BLUE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BARRY FERGUSON.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,subject's colour photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with red,blue,white lettering to front+spine/ backstrip,red+black text to rear panel's subject's colour photograph; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – but accidental, uniform and sequential,lower corner tips creases to pp11-20 - otherwise near pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain navy blue cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/ clean plain maroon sets of endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,12-208pp [paginated] includes Foreword by David Murray,15 chapters,8pp subject's contemporary biographical colour photographs in 1 block,between pp144/5; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, dedications by both co-authors,acknowledgements also by co-authors,a contents list/table,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. Barry Ferguson is Scotland's most gifted footballer,the heartbeat of Rangers and the captain of his country.He has grown up in the spotlight,but the fans know only his public face.Now,a star who is notoriously protective of his privacy opens his heart and delivers a no-holds-barred account of his controversial career for Rangers and Scotland. 'BLUE' features Ferguson's take on all aspects of his eventful journey so far,including the axing of Lorenzo Amoruso as Gers' skipper and Ferguson's appointment at the age of only 22,the horrifying night of violence when he was bottled in the face after he was sent off in a 6-2 Old Firm defeat; his venture into the Premoership after signing for Blackburn Rovers on 2003; the bust-up that followed with Rangers chairman David Murray; the despair and agony of the broken kneecap he feared had ended his career; and the eventual elation he felt on his return to his boyhood heroes.Ferguson also reveals the details of his secret wedding to Margaret,his Catholic bride,and his pride when his career was recognised by the Queen. For the first time,the man behind the headlines is revealed in 'BLUE: The Life and Times of Barry Ferguson.' 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 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. **