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TOMLINSON,RICKY: : RICKY.[Author SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.TIME WARNER BOOKS,2003.

ISBN 0316861987.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.[Stated first published 2003,with no number line.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author/subject neat,blue-black ink signature - without dedication - to title-page,between book's title and subject/author's name,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated upper panel; contemporaries quotes to rear panel,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges very lightly aged/tanned but clean and unfoxed; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean, publisher's original,plain grey cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped black ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.8vo,2-370pp [paginated] includes intro,24 chapters,an epilogue, 24pp contemporary,subject's biographical b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp86/7,pp182/3 and pp278/9 respectively,acknowledgements,picture credits,an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title page,subject SIGNED title-page, dedication,contents list/table,poetry extract (A.E. Housman - 'A Shropshire Lad') and 4pp blanks at rear. Famous as the lovable couch potato Jim Royle of 'The Royle Family',Ricky Tomlinson has launched a thousand one-liners and entertained millions without ever leaving his armchair.Now,in his long-awaited autobiography,he surprises yet again with a remarkable story of love, hardship,humour,injustice and triumph. His mother used to tell him that he had lived three lives,but even she miscounted. He has been a plasterer,banjo player, stand-up comic,union agitator,political activist,film extra,award-winning actor and unwilling guest of Her Majesty's prison service. As a child he shared a bed with his three brothers,listening to the Luftwaffe dropping bombs on the Liverpool docks.He married young and raised a family,but his world came crashing down after the national building strike in 1971.Jailed on conspiracy charges,he became known as one of the 'Shrewsbury Two' and was regarded by many as a political prisoner. There were mass protests,hunger strikes and demonstrations around the country. On his release from jail he was blacklisted by the building industry and labelled a subversive by MI5.Unable to get work,he became a stand-up comic in pubs and clubs,until at the unlikely age of forty he was chosen by Roland Joffe to star in the controversial TV drama 'United Kingdom'. It was the beginning of a remarkable acting career,in which he worked with acclaimed directors such as Joffe,Ken Loach and Shane Meadows,as well as writers like Jimmy McGovern,Alan Bleasdale and Paul Abbott.He has starred in TV shows such as 'Brookside','Cracker','Clocking Off' and 'Nice Guy Eddie' as well as films like 'Riff Raff;Raining Stones','The 51st State' and 'Mike Bassett,England Manager'. A born storyteller who is renowned and respected for his honesty,wit and integrity,Ricky brings all of these qualities to his extraordinary life story. Since April,2013,the UK Post Office has increased it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances, dimensions and lowered its compensation rates too! So, please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author/subject signature - without dedication.

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