{"product_id":"ian-botham-the-power-and-the-glory-simon-wilde-2011","title":"Ian Botham by Simon Wilde","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Botham (Hardcover First Edition in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Biography of England's Swashbuckling All-Rounder Set Against the Culture and Politics of His Era\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ian Botham: The Power and the Glory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon Wilde\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2011\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781847376480\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain, 2011. Hardcover issue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark cloth hardcover with a photographic illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octavo hardcover biography, 374 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain dark grey\/black cloth boards are clean and square, with no visible damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and cream-toned, with no markings. The binding is tight and the book opens flat. The page edges are lightly toned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The colour photographic wrap is bright and clean, with a small nip or chip and some creasing at the head of the spine and light edge wear along the top edge. The flaps are intact, and the rear flap carries the author note. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Botham: The Power and the Glory, by Simon Wilde, was published by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster in 2011. It is a biography of the England all-rounder, covering his cricketing career and the larger-than-life public persona that grew around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilde presents Botham as a risk-taking entertainer and champion, a sporting great whose talent, energy and swagger arrived in an era short on personalities. The book sets his career against the wider cultural and political backdrop of the time, and the 1981 Ashes series is central to the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA solid, clean copy in its photographic dust jacket, suited to cricket collectors and readers of sporting biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Simon Wilde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon Wilde was born in Leeds in 1960 and read English Literature and Classics at Bangor. He has written for The Times and Sunday Times since 1998 and is currently the cricket correspondent of the Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis books include Ranji: A Genius Rich and Strange (1990), Letting Rip (1994), Shane Warne: Portrait of a Flawed Genius (2007) and England: The Biography (2018). Three of his books have been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, and his 2023 book The Tour won the MCC\/Cricket Society Book of the Year Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Botham biography · Simon Wilde Ian Botham · The Power and the Glory Botham · England cricket biography hardcover · 1981 Ashes Botham book · Botham first edition 2011 · cricket biography with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58798616281391,"sku":"TCB-000492","price":130.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/ian-botham00723_cover_1.jpg?v=1794060655","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/ian-botham-the-power-and-the-glory-simon-wilde-2011","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}