Fred - The Definitive Biography of Fred Dibnah

London: Bantam, 2006. A Fine unmarked copy in pictorial laminated boards as dustjacket with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. Fred Dibnah won the hearts of millions with his television programmes about his life as a steeplejack, and his passion for the industrial history of Britain. With his trademark flat cap, enthusiasm and knowledge of the country's steam past, his gift for storytelling, and his cry of 'did you like that?' as another giant chimney slid to the earth behind him, he quickly became a genuine favourite with viewers. This is an intimate portrait of Fred, from his childhood to his struggles to make ends meet before becoming an unlikely television personality and eventual holder of an M.B.E. 24 pages of illustrations in colour and black and white. D4A. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.