And Still Ricky Villa: My Autobiography: Signed Copy
by Ricky Villa
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1905326890
- ISBN 13
- 9781905326891
- Seller
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Budleigh Salterton, Devon, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$52.58NZ$47.32
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About This Item
First , Hardback and Wrapper. SIGNED on the Title Page by Ricky Villa. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 259 pages. Dark blue cloth with silver lettering. The autobiography of a legend of Tottenham Hotspur. When Argentinian World Cup winners Ricky Villa and Ossie Ardiles were unveiled as Tottenham Hotspur's new signings in the summer of 1978 it was one of the most sensational transfer coups English football had ever seen. The pair were an instant success. Ossie claimed the limelight with his wonderful control and comedy English, but when Ricky dribbled his way round half the Manchester City team to score the greatest FA Cup final goal ever in 1981 he swerved his way into the hearts of the nation and a permanent place in English football folklore. Never truly comfortable speaking in English, for the first time - with the help of co-author and translator Federico Ardiles (Ossie's son) - Ricky Villa is able to tell his story. From his childhood growing up on a farm in rural Argentina, playing alongside teenage sensation Diego Maradona for Argentina, to the dark early days after arriving in London when he was unable to communicate and suffered serious depression, through to the elation of scoring that wonder goal at Wembley.Ricky also talks about the pain of being caught between two countries he loved during the Falklands conflict as well as his experiences as a member of Argentina's 1978 World Cup squad which won a tournament tainted ever since with allegations of bribery and intimidation by Argentina's ruling military Junta.
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Details
- Bookseller
- greaves-leaves (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 978
- Title
- And Still Ricky Villa: My Autobiography
- Author
- Ricky Villa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover and Wrappe" All good.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1905326890
- ISBN 13
- 9781905326891
- Publisher
- Vision Sports Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Surrey
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Sport, Football, Ricky Villa, Signed, Argentina, Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs, Autobiography, First.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport; Football; Signed; Autobiography; First;
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
greaves-leaves
Biblio member since 2014
Budleigh Salterton, Devon
About greaves-leaves
I am an independent retired individual who has specific interests in History, particularly local History and relevant scarce books. Many of the books for sale are from the collection I have built over the years. I do not operate as a business and spend a few hours a week on my hobby. However being retired I am usually available to service orders promptly and personally.
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