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SMITH**, PAUL: : PITTODRIE IDOLS: The Story of Aberdeen's Cult Heroes

SCOTLAND.EDINBURGH.BLACK & WHITE PUBLISHING LTD.,2009.

ISBN 9781845022686.

SCOTLAND,8vo p/back Original,1st edn. [Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but p/back originals are published prior to any other format.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 09 10 11 12 13.] FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price removal rear card cover.Bright, crisp,with 3 of 4 corner tips with tiniest of curls, otherwise generally sharp-cornered, clean,montage'd player colour (majority) and 1 b/w portrait photographs to front cover, illustrated dw/dj with red+black lettering to front+spine/backstrip and to synopsis on rear cover too; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present but some minimal,superficial scoring/indents to either cover.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without blemish,foxing or spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corners – pristine, unread,apart from my own collation.UK,8vo p/back Original,1st edn,vii-xiiipp+2-256pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,a foreword by Alex Smith (former Aberdeen manager),an introduction, 20 cult player cameos,8pp contemporary b/w+ colour subjects' portrait/biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp148/49, and a bibliography; plus [unpaginated] half-title+ title pages,a contents list/table with a dedication to its reverse and 2pp blanks at rear of the book. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a p/back,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading of almost NMINT. For more than a century,Aberdeen followers have given their devoted support to generations of players through good times and bad.'Pittodrie Idols' studies the cult figures in the rich history of Aberdeen FC,examining why 20 of the club's most loved stars were elevated to hero status. Some were entertainers,others were destroyers. Some stood out physically,others had personality which lit up every ground.From the bullish pre-war figure of Jock Hutton,a man who could lift team-mates with his teeth,to the swashbuckling style of Graeme Leggat,Zoltan Varga and Charlie Cooke and beyond to the honest charms of Doug Rougvie,Lee Richardson and Williem van der Ark as well as the long-lasting appeal of Willie Miller,tragedy of Hicham Zerouali,quirks of Ebbe Skovdahl and triumphs of Duncan Shearer and Brian Irvine. 'Pittodrie Idols' tells the irreverent, intriguing and at times poignant story of Aberdeen's cult heroes through interviews as well as insights from esteemed media figures and supporters who helped transform players into idols. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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 theses 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. **

SCOTLAND,8vo p/back Original, 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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