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EDWARDS**, ROBERT: : HENRY COOPER: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF BRITAIN'S GREATEST BOXING HERO. **

LONDON.BBC WORLDWIDE LIMITED,2002.

ISBN 056348831X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE+/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean colour+b/w subject's portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj with white and silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - and a small closed tear to foot of spine/backstrip towards gutter edge of rear panel.Top +fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread example.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,8-224pp [paginated] includes author's introduction,Pts 1-3,professional fight record,24pp of subject's contemporary b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp64/5,pp128/9 and pp192/3 respectively,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages and a Contents list/table. Visually,the external appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s 20+ year-old age.It is only the minimal fault described that prevent a slightly higher grading.Despite that, it really is still an exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other ,or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in book of this age. Henry Cooper is best remembered for the night when he nearly changed the course of boxing history.On 19 July 1963 he fought the up-and-coming Cassius Clay,later to become Muhammad Ali,and his famous left hook,'Henry's Hammer', dumped Clay on the the canvas,raising 'the biggest cheer in boxing history'. Henry went on to record many notable victories. Arguably Britain's greatest ever heavyweight fighter,he won 40 of his 55 professional fights,beating most of the true boxing greats. His story also brings in the legendary names of boxing: Rocky Marciano,Floyd Patterson,Sonny Liston,Joe Louis,Sugar Ray Robinson,and,of course, Ali. Boxing was not the end of Henry's time in the public eye.He was the ideal elder statesman of the sport,and a successful media career followed his retirement in 1971. Disaster hit,however,when his innocent involvement in the scandal of the Lloyd's names meant that he lost heavily,and had to sell off his unique collection of three Lonsdale belts to pay his bills.He was awarded a knighthood in the millenium New Year's honours list for his services to boxing. The biography of a fascinating man,and even more,an insight into an age now lost to us,this is one of the essential sports books of the year. This is Henry Cooper's first ever authorised biography. 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,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,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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