Roberts Michael with Mcfarlane Glenn (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The Mightiest Magpies: The Story of Every Collingwood Premiership Season 1896-2010. Foreword by Michael Malthouse. Numerous colour and b&w photographs & illustrations throughout. Includes statistics, plus list of Collingwood premiership players. From inner front flap of dustjacket: "While each premiership season is unique, each bears the Collingwood stamp in some way. From 1896's delivery on a promise of 'Progress and the Premiership' to 2010's 'Side by Side' victory, the importance of team effort, fighting to the end and solid leadership on and off the field emerge to define the character of the men who have pulled on the black-and-white, and the club. Whether it's a gritty team win, a come-from-behind victory, a triumph of the underdog, or the brilliance of a well-drilled and talented team, the journey to each flag is recreated in this great tale of sustained success". First printing, with "1" as the lowest number in print number line on copyright page. Printed in China. Bound in original black boards with white lettering to spine, black & white striped endpapers, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Slight handling wear, former owner's ink stamp (blackened out) to ffep, tiny bump to fore-edge of front board, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. 340pp. Large heavy volume, extra shipping may be required. Uncommon title. SB-8.…

340 pp, quarto, black & white end-papers, coloured and b&w illustrations throughout, fine copy in like, pictorial d/j. Original passionate inscription on title page:- "John Lee - Collingwood Forever".