FROM PRISON TO THE PREMIERSHIP: The Amazing True Story of Britain's Hardest Footballer..

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/ purchase,so NO owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt.subject's portrait colour photograph to front panel of dw/dj with capitalised b/w lettered title and capitalised white lettered author/ subject's name and lower case yellow lettered sub-title; black spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour repeated subject's portrait photograph to head and capitalised white+yellow part-title,capitalised yellow lettered author/ subject name and capitalised white-lettered publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel with subject's 4 different thumbnail portrait colour photographs. 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 - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,sharp-cornered original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiipp+1- 291pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an Introduction by Paul Jewell,former Bradford City manager, 20 chapters,12pp of subject's contemporary biographical colour photographs in 2 blocks of 4pp and 8pp apiece, between pp148/9 and pp196/97 respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication with blank verso. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness. In 'From Prison to the Premiership', Jamie Lawrence tells of his transformation from a life of crime and jail to playing soccer at the highest level for Leicester and Bradford against the world's best. He was a regular for the Jamaican national team,playing in a match against world champions Brazil. No other rise from obscurity to celebrity sportsman can compare,and his story will inspire everyone who still has unfulfilled ambitions. Born in Battersea,south London in 1970,Jamie Lawrence realised every aspiring schoolboy footballer's dream by playing in the Premiership against some of the world's best players including David Beckham. He also won a Coca-Cola Cup medal and represented Jamaica in World Cup qualifiers.Yet his route into the sport's elite was far from conventional because Lawrence began his adult life at a teenage inmate.His parents returned to Jamaica in 1987 and Lawrence,17,finding it impossible to live on meager motor mechanic's wages - and living with his sister who was also struggling financially - turned to crime to supplement their income. The inevitable happened and he had two spells in jail. Football proved to be his salvation though and through his brilliance for Camp Hill prison team on the Isle of Wight, Lawrence attracted interest from professional clubs. Sunderland signed him first and he quickly ended up in the Premiership first with Leicester and then Bradford City before International honors with Jamaica. Please contact seller 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. **