FEVER PITCH by Hornby, Nick - 1992

Hardback, book and dust jacket have light wear, text clean

Orion Publishing Group, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Gollancz, 1993. Remainder mark botom edge of pages. Dust jacket has a short tear top of front panel next to spine and a few light impressions marks on rear panel. Chronicles Hornby's obsession with football (soccer) and his team Arsenal. 247 pages.. Eighth Printing. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine.

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1992., 1992. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Unread, tight spine, very good condition. Great present.

A lovely first edition, second impression of this now classic, protected in an archival cover.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,white background with b/w lettering and a photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Minimal bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip.Top edge lightly dust-soiled and minimally aged with some light,sporadic spotting/ foxing,fore-edges similar,if not marginally heavier; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,plain grey paper-covered boards,with light,miniscule sunning/fading to both top+bottom of front+rear board's edges,with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip, and lightly marked,white front free endpaper. Described hard,but fairly and honestly,but still an acceptable,scarce,collectable copy.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-247pp [paginated] includes an… Read More

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1992, 1992-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Gollancz, 1992 This is the first impression of the first edition. By December 1992 (only three months after the first impression in September 1992) the 4th impression had already been issued due very high demand. Near fine, grey boards, gold embossed gilt spine. Dustwrapper unclipped, near fine except for very mild crease at foot of spine and two miniscule pitting marks on the back. This is a book about identity, belonging, obsession; about afternoons in the driving rain and bitter cold and glorious, unforgettable goals; getting your head read in Hampstead and punched at Highbury; the dazzling skills of the gods of football and leaving your girlfriend lying fainted on the terraces because Arsenal are about to score. It's about the moments of ecstasy in one man's life. And his pain. And it's about the only true question there is: Which comes first, Football or Life? Nick Hornby's brilliant mix of personal insight and reportage. This book is not just about goals and rain and semi-final… Read More