{"product_id":"will-carling-my-autobiography-ackford-1998","title":"Will Carling by Will Carling \u0026 Paul Ackford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Carling (First UK Edition in Illustrated Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe England Captain's Own Account of Three Grand Slams, Leadership and Life in the Spotlight\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 Will Carling: My Autobiography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Will Carling \u0026amp; Paul Ackford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1998\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780340696583\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0340696583\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain in 1998. Written with Paul Ackford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's dark blue cloth boards with an illustrated, laminated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium octavo hardcover with sections of colour photographic plates.\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 dark blue cloth boards are clean and square, with only a tiny speck to the lower front board. The text block edges are clean. The spine and edges are protected beneath the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and cream-coloured, with no foxing, markings or staining. The binding is tight, and the colour photographic plate section is bright and clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy, laminated pictorial jacket carries a colour portrait of the author in an England rugby shirt, gilt lettering and a photo collage to the back. There is light rubbing to the edges and minor wear with small nicks at the head of the spine. It is 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\u003ePublished by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton in 1998, Will Carling: My Autobiography is the England centre's own account of his career, written with the rugby journalist and former England lock Paul Ackford. It follows his time as England captain, his approach to leadership and his farewell from the captaincy in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarling led England on 59 occasions between 1988 and 1996 and captained the side to three Grand Slams. The book also deals with the intense tabloid attention on his private life, including his friendship with Princess Diana, and with his views on contemporaries such as Martin Johnson, Clive Woodward and Jeremy Guscott.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors of rugby literature and followers of English rugby in the early 1990s, it is a first-hand record of the amateur-to-professional transition years from one of the era's defining players. This copy includes the colour plate section, with images from his Twickenham farewell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Will Carling \u0026amp; Paul Ackford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Carling, born in 1965, played centre for England and was named national captain at the age of 22. He led the side 59 times between 1988 and 1996 and won 72 caps. He was ITV Sports Personality of the Year in 1991 and later pursued business interests after retiring from the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Ackford, born in 1958, was an England lock who won the 1991 Five Nations Grand Slam and later became a rugby journalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Carling autobiography · England rugby captain memoir · Will Carling Paul Ackford · England rugby Grand Slam book · 1990s English rugby history · Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton 1998 rugby autobiography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58777440157999,"sku":"TCB-000291","price":165.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/will-carling97317_cover_1.jpg?v=1793776029","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/will-carling-my-autobiography-ackford-1998","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}