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CONNOLLY**, BILLY: : RAMBLING MAN: MY LIFE ON THE ROAD. ** [WHSmith EXCLUSIVE EDITION. **]

LONDON.TWO ROADS/an imprint of John Murray Press,2023.

ISBN 9781399802574.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE. Virtually as new; wrapped,protected and stored from day of issue/purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w author/subject portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels,with author's capitalised,glossy green-lettered with white shadow-edging name to the front's top edge and capitalised,glossy white-lettered part-title and capitalised,glossy green-lettered sub-title to front's lower edge and an adhesive green roundel with white-lettered legend 'WHSmith EXCLUSIVE EDITION.A matt,fluorescent pale green spine/backstrip with author's capitalised,glossy black-lettered with white shadow-edging name and capitalised,glossy white-lettered part-title and publisher's capitalised,white-lettered name within a  b/w panel,illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's b/w portrait photograph and capitalised,glossy green-lettered prose extract.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - head of spine with miniscule pushing and its reciprocal crease.Top+fore-edges coloured green for this Exclusive edn [plain white and uncoloured in UK trade issue] and are bright, crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound, unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked,glossy black-lettered spine and immaculate plain fluorescent pale green endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn, 1-310pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,14 chapters,an Epilogue,24pp of author's contemporary b/w+ colour photographs of his travels in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp86/7,pp150/51 and pp214/15 respectively,and to the rear,Acknowledgements and Credits (pictures+ text).Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, a dedication,a Contents list/table,a title separator page and individually numbered Chapter separator pages.                                 Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be,to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights - and I've rarely come across something I couldn't get a laugh at. I don't think I've ever had a bad trip. Well, apart from in the 1970s, but that's a whole other story . . . When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back.He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments.He danced naked in snow, wind and fire.He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangers' floors.He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh - even piggy-backed - to get to his next destination.               Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling - it's a state of mind.Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world.They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road.                     In his joyful new book,Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him,and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road.From riding his trike down America's famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once),to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada, Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion.                                        Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE.                     ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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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