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CRUYFF, JOHAN with Jaap De Groot: : MY TURN - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

LONDON.MACMILLAN/an imprint of Pan Macmillan,2016.

ISBN 9781509813902.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 9 - 1 descending.] NMINT/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,orange background with subject's colour portrait photographic illustrated front+rear of dw/dj with capitalised,embossed,matt white-lettered part-title JOHAN CRUYFF and capitalised,embossed,matt black-lettered subtitle and other capitalised, white-lettered quote of Pep Guardiola's attributed capitalised,matt black-lettered name; orange spine/backstrip with flat printed but similarly coloured+lettered title+subtitle as front's and publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same; rear panel of dw/dj with  capitalised white and black lettered quotes and attributed names respectively of Bobby Charlton, Eric Cantona and Gary Lineker. respectively.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – front lower edge of dw/dj with slight curl and lifted creasing - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+edges all coloured orange, bright,crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp and clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,glossy black ink thumbnail of subject's silhouette from dw/dj rear's colour photograph with bright, crisp,blocked,glossy black lettered title to foot of spine/backstrip; subject's biographic photograph illustrated front endpapers,rear endpapers illustrated with b/w crowded stadium's match night photograph.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v -xivpp+3-301pp [paginated] includes a 6pp Timeline (1964-2016),a Preface,14 chapters and an Afterword,16pp of subject's b/w+colour (the majority) photographs in 2 blocks 8pp apiece, between pp82/83 and pp210/11 respectively; plus [unpaginated] part-title separator page,title page,Preface and individual chapters' separator pages,and to the rear,a grey separator blank, Picture Acknowledgements with blank grey verso.  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite that it really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history.Throughout his playing career,he was synonymous with Total Football,a style of play in which every player could play in any position on the pitch.          Today,his philosophy lives on in teams across Europe,from Barcelona to Bayern Munich and players from Lionel Messi to Cesc Fabregas.      'My Turn' tells the story of Cruyff's life starting at Ajax, where he won eight national titles and three European Cups before moving to Barcelona where he won La Liga in his first season,in 1973,and was named European Footballer of the Year. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, and led the Dutch national team to the final of the 1974 World Cup,famously losing to West Germany,and receiving the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament.While on the field Cruyff was in total control,off the field his life was more turbulent with a kidnapping attempt and bankruptcy. After retiring in 1984,he became a hugely successful manager of Ajax and then Barcelona when he won the Champions league with a young Pep Guardiola in his team. In 1999 Cruyff was voted European Player of the Century,and came second behind Pele in the World Player of the Century poll.                                    In March 2016,Cruyff died after a short battle with lung cancer bringing world football to a standstill in an outpouring of emotions. A brilliant teacher and analyst of the game he loved,'My Turn' is Johan Cruyff's legacy.        Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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