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WATT, TOM: : THE END: 80 YEARS OF LIFE ON ARSENAL'S NORTH BANK

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.MAINSTREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY (EDINBURGH) LTD.,1993.

ISBN 1851585672.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with b/w lettering,rear panel with b/w photograph and colour club badge illustration; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain slate grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers,and front,lower edge with small dent.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,10-347pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a foreword by David O'Leary,author's introduction,a note on method,14 chapters,24pp contemporary b/w+colour photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp96/7,pp192/93 and pp288/89 respectively, sources; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. 'The End' is a football story that has never been told before.As the era of an all-seater Premier League dawns,it won't be told again.It is an oral history of Arsenal's famous North Bank terrace from which generations of supporters have cheered and bemoaned the fortunes of one of the world's most famous football teams.Eighty years of history - not just football - are told in the words of the fans who have breathed passionate (and economic) life into Highbury since before the First World War. Tom Watt spent six months talking to supporters whose memories go back as far as bunking into the first game at Highbury in 1913,through Arsenal's great years of the 1930s,and into the 1950s when the excitement of a return to football after the war gave way to the team's (but not the supporters) most anonymous years. The worst decade of football hooliganism is described by the fans who suffered (and,in some cases,enjoyed) it most.The prospect of an all-seater future is looked at by the terrace fans who have everything to lose as football prepares for its most significant change since emerging as the country's national game. Watts puts the North Bank story into context by talking to the players,the architects,the administrators,the police and first aid workers who have serviced the Great Escape that begins for every fan on Saturday at three p.m.He takes advantage,too,of unique access to Arsenal's club records to pull together the life and oral history on which 'The End' is built. This is a big story,rich in fine and often very funny detail,dealing with some of the most intense experiences of people's lives.'The End',a history of what happened to a terrace,is an important part of the story of what has happened to us all. Tom Watt has followed the fortunes of Arsenal FC for the past 28 years,holding a season ticket for the East Stand,under the shadow of the North Bank,since 1971.Best known a an actor, particularly for creating the role of Lofty in BBC TV's 'Eastenders',and starring as Norman in the ITV film of C.P. Taylor's 'And a Nightingale Sang',he received hs degree in Drama from Manchester University in 1977.His credits as an interviewer and presenter include NightNetwork (ITV),Arena (BBC),Channel 4 Daily,and 'Down Your Way' (Radio 4).The author of four plays,Tom Watt has also written for the Guardian and One Nil Down Two One Up (Arsenal's premier fanzine).He can be seen every Sunday,as That Prat in the Number 2 Shirt for the Arsenal Ex-Professional and Celebrity XI. Please contact seller,because of the weight/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.
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