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Ha' Way the Lad by Mel Stein
by Mel Stein
- Author
- Mel Stein
- Publisher
- Partridge Press
- Year
- 1994
- Binding
- cloth
- Pages
- 305
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781852252205
- Condition
- Very Good (what this means)
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Catalogue no.
- TCB-000607
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About this copy
Ha' Way the Lad (Authorised Gascoigne Biography in Dust Jacket)
The Authorised Biography of England's Most Talked-About Footballer, Written by His Own Agent and Adviser
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Ha' Way the Lad: The Authorized Biography of Paul Gascoigne
- Author: Mel Stein
- Publisher: Partridge Press, London
- Publication Date: 1994
- ISBN-13: 9781852252205
- ISBN-10: 1852252200
- Binding: Publisher's blue cloth boards with a colour photographic dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo) hardcover, 305 pages.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The plain blue cloth boards are clean and square, with a straight spine and sound corners. No visible damage. The text block edges are toned yellow-brown with age.
- Interior: The pages are toned cream to yellow with age but remain clean. The binding is tight and the text block is square. No foxing, writing or markings are visible.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. The bright, glossy colour photographic jacket has slight light wear to the edges and a small tape mark or join to the inside of the back flap. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in London in 1994 by Partridge Press, Ha' Way the Lad is the authorised biography of the footballer Paul Gascoigne. It follows his career and public life, including his years at Tottenham and Lazio, together with the controversies and humour that accompanied his rise.
The author, Mel Stein, was a lawyer and sports agent who represented Gascoigne, and the book was written from that close vantage point while the player was at the height of his fame.
A collectible used copy of a 1990s English football biography, complete with its illustrated dust jacket, for collectors of sporting biography.
Author Profile: Mel Stein
Mel Stein was a lawyer, writer, broadcaster and sports agent who wrote around nineteen books. He represented Paul Gascoigne and Alan Shearer, served as legal adviser to the National League, and co-founded the Association of Football Agents.
His other works include the Mark Rossetti thriller trilogy (Marked Man, Red Card and White Lines) and the earlier biography Waddle, published in 1988.