VENABLES - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. [Co-author VENABLES SIGNED copy.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but handwritten,bold,blue ink subject and co-author's signature+dedication:'To DIon, Terry Venables', to title page,and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, subject's colour portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine. Publisher's bright,clean,sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,co-author (Venables) SIGNED,1st edn,x-xiipp +2-468pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,picture acknowledgements,prologue,10 chapters,24pp of contemporary,subject b/w photographs in 3 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp84/5,pp244/5 and 372/3 respectively,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,SIGNED+ dedicated title page,a dedication and contents list/table. Terry Venables,England's new football supremo (then 1994),is the one man of the modern era of football in this country whose success on the field - he is still the only player to have won England caps at every representative level - is matched by his success as a coach: at Crystal Palace,Queens Park Rangers,Barcelona and Tottenham.Also an author,a singer,a television personality and a businessman,he is the man who finally made the most difficult transition of all,from player to chief executive of a football club. For the first time,Venables gives a frank and revealing account of his life and career,recounting sharp and witty anecdotes about some of the most remarkable personalities in the game,including players such as Moore and Greaves,Maradonna,'Gazza' and Lineker.During his years as chief executive of Tottenham,Venables tells the extraordinary inside story of his takeover bid with Alan Sugar (now Lord Sugar),his worsening relations with Sugar, the shattering of the dream to own and run his own football club and the public controversies over the club's management and finacial crises. Venables remained the almost unanimous choice,of managers, players and supporters alike,as the man to take on the biggest football job of all. As England's new coach,millions waited to see whether the Venables magic can reverse the ailing fortunes of the national football team.Here he unveils his formula for England's success and the future of the national game. More than just a football book,'Venables - The Autobiography' is the inspirational story of a man who has risen from modest beginnings to the pinnacle of the game. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the heavier weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - 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 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. **