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HOPKINS, JOHN: : BRITISH LIONS 1980

UK.TADWORTH,SURREY.WORLD'S WORK LTD.,1980.

ISBN 043706851X.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with capitalised, orange-lettered title,and other white-lettered author name to front panel; black spine/ backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title +author name as front's,a Lions' colour shirt badge and publisher's capitalised,white lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with a pair of montage'd match crowd scenes photographs. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present - a pair of indents with penetration on front's gutter fold/crease and book with a slight lean to right.Top+fore-edges generally bright,crisp, clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - 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 red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering,and immaculate repeated b/w South Africa tour map with b/w Heights above sea-level diagram for tour matches inset,illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-2276pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w player and sports action photographs throughout the text and the book, Match reports,Lions International Caps,Lions previous Tours; plus [unpaginated] title page with first page of 12,of British Lions' player's b/w portrait photographs to its reverse,a Contents list/table,The Lions in South Africa 1980 statistics, and an index.                    Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 40+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a reference book.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of other detracting faults. Authored by the Sunday Times rugby correspondent,John Hopkins; Michael Nimmo compiled the comprehensive statistics and David Rogers the many photographs. A vivid account by rugby correspondent John Hopkins of the controversial tour of South Africa in 1980 by the British Touring Party. Match Reports (19 pp) at rear,also lists of British Lions International Board caps.Lists of all team members,substitutes,scorers and much more for rugby enthusiasts to read and to keep. 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. ** 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,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

HOPKINS, John : British Lions 1980

World's Work, 1980

First Edition. A fine copy in a fine d.w.

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