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SMITH, SEAN: : TOM JONES the life

LONDON.HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHER'S,2015.

ISBN 9780008104450.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,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. Subject's bright,crisp,clean,matt b/w photographic portrait illustrated dw/dj - front +rear panels,with red,white and grey lettering to front panel; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Small creasing and rubbing to head of spine/backstrip on front panel's gutter's edge - but no loss.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers. UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,3-312pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-3 comprising 7,9,7 chapters,Last thoughts,Tom's Stars,16pp of contemporary b/w+colour autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp216/17 respectively, Acknowledgements,a Select Bibliography,Picture credits and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,a Contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages. Tommy Woodward was a young man going nowhere when he was discovered singing Jerry Lee Lewis songs in a South Wales club.'Tom Jones - The Life' follows his remarkable journey from the humble terraced streets of a small mining village to becoming one of the greatest male vocalists of modern times. From his early battle with tuberculosis to struggling on the breadline for seven years to support his childhood sweetheart Linda and their son,Tom was no stranger to adversity when he finally got his big break with the song 'It's Not Unusual'. His powerful voice and rugged charisma took both Britain and America by storm.The greatest stars of the day,including Elvis Preseley,Dionne Warwick and Frank Sinatra, became friends. Worldwide acclaim and great wealth led to a champagne lifestyle and tales of affairs and one-night stands,but he always returned to the wife who stood by him. By the eighties,Tom's star was in decline,but the lad from Treforest could not be kept down.His son Mark helped to reinvigorate a career that today is stronger than ever,with a younger generation of top musicians clamouring to work with him. Now a judge on 'The Voice',Sir Tom is a bona fide music legend,and this is the story of the real man behind the larger-than-life image. Leading UK celebrity biographer Sean Smith's atmospheric and dramatic account of the great Tom Jones will delight and amaze you from the first page to the last. Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL to these destinations can now,in some cases,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,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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