THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY of WEST BROMWICH ALBION.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. This edn,part of a series,especially produced, exclusively for WH Smith. Though published by Headline, the retailer's (WH Smith) logo 'WHS' appears on the foot of spine/backstrip of the dw/dj,the book and also to the foot of the title page.Other titles in this series include Aston Villa to West Ham United,making this the 15th book published in this series,to this date (2002).] FINE/FINE.Black ink familial,gift presentation inscrptn+date to title page but no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,montage'd colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing and the book also has a slight lean.Top+fore-edges though slightly aged/toned are generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,5-320pp [paginated] includes a foreword by Tony Brown (ex-player and club's record holder for most appearances and goals scored),10 chapters,Club statistics, 50 Greatest Players,Results and Tables 1883- 2002, Complete player's career records,International appearances,other statistics,along with profuse contemporary biographical b/w photographs of players over the period covered; plus [unpaginated] familial presentation inscrptn to title page,and contents list/table with b/w biographical photograph of Tony Brown illustrated frntis,to it's reverse. On 7 April 2002 West Bromwich Albion won promotion to the Premiership after 16 long years in the wilderness of the Nationwide League.It was a joyous and emotional day for anyone connected with the 'Baggies',a day that will hopefully mark the return of happier times to this proud and famous football club.There have been so many great times in the club's 124-year history.Five FA Cup finals and founder members of the Football League in the late 19th century; the unique FA Cup and promotion 'double' in 1931; Ronnie Allen's exhilarating side of the 50's; Jeff Astle and Tony Brown in the glorious 60's; and the swashbuckling 70's side of Big Ron and the Three Degrees. 'The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion' is the complete story of the club: from the day in 1878 when a group of lads from George Salter's Spring Factory walked to nearby Wednesbury to purchase a football and start up a football team, through to inspirational manager Gary Megson leading Albion back to where they belong in 2002.To complement the Albion story,this book also includes season-by-season statistics of every single player and every single competitive game in the history of the club. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,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. **