With humour and affection national treasure Dickie Bird travels around Britain and details what he loves best about it. Some of those Dickie meets in his travels are celebrities who, like him, have reached the top of their professions - sports heroes like Sir Steve Redgrave or media stars like Rory Bremner - but so many more are ordinary, but very special folk: Macmillan nurses, or the proprietor of his favourite Pennine transport cafe. Each encounter will as likely as not remind him of some ripe anecdote from his thirty ...
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With humour and affection national treasure Dickie Bird travels around Britain and details what he loves best about it. Some of those Dickie meets in his travels are celebrities who, like him, have reached the top of their professions - sports heroes like Sir Steve Redgrave or media stars like Rory Bremner - but so many more are ordinary, but very special folk: Macmillan nurses, or the proprietor of his favourite Pennine transport cafe. Each encounter will as likely as not remind him of some ripe anecdote from his thirty years behind the stumps. But everywhere he goes the nation's favourite umpire manages to bring out the best in the people he encounters, with his quirky curiosity and his unerring ability to winkle out the genuine individualists and the passionately committed who make up the many faceted face of Britain in the twenty-first century.
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Near fine in Very good jacket. Near fine/VGC plus. Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Large format dark blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the edge of the cover) in near fine condition, with Dj(small mark inside the edges of the back Dj cover, two small creases, scratch and nick on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC plus. Illustrated with many colour. b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new with a small pencil mark impression and ink mark inside the edges of the front endpaper, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. Illustrations by Derry Brabbs.256pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.
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Derry Brabbs. Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by the Author. Fine condition. Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). The book is Signed by the Author on the title page with an inscription. Large format dark blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small scratch and nick on the Dj cover), both in fine condition. Illustrated with many colour. b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new. The book is in fine condition as new. Illustrations by Derry Brabbs.256pp. Price clipped. A collectable signed first edition. Heavy book. This is another paragraph Review: Only Shakespeare could have invented a character so full of life's rich juices as Dickie Bird. Cricket's genius has been to accommodate his foibles and celebrate his humour. My delight has been in knowing him for all these years. -Michael Parkinson n nProduct Description nWith humour and affection, Dickie Bird travels around Britain and details what he loves best about it. On his travels he meets sports heroes such as Sir Steve Redgrave and media stars like Rory Bremner, but also many ordinary, but very special folk. Each encounter reminds him of some ripe anecdote from his 30 years behind the stumps. Everywhere he goes, the nation's favorite umpire manages to bring out the best in the people he encounters, with his quirky curiosity and unerring ability to find the genuine individualists and the passionately committed who make up the face of Britain in the 21st century.
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Large format dark blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases, nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour. b/w photos. The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. Illustrations by Derry Brabbs.256pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Underlining. There is pen or pencil underlining one some pages, however this does not interfere with use. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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