Heroes and Heartbreak by Ian Robertson

Heroes and Heartbreak (Illustrated Rugby World Cup 2007 Review in Jacket)

A Fully Illustrated Review of the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, Edited by BBC Commentator Ian Robertson

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Heroes and Heartbreak: Rugby World Cup 2007
• Author: Ian Robertson
• Editor: Ian Robertson
• Publisher: Green Umbrella Publishing, Swindon
• Publication Date: 2007
• ISBN-13: 9781905828296
• Edition Details: This edition first published in the UK in 2007. Volume 2 of the Sweet Chariot series of Rugby World Cup annuals.
• Binding: Publisher's black cloth hardcover with illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Quarto-size hardcover, 192 pages. Heavily illustrated with colour photographs throughout.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good (VG)
• Exterior / Boards: The plain black cloth boards are clean, with square corners and a sound spine. A single tiny white speck is visible on the front board.
• Interior: The glossy illustrated pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight and the colour photographs are crisp.
• Provenance: A second-hand shop price sticker is on the back of the jacket. No inscriptions or bookplates.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated rugby-photograph jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. A small price sticker is on the lower back panel, with some dark smudges to the back. The spine is clean.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Heroes and Heartbreak: Rugby World Cup 2007 is the second volume in the Sweet Chariot series of Rugby World Cup annuals, published by Green Umbrella in 2007. It records the tournament held in France, with profiles of the teams and star players, reviews of the major matches, statistics and results.

The book combines colour photography with written accounts from a number of rugby writers. It follows the pool matches and the tournament's triumphs and disappointments, and the large format gives the photographs room to carry the drama of the competition.

For collectors of rugby literature and South African sporting history, it is a handsome, well-illustrated record of a World Cup that is part of the Springbok story.

Author Profile: Ian Robertson

Ian Robertson is a Scottish broadcaster, writer and former international rugby player. He won eight Scotland caps between 1968 and 1970, joined the BBC in 1972 and became its official rugby union correspondent in 1983, going on to become one of the best-known rugby commentators on BBC Radio.

A prolific writer, he has produced over thirty books, including biographies of Bill Beaumont, Andy Irvine and Richard Burton. His other Rugby World Cup titles include The Complete Book of the Rugby World Cup 1995, written with Mick Cleary.

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