-author (Mark Edlinton),a dedication,22 chapters,info about a medical Stroke, acknowledgements,and 8pp contemporary autobiographical b/w+colour photographs in 1 block,between pp128/9; plus [unpaginated] a short,potted biography of subject,a subject SIGNED title page,and contents list/table. Former Australian rugby union legend and World Cup winner,now acclaimed television sports pundit,on his glittering career in the game - and how close he came to losing his life.Few players in the history of the game have had as illustrious a career as Wallaby fly-half and captain Michael Lynagh.In an era when Australia took the rugby world by storm with their glittering array of mercurial talent,in chief orchestrator and courageous captain Lynagh they had a pivotal figure at fly-half who shaped their style of play and at the same time played a major ambassadorial role in the world game.Yet fast forward to that April day in 2012,as Lynagh lay partially blinded in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane Hospital,his life hanging by a thread following a major stroke,his wife and three young boys on the other side of the world. The day that defined the rest of his life. Lynagh's story is one of corruscating highs and crippling lows.It's the personal tale of a sportsman playing to the extremes of his profession, but also a human tale of surviving debilitating trauma and finding a new meaning to life. Michael Lynagh,born in Brisbane in 1963,is Australia's record rugby union points-scorer and winner of 72 international caps.As inspirational playmaker at fly-half and centre,Lynagh made his test debut in 1984 and was part of Australia's World Cup winning side in 1991.After captaining the 'Wallabies' in the 1995 World Cup,he retired from international rugby to play for British club side Saracens.He is currently recognised as one of the most accomplished analysts in the world game, having worked with Sky and on ITV's coverage of the 2015 World Cup. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item, 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,3rd imp.
Subject SIGNED+dedicated.

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