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Seller: Black Gull Books (P.B.F.A.), St Leonard's on Sea, United KingdomBlack Gull Books (P.B.F.A.)
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First edition. Full blue Morocco deluxe binding with an inlaid Yorkshire rose on the front board in gilt and and inlaid three lions design on the rear board also in gilt. The spine has gilt lettering and shows some mild rubbing. The edges are in full gilt and Boycott has signed a plate on the front end paper numbering this copy and the corresponding century he scored. Limited edition (109/151), this century was Yorkshire vs Nottinghamshire in August 1978, he scored 129 out. Housed in original slipcase which is wrapped in cloth and shows some wear around the extremities. Additionally there is some very minor creasing to corners of some pages. Please contact us if you need further information or scans.
Seller Inventory # B5-B11172
- Title
- The Autobiography
- Author
- Geoffrey Boycott
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Publication year
- 1987
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0333448995
- ISBN 13
- 9780333448991
- Edition
- First Luxury Edition.
- Item weight
- 29 ounces
- Dimensions
- 9x7x1
'Misguided, mishandled, criticised and crucified - and only because he's different, ' said Brian Clough. 'The ultimate perfectionist ... he comes nearer to faultlessness than anyone else, ' said John Arlott. Captain of Yorkshire and England, yet discarded by both when still at his peak, Boycott was at the top for over twenty years. Here he tells his own story.
He talks of his love-hate relationship with Yorkshire cricket, his many triumphs for England and his key partnerships with team-mates like Denness, Brearley and Botham. And he speaks for the first time about why he chose to opt out of Test cricket for three years in the mid-1970s.
Many felt that Boycott was the greatest batsman of his time, and that, despite his achievements, he was unfairly treated. Known by a new generation as a pull-no-punches commentator, this is the story of one of our greatest, and most controversial, sporting heroes.
Terry Brindle, then of the Yorkshire Post, was Boycott's 'ghost'. Brindle now lives in Autralia.
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Black Gull Books (P.B.F.A.)
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