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Wright, Billy : Captain Of England

Stanley Paul, 1950

The jacket is worn and marked.Internally clean.Well bound.Very good copy.[R.K]. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

WRIGHT, BILLY (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C and England): : CAPTAIN OF ENGLAND

LONDON.STANLEY PAUL AND CO. LTD.,December 1950.

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint.[True 1st edn was published November,1950 and this edn December 1950,so first reprint thus.] VG+/VG-.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Subject/author's contemporary b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering and b/w publisher's advert to rear panel.Minimal shelf-wear to dw/djs' lower edges,chipping with minimal loss to foot of spine/backstrip; head of same with partial title lettering loss and closed tears/nicks to both front+rear,top corners.Top edges slightly aged/dust- soiled - as usual/normal - with some faint,sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges similar but slightly brighter; contents bright, tight and clean - solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original orange cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked black ink printed letters to spine/backstrip and generally clean plain white endpapers with the usual but faint off-set foxing from dw/djs' inner flaps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,5-192pp [paginated] includes,separate contents and illus lists/tables,19 chapters,20 contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page, subject's/author's b/w portrait photographic frntis,and title page.Dw/dj approx 99% intact and complete,described in detail,but fairly and honestly - reads worse than actually is and appears. Billy Wright,at twenty-four years of age, was the youngest footballer ever to lead England's international football team (then 1950).Since he gained the England side,five years ago (1945), Wright has never been absent from it and is well on the way towards establishing a new record for international caps. This book tells of Wright's climb to the top of the ladder,of the fourteen-year-old boy who was turned down and only given a second chance because the trainer thought him a well-behaved and promising lad! In its chapters Wright takes readers behind the present-day soccer scenes, introduces all the great players,tells interesting stories of them,and reveals hitherto unpublished anecdotes of great internationals played not only in Britain,but Portugal, Switzerland,Italy,France,Holland,Belgium, Sweden,Norway,Finland and Denmark.A qualified coach,Wright also points out why certain players have become famous,and reveals their strong and weak points.He describes how youngsters can emulate the internationals of today. Billy Wright b. 1924 d.1994.His career spent at Wolves [Wolverhampton Wanderers] from 1938-1959 and England captain (1948- 59). The first man to win over 100 international caps for England and he also holds the record for the longest unbroken run in competitive international football.Of the 100 plus internationals,he had captained 90 of them, including three FIFA World Cup qualifiers - 1950,'54 and '58. An early autobiography published after he had become the youngest-ever England captain.A wonderful addition to any Wolves and England fan and collector of football memorobilia. 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,reprint.
Not SIGNED.

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