The World Cup Murder - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Pelé with Herbert Resnicow - 1988

N.P. ,circa 1990s. LIMITED EDITION. One of one hundred limited copies of Ted Hughes Football poem with two hand coloured football related pictures by Chris Battye signed by both Hughes and Battye. The work (14.5 x 29.5) is single mounted, framed and glazed with the overall piece measuring 25 x 39cms.:

Alan Ball, 1978. Possibly a 'pre-first edition' copy published by the author. Rear of title page states 'Printed and bound in Great Britain by UPS Blackburn Ltd, Northgate, Blackburn, Lancs for Alan Ball'. Signed 'Best wishes Alan Ball' on half-title page. No other inscriptions or marks. Tiny crease to upper corner of rear cover, none to front, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight marking to page edges and no bumping to corners. 191pp. Autobiography by one of England's most dynamic footballers, Alan Ball was the midfielder powerhouse in England's World Cup winning team.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.75 inches.

1967. LAW, Denis. THE GOLDEN BOOTS. [London]: Pelham Books, [1967]. 12mo., light-purple cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Law on the title page, to Brian. A very scarce novel about football [soccer] by the former Manchester United player. Law was voted the European Footballer Of The Year in 1964 and inducted into the English Football Hall Of Fame in 2002. Very Good (bright, Brian Green's name & address on the front endpaper in small script); little edgewear (minor soil & several short tears) d/j. Scarce! $350.00.

London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 168 pages. Collection of photographs with accompanying text on subject. One of the greatest photography books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. It comes with a copy of the "In Soccer Wonderland" Souvenir Football Stamp Album, which was originally issued with the book and is now rare. A brilliant production by Julian Germain and Why Not Associates: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Julian Germain. Germain's text is beautifully and movingly written, an autobiography of a… Read More

Chicago: U.S. Soccer Federation, 2014. Very Rare Brazil 2014 US Soccer Men's National Team Commemorative Book and Ephemera First Edition limited to 700 copies 4to size pictorial hardcover with green endpapers; 64 pages profusely illustrated with color photographs Ephemera is a 5.5 x 5.5 square two-sided card. The front has a color photo. From back of card: "The moments are well known: Clint's goal against Ghana... Jermaine's shot from 25 yards against Portugal, Tim's 15-save performance against Belgium... (This book) presents those moments from this summer driving a photographic narrative o the Men's National Team story from Stanford, through the Send-Off Series and through five cities in Brazil. We wanted to depict the full range of emotion experienced on and off the field this year while challenging ourselves to look ahead." The book is bumped at head and heel of spine and bottom corners. There is cello tape on the top of the card. Thanks for shopping with… Read More

N.P. ,circa 1990s. LIMITED EDITION. One of one hundred limited copies of Ted Hughes Football poem with two hand coloured football related pictures by Chris Battye signed by both Hughes and Battye. The work (14.5 x 29.5) is single mounted, framed and glazed with the overall piece measuring 25 x 39cms.:

Alan Ball, 1978. Possibly a 'pre-first edition' copy published by the author. Rear of title page states 'Printed and bound in Great Britain by UPS Blackburn Ltd, Northgate, Blackburn, Lancs for Alan Ball'. Signed 'Best wishes Alan Ball' on half-title page. No other inscriptions or marks. Tiny crease to upper corner of rear cover, none to front, creasing to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight marking to page edges and no bumping to corners. 191pp. Autobiography by one of England's most dynamic footballers, Alan Ball was the midfielder powerhouse in England's World Cup winning team.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.75 inches.

1967. LAW, Denis. THE GOLDEN BOOTS. [London]: Pelham Books, [1967]. 12mo., light-purple cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Law on the title page, to Brian. A very scarce novel about football [soccer] by the former Manchester United player. Law was voted the European Footballer Of The Year in 1964 and inducted into the English Football Hall Of Fame in 2002. Very Good (bright, Brian Green's name & address on the front endpaper in small script); little edgewear (minor soil & several short tears) d/j. Scarce! $350.00.

London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. London, England: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 168 pages. Collection of photographs with accompanying text on subject. One of the greatest photography books of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. It comes with a copy of the "In Soccer Wonderland" Souvenir Football Stamp Album, which was originally issued with the book and is now rare. A brilliant production by Julian Germain and Why Not Associates: Oversize-volume format. Glossy pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Julian Germain. Germain's text is beautifully and movingly written, an autobiography of a… Read More

Chicago: U.S. Soccer Federation, 2014. Very Rare Brazil 2014 US Soccer Men's National Team Commemorative Book and Ephemera First Edition limited to 700 copies 4to size pictorial hardcover with green endpapers; 64 pages profusely illustrated with color photographs Ephemera is a 5.5 x 5.5 square two-sided card. The front has a color photo. From back of card: "The moments are well known: Clint's goal against Ghana... Jermaine's shot from 25 yards against Portugal, Tim's 15-save performance against Belgium... (This book) presents those moments from this summer driving a photographic narrative o the Men's National Team story from Stanford, through the Send-Off Series and through five cities in Brazil. We wanted to depict the full range of emotion experienced on and off the field this year while challenging ourselves to look ahead." The book is bumped at head and heel of spine and bottom corners. There is cello tape on the top of the card. Thanks for shopping with… Read More