The Complete Book of the Rugby World Cup 1999 by Ian Robertson
The Complete Book of the Rugby World Cup 1999 (First Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)
A Photographic Match-by-Match Record of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, Edited by BBC Commentator Ian Robertson
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Complete Book of the Rugby World Cup 1999
- Author: Ian Robertson
- Editor: Ian Robertson
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton in association with Scottish Life, London
- Publication Date: 1999
- ISBN-13: 9780340751268
- ISBN-10: 0340751266
- Edition Details: First published in Great Britain in 1999 by Hodder & Stoughton in association with Scottish Life.
- Binding: Publisher's dark navy cloth hardcover with a glossy photographic dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large illustrated quarto-size hardcover with many colour photographs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The plain dark navy cloth boards are clean, with a few tiny pale specks and one small light spot near the lower fore-edge of the front board. The spine and corners are square and straight.
- Interior: The pages examined are clean and bright, with no foxing, markings or staining. The binding is tight.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The glossy photographic jacket is clean and bright with no tears seen, and the spine is clean. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Complete Book of the Rugby World Cup 1999 is a post-tournament review of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, published in London by Hodder & Stoughton in association with Scottish Life. It gives a match-by-match record of the tournament, with reports arranged by pool and round and illustrated throughout with Colorsport photographs.
The reports come from a team of rugby writers, former internationals and broadcasters. Named contributors include Rob Andrew, Eddie Butler, Andy Irvine and Mick Cleary, with Ian Robertson as editor. The tournament was won by Australia, and the book records the road to that result.
This is a handsome, well-illustrated souvenir of what was then the biggest rugby event staged to date, and a useful reference for collectors of rugby literature and sporting history.
Author Profile: Ian Robertson
Ian Robertson, born in London in 1945, is a Scottish broadcaster, writer and former international, best known as a BBC Radio rugby union commentator. He played fly-half for Cambridge University among other clubs, joined the BBC in 1972 and became its official rugby union correspondent in 1983.
He has written over 30 books, including biographies of Bill Beaumont, Andy Irvine and Richard Burton. He also edited other Rugby World Cup tournament books, among them the 1995 volume, Sweet Chariot (2003) and Heroes and Heartbreak (2007). His memoir, Rugby: Talking a Good Game, was published by Hodder & Stoughton.
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